“I really wanted to do a film that I thought had important content,” the director elaborates. “If you’re watching a movie and you think, ‘Ah, now I understand how this movie will be told,’ and at a certain point a chimpanzee pops up, then you’re flipping over the contract made with the audience,” Ostlund figures. But why was a large chimp/bonobo mix hanging out in another part of the apartment throughout the whole encounter? ![]() “That happened to a friend of mine, actually,” Ostlund explains, about as much as he can. Sometimes in ways Christian, and by extension the audience, can hardly comprehend, such as a virtual-turned-literal bedroom tug-of-war with Moss’ Anne. Christian, however, is more adept at causing trouble for himself, in situations ranging from an ill-advised response to having his pockets picked to bizarre pre- and post-coital exchanges with a visiting American arts reporter (Elisabeth Moss) to a piece of performance art at a black tie fundraiser – fearlessly executed by “Planet of the Apes” performance capture all-star Terry Notary – that goes violently off the rails.Įdward James Olmos inducted into National Film Registry by Library of Congress While it may work as planned occasionally in real life, the square in the movie mostly causes trouble for the well-meaning art museum curator, pointedly named Christian and played by Danish actor Claes Bang. Terry Notary in a scene from “The Square.” Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures. As in the movie, the title quadrilateral is a space Ostlund and some partners have set up in several Swedish cities, which anyone in need of aid can stand in and, theoretically, those passing by will be obligated to help (or at least empathize). But first, lest you think that he’s mainly out to win prizes, understand that the director’s fifth feature is so personal, it’s built around an earlier art project he helped create. It’s always been very important for me to say we are aiming for Cannes or whatever it is.” “If you don’t succeed, well, OK, but at least the goal made it possible for you to increase your performance. “It’s super important to set the goal of what you’re aiming for in order to make the decisions you have to make,” the tall, trim, 43-year-old filmmaker says during a recent visit to L.A. He had, after all, designed “The Square” to conquer Cannes. ![]() ![]() Perhaps least surprised of all was Ostlund himself. But his “Square’s” combination of social awareness, jaw-dropping absurdity and aesthetic confidence certainly made it a contender – and, ultimately, a winner. There may have been more favorably handicapped pictures by directors with longer reputations than Sweden’s Ruben Ostlund had. 70618 Destiny’s Bounty retails for $159.99 and is available now from the LEGO Shop Online.It was not a big surprise when “The Square” won the top prize, the Palme d’Or, at last spring’s Cannes Film Festival. Today’s focus is 70618 Destiny’s Bounty, which at 2,295 pieces edges out 2015’s Temple of Airjitzu (2,028 pieces) and loses only to the as-yet-unreleased Ninjago City (a whopping 4,867 pieces) to come in as the second largest Ninjago set ever. This year’s lineup contains the several of the largest Ninjago sets ever, such as 70617 Temple of the Ultimate Ultimate Weapon, which we reviewed yesterday. Now having spawned a feature film due for release September 22, the line is as robust as ever with more than a dozen sets and a minifigure series from the film in the latest wave. Rumors of its impending cancellation circulated a few years ago, but the theme has stayed strong and become one of the longest-lived homebrew licenses for LEGO. Initially designed with the help of a focus group of adult LEGO builders, Ninjago has been one of LEGO’s most popular themes since its inception in 2011. Get a close up look at each new LEGO Art portrait and see the ultimate versions from combining sets The other three portraits will be available globally from LEGO and various retailers starting August 1st, except in the US which will have to wait a month until September 1st. The Iron Man portrait will be available globally (including the US) exclusively from LEGO on August 1st. Each set comes with a curated building soundtrack, and as an added bonus, three copies of either the Iron Man or Star Wars sets can be combined to make an “ultimate piece” triple the size of a single portrait.Įach LEGO Art set comes in a box the size of a pizza and will retail for US $119.99 | CAN $149.99 | UK £114.99. Each of the adult-targeted sets contains an average of 3,250 pieces, a new brick separator, several new elements, an exclusive signature tile, and instructions and extra parts to build 3 or 4 different designs per set. The four initial sets revealed include Iron Man, Marilyn Monroe, The Beatles, and Star Wars Sith. LEGO has revealed an entirely new product line of mosaic sets featuring pop culture portraits called LEGO Art.
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