Les Miserables
Lisa Westcott, British Makeup Artist Who Won Oscar for ‘Les Misérables,’ Dies at 76
Lisa Westcott, the British makeup artist who won an Oscar for her work on 2012’s Les Misérables, has died, her husband told The Hollywood Reporter. She was 76. Westcott died July 30 at her home in Oxford with her husband, Jeremy Ancock, and her twin children, George Ancock and Harriette Rothwell, with her. She was […]
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‘Les Indésirables’ Director Ladj Ly Talks Police Brutality, Political Change in Angry Paris Suburbs
French filmmaker Ladj Ly has returned to his home turf of Paris with Les Indésirables, a searing portrait of police violence and political injustice in angry suburbs that has a world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival this week. On Saturday, Ly told a TIFF panel that little has changed for the better for the […]
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Taylor Swift Recalls Her “Nightmare” ‘Les Misérables’ Audition With Eddie Redmayne
Taylor Swift once dreamed a dream of starring opposite Eddie Redmayne in Les Misérables, but unfortunately, that dream quickly turned into a nightmare. The 32-year-old pop star was a guest on The Graham Norton Show episode airing Friday. Also on the couch was Eddie Redmayne, whom Swift recalled meeting 10 years prior during a screen test for Tom Hooper’s 2012 film […]
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Asacha Media Acquires ‘Les Miserables’ Producer SRAB Films
Content creator and producer Asacha Media Group (AMG) said on Tuesday that it has acquired Paris-based production firm SRAB Films, which produced Ladj Ly’s Les Misérables that Amazon Studios acquired following its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019. “This acquisition will accelerate Asacha’s development as an independent European production studio dedicated to […]
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Herbert Kretzmer, Lyricist of ‘Les Miserables,’ Dies at 95
Herbert Kretzmer, the journalist and lyricist knew for his English-language adaptation of the musical Les Miserables, has died. He was 95.
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Netflix’s New Releases Coming in August
Take a look at the movies and TV shows that will be added to Netflix in August 2020.
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European Film Group Wild Bunch Secures $40 Million Credit Line
European film group Wild Bunch secured a $40 million line of credit from Germany's Commerzbank, which gives it much-needed liquidity.
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HBO: Movies Leaving in June
Take a look at the movies that will disappear from the premium outlet next month.
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Amazon Prime’s New Releases Coming in April 2020
Take a look at the movies and TV shows that will be added to Amazon Prime in April 2020.
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France’s Lumiere Awards: ‘Les Misérables’ Wins Best Film, Roman Polanski Tapped as Best Director
Ladj Ly's Oscar-nominated drama 'Les Misérables' took the top honor of the 2020 Lumiere Awards, known as the Golden Globes of France, but Roman Polanski was tapped as best director for 'An Officer and a Spy.'
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Oscars: How ‘Les Miserables’ and ‘Atlantics’ Explore Class Strife
Their stories may seem quite dissimilar, set in different nations and representing different countries in Oscar's international feature category, but Ladj Ly's and Mati Diop's projects have plenty in common when one scratches below the surface.
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International Breakout Talents of 2019
The Hollywood Reporter looks at 12 international film and TV breakout talents — from 'Atlantics' director Mati Diop to 'Parasite' actress Park So-dam — who took the leap onto the world stage in 2019.
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