Oscar-winning French actress Juliette Binoche is the new president of the European Film Academy.
The Efa board on Thursday said they voted unanimously to name The English Patient and The Taste of Things star to succeed Polish director Agnieszka Holland (The Green Border) as president.
Binoche’s appointment will be put to a vote by Efa members and, assuming she receives majority support, she will take over as president on May 1, 2024.
The French star will be only the second female head of the Efa, after Holland, who took over the role in 2021, succeeding German director Wim Wenders.
“I am not a person to easily step aside, but I have come to the conclusion that I am a filmmaker first and foremost. And this is what I want to focus on in the years to come,” said Holland. “For me, it is time to step aside now. Knowing that Juliette Binoche...
The Efa board on Thursday said they voted unanimously to name The English Patient and The Taste of Things star to succeed Polish director Agnieszka Holland (The Green Border) as president.
Binoche’s appointment will be put to a vote by Efa members and, assuming she receives majority support, she will take over as president on May 1, 2024.
The French star will be only the second female head of the Efa, after Holland, who took over the role in 2021, succeeding German director Wim Wenders.
“I am not a person to easily step aside, but I have come to the conclusion that I am a filmmaker first and foremost. And this is what I want to focus on in the years to come,” said Holland. “For me, it is time to step aside now. Knowing that Juliette Binoche...
- 3/14/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
French actress Juliette Binoche (“The English Patient”) will be the next president of the European Film Academy Board, succeeding Polish director Agnieszka Holland (“Europa”) in the honorary role. Holland was the first female president of the board.
Binoche was unanimously proposed by the board members after Holland decided to step down. Following a formal approval process, which historically has been a mere formality, Binoche’s appointment will officially begin on May 1, 2024. The presidential role is primarily symbolic.
Holland, who served as chairwoman of the board until 2019, became president in 2021, succeeding German director Wim Wenders. Holland plans to fully dedicate her time to making films.
Holland’s “Europa” won the Golden Globe and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. Her 2023 film “Green Border” won the Special Jury Prize at Venice International Film Festival.
Mike Downey, the current chair of the board, and Academy CEO Matthijs Wouter Knol said...
Binoche was unanimously proposed by the board members after Holland decided to step down. Following a formal approval process, which historically has been a mere formality, Binoche’s appointment will officially begin on May 1, 2024. The presidential role is primarily symbolic.
Holland, who served as chairwoman of the board until 2019, became president in 2021, succeeding German director Wim Wenders. Holland plans to fully dedicate her time to making films.
Holland’s “Europa” won the Golden Globe and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. Her 2023 film “Green Border” won the Special Jury Prize at Venice International Film Festival.
Mike Downey, the current chair of the board, and Academy CEO Matthijs Wouter Knol said...
- 3/14/2024
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
Films by innovative directors offer fresh perspectives and challenge social norms, despite lack of mainstream recognition. Auteurs like Nair, Kieslowski, and Oshima have made significant contributions, each with a unique take on storytelling. Lesser-known directors like Martin, Hui, and Misumi offer enriching experiences, broadening viewers' understanding of global cinema.
Many of the most innovative and talented film directors of all time have also somehow evaded mainstream recognition today. These directors often work outside of Hollywood, producing films with distinctive artistic visions, and offeringing fresh perspectives and innovative approaches to storytelling. Their works may explore unconventional cinematic techniques, delve into niche subjects, or challenge social norms. Despite their lack of widespread fame, these directors have garnered critical acclaim within the film industry and among cinephiles for their creativity, craftsmanship, and ability to evoke powerful emotions.
Though they're not often counted among the best directors of all time, many of these filmmakers...
Many of the most innovative and talented film directors of all time have also somehow evaded mainstream recognition today. These directors often work outside of Hollywood, producing films with distinctive artistic visions, and offeringing fresh perspectives and innovative approaches to storytelling. Their works may explore unconventional cinematic techniques, delve into niche subjects, or challenge social norms. Despite their lack of widespread fame, these directors have garnered critical acclaim within the film industry and among cinephiles for their creativity, craftsmanship, and ability to evoke powerful emotions.
Though they're not often counted among the best directors of all time, many of these filmmakers...
- 2/20/2024
- by Peter Mutuc
- ScreenRant.com
Serbian director Emilija Gašić will follow International Film Festival Rotterdam premiere “78 Days” with the “atmospheric and tense” psychological thriller “Witches,” she reveals to Variety exclusively.
“I’ve always been drawn to scary elements in films — especially if there are moments of comic relief. Growing up in Serbia, I was surrounded by stories and legends. There are so many superstitions and traditions that date back to pagan times.”
Her new film will focus on a woman going through menopause, without support from her loved ones or the healthcare system. Desperate, she turns to an elderly woman for help, a folk healer from a nearby village. Soon, she is asked to perform a series of rituals in order to lift a supposed curse.
“In some villages, there are still these revered healers. I am interested in tapping into this heritage because it’s so rich and really unlike anything else we have seen,...
“I’ve always been drawn to scary elements in films — especially if there are moments of comic relief. Growing up in Serbia, I was surrounded by stories and legends. There are so many superstitions and traditions that date back to pagan times.”
Her new film will focus on a woman going through menopause, without support from her loved ones or the healthcare system. Desperate, she turns to an elderly woman for help, a folk healer from a nearby village. Soon, she is asked to perform a series of rituals in order to lift a supposed curse.
“In some villages, there are still these revered healers. I am interested in tapping into this heritage because it’s so rich and really unlike anything else we have seen,...
- 2/3/2024
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Unless you’re Quentin Tarantino, if you’re a really intensely celebrated filmmaker, sometimes you just don’t praise anything because it sometimes draws attention away from less work or becomes reductive absorbed. The great Stanley Kubrick once famously said, “I am always reluctant to single out some particular feature of the work of a major filmmaker because it tends inevitably to simplify and reduce the work,” when deciding to praise Krzysztof Kieslowski’s “The Decalogue,” regardless. Christopher Nolan is another one who kind of plays his cards close to the vest, heaping tons of praise on classic films, but is relatively sparing when discussing contemporary movies
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- 1/31/2024
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
“Beware of Children” director Dag Johan Haugerud is ready to talk about “Sex” as the first part of his anticipated “Sex Dreams Love” trilogy is heading to Berlinale’s Panorama in February.
“Making a film called ‘Sex’ calls for all sorts of jokes and misunderstandings during production, everything from being summoned to a ‘sex-meeting’ to emails being censored because someone had written ‘sex-props’ in the subject field,” he tells Variety ahead of the trailer premiere.
“As for the screenplay, there aren’t that many jokes about sex in it. Some awkward humor, yes. But the main point has been about trying to show the short span between ecstatic pleasure and shame. There are – and might always be – two sides of the same coin when it comes to sex, which also means that the uncomfortable and the funny sit quite tight.”
Norwegian drama will focus on two men in heterosexual marriages...
“Making a film called ‘Sex’ calls for all sorts of jokes and misunderstandings during production, everything from being summoned to a ‘sex-meeting’ to emails being censored because someone had written ‘sex-props’ in the subject field,” he tells Variety ahead of the trailer premiere.
“As for the screenplay, there aren’t that many jokes about sex in it. Some awkward humor, yes. But the main point has been about trying to show the short span between ecstatic pleasure and shame. There are – and might always be – two sides of the same coin when it comes to sex, which also means that the uncomfortable and the funny sit quite tight.”
Norwegian drama will focus on two men in heterosexual marriages...
- 1/17/2024
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Stephen Fry and Lena Dunham are father and daughter in the first look at Treasure. The 1990s-set road trip pic will see the unlikely duo travel through post-communist Poland. The Hollywood Reporter has shared the first image from the film, depicting a gray-bearded Fry sharing a wry glance with Dunham. An adaptation of Lily Brett's 1999 novel Too Many Men, the film will follow American writer Ruth (Dunham) and her Holocaust survivor father Edek (Fry) as they travel through Poland seeking to understand their shared past. Along the way, Ruth tries to get Edek to come to terms with his traumatic experiences during the war, but he stubbornly refuses, resulting in several tragi-comic situations. The film will also star Polish actor Zbigniew Zamachowski, star of Krzysztof Kieślowski's acclaimed Three Colours: White. The film will debut at the Berlin Film Festival in February and is slated to be released worldwide...
- 1/16/2024
- by Rob London
- Collider.com
Julie Delpy is a brilliant French-American actress and filmmaker. She first gained international recognition in the early 1990s for her role in Krzysztof Kieślowski's Three Colors: White. From there, she went on to receive rave reviews and international attention for her role opposite Ethan Hawke in Richard Linklater's Before trilogy. Recently, Delpy has stepped behind the camera as well, for instance, directing the series On the Verge with Elizabeth Shue.
- 1/12/2024
- by Luc Haasbroek
- Collider.com
Throughout film history, some years stand out as superior to others. In terms of Hollywood, many critics and scholars consider 1939 the best year in American movie history. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the films of 1994, a year with countless notable releases from all over the globe.
1994 was a fascinating time for cinema. In America, Hollywood blockbusters such as The Lion King and Forrest Gump set box office records while filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino and Kevin Smith continued the renaissance of early 90s independent cinema. Overseas, Hong Kong was in the midst of the second part of its New Wave film movement, while in Europe, Krzysztof Kieślowski premiered the final two films of the Three Colors trilogy. Many of these now 30-year-old films rank among the greatest movies of all time.
Hoop Dreams Is One Of Cinema's Greatest Documentaries (1994)
Hoop Dreams
A film following the lives of two...
1994 was a fascinating time for cinema. In America, Hollywood blockbusters such as The Lion King and Forrest Gump set box office records while filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino and Kevin Smith continued the renaissance of early 90s independent cinema. Overseas, Hong Kong was in the midst of the second part of its New Wave film movement, while in Europe, Krzysztof Kieślowski premiered the final two films of the Three Colors trilogy. Many of these now 30-year-old films rank among the greatest movies of all time.
Hoop Dreams Is One Of Cinema's Greatest Documentaries (1994)
Hoop Dreams
A film following the lives of two...
- 1/9/2024
- by Vincent LoVerde
- Comic Book Resources
With Loving Vincent, the directors Dk and Hugh Welchman attempted something that had never been done before: to create and edit together 65,000 oil paintings into a feature-length film. The result—which was the labor of 125 painters and numerous actors over the course of six years—was a unique amalgam of flesh, paint, and animation that earned the duo one of the top prizes at Berlinale as well as an Academy Award nomination. But that painstaking process, didn’t discourage the couple one bit. On the contrary, it inspired them to test the limits of filmmaking once again, as their latest film, The Peasants (which not only entailed the same artistic problems but was also interrupted in production by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine), unquestionably proves. Ahead of the January 26 release, the new trailer for Poland’s Oscar entry has now arrived.
Adapted from Władysław Reymont’s beloved four-volume novel of the same name,...
Adapted from Władysław Reymont’s beloved four-volume novel of the same name,...
- 1/5/2024
- by Oliver Weir
- The Film Stage
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For regular updates, sign up for our weekly email newsletter and follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSNotebook readers, rejoice—the Mubi Shop has launched anew in the US and UK, and you can finally broadcast your love for the world’s sharpest international film criticism via this stylish, crisply screen-printed Notebook tote bag, featuring a clapperboard calligram design. Also in the store is a Cannes Film Festival–themed print by Dutch artist and cartoonist Joost Swarte, which was commissioned for our limited-edition print broadsheet issue of Notebook, distributed in Cannes.Sundance announced its lineup last week, including new films from Jane Schoenbrun, Steven Soderbergh, Debra Granik, Yance Ford, Brett Story, and more. This will be the first Sundance under the directorship of Eugene Hernandez, formerly of Film at Lincoln Center.Keep that winter coat handy—the Berlinale has announced that Lupita Nyong’o will lead the jury.
- 12/13/2023
- MUBI
Mubi Picks at Posteritati is a series where we invite our favorite artists to the prestigious movie art gallery in New York City to discuss their favorite movie posters of all time.Following his entrancing, award-winning return to filmmaking with TÁR, now occupying a lauded place in the zeitgeist, filmmaker Todd Field stopped by Posteritati to share his selection of the best movie posters of all time, including designs for films by John Sayles, Krzysztof Kieślowski, and more. Watch the video to see these rare posters, and also to learn Field's favorite John Cassavetes film.
- 12/12/2023
- MUBI
The holidays are upon us, so whether you looking for film-related gifts or simply want to pick up some of the finest the year had to offer in the category for yourself, we have a gift guide for you. Including must-have books on filmmaking, the best from the Criterion Collection and more home-video picks, subscriptions, magazines, music, and more, dive in below.
Giveaways
In celebration of our holiday gift guide, we’ll be doing a number of giveaways! First up, we’re giving away My First Movie Vol. 2, a three-part ‘lil cinephile series by Cory Everett and illustrator Julie Olivi, featuring My First Spaghetti Western, My First Yakuza Movie, and My First Hollywood Musical.
Enter on Instagram (for My First Yakuza Movie), Twitter (for My First Hollywood Musical), and/or Facebook (for My First Spaghetti Western) by Sunday, November 26 at 11:59pm Et. Those that enter on all three platforms...
Giveaways
In celebration of our holiday gift guide, we’ll be doing a number of giveaways! First up, we’re giving away My First Movie Vol. 2, a three-part ‘lil cinephile series by Cory Everett and illustrator Julie Olivi, featuring My First Spaghetti Western, My First Yakuza Movie, and My First Hollywood Musical.
Enter on Instagram (for My First Yakuza Movie), Twitter (for My First Hollywood Musical), and/or Facebook (for My First Spaghetti Western) by Sunday, November 26 at 11:59pm Et. Those that enter on all three platforms...
- 11/20/2023
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Edgar Wright's Cornetto Trilogy is one of those movie trilogies that is linked in nearly every way except narratively. In other words, while visual elements, themes, actors and even jokes repeat between 2004's "Shaun of the Dead," 2007's "Hot Fuzz" and 2013's "The World's End," the films don't actually share any characters or even take place in the same universe. That's because it was formed as a joke in and of itself at first, with a throwaway reference to the Italian mini-ice cream cones in "Shaun" leading to Wright and actor/co-writer Simon Pegg attempting to emulate (and lightly parody) other thematic trilogies such as the "Three Colours" trilogy by Krzysztof Kieślowski.
Ever since "The World's End," there's been no further reference to Cornettos or the characters and events in the Trilogy in Wright's work — until now. As Wright's film adaptation of creator Bryan Lee O'Malley's "Scott Pilgrim" series of comics,...
Ever since "The World's End," there's been no further reference to Cornettos or the characters and events in the Trilogy in Wright's work — until now. As Wright's film adaptation of creator Bryan Lee O'Malley's "Scott Pilgrim" series of comics,...
- 11/17/2023
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
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It was only a few days ago that the Criterion Collection had a surprise flash sale. The home video company’s entire catalog was slashed down to 50% off list prices. While that sale only lasted for 24 hours, there are a number of titles that are still on sale for half-off at Amazon.
We rounded up the best deals on Criterion Collection releases, including Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing,” Dennis Hopper’s “Easy Rider,” Whit Stillman’s “The Last Days of Disco” and much more. In fact, even a few boxed sets are half off, such as Krzysztof Kieślowski’s “The Dekalog” and Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” anthology.
Ahead, check out the best Criterion Blu-ray discs currently on sale for 50% off at Amazon:
‘Do the Right Thing...
It was only a few days ago that the Criterion Collection had a surprise flash sale. The home video company’s entire catalog was slashed down to 50% off list prices. While that sale only lasted for 24 hours, there are a number of titles that are still on sale for half-off at Amazon.
We rounded up the best deals on Criterion Collection releases, including Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing,” Dennis Hopper’s “Easy Rider,” Whit Stillman’s “The Last Days of Disco” and much more. In fact, even a few boxed sets are half off, such as Krzysztof Kieślowski’s “The Dekalog” and Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” anthology.
Ahead, check out the best Criterion Blu-ray discs currently on sale for 50% off at Amazon:
‘Do the Right Thing...
- 10/20/2023
- by Anna Tingley and Rudie Obias
- Variety Film + TV
MK2 Films has acquired a collection of films and TV series directed by Bruno Dumont, the award-winning French director behind “Life of Jesus” and “Humanity.”
The acquisition, unveiled during Mipcom Cannes, covers the bulk of the director’s work, spanning eight films and TV series including “Li’l Quinquin,” which premiered at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight. MK2 Films will represent rights to some of these titles, in France and/or international markets, apart from a few titles like “Slack Bay” whose global rights are still handled by Memento International.
“Bruno Dumont is, of course, a major figure of contemporary cinema,” said Nathanaël Karmitz, MK2’s chairman of the executive board. Karmitz praised Dumont for the “originality of his unusual, unpredictable [films], veering from gravitas to some unnerving, comedic tangents.” He continued, “Iconoclastic and consistently courageous in its form, his work perfectly represents the free and ambitious cinema that we are proud to promote.
The acquisition, unveiled during Mipcom Cannes, covers the bulk of the director’s work, spanning eight films and TV series including “Li’l Quinquin,” which premiered at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight. MK2 Films will represent rights to some of these titles, in France and/or international markets, apart from a few titles like “Slack Bay” whose global rights are still handled by Memento International.
“Bruno Dumont is, of course, a major figure of contemporary cinema,” said Nathanaël Karmitz, MK2’s chairman of the executive board. Karmitz praised Dumont for the “originality of his unusual, unpredictable [films], veering from gravitas to some unnerving, comedic tangents.” He continued, “Iconoclastic and consistently courageous in its form, his work perfectly represents the free and ambitious cinema that we are proud to promote.
- 10/16/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The Three Colors Trilogy, directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski, explores themes of liberty, equality, and fraternity through a visually stunning and emotionally rich cinematic experience. Each movie in the trilogy delves deep into its respective color symbol and dissects the issues related to it, offering a powerful meditation on the human condition. The trilogy's cinematography plays a crucial role in setting the tone and conveying the messages, using color palettes and visual motifs to enhance the overall experience.
The Three Colors Trilogy is one of the most stylish and sensitive unofficial trilogies out there, standing on the same level as Linklater's highly romantic Before trilogy. These films are directed by Polish arthouse filmmaker Krzysztof Kieślowski, also known for The Double Life of Véronique and the Dekalog miniseries, which ,similarly to the Three Colors Trilogy, establishes a powerful allegory by meditating on each of the Ten Commandments throughout 10 distinct episodes.
The Three...
The Three Colors Trilogy is one of the most stylish and sensitive unofficial trilogies out there, standing on the same level as Linklater's highly romantic Before trilogy. These films are directed by Polish arthouse filmmaker Krzysztof Kieślowski, also known for The Double Life of Véronique and the Dekalog miniseries, which ,similarly to the Three Colors Trilogy, establishes a powerful allegory by meditating on each of the Ten Commandments throughout 10 distinct episodes.
The Three...
- 9/19/2023
- by Arthur Goyaz
- MovieWeb
The 80th annual Venice Film Festival launches on the Lido on August 30. This edition features a slew of Oscar hopefuls including Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla,” Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,” David Fincher’s “The Killer,” Yorgas Lanthimos’ “Poor Things” and Michael Mann’s “Ferrari.” They’re all vying for the top prize, the Golden Lion.
Seventy years ago, there were four now-classics in competition: William Wyler’s “Roman Holiday,” for which Audrey Hepburn would win Oscar, John Huston’s “Moulin Rouge,” Samuel Fuller’s “Pickup on South Street” and Vincente Minnelli’s “The Bad and the Beautiful,” which had recently picked up five Oscars. But the Golden Lion didn’t roar at the 14th edition of the international film festival.
The jury headed by future Nobel Prize laureate in literature Eugenio Montale just couldn’t decide on the best of the fest because according to the New York Times “the quality...
Seventy years ago, there were four now-classics in competition: William Wyler’s “Roman Holiday,” for which Audrey Hepburn would win Oscar, John Huston’s “Moulin Rouge,” Samuel Fuller’s “Pickup on South Street” and Vincente Minnelli’s “The Bad and the Beautiful,” which had recently picked up five Oscars. But the Golden Lion didn’t roar at the 14th edition of the international film festival.
The jury headed by future Nobel Prize laureate in literature Eugenio Montale just couldn’t decide on the best of the fest because according to the New York Times “the quality...
- 8/29/2023
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
[Editor’s note: The following interview was conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike began on July 14, 2023.]
The following interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
Juliette Binoche has made her career out of playing characters who are independent, searching, unsatisfied, restless. From playing Czech protest photographer Tereza in her breakout movie, the Philip Kaufman erotic classic “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” to playing a composer’s wife left grieving and with his baggage in Krzysztof Kieślowski’s “Three Colors: Blue,” the Academy Award-winning French actress plays women pulling themselves through confusing situations, political intrigue, and perverse romantic entanglements. Often at once.
Her body of work eschews a pat introduction, but the Quad Cinema in New York has put together a syllabus of sorts with “Beautiful Binoche,” a series of films running from August 4-10 in the lead-up to next week’s release of her new film “Between Two Worlds”, about a famous author who goes undercover as a cleaning lady to investigate the exploitation of...
The following interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
Juliette Binoche has made her career out of playing characters who are independent, searching, unsatisfied, restless. From playing Czech protest photographer Tereza in her breakout movie, the Philip Kaufman erotic classic “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” to playing a composer’s wife left grieving and with his baggage in Krzysztof Kieślowski’s “Three Colors: Blue,” the Academy Award-winning French actress plays women pulling themselves through confusing situations, political intrigue, and perverse romantic entanglements. Often at once.
Her body of work eschews a pat introduction, but the Quad Cinema in New York has put together a syllabus of sorts with “Beautiful Binoche,” a series of films running from August 4-10 in the lead-up to next week’s release of her new film “Between Two Worlds”, about a famous author who goes undercover as a cleaning lady to investigate the exploitation of...
- 8/2/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
From the films of Krzysztof Kieślowski to Claire Denis, Oscar winner Juliette Binoche has starred in many of your favorite European arthouse classics, and she’s probably the reason we return to them again and again. This summer, New Yorkers — or any ambitious traveling cinephiles — will have the chance to see many of her all-time greatest performances on 35mm thanks to a new retrospective set for the Quad Cinema in Greenwich Village.
IndieWire exclusively announces “Beautiful Binoche,” which will take place August 4–10 at New York City’s longest-running, four-screen multiplex. In addition to some of the great Binoche titles from the ’80s, ’90s, and 2000s, the Quad Cinema will also present Binoche’s latest film, “Between Two Worlds,” opening from Cohen Media Group on August 11.
The French actress has long made a career playing determined women pulling themselves through confusing situations — from perverse erotic entanglements to political intrigue and isolating grief.
IndieWire exclusively announces “Beautiful Binoche,” which will take place August 4–10 at New York City’s longest-running, four-screen multiplex. In addition to some of the great Binoche titles from the ’80s, ’90s, and 2000s, the Quad Cinema will also present Binoche’s latest film, “Between Two Worlds,” opening from Cohen Media Group on August 11.
The French actress has long made a career playing determined women pulling themselves through confusing situations — from perverse erotic entanglements to political intrigue and isolating grief.
- 7/6/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Above: 2019 art poster by Maks Bereski aka Plakiat for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.The artist known as Plakiat, real name Maks Bereski, is one of a couple of incredibly talented poster designers currently spearheading a revival in the art of the Polish movie poster. The heyday of the Polish poster was from the early 1950s through the late 1980s, but the demise of Communism and the opening of borders brought about the end of a movement that used metaphor and surrealism as a form of subversion. In the age of the internet, however, appreciation of classic mid- to late-century Polish movie posters has only increased and there seems to have been a revival of the art form within Poland itself. Bereski, who has a Master of Fine Arts from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland, began in 2010 making his own fan art posters and is now much...
- 6/16/2023
- MUBI
France’s mk2 films is set to distribute internationally a collection of Martin Scorsese’s prestigious restored films from the World Cinema Project, which is part of his banner The Film Foundation.
The World Cinema Project has so far restored 51 films from 29 different countries, representing the breadth and diversity of global cinema.
Scorsese, one of the greatest living film legends whose latest movie “Killers of the Flower Moon” world premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 20, created The Film Foundation to raise awareness and funds for the preservation of our cinematic history. Since its formation, The Film Foundation has helped to preserve and restore over 1,000 films from every era and genre, ranging from features to documentaries, newsreels, shorts, home movies, experimental and silent films.
“The Film Foundation’s partnership with mk2 creates greater international visibility for the films restored through the World Cinema Project,” said Scorsese. “These incredible films...
The World Cinema Project has so far restored 51 films from 29 different countries, representing the breadth and diversity of global cinema.
Scorsese, one of the greatest living film legends whose latest movie “Killers of the Flower Moon” world premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 20, created The Film Foundation to raise awareness and funds for the preservation of our cinematic history. Since its formation, The Film Foundation has helped to preserve and restore over 1,000 films from every era and genre, ranging from features to documentaries, newsreels, shorts, home movies, experimental and silent films.
“The Film Foundation’s partnership with mk2 creates greater international visibility for the films restored through the World Cinema Project,” said Scorsese. “These incredible films...
- 5/22/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The European Film Academy (Efa) has unveiled 462 film professionals as new members in an announcement timed to coincide with Europe Day on May 9.
The new arrivals will be eligible to vote in the academy’s European Film Awards, the region’s equivalent to the Academy Awards, as well as contribute to its other initiatives across the year.
The Efa said a record number of professionals had accepted to join the organization this year, adding that 50% were female, 49%, were male, and 1% defined as non-binary.
The bigger intake comes amid a drive to revamp the academy which recently announced it would be moving the Efa ceremony to January in 2026, from its traditional December slot, to make it more relevant in the annual film awards season culminating with the Oscars.
The Efa currently now counts 4,600 members based in 52 countries.
The new members mainly hailed from Germany (68), France (38), Switzerland (37), Poland (36), Italy (33), Spain (24), UK (28) and...
The new arrivals will be eligible to vote in the academy’s European Film Awards, the region’s equivalent to the Academy Awards, as well as contribute to its other initiatives across the year.
The Efa said a record number of professionals had accepted to join the organization this year, adding that 50% were female, 49%, were male, and 1% defined as non-binary.
The bigger intake comes amid a drive to revamp the academy which recently announced it would be moving the Efa ceremony to January in 2026, from its traditional December slot, to make it more relevant in the annual film awards season culminating with the Oscars.
The Efa currently now counts 4,600 members based in 52 countries.
The new members mainly hailed from Germany (68), France (38), Switzerland (37), Poland (36), Italy (33), Spain (24), UK (28) and...
- 5/9/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Slovenian girl power, Scottish body-positive burlesque, an animated Belgian throuple and a trans-curious Irish stablehand all feature in this collection of potent shorts
As Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Three Colours trilogy, his great entwining of the personal and political, does the rounds once again on its 30th anniversary, the first batch from this year’s selection of European shorts gathered by EU cultural umbrella organisation Eunic London is given the subtitle Explore, and focuses on awakenings of the subjective, sexual and identity-shaping kind. Hopefully that doesn’t mean, now that we’re far from the Berlin wall and busy on TikTok, that we have lost sight of collective aspirations. The other In Short, Europe strands should deliver more on that front.
The omnipresent ticking clock on the soundtrack of Stefan Langthaler’s chamber piece Fabiu reminds us that awakenings come with an expiry date. A window of opportunity opens up for...
As Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Three Colours trilogy, his great entwining of the personal and political, does the rounds once again on its 30th anniversary, the first batch from this year’s selection of European shorts gathered by EU cultural umbrella organisation Eunic London is given the subtitle Explore, and focuses on awakenings of the subjective, sexual and identity-shaping kind. Hopefully that doesn’t mean, now that we’re far from the Berlin wall and busy on TikTok, that we have lost sight of collective aspirations. The other In Short, Europe strands should deliver more on that front.
The omnipresent ticking clock on the soundtrack of Stefan Langthaler’s chamber piece Fabiu reminds us that awakenings come with an expiry date. A window of opportunity opens up for...
- 5/8/2023
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
A snooping judge, a dog smacked by a car, a model in crisis … the creators of the final film in Krzysztof Kieślowski’s classic trilogy, inspired by the ideals of the French revolution, look back
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, with liberty seemingly on the horizon, I had gone to the Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski with the idea of making a trilogy about the three ideals of the French revolution: liberty, equality and fraternity. Each were to be represented by the three colours of the French flag: red, white and blue. Fraternity, the theme of the final film Red, is a complex issue.
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, with liberty seemingly on the horizon, I had gone to the Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski with the idea of making a trilogy about the three ideals of the French revolution: liberty, equality and fraternity. Each were to be represented by the three colours of the French flag: red, white and blue. Fraternity, the theme of the final film Red, is a complex issue.
- 5/1/2023
- by Interviews by Phil Hoad and Zuzanna Dassonville
- The Guardian - Film News
Also out this weekend: Sony has anime fantasy ’Suzume’ and Paramount action thriller ‘Assassin Club’.
After a lively weekend for new releases at the UK-Ireland box office over the Easter bank holiday, this session is looking a little calmer, with Universal’s Super Mario Bros: The Movie likely to keep its spot at the top.
The widest new release to take the plunge this weekend is Universal’s Renfield, playing at 605 sites. Chris McKay’s action-comedy take on Bram Stoker’s Dracula is set in modern day New Orleans, with Nicolas Cage as the famous bloodsucker, and Nicholas Hault as his long-suffering familiar,...
After a lively weekend for new releases at the UK-Ireland box office over the Easter bank holiday, this session is looking a little calmer, with Universal’s Super Mario Bros: The Movie likely to keep its spot at the top.
The widest new release to take the plunge this weekend is Universal’s Renfield, playing at 605 sites. Chris McKay’s action-comedy take on Bram Stoker’s Dracula is set in modern day New Orleans, with Nicolas Cage as the famous bloodsucker, and Nicholas Hault as his long-suffering familiar,...
- 4/14/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
In what was to be his last film, the final chapter of the director’s trilogy considers our incurious habits by brooding on coincidence and fate
Krzysztof Kieślowski completed his Three Colours trilogy with what was to be his final film. With music by Zbigniew Preisner, it is an almost supernatural contrivance: brooding on coincidence, fate and the insoluble mystery of other people’s lives, with some cosmic parallels and existential echoes that recall his earlier film The Double Life of Véronique. And all in a tone somehow both playful and laden with gnomic seriousness.
At its centre is Valentine, played by Irène Jacob, a model who has a job posing for a chewing gum billboard campaign; her image is to dominate the city streets and she briefly achieves a kind of anonymous celebrity – a part of the story which makes Three Colours: Red a New Wave sort of film.
Krzysztof Kieślowski completed his Three Colours trilogy with what was to be his final film. With music by Zbigniew Preisner, it is an almost supernatural contrivance: brooding on coincidence, fate and the insoluble mystery of other people’s lives, with some cosmic parallels and existential echoes that recall his earlier film The Double Life of Véronique. And all in a tone somehow both playful and laden with gnomic seriousness.
At its centre is Valentine, played by Irène Jacob, a model who has a job posing for a chewing gum billboard campaign; her image is to dominate the city streets and she briefly achieves a kind of anonymous celebrity – a part of the story which makes Three Colours: Red a New Wave sort of film.
- 4/11/2023
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
eOne’s “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” debuted atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with £3.5 million ($4.4 million), per numbers released by Comscore.
In its second weekend, Lionsgate’s “John Wick: Chapter 4” slid to second place with £2.5 million for a total of £10.1 million.
Warner Bros.’ “Mummies” debuted in third place with £648,460. The studio’s “Shazam! Fury Of The Gods” and “Creed III” occupied fourth and fifth spots with £469,120 and £426,742 in their third and fifth weekends for respective totals of £4.8 million and £13.5 million.
There were no other debuts in the top 10. Disney’s indie romcom “Rye Lane” charmed its way to £124,966 in 10th place in its third weekend for a total of £825,360.
Among upcoming releases, Warner Bros. is giving a wide, 300-location midweek April 5 release to Ben Affleck’s Nike/basketball/Michael Jordan drama “Air,” starring Matt Damon, Jason Bateman and Affleck.
On Good Friday, Universal’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie...
In its second weekend, Lionsgate’s “John Wick: Chapter 4” slid to second place with £2.5 million for a total of £10.1 million.
Warner Bros.’ “Mummies” debuted in third place with £648,460. The studio’s “Shazam! Fury Of The Gods” and “Creed III” occupied fourth and fifth spots with £469,120 and £426,742 in their third and fifth weekends for respective totals of £4.8 million and £13.5 million.
There were no other debuts in the top 10. Disney’s indie romcom “Rye Lane” charmed its way to £124,966 in 10th place in its third weekend for a total of £825,360.
Among upcoming releases, Warner Bros. is giving a wide, 300-location midweek April 5 release to Ben Affleck’s Nike/basketball/Michael Jordan drama “Air,” starring Matt Damon, Jason Bateman and Affleck.
On Good Friday, Universal’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie...
- 4/4/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Edgar Wright created a trio of classic comedies with the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy – Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World’s End – but one of these movies is better than the others. Each entry in the trilogy takes a well-worn Hollywood genre and places its tropes and conventions in contemporary Britain. Shaun of the Dead is a zombie movie set in a London pub, Hot Fuzz is a buddy cop movie set in a sleepy rural village, and The World’s End is a Body Snatchers-style sci-fi movie about the feeling of alienation that sets in when people return to their hometown.
Named after its running gag of including a Cornetto ice cream cone in each film — and a nod to Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Three Colours trilogy — the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy is a staple of modern British cinema. Wright co-wrote each movie’s screenplay with Simon Pegg, and Pegg starred alongside Nick Frost,...
Named after its running gag of including a Cornetto ice cream cone in each film — and a nod to Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Three Colours trilogy — the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy is a staple of modern British cinema. Wright co-wrote each movie’s screenplay with Simon Pegg, and Pegg starred alongside Nick Frost,...
- 4/1/2023
- by Ben Sherlock
- ScreenRant.com
Krzysztof Kieślowski’s meditation on love and fate is the first in the trilogy to be rereleased 30 years on
Krzysztof Kieślowski’s vast meditation on love, fate and the unheard harmonies of the universe begins its 30th-anniversary rerelease tomorrow. This is the first in his film trilogy with its tricolour motif (to be followed by White and Red); the whole is a triptych with overlapping images and character-glimpses, all destined to be tied up in a chaotic conclusion.
Here, Juliette Binoche plays Julie, the wife of a famous composer working on a huge commission from the European Council: a symphony to be played by no fewer than 12 orchestras, symbolising the 12 nations of the European Community (as it then was). Kieślowski teasingly hints that the hubris of this project is maybe not too different from his own triple-decker movie fantasy, and the music itself periodically crashes on to the soundtrack in Julie’s mind,...
Krzysztof Kieślowski’s vast meditation on love, fate and the unheard harmonies of the universe begins its 30th-anniversary rerelease tomorrow. This is the first in his film trilogy with its tricolour motif (to be followed by White and Red); the whole is a triptych with overlapping images and character-glimpses, all destined to be tied up in a chaotic conclusion.
Here, Juliette Binoche plays Julie, the wife of a famous composer working on a huge commission from the European Council: a symphony to be played by no fewer than 12 orchestras, symbolising the 12 nations of the European Community (as it then was). Kieślowski teasingly hints that the hubris of this project is maybe not too different from his own triple-decker movie fantasy, and the music itself periodically crashes on to the soundtrack in Julie’s mind,...
- 3/30/2023
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Lionsgate’s “John Wick: Chapter 4” shot its way to the top of the U.K. and Ireland box office with a £5.3 million ($6.5 million) opening weekend, according to numbers released by Comscore.
In its second weekend, Warner Bros.’ “Shazam! Fury Of The Gods” collected £1.09 million in second place for a total of £4.09 million. In third place, Warner Bros.’ “Creed III” earned £731,273 and now has a total of £12.8 million after four weekends.
Paramount’s “Scream VI” grossed £597,937 in fourth place in its third weekend for a total of £6.2 million. Rounding off the top five was Warner Bros.’ “Allelujah” that took £463,973 in its second weekend for a total of £2.02 million.
The other debut in the top 10 was Paramount’s “80 For Brady” that earned £158,937 in ninth place.
Mubi release “The Five Devils” collected £16,766, including previews.
This week, among speciality releases, Kaleidoscope Entertainment is releasing “Heathers: The Musical,” the filmed version of the hit stage musical,...
In its second weekend, Warner Bros.’ “Shazam! Fury Of The Gods” collected £1.09 million in second place for a total of £4.09 million. In third place, Warner Bros.’ “Creed III” earned £731,273 and now has a total of £12.8 million after four weekends.
Paramount’s “Scream VI” grossed £597,937 in fourth place in its third weekend for a total of £6.2 million. Rounding off the top five was Warner Bros.’ “Allelujah” that took £463,973 in its second weekend for a total of £2.02 million.
The other debut in the top 10 was Paramount’s “80 For Brady” that earned £158,937 in ninth place.
Mubi release “The Five Devils” collected £16,766, including previews.
This week, among speciality releases, Kaleidoscope Entertainment is releasing “Heathers: The Musical,” the filmed version of the hit stage musical,...
- 3/28/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The Austrian auteur has made his name with disturbing and superb studies of the violence and repression of bourgeois life. As he turns 81, we rate his finest films
An early, and relatively minor, Haneke showing 71 “fragments” – or glimpses of apparently unrelated scenes and people – set in present-day Vienna. These involve a security guard, a troubled young man, a depressed retiree and a Romanian illegal immigrant. So what’s tying them all together? The answer is partially given at the beginning and fully at the end, and the movie gives us Haneke’s keynote themes: the nature of violence, urban alienation, the abolition of compassion and community in capitalism and western hypocrisy in primly looking away from injustice and desolation in other parts of the world. But the backstory twist ending – similar to the one Krzysztof Kieślowski in effect gave us the same year in Three Colours Red – is a bit pat.
An early, and relatively minor, Haneke showing 71 “fragments” – or glimpses of apparently unrelated scenes and people – set in present-day Vienna. These involve a security guard, a troubled young man, a depressed retiree and a Romanian illegal immigrant. So what’s tying them all together? The answer is partially given at the beginning and fully at the end, and the movie gives us Haneke’s keynote themes: the nature of violence, urban alienation, the abolition of compassion and community in capitalism and western hypocrisy in primly looking away from injustice and desolation in other parts of the world. But the backstory twist ending – similar to the one Krzysztof Kieślowski in effect gave us the same year in Three Colours Red – is a bit pat.
- 3/23/2023
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Have A Good One (Hago) has boarded “Split,” a series created and directed by well-respected French feminist author Iris Brey ahead of its world premiere in competition at Series Mania Festival.
“Split” was produced by Fabienne Servan-Schreiber et Charlotte Ortiz at Paris-based Cinétévé for the French broadcaster France Televisions’ digital platform Slash.
The show revolves around Anna, a 30 year-old stuntwoman who falls in love with a famous actress during a film shoot. The attractive cast includes Alma Jodorowsky (“The Serpent”), Jehnny Beth, Ralph Amoussou, and Pauline Chalamet.
Hago is also attending Series Mania with “Sex (re) Education” (“Septième Ciel”) and will be pitching the show at the Coming Next from France session.
The series, produced by Henri Debeurme and Aurélia Grossmann’s Next Episode, was awarded best TV series at the Fiction Festival of La Rochelle last year. It premiered on Ocs in January and pulled some of the pay TV channel’s highest ratings.
“Split” was produced by Fabienne Servan-Schreiber et Charlotte Ortiz at Paris-based Cinétévé for the French broadcaster France Televisions’ digital platform Slash.
The show revolves around Anna, a 30 year-old stuntwoman who falls in love with a famous actress during a film shoot. The attractive cast includes Alma Jodorowsky (“The Serpent”), Jehnny Beth, Ralph Amoussou, and Pauline Chalamet.
Hago is also attending Series Mania with “Sex (re) Education” (“Septième Ciel”) and will be pitching the show at the Coming Next from France session.
The series, produced by Henri Debeurme and Aurélia Grossmann’s Next Episode, was awarded best TV series at the Fiction Festival of La Rochelle last year. It premiered on Ocs in January and pulled some of the pay TV channel’s highest ratings.
- 3/21/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Dawn Richard Champions the Power of Self-Expression in Moving New Orleans-Set Dance Short ‘Pigments’
Having worked as a songwriter, producer and music-making artist since 2005, Dawn Richard knows the power of self-expression and in creating her first film as director she brings that power to her city, New Orleans. Pigments, which Richard co-directed with filmmaker Monty Marsh, is an experimental blend of dance, poetry and documentary that portrays the city of New Orleans through a lens of pure self-expression. It’s a gorgeous film with a powerful acknowledgement of the stories of individuals which Richards achieves by casting the film with the dance students of the New Orleans Centre for Creative Arts, a decision which allows the film to be embedded in a truth and reality known only by the residents of the famed city. Dn sat down with Richard for a conversation where she talks to us about the decision to shift perspectives on New Orleans in addition to her ongoing development as a multi-hyphenated artist.
- 2/22/2023
- by James Maitre
- Directors Notes
Slowly but surely, the Oscars are starting to reflect the best in international film, rather than simply celebrating the most impressive achievements in American production.
That’s a good thing for world cinema — to be recognized at last by the historically Hollywood-centric awards show — but a tricky transition, as the Academy reinvents what the Oscars represent.
For the past 50 years, the org has largely relegated non-English-language cinematic achievements to the “international feature” corner.
But a recent push by Academy leadership to expand its membership in every conceivable direction — seeking diversity at home, gender parity where possible and greater representation of industry talent around the globe — has significantly boosted international participation. Today, roughly 20 of the organization’s nearly 10,000 members live abroad.
These overseas members are the new wild card in the voting process, embracing achievements that are no more “foreign” to them — as non-English films were once labeled — than your average Hollywood film.
That’s a good thing for world cinema — to be recognized at last by the historically Hollywood-centric awards show — but a tricky transition, as the Academy reinvents what the Oscars represent.
For the past 50 years, the org has largely relegated non-English-language cinematic achievements to the “international feature” corner.
But a recent push by Academy leadership to expand its membership in every conceivable direction — seeking diversity at home, gender parity where possible and greater representation of industry talent around the globe — has significantly boosted international participation. Today, roughly 20 of the organization’s nearly 10,000 members live abroad.
These overseas members are the new wild card in the voting process, embracing achievements that are no more “foreign” to them — as non-English films were once labeled — than your average Hollywood film.
- 2/8/2023
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
After last month kicked off with Sight and Sound unveiling of their once-in-a-decade greatest films of all-time poll, detailing the 100 films that made the cut that were led by Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, they’ve now unveiled the full critics’ top 250. While the discourse up until now has featured many wondering why certain directors were totally absent and why other films that previously made the top 100 were left out, more clarity has arrived with this update.
Check out some highlights we clocked below, the full list here, and return on March 2 when all ballots and comments will be unveiled.
The films closest to making the top 100 were Rio Bravo, The House Is Black, and Vagabond, which tied for #103. Four directors absent in the top 100––Terrence Malick, Paul Thomas Anderson, Hou Hsiao-hsien, and Jacques Demy––have two films each in the top 250: The Tree of Life...
Check out some highlights we clocked below, the full list here, and return on March 2 when all ballots and comments will be unveiled.
The films closest to making the top 100 were Rio Bravo, The House Is Black, and Vagabond, which tied for #103. Four directors absent in the top 100––Terrence Malick, Paul Thomas Anderson, Hou Hsiao-hsien, and Jacques Demy––have two films each in the top 250: The Tree of Life...
- 1/31/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
A supernatural horror rife with family ambiguity, anger and self-discovery, Sarah Lasry’s Spell on You (La Verrue) sees the Paris-based director take the confusion and rage of her childhood and combine it with the companionship she found in the world of witches and spells. It’s a narrative which empowers her young protagonist who after being initially horrified by the warts on her nose, through them, learns to harness her own unearthly powers. Lasry explores adult themes beyond the grasp of children yet glimpsed through forbidden keyholes and cracks in doors, and unlocks the freedom of self-expression through powers unknown. Spell on You is a creeping dark burgeoning of power where the adults do not rule and an ominous presence is felt right from the seeming normality of the opening scene through to a crescendo of unbalance in its final moments. Ahead of today’s premiere, we sat down...
- 1/16/2023
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
Tár writer/director Todd Field discusses a few of his favorite movies with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
You Only Live Twice (1967) – Dana Gould’s trailer commentary
Tár (2022)
Man With A Movie Camera (1929)
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
The Big Parade (1925)
Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
The Crowd (1928)
Star Wars (1977)
The Servant (1963)
Parasite (2019) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review, Dennis Cozzalio’s review
The Three Musketeers (1973) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Figures In A Landscape (1970)
M (1931)
M (1951)
I Am Cuba (1964)
The Cranes Are Flying (1957) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Letter Never Sent (1960)
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969)
The Towering Inferno (1974) – George Hickenlooper’s trailer commentary
The Great Waldo Pepper (1975)
The Sting (1973)
The World of Henry Orient (1964) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary
Thelma And Louise (1991)
Murmur Of The Heart (1971)
The Silent World (1956)
Opening Night (1977)
The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie (1976) – Larry Karaszewski’s...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
You Only Live Twice (1967) – Dana Gould’s trailer commentary
Tár (2022)
Man With A Movie Camera (1929)
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
The Big Parade (1925)
Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
The Crowd (1928)
Star Wars (1977)
The Servant (1963)
Parasite (2019) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review, Dennis Cozzalio’s review
The Three Musketeers (1973) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Figures In A Landscape (1970)
M (1931)
M (1951)
I Am Cuba (1964)
The Cranes Are Flying (1957) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Letter Never Sent (1960)
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969)
The Towering Inferno (1974) – George Hickenlooper’s trailer commentary
The Great Waldo Pepper (1975)
The Sting (1973)
The World of Henry Orient (1964) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary
Thelma And Louise (1991)
Murmur Of The Heart (1971)
The Silent World (1956)
Opening Night (1977)
The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie (1976) – Larry Karaszewski’s...
- 1/10/2023
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Ten years ago, there were five clear frontrunners for the Oscar for Best Director of 2012: Ben Affleck for “Argo,” Kathryn Bigelow for “Zero Dark Thirty,” Tom Hooper for “Les Misérables,” Ang Lee for “Life of Pi” and Steven Spielberg for “Lincoln. But when the nominations were announced, only Lee and Spielberg made the cut. Replacing Affleck, Bigelow and Hooper were Michael Haneke for “Amour,” David O. Russell for “Silver Linings Playbook” and Benh Zeitlin for “Beasts of the Southern Wild.”
Talk about an Oscar race going wild.
The lesson learned was that the Directors Branch of the Academy can be very unpredictable. They might overlook a big Hollywood star for helming a critical and commercial success, and instead go with an obscure director for their work on a tiny arthouse film. With that said, we should be prepared for some surprises in the directing category when the nominations are...
Talk about an Oscar race going wild.
The lesson learned was that the Directors Branch of the Academy can be very unpredictable. They might overlook a big Hollywood star for helming a critical and commercial success, and instead go with an obscure director for their work on a tiny arthouse film. With that said, we should be prepared for some surprises in the directing category when the nominations are...
- 1/9/2023
- by Tariq Khan
- Gold Derby
The Governors Awards are back, delivering seriously mixed messages on Saturday night at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel.
On one hand, the three-plus-hour ceremony delivered Honorary Academy Awards to directors Peter Weir and Euzhan Palcy and songwriter Diane Warren, plus the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to actor and Parkinson’s disease activist Michael J. Fox. That part of the night was both a celebration and a history lesson, leading to multiple standing ovations and some tears to boot.
On the other hand, the awards come at a time when preliminary Oscar voting will begin in about three weeks, and the lure of putting their top contenders in a room full of Academy voters and press was enough to get studios to spend in the high five figures to fill the tables crammed tightly in a huge ballroom.
It was a campaign event that also happened to hand out Academy Awards,...
On one hand, the three-plus-hour ceremony delivered Honorary Academy Awards to directors Peter Weir and Euzhan Palcy and songwriter Diane Warren, plus the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to actor and Parkinson’s disease activist Michael J. Fox. That part of the night was both a celebration and a history lesson, leading to multiple standing ovations and some tears to boot.
On the other hand, the awards come at a time when preliminary Oscar voting will begin in about three weeks, and the lure of putting their top contenders in a room full of Academy voters and press was enough to get studios to spend in the high five figures to fill the tables crammed tightly in a huge ballroom.
It was a campaign event that also happened to hand out Academy Awards,...
- 11/20/2022
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Two-time Oscar nominee Julie Delpy has signed with Verve.
As an actress, Delpy broke out in the 1990 Oscar nominated title Europa Europa which received a nod in the Best Adapted Screenplay category.
The Paris-born multihyphenate made her debut as a filmmaker with the 1995 short film Blah Blah Blah which she also wrote and saw its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
Since then, she has gone on to write, direct and star in a number of feature films including the indie success Two Days in Paris followed by Two Days in New York, Skylab, Lolo, The Countess and My Zoe.
She starred in Richard Linklater’s Before romance series opposite Ethan Hawke, kicking off with 1995’s Before Sunrise, then 2004’s Before Sunset and then 2013’s Before Midnight. She co-wrote Before Sunset with Linklater and Hawke, for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. She also...
As an actress, Delpy broke out in the 1990 Oscar nominated title Europa Europa which received a nod in the Best Adapted Screenplay category.
The Paris-born multihyphenate made her debut as a filmmaker with the 1995 short film Blah Blah Blah which she also wrote and saw its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
Since then, she has gone on to write, direct and star in a number of feature films including the indie success Two Days in Paris followed by Two Days in New York, Skylab, Lolo, The Countess and My Zoe.
She starred in Richard Linklater’s Before romance series opposite Ethan Hawke, kicking off with 1995’s Before Sunrise, then 2004’s Before Sunset and then 2013’s Before Midnight. She co-wrote Before Sunset with Linklater and Hawke, for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. She also...
- 11/15/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
In the Northern Hemisphere, February finds much of Canada, as well as parts of the U.S., under cover of darkness, snow and ice. The only shining glow comes from the television. If you anticipate this being your lot in life come February, rest assured that the Criterion Collection stands ready to liven up your winter with two classics available for the first time in 4K: Krzysztof Kieślowski's Three Colors and Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused. All four films were released in the early 1990s, though I leave it to our trusted reviewers to draw any lines of comparison they wish between these classics of cinema. Both releases feature the usual assortment of Criterion supplemental goodies. For those of us who are not quite ready, financially...
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- 11/15/2022
- Screen Anarchy
The Criterion Collection has unveiled its February disc offerings and, fittingly, one can celebrate Valentine’s Day with one of the best trilogies on love and loss: Krzysztof Kieślowski’s newly restored Three Colors Trilogy, now available in 4K. Also joining the 4K club is Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused.
Elsewhere in the lineup is Marguerite Duras’ India Song, paired with the lesser-seen Baxter, Vera Baxter, Robert Townsend’s debut feature Hollywood Shuffle, and, also fitting for Valentine’s Day, Franco Zeffirelli’s adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.
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Elsewhere in the lineup is Marguerite Duras’ India Song, paired with the lesser-seen Baxter, Vera Baxter, Robert Townsend’s debut feature Hollywood Shuffle, and, also fitting for Valentine’s Day, Franco Zeffirelli’s adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.
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- 11/15/2022
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
When Camerimage Film Festival founder Marek Zydowicz launched his cinematography-centered event in the fall of 1993, the film world spun on a rather different axis.
In Hollywood, star-driven dramas like “The Fugitive” and “The Firm” drove the local box office, while in Europe, auteur Krzysztof Kieślowski was right in the midst of his “Three Colors” Trilogy, an art-house high-watermark that would turn out to be the Polish filmmaker’s final artistic statement as a narrative feature film director. And across the world, throughout its various film production industries big and small, celluloid reigned supreme. To say that things have changed would be something of an understatement.
“We were kind of expecting that civilization would go in a different direction,” Zydowicz deadpans. “We could say the same for film.”
Still, as Camerimage readies its 30th edition – which will run from Nov. 12-19 in the Polish city of Toruń – organizers have never lost...
In Hollywood, star-driven dramas like “The Fugitive” and “The Firm” drove the local box office, while in Europe, auteur Krzysztof Kieślowski was right in the midst of his “Three Colors” Trilogy, an art-house high-watermark that would turn out to be the Polish filmmaker’s final artistic statement as a narrative feature film director. And across the world, throughout its various film production industries big and small, celluloid reigned supreme. To say that things have changed would be something of an understatement.
“We were kind of expecting that civilization would go in a different direction,” Zydowicz deadpans. “We could say the same for film.”
Still, as Camerimage readies its 30th edition – which will run from Nov. 12-19 in the Polish city of Toruń – organizers have never lost...
- 10/28/2022
- by Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
Paris-based sales and co-production banner Have A Good One (Hago), has boarded two new series, “Sex (re) Education” (“Septième Ciel”) and “Caro Nostra,” in the run up to Mipcom, the Cannes TV market.
“Sex (re) Education” is a 10-part half-hour comedy series directed by Alice Vial, who won the Cesar Award in 2018 with her short “The Winkles.”
The series, penned by Clémence Azincourt, Clement Marchand and Vial, follows Jacques, an pensioner who has been placed by his daughter in a retirement home. When he thinks his life is over, he meets Rose and embarks on a passionate and lustful affair, wrecking havoc in the residence. The cast includes Irene Jacob, the well-known actor of Krzysztof Kieslowski’s “Rouge.” Ordered by French pay TV group Ocs, the show recently won best series at La Rochelle Fiction Festival and is produced by Next Episode, Henri Debeurme’s Ugc-backed company.
“Caro Nostra...
“Sex (re) Education” is a 10-part half-hour comedy series directed by Alice Vial, who won the Cesar Award in 2018 with her short “The Winkles.”
The series, penned by Clémence Azincourt, Clement Marchand and Vial, follows Jacques, an pensioner who has been placed by his daughter in a retirement home. When he thinks his life is over, he meets Rose and embarks on a passionate and lustful affair, wrecking havoc in the residence. The cast includes Irene Jacob, the well-known actor of Krzysztof Kieslowski’s “Rouge.” Ordered by French pay TV group Ocs, the show recently won best series at La Rochelle Fiction Festival and is produced by Next Episode, Henri Debeurme’s Ugc-backed company.
“Caro Nostra...
- 10/17/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Pictured, from left to right: Grace Han, Lou Yi-An, Wan-Ling Yu
Taiwan’s upcoming Oscar entry for Best International Feature Film, Lou Yi-an’s “Goddamned Asura,” has had an indomitable track record in its home country. After its premiere at Taiwan’s Golden Horse Film Festival, “Goddamned Asura” generated buzz with Wang Yu-xuan’s Best Supporting Actress win. Later, at the Taipei Film Awards, the film reaped even more laurels – including Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress (Wang Yu-xuan), and Best Soundtrack. Now, at the most recent edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, director Lou Yi-an himself made a special appearance on the Canadian red carpet.
In between screenings, happy hours, and other in-person festivities, Lou Yi-an – the calm presence that he is – tells us that he has been savoring the festival’s atmosphere. His gentle, but confident voice is a marked contrast from his three-part psychological...
Taiwan’s upcoming Oscar entry for Best International Feature Film, Lou Yi-an’s “Goddamned Asura,” has had an indomitable track record in its home country. After its premiere at Taiwan’s Golden Horse Film Festival, “Goddamned Asura” generated buzz with Wang Yu-xuan’s Best Supporting Actress win. Later, at the Taipei Film Awards, the film reaped even more laurels – including Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress (Wang Yu-xuan), and Best Soundtrack. Now, at the most recent edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, director Lou Yi-an himself made a special appearance on the Canadian red carpet.
In between screenings, happy hours, and other in-person festivities, Lou Yi-an – the calm presence that he is – tells us that he has been savoring the festival’s atmosphere. His gentle, but confident voice is a marked contrast from his three-part psychological...
- 10/12/2022
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
“You have to know how to reject roles so as not to enter into a system in which women are only seen in a certain way,” French actress Juliette Binoche said here on Sunday, according to ‘Variety’.
Binoche spoke up for women while answering questions from the media at the San Sebastian Film Festival, where she is a recipient this year of the festival’s Donostia Award as a tribute to her career.
‘The English Patient’ star is a go-to actress for a slew of auteur directors, including Krzysztof Kieslowski and Claire Denis, who joined her on stage to discuss ‘Both Sides of the Blade’, this year’s Silver Bear winner for Best Director at the Berlinale.
A love triangle film co-starring Binoche, the film will be screened at the festival before the award’s presentation. ‘Both Sides of the Blade’ also stars Vincent Lindon and Gregoire Colin.
“You have...
Binoche spoke up for women while answering questions from the media at the San Sebastian Film Festival, where she is a recipient this year of the festival’s Donostia Award as a tribute to her career.
‘The English Patient’ star is a go-to actress for a slew of auteur directors, including Krzysztof Kieslowski and Claire Denis, who joined her on stage to discuss ‘Both Sides of the Blade’, this year’s Silver Bear winner for Best Director at the Berlinale.
A love triangle film co-starring Binoche, the film will be screened at the festival before the award’s presentation. ‘Both Sides of the Blade’ also stars Vincent Lindon and Gregoire Colin.
“You have...
- 9/18/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
“You have to know how to reject roles so as not to enter into a system in which women are only seen in a certain way,” said French actor Juliette Binoche on Sunday.
Binoche spoke up for women whilst answering questions from the press at the San Sebastián Film Festival where she is a recipient this year of the festival’s Donostia Award, as a tribute to her career.
“The English Patient” star is a go-to actress for a slew of auteur directors, including Krzysztof Kieślowski and Claire Denis.
Denis joined her on stage to discuss “Both Sides of the Blade,” a love triangle film co-starring Binoche, which will screen at the festival before the award’s presentation.
“Both Sides of the Blade” also stars Vincent Lindon and Grégoire Colin.
“You have to go instead to the new. And you have to jump into the unknown and work outside of macho codes,...
Binoche spoke up for women whilst answering questions from the press at the San Sebastián Film Festival where she is a recipient this year of the festival’s Donostia Award, as a tribute to her career.
“The English Patient” star is a go-to actress for a slew of auteur directors, including Krzysztof Kieślowski and Claire Denis.
Denis joined her on stage to discuss “Both Sides of the Blade,” a love triangle film co-starring Binoche, which will screen at the festival before the award’s presentation.
“Both Sides of the Blade” also stars Vincent Lindon and Grégoire Colin.
“You have to go instead to the new. And you have to jump into the unknown and work outside of macho codes,...
- 9/18/2022
- by Liza Foreman
- Variety Film + TV
The Special Program in Focus, which will screen works by Japanese directors who have made their debuts after 2010 and who have been acknowledged by the press and critics, is expected to encourage further attention towards present-day Japanese cinema, which began with the initial sparks of two Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s films: Drive My Car (2021) and Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021). Much attention will be centered on this important opportunity to assess up-and-coming Japanese directors who are to follow Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s generation, and to better gauge the current direction of Japanese cinema.
The selection advisers for this year’s Special Program in Focus includes director Hamaguchi Ryusuke, Tokyo International Film Festival director Ichiyama Shozo, Osaka Asian Film Festival programmer Teruoka Sozo, and Skip City International D-Cinema Festival programmer Hasegawa Toshiyuki, among many other. The Special Program in Focus is sponsored by the Lee Heui Keon Korea-Japan Exchange Foundation.
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The selection advisers for this year’s Special Program in Focus includes director Hamaguchi Ryusuke, Tokyo International Film Festival director Ichiyama Shozo, Osaka Asian Film Festival programmer Teruoka Sozo, and Skip City International D-Cinema Festival programmer Hasegawa Toshiyuki, among many other. The Special Program in Focus is sponsored by the Lee Heui Keon Korea-Japan Exchange Foundation.
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- 8/20/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Five Inspirations is a series in which we ask directors to share five things that shaped and informed their film. Stephen Karam's The Humans is exclusively showing on Mubi in many countries starting August 12, 2022, in the series Debuts.Inspiration #1Brigitte Mira in Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) by Rainer Werner FassbinderThis very interior film (in a pre-war space) and the soulful performance by Brigitte Mira always had me thinking about how to shoot Jayne Houdyshell.Inspiration #2Nyc Chinatown tenements skyshapesI took these shots of my building’s air shafts on Eldridge Street a year before we started filming—and versions of the shots made it into the film and formed the entire opening.Inspiration #3Photographs of empty spaces by Todd HidoAnd Lucy Sante’s Paris Review essay, “The Empty Room”:The more empty the photograph, the more it implies horror. The void that dominates an empty photograph is the site of past human activity.
- 8/16/2022
- MUBI
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