Craig Roberts Talks Red Oaks Final Season 3
While being celebrated in London as a rising British star by the Newport Beach Film Festival, Craig Roberts spoke to Red Carpet News about the frankly awesome Amazon original series Red Oaks.
Craig confirmed that while he still remains in the dark about exactly what’s in store for David and how the show will ultimately end, the cast will start filming the new series soon with a likely release date before the end of the year.
While fans will be delighted to see the cult favorite show get another batch of episodes, sadly Craig also confirms that this third season will definitely be the last.
Speaking about the climactic events of the season two’s final episode that saw David turn his back on everything and moving to New York, Robert’s compared it to the iconic closing moments of The Graduate. Time will tell whether season three will pick up with the characters in their new lives or find everyone conveniently brought back to Red Oaks yet again for one last summer.
One thing that remains to be seen after his dramatic change of circumstance at the end of season two is whether or not Paul Reiser will be back as grumpy club president Getty. Craig jokes that they may have ‘lost him to the dark side’ as Reiser has now joined the principal cast of Netflix’s own award winning series Stranger Things. Though filming has already wrapped on the second season of Stranger Things it remains to be seen whether Reiser will be able to juggle commitments on both 1980s set shows for the rival streaming services.
In any case for now fans can at least feel excited for more awful fashion, catchy retro pop hits and note perfect comedy drama when Red Oaks Returns. Till then check out the interview below:
Charles Dance Pays Tribute To Sir John Hurt
Speaking at the London awards ceremony for the Newport Beach Film Festival Charles Dance paid tribute to Sir John Hurt following the recent tragic loss of the iconic British actor. Dance worked with the veteran actor on what sadly proved to be Hurt’s final screen appearance . Sir John plays a terminally ill screenwriter in the yet to be released drama That Good Night, made all the more poignant by real life events. Charles Dance talks about his experiences working with Sir John below and what he thinks made Hurt such a unique and talented performer.
A Peculiar Chat With NikiNSammy
YouTuber Twin stars Niki and Sammy Albon sat down for a peculiar chat with Red Carpet News at a special fan meet and greet event at Ripley’s world famous London Odditorium celebrating the DVD release of Tim Burton fantasy adventure Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children. The boys shares their ‘most peculiar’ experiences with us along with YouTube advice and their plans for 2017. Fans of the film can also check out an exhibition of costumes from the film at Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! London.
Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children is out now on Digital HD, Blu-ray™, Blu-ray 3D, 4K Ultra HD and DVD
TIFF Farewell For Midnight Madness Master
Piers Handling, Director and CEO of TIFF, and Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of TIFF, salute veteran programmer Colin Geddes as he departs the organization to pursue new exciting opportunities. Geddes, an international programmer of TIFF’s cutting edge Midnight Madness and Vanguard programmes, is leaving after 20 years with the Toronto International Film Festival.
Geddes began his career at TIFF in 1997, when he was brought on by Midnight Madness founder Noah Cowan to co-program the selection. He took over Midnight Madness the following year and has shepherded it through two decades of incredible growth.
“Colin embodied a wicked and savvy eye for what’s at the cutting edge of fun, eye-popping horror, and way-out-there, in-your-face, genre-bending movies that were not always in good taste — and we loved him for it,” said Piers Handling. “He put his indelible stamp on Midnight Madness, corralling the programme and its wonderfully insane audiences for 20 years.”
“Colin raised a whole generation on the thrills, shocks, and laughs of Midnight Madness,” said Cameron Bailey. “Toronto audiences came to know and love his passion for movies, his knowledge and his celebrated red trousers. We’re grateful for everything he’s contributed to the TIFF experience, and glad to know he’s built a strong Midnight legacy that will continue to grow.”
“When I started at TIFF in 1997, I had no idea it would be a journey that would last two decades,” said Colin Geddes. “I’m very proud of the work we have done and of the growth of Midnight Madness during those years. What began as a fun sidebar for wild and provocative films has turned into one of the most respected genre selections in the world. I’m also very proud of the smart, dedicated and diverse audience for growing with me, being brave and risking sleep deprivation year after year to see these films.”
During his time at TIFF, Geddes programmed many notable world premieres and introduced a wide array of talent and works to the world stage including Miike Takashi (Ichi The Killer), Eli Roth (Cabin Fever, Hostel), Pratchya Pinkaew and Tony Jaa (Ong Bak: Muay Thai Warrior), Alex Aja (High Tension, Horns), James Wan (Saw, Insidious), Adam Wingard (You’re Next), Gareth Evans (The Raid: Redemption), Donnie Yen (SPL, Flash Point), Johnnie To (The Mission, Full Time Killer), Karyn Kusama (Jennifer’s Body), Osgood Perkins (February, I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives in the House), Ben Wheatley (Kill List, Free Fire) and many more.
“My career at TIFF has been filled with incredible opportunities and successes, and I will always love introducing films to new audiences, Geddes added. “Sitting in a full cinema while an audience is awed by a great film for the first time will always be one of my favourite feelings. Now after 20 years with TIFF, it is time to move on to the next chapter of my life and career.”
Geddes passes the TIFF baton to his programming associate and Midnight Madness protégé Peter Kuplowsky. He will continue his work as Curator for the horror streaming service Shudder, and with his wife Katarina Gligorijević in their role as Artistic Directors for the historic Royal Cinema in Toronto.
The 42nd Toronto International Film Festival runs September 7 to 17, 2017
EE Launches BAFTA Red Carpet Robot Selfies
At this year’s EE British Academy Film Awards, EE will be helping thousands of film fans get closer to the stars by giving them the chance to have a ‘virtual selfie’ taken on the red carpet. This will be made possible thanks to innovative custom-built camera technology featured in the EE Roboselfie: a high-tech, selfie-taking robot.
By submitting a headshot on Twitter using the hashtag #EEBAFTAselfie, lucky film fans will have the chance to be featured in one of the superfast selfies that the EE Roboselfie will be creating at record speed whenever an A-lister stops by for a picture.
In a red carpet world first, EE’s bespoke robot uses facial detection, built-in time codes and custom software to synchronise the camera to its display, simultaneously capturing fan images next to real-life celebrities to capture five different fan selfies per second.
The EE Roboselfie intelligently pairs the new images, once complete with an A-list cameo, to the @handle of the person who submitted the original photograph and even includes a personalised message — all live on the night.
EE’s red carpet host Laura Whitmore will be introducing the EE Roboselfie to this year’s nominees and high-profile guests as they flock to the prestigious ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 12 February, encouraging them to take part in as many selfies as possible as hundreds are snapped every minute.
Laura Whitmore said: “I can’t wait to be a part of this year’s EE BAFTA red carpet and introduce the brilliant EE Roboselfie to this year’s nominees. Make sure you tune in to the red carpet action on EE and BAFTA’s social media channels from 4:30pm on Sunday 12 February to see how I’m getting on.”
The EE Roboselfie was designed by BAFTA-winning costume designer Jany Temime (Spectre, Skyfall, Gravity, Harry Potter, Passengers) whose inspiration behind the creation was to develop a timeless robot that grabbed the attention of the public.
Jany Temime said: “It is the combination of iconic form and innovative technology that makes the EE Roboselfie so exciting. One of the movies I have been most inspired by this year is La La Land and I wanted to capture the public’s imagination in a similar way. On the one hand, the design plays upon the traditional robot form, it feels familiar, fun and inviting. On the other hand, I wanted the robot to play with the norms, adding new references such as the latest connected camera technology from EE in order to go beyond expectations.”
Mat Sears, Director of Communications & Sponsorship at EE said: “At EE, we’ve always tried to bring the magic of the movies a little closer for film fans and our customers through our BAFTA partnership. As this year marks the 20th anniversary of our long-standing relationship with the Film Awards we wanted to do something for the public, that’s quite unique and creates those exciting and shareable moments, without the need to be there. Hopefully the big stars attending on the night will have some fun with it.”
Be right in the heart of all of the action by tuning in to the EE Twitter feed and Facebook page from 4.30pm on Sunday 12 February as BAFTA and EE join forces to live stream the action from the red carpet. Highlights from EE’s red carpet show hosted by Laura Whitmore will also be available across EE’s social channels from 9am on Monday 13 February.
To be in with a chance of appearing on the EE Roboselfie, participants can tweet a front-on colour headshot (no sunglasses) using the hashtag #EEBAFTAselfie.
For more information on EE’s partnership with BAFTA – including details of how to vote for this year’s EE Rising Star – visit BAFTA Rising Star.
