‘Call Me by Your Name’ Cast, Director Talk About Shooting a Boundary-Pushing Gay Romance
THE WRAP – TheWrap Screening Series: Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet and director Luca Guadagnino talk about their buzzy film
“Call Me by Your Name” is a critical and box office triumph — but in a movie landscape that rarely represents a spectrum of male sexuality, there’s been plenty of analysis and even backlash for the rich, homosexual romance.
During TheWrap’s Q&A with stars Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet and director Luca Guadagnino, TheWrap’s Matt Donnelly asked how they deal with seemingly constant over-analysis of the film that won the Best Feature prize at the Gotham Independent Film Awards and had this year’s highest per theater average opening: Sometimes it’s too sexual, at other times it’s not sexual enough, according to observers. Others say it sexualizes someone too young, and some even brought Elio’s parents into the mix.
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TheWrap Screening Series: “Call Me by Your Name”
National Board of Review Awards Announced
VARIETY – The New York-based National Board of Review has crowned Steven Spielberg’s “The Post” the year’s best film as the Oscar season’s kudos circuit roars to life.
The 108-year-old organization, which comprises “film enthusiasts, filmmakers, professionals and academics,” also tapped the film’s stars, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep, for top acting honors. Willem Dafoe (“The Florida Project”) and Laurie Metcalf (“Lady Bird”) won in the supporting categories.
Screenplay honors went to “The Disaster Artist” and “Phantom Thread,” while “Lady Bird” helmer Greta Gerwig won best director.
Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” won two prizes, for directorial debut and ensemble performance. “Call Me by Your Name” star Timothee Chalamet, meanwhile, added his second breakthrough performance award in as many days (after winning at the Gotham Awards Monday night).
The NBR awards gala will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York.
Top Films
“Baby Driver,” “Call Me by Your Name,” “The Disaster Artist,” “Downsizing,” “Dunkirk,” “The Florida Project,” “Get Out,” “Lady Bird,” “Logan,” “Phantom Thread”
Timothée to be Honored at the 21st Annual Hollywood Film Awards
Exciting news! Timothée will be honored at the 21st Annual Hollywood Film Awards. He will receive the “Hollywood Breakout Performance Actor Award” for his performance in Call Me by Your Name. The award ceremony will take place on November 5th.
HOLLYWOOD AWARDS – James Corden to Host Awards Ceremony on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at The Beverly Hilton
Hollywood, CA (October 11, 2017) – dick clark productions announced today that Iconic Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress and philanthropist Mary J. Blige will receive the “Hollywood Breakout Performance Actress Award” for her work in “Mudbound,” and actor Timothée Chalamet will be recognized for his performance in “Call Me By Your Name” with the “Hollywood Breakout Performance Actor Award” at the 21st Annual “Hollywood Film Awards.” Additionally, the cast of “I, Tonya” including Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, Sebastian Stan, Paul Walter Hauser, Julianne Nicholson and Caitlin Carver will be honored with the “Hollywood Ensemble Award” at this year’s ceremony.The 2017 “Hollywood Film Awards,” known as the official launch of the awards season®, will be hosted by actor and comedian James Corden for the third consecutive year and will take place at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA on Sunday, November 5, 2017. The ceremony, which honors the most acclaimed films and actors while previewing highly anticipated films and talent for the upcoming year, also acknowledges artists in the categories of Cinematography, Visual Effects, Film Composing, Costume Design, Editing, Production Design, Sound and Makeup & Hairstyling. In its 21-year history, more than 120 of the “Hollywood Film Awards” honorees have gone on to garner Oscar nominations and/or wins. This year’s ceremony will benefit MPTF, which supports the entertainment community in living and aging well, with dignity and purpose, and in helping each other in times of need.
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Timothée Talks with Variety
Timothee Chalamet on His Racy Sex Scene in ‘Call Me By Your Name’
VARIETY – “I wouldn’t be the actor I am without New York,” says Timothée Chalamet. The 21-year-old breakout star of three upcoming movies with Oscar buzz (“Call Me by Your Name,” “Lady Bird” and “Hostiles”) grew up in Hell’s Kitchen, graduated from LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, studied at both Columbia and NYU and now resides in the East Village. On his way to work these days, to shoot the (still untitled) Woody Allen movie starring Selena Gomez, he rides the subway instead of taking a chauffeured car.
Doesn’t anybody recognize him? “Not at all,” says Chalamet, who appeared in character parts in Showtime’s “Homeland” and “Interstellar.” But his anonymity is about to end with the release of Sony Pictures Classics’ “Call Me by Your Name,” which opens on Nov. 24. In Luca Guadagnino’s coming-of-age drama, Chalamet plays Elio, an American teenager in Italy who falls for an older man (Armie Hammer). Critics have been raving about the art-house film, comparing it to “Brokeback Mountain.” And Chalamet could be the youngest man to be nominated for a lead-actor Oscar since Mickey Rooney for 1939’s “Babes in Arms.”
He spoke to Variety about his career so far.
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Timothée to attend the 61st BFI London Film Festival
Timothée is set to attend the 61st BFI London Film Festival! Check here for more information.
HEADLINE GALAS
BREATHE: Andy Serkis, Claire Foy, Andrew Garfield; THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI: Martin McDonagh, Peter Dinklage, Woody Harrelson, Frances McDormand, Sam Rockwell; BATTLE OF THE SEXES: Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton, Billie Jean King, Andrea Riseborough, Emma Stone; CALL ME BY YOUR NAME: Luca Guadagnino, Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer; DOWNSIZING: Hong Chau, Christoph Waltz; FILM STARS DON’T DIE IN LIVERPOOL: Paul McGuigan, Jamie Bell, Annette Bening, Julie Walters; JOURNEY’S END: Saul Dibb, Sam Claflin, Stephen Graham, Toby Jones; THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER: Yorgos Lanthimos, Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Nicole Kidman; LAST FLAG FLYING: Richard Linklater, Bryan Cranston; MUDBOUND: Dee Rees, Mary J. Blige, Jason Clarke, Garrett Hedlund, Jason Mitchell, Carey Mulligan; THE SHAPE OF WATER: Guillermo del Toro, Richard Jenkins; YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE: Lynne Ramsay, Joaquin Phoenix.
A24 and DirecTV Acquires Rights to “Hot Summer Nights”
A24, DirecTV Nab Worldwide Rights to Timothée Chalamet’s ‘Hot Summer Nights’ (EXCLUSIVE)
VARIETY – A24 and DirecTV have acquired worldwide rights to “Hot Summer Nights,” Variety has learned.
The thriller is described as “fun and sexy” and stars Timothée Chalamet, currently generating Oscar buzz for “Call Me by Your Name,” as a teenager whose drug dealing lands him in a world of trouble. Chalamet’s character’s headaches are exacerbated after he enters into an illicit affair with his new partner’s seductive sister. “Hot Summer Nights” is set in Cape Cod.
The film is produced by Imperative Entertainment. In addition to Chalamet, it stars Maika Monroe (“It Follows”), Alex Roe (“Rings”), and Maia Mitchell (“Teen Beach Movie”), with appearances by Emory Cohen (“Brooklyn”), Thomas Jane (“Deep Blue Sea”), and William Fichtner (“Crash”). The film marks Elijah Bynum’s directorial debut.
The sale came out of the Toronto International Film Festival, where Chalamet in on hand for the premiere of “Call Me by Your Name” and Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird.” Both films are critically acclaimed. Chalamet is also starring in Woody Allen’s next project and will appear opposite Christian Bale in “Hostiles.”
A24’s releases include last year’s best picture winner “Moonlight,” “Room,” and “The Witch.”
“Hot Summer Nights” will debut in 2018, and will play in theaters and on DirecTV. The producers are Bradley Thomas, Dan Friedkin, and Ryan Friedkin. WME Global brokered the sale on behalf of Imperative.
