Jonathan Glazer: Last News

After a stellar 2022 edition, the Cannes Film Festival is gearing up for its 76th edition next month. Today, Iris Knobloch, President of the Festival de Cannes, and Thierry Frémaux, General Delegate, revealed most of the In Competition, Un Certain Regard, and Out of Competition slates.

Although he is rightly judged as being in the vanguard of British independent cinema, Mark Jenkin nonetheless seems out of place in such company. Unlike his contemporaries—Peter Strickland, Lynne Ramsay, Andrea Arnold, Clio Barnard, and Jonathan Glazer, among others—he is a strict formalist, creating expressions through the rhythms and combinations of images and sounds rather than through conventional narratives or theatrical gestures.

We haven’t had a proper feature film from filmmaker Jonathan Glazer (“Sexy Beast”) since his gritty sci-fi thriller “Under The Skin” from 2013. That acclaimed film starred Scarlett Johansson as a seductive alien in human form, kidnapping and killing men in Scotland by using her feminine charms to lure them at night.

internet is once again thirsting over Adam Driver after Burberry released new photos from their latest men’s fragrance campaign. The British luxury label shared never-before-seen images for the Burberry Hero Eau de Parfum today.

Ben Croll For some time, the French VFX sector suffered an acute case of brain drain, as young professionals would graduate from internationally admired institutions and nearly immediately take their talents abroad.“Years ago, when I spoke with students from [the renowned school] ArtFX, something like 95% of them planned to leave after graduation,” says VFX supervisor Emmanuel Pichereau. “Only when I consulted with this year’s graduating class, I saw many of them change their mind about staying in France.”What changed, of course, has much to do with France’s newly revamped tax plan, which now offers a 40% rebate to productions that spend at least $2.27 million with local VFX studios.

Under The Skin has been named the best British film of the 21st century in a critics poll.Conducted by MASSIVE Cinema, the poll consisted of 60 film reviewers from national newspapers, leading film magazines and freelance critics. Any British film released from January 1 2000 was eligible, with 179 films receiving at least one vote.Directed by Jonathan Glazer, Under The Skin starred Scarlett Johansson as a shape-shifting alien who drives around Glasgow to prey on unsuspecting men.

The centaur situation. It’s nearly impossible to ever forget Burberry’s Hero campaign. Because between Adam Driver’s insane abs and the fact that he inexplicably merged bodies with that of horse in a matter of a minute, the viral video left a lasting mark. 

to the Yorkshire moors, and to Tintagel and the Cornish cliffs, for trips that have fed into collections in layered, narrative-rich ways.For spring-summer 2021, the designer had London on her mind. Having returned to the capital over the summer, after the first lockdown, she found that her absence had given her the gift of seeing the city in a new light.Her new collection does away with the storytelling embroideries and mind-boggling embellishments of seasons past in favour of a collection that’s core McQueen, with all the corseted dresses and tailoring that implies. She showcased it not in a Paris Fashion Week show, but in a five-minute video by Jonathan Glazer.

Being in lockdown or quarantine has done some strange things to people. Obviously, many of us are frustrated and bored, wondering when a COVID-19 vaccine will be available and we can return to some semblance of normality.

We’ve been excited to watch Jonathan Glazer’s new short film “Strasbourg 1518” since we learned of its existence just recently. Filmed during the lockdown, this new short utilizes dance as a way to talk about the current pandemic, while also offering a small history lesson.

Jessica Kiang During a globally stressful moment like this one, it is tempting to read prophecy into even the most anodyne relics of the Before Times. But you don’t have to see an image of a giant coronavirus in a billboard behind Captain America, or freak out that a long-haired, quarantined Rapunzel lives in a kingdom called Corona in “Tangled,” to know that some filmmakers are more prescient than others.Judged only on his features, especially “Birth” and “Under the Skin,” British director Jonathan Glazer might already be a candidate for consideration.

It’s not often that we cover teaser trailers for short films, but the talent and premise behind the upcoming BBC Two short, “Strasbourg 1518,” is just too strong to ignore. And even though we only get 15 seconds of a tease, it’s worth watching and sharing with readers.

Even though it’s been seven years since his last feature film, “Under the Skin,” filmmaker Jonathan Glazer has still been busy. And lately, as he preps work on his newest feature, it appears that he’s passing the time by directing short films.

Jake Kanter, Tom Grater BBC to premiere Jonathan Glazer’s ‘Strasbourg 1518’Sexy Beast director Jonathan Glazer’s latest film Strasbourg 1518 is to premiere on BBC Two on July 20. The film is part of the BBC’s Culture in Quarantine initiative, and features performances from great dancers inspired by the so-called dancing plague that broke out in Strasbourg in 1518.

By Jake Kanter