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Midsommar director Ari Aster to produce English remake of South Korean classic Save the Green Planet
• 5 years agoSave the Green Planet is about a disillusioned young man who captures and tortures a businessman who he believes to be part of an alien invasion.
Coronavirus Outbreak: A24 will auction movie props of Midsommar, Uncut Gems, The Lighthouse to raise funds
Fp Staff • 5 years agoIndie movie studio A24 is auctioning movie paraphernalia from its films Hereditary, Uncut Gems, Midsommar and HBO's Euphoria, among other titles to donate proceeds to charities working towards helping frontline healthcare workers in coronavirus crisis
Oscars 2020: Awarding the best of those overlooked by the Academy, from Uncut Gems to Us, The Farewell
Prahlad Srihari • 5 years agoIn this week's edition of complaining about things, we diss — and discuss an alternative to — the Oscars: that 92-year-old grandpa struggling for relevance amongst a younger, more diverse generation of film lovers.
From The Wicker Man to Midsommar: Tracing the folk horror tradition and its recent renaissance in cinema
Prahlad Srihari • 5 years agoIt is impossible to talk about Midsommar without discussing its precedents, which pioneered the rich traditions and iconography of folk horror.
Midsommar director Ari Aster on finding horror in the mundane, and why he's scared of the dark
Devanshsharma • 5 years agoAmerican filmmaker Ari Aster, who made Hereditary and Midsommar, was present at the Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival for the Indian premiere of the latter.
Midsommar: A24 offers three months of free couples therapy ahead of digital release of Ari Aster's horror film
Fp Staff • 5 years agoDirected by Ari Aster, Midsommar follows a couple, on the verge of a nasty breakup, who travels to Sweden to visit a rural hometown’s fabled mid-summer festival.
Nicolas Cage says he wants to work with Midsommar director Ari Aster: He has that auteur panache like Brian De Palma
• 5 years agoNicolas Cage who has worked with celebrated directors ranging from Brian De Palma to Werner Herzog, called Aster a "real student of film".
Lord of the Rings: Amazon series ropes in Midsommar actor Will Poulter for lead role
• 6 years agoAmazon will produce Lord of the Rings in cooperation with the Estate of J R R Tolkien, publishing house HarperCollins, and New Line Cinema, a division of Warner Bros.
Florence Pugh on Black Widow: Fans have asked for this film for such a long time; I think it’s well needed
Fp Staff • 6 years agoBlack Widow will be directed by Australian filmmaker Cate Shorland.
Midsommar early reactions: Ari Aster's film is 'a psychedelic fairy tale about ridding oneself of fear and pain'
Fp Staff • 6 years agoMidsommar's narrative draws from the tradition of Midsummer, Sweden's most popular folk festival.