Emma Stone will be attending 73rd Venice Film Festival

Emma Stone will be attending  73rd Venice Film Festival

Emma Stone will be attending 2016 Venice Film Festival to to promote her new movie ‘La La Land’ during 73rd Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy.

With swoon-worthy trailers saturated in lovely imagery and memorable music, Damien (“Whiplash”)Chazelle’s “La La Land” looks like a cinematic dream come true. Reuniting “Crazy Stupid Love” (and the more forgettable “Gangster Squad”) costars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, the film features Gosling playing a jazz pianist and Stone playing the actress he falls in love with. Much singing and dancing follows. Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera had some lofty praise for the film, which will be the opener for the 73rd festival stating that “La La Land” “does not merely reinvent the musical genre, it gives it a brand new start.” Barbera also added that the film is Chazelle’s “definitive, albeit precocious, consecration among the great directors of Hollywood’s new firmament.” Heady praise indeed, and lest you think it’s so much lather, remember that Venice has debuted awards behemoths “Gravity” and “Birdman” in that very slot in recent years.

Why the Venice Film Fest Matters More to Oscar

Why the Venice Film Fest Matters More to Oscar

tumblr_ocdpsfNpha1qzb91ho1_1280After premiering three major Academy Award winners in a row, the world’s oldest film fest is once again Hollywood’s awards-season launchpad.

The past few years, while Toronto bickered with Telluride over which festival could screen which premiere when and where, Venice — after some decidedly lackluster editions — took the high road and worked on improving. The result? It’s back on top after a scorecard that saw successful Oscar wins for Venice premieres three years in a row: Gravity, Birdman and, last year, Spotlight. Hollywood has taken notice. The festival is filled with studio titles this year, which means the red carpet will be filled with A-list talent. The four premieres that already are garnering awards buzz:

 

With Venice proving to be a good luck charm at the Oscars, one young contender seems to be taking the hint. Damien Chazelle is following up his 2014 best picture nominee Whiplash with festival opener La La Land. The musical stars Ryan Gosling as a jazz pianist who falls in love with an aspiring actress (Emma Stone). The Venice committee, after watching the film, immediately offered Lionsgate the opening slot. “I was so honored to get the invitation to open Venice,” says Chazelle. “It’s the kind of place that seems to belong in a dream. That’s the feeling I wanted to capture with this movie: the way things look and sound in a dream, the magic and the romance of it all.”

Chazelle adds that it was a natural choice to follow up his critically acclaimed Whiplash with the challenging genre of the musical. “The thing I love about musicals is that everything is possible. You can combine all the arts — music, dance, painting, theater —  to collectively produce an emotion that can’t be conveyed by words,” he says. “I wanted to try and make a film that told an honest, intimate story but also allowed for that kind of big-screen moviemaking.”

Festival director Alberto Barbera believes that the film, a tribute to old Hollywood musicals, is a natural candidate for the Oscars. “It has all the elements,” he says. “It’s a wonderful story, a classic film. It’s extremely well done with two outstanding lead performances. You have to go back to the ’60s and ’70s to see something that is similar to those performances. It has beautiful music, beautiful dance performances. Everything in the film is definitely outstanding.”

While Lionsgate is planning a big launch at the festival, unfortunately Gosling will not be present, as he couldn’t escape filming duties for Blade Runner 2. Stone will be back in Venice after her 2014 success withBirdman led her to an Oscar nomination.

Read full article on Hollywood Reporter.

“La La Land” – Official Poster + New stills

“La La Land” – Official Poster + New stills

La La Land released its official movie poster. You can see it below. Enjoy!

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Also in the gallery I have added new stills from the movie. Click here to see them.

Emma Stone’s “La La Land” heading to TIFF 2016

Emma Stone’s “La La Land” heading to TIFF 2016

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced its film lineup for its 41st edition and this year’s prorgamme is overflowing with A-list talent. The list of star-studded films includes Ryan Goslingand Emma Stone’s romantic drama La La Land. The 10-day festival kicks off on Sept. 8.

La La Land: Starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend, and Rosemarie DeWitt

La La Land – Official Teaser Trailer – ‘Audition’

La La Land –  Official Teaser Trailer – ‘Audition’

A new teaser trailer for Damien Chazelle’s La La Land is out, and this time, it features Emma Stone in an audition, singing about relationships and big dreams in Los Angeles.

The modern tribute to the golden age of musicals from Lionsgate stars Ryan Gosling as a jazz pianist who falls for an aspiring actress (Stone), but as success mounts, they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fabric of their love affair.

Chazelle directs this follow-up to his 2014 multi-Oscar-winning debut Whiplash from his own script, also featuring John Legend and Whiplash Oscar winner J.K. Simmons.

La La Land will makes its world premiere Aug. 31 at the Venice Film Festival, before hitting theaters Dec. 2. Watch the new trailer below.

Gioia! Magazine – September 2016

Gioia! Magazine – September 2016

Emma Stone features in italian magazine Gioia! and their September issue. You can check high quality scans in our gallery:

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Magazines > 2016 > Gioia! September 2016

La La Land (2016) – Stills and poster

La La Land (2016) – Stills and poster

I have added two HQ stills from Emma’s upcoming film – La La Land in the gallery. Also, I have added one poster and scan from Entertainment Weekly (August, 19) issue. Enjoy!

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Film Productions > 2016 – La La Land > Promotional Stills
Film Productions > 2016 – La La Land > Posters
Magazines > 2016 > Entertainment Weekly (August 19, 2016)

Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Grants Banquet in Hollywood, CA – August, 4

Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Grants Banquet in Hollywood, CA – August, 4

Emma attended the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Grants Banquet at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on August 4, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California.

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Public Appearances > 2016 > Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Grants Banquet in Hollywood, CA – August, 4