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Canadian documentarian Peter Wintonick has passed away at the age of 60. Aaron Cutler has some words and links on the artist.
The Festival Internazionale del Film di Roma, also known as the Rome Film Festival, has announced its awards from a Jury chaired by James Gray. Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Seventh Code was among the winners, picking up Best Director and Best Technical Contribution.
The Seventh Art's latest video mag is now online, featuring interviews with João Pedro Rodrigues and Corneliu Porumboiu, among others. What's next for Joe Dante? A horror-comedy starring Anton Yelchin titled Burying the Ex (it's the sort of cheesy title we'd only let him get away with!).
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Canadian documentarian Peter Wintonick has passed away at the age of 60. Aaron Cutler has some words and links on the artist.
The Festival Internazionale del Film di Roma, also known as the Rome Film Festival, has announced its awards from a Jury chaired by James Gray. Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Seventh Code was among the winners, picking up Best Director and Best Technical Contribution.
The Seventh Art's latest video mag is now online, featuring interviews with João Pedro Rodrigues and Corneliu Porumboiu, among others. What's next for Joe Dante? A horror-comedy starring Anton Yelchin titled Burying the Ex (it's the sort of cheesy title we'd only let him get away with!).
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Above: from our friend Adrian Curry's Tumblr, a French poster for The Big Sleep that auctioned off for $21,510. Check out this fun, totally bizarre interactive video for Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone". For Film Comment, Max Nelson...
- 11/20/2013
- by Adam Cook
- MUBI
Scarlett Johansson is already an award-winner for "Her" and she does not even appear in the movie, just her voice! Spike Jonze's science-fiction romance may by the dark horse this awards season. Now, I haven't seen the movie yet but I can't wait!
Johnsson was given the Best Actress award at the recently concluded Rome Film Festival. Matthew McConaughey took home the Best Actor trophy for "Dallas Buyers Club" which also won the Audience Award. Scott Cooper's "Out of the Furnace" starring Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, and Woody Harrelson won the Best First or Second Feature trophy.
Here are all the winners of the 2013 Rome Film Festival:
Competition
Golden Marc Aurelio Award for Best Film: Tir by Alberto Fasulo
Best Director Award: Kiyoshi Kurosawa for Sebunsu kodo (Seventh Code)
Special Jury Prize: Quod Erat Demonstrandum by Andrei Gruzsniczk
Best Actor Award: Matthew McConaughey for Dallas Buyers Club
Best...
Johnsson was given the Best Actress award at the recently concluded Rome Film Festival. Matthew McConaughey took home the Best Actor trophy for "Dallas Buyers Club" which also won the Audience Award. Scott Cooper's "Out of the Furnace" starring Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, and Woody Harrelson won the Best First or Second Feature trophy.
Here are all the winners of the 2013 Rome Film Festival:
Competition
Golden Marc Aurelio Award for Best Film: Tir by Alberto Fasulo
Best Director Award: Kiyoshi Kurosawa for Sebunsu kodo (Seventh Code)
Special Jury Prize: Quod Erat Demonstrandum by Andrei Gruzsniczk
Best Actor Award: Matthew McConaughey for Dallas Buyers Club
Best...
- 11/19/2013
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Rome Film Festival Director, Marco Mueller, (former head of the Venice Film Festival), has already proved himself with this year’s Rome line up, has the festival headed in the right direction with his sights for future years set on high, and did an Incredible job assuring the safety and well-being for the thousands upon thousands of screaming young fans who warmly greeted the ‘Hunger Games, Catching Fire’ cast molto spiritosi, Beatles style!
From Christian Bale in “Out of the Furnace”, Spike Jonze’s “Her”, to ‘Dallas Buyers Club’, the lifetime achievement award which went to Aleksej Jurevic German’s Out of Competition Film, “Hard To Be A God,” the festival did not disappoint.
Film Guide
Here are some of the winners.
Top Prize Winner: Tir
Winner Best Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Seventh Code
Winner Best Actress: Scarlett Johansson for Spike Jonze’s Her
Winner Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey for Dallas Buyers Club
“Hunger Games: Catching Fire” was Out of Competition, however,
was an absolute success with the fans who camped out Overnight just to catch a glimpse or perhaps an autograph from Jennifer, Josh, and Liam. It was truly amazing. In what felt much like the gladiator ring, girls were crying, screaming as if the Beatles had just come to town, security guards were literally pushing rows and rows of thousands of excited fans back, while Jennifer cleverly entertained them by organizing a wave, to which the fans in the upper tiers, quickly followed suit. Adorable, passionate fans!
The film is by far better than the book!
Write up soon!
This was Unreal!!!! Like the gladiator ring! So Loud...
From Christian Bale in “Out of the Furnace”, Spike Jonze’s “Her”, to ‘Dallas Buyers Club’, the lifetime achievement award which went to Aleksej Jurevic German’s Out of Competition Film, “Hard To Be A God,” the festival did not disappoint.
Film Guide
Here are some of the winners.
Top Prize Winner: Tir
Winner Best Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Seventh Code
Winner Best Actress: Scarlett Johansson for Spike Jonze’s Her
Winner Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey for Dallas Buyers Club
“Hunger Games: Catching Fire” was Out of Competition, however,
was an absolute success with the fans who camped out Overnight just to catch a glimpse or perhaps an autograph from Jennifer, Josh, and Liam. It was truly amazing. In what felt much like the gladiator ring, girls were crying, screaming as if the Beatles had just come to town, security guards were literally pushing rows and rows of thousands of excited fans back, while Jennifer cleverly entertained them by organizing a wave, to which the fans in the upper tiers, quickly followed suit. Adorable, passionate fans!
The film is by far better than the book!
Write up soon!
This was Unreal!!!! Like the gladiator ring! So Loud...
- 11/18/2013
- by Sharon Abella
- Sydney's Buzz
Without appearing in a single frame of "Her," the Rome Film Festival awarded their Best Actress prize to Scarlett Johansson for her voice over performance as an artificially intelligent Operating System. This rather unique and early accolade for the science fiction romance was similarly praised by film critic Eric Kohn who stated that "Her" is "one of the best studio movies of the year." Other films which earned Rome's top awards was "Dallas Buyers Club," which won the Audience Award and earned Matthew McConaughey the Best Actor prize. Scott Cooper’s "Out of the Furnace," starring Christian Bale, was named best first or second feature. Here are all the winners: Competition Golden Marc Aurelio Award for Best Film: Tir by Alberto Fasulo Best Director Award: Kiyoshi Kurosawa for Sebunsu kodo (Seventh Code) Special Jury Prize: Quod Erat Demonstrandum by Andrei Gruzsniczk Best Actor Award: Matthew McConaughey for Dallas Buyers Club Best Actress Award:.
- 11/18/2013
- by James Hiler
- Indiewire
Honour received for in Rome for role in Spike Jonze's film about a man who falls in love with a computer operating system, voiced by Johansson after Samantha Morton's work in the same part deemed inappropriate
• First look review: Her
Scarlett Johansson has received the best actress award at the Rome film festival. The prize, voted for by an international jury headed by director James Gray, was awarded to Johansson for her performance in Spike Jonze's Her. Johansson plays a computer operating system called Samantha who falls in love with her owner, played by Joaquin Phoenix. She is heard off camera, but never seen on screen.
Johansson was a late signing to the project, coming aboard after Samanatha Morton had already taped the full audio for the role.
The best actor prize was given to Matthew McConoughey for his role in The Dallas Buyers Club, director Jean-Marc Vallée...
• First look review: Her
Scarlett Johansson has received the best actress award at the Rome film festival. The prize, voted for by an international jury headed by director James Gray, was awarded to Johansson for her performance in Spike Jonze's Her. Johansson plays a computer operating system called Samantha who falls in love with her owner, played by Joaquin Phoenix. She is heard off camera, but never seen on screen.
Johansson was a late signing to the project, coming aboard after Samanatha Morton had already taped the full audio for the role.
The best actor prize was given to Matthew McConoughey for his role in The Dallas Buyers Club, director Jean-Marc Vallée...
- 11/18/2013
- by Henry Barnes
- The Guardian - Film News
Matthew McConaughey and Scarlett Johansson win actor prizes.Scroll down for full list of winners
Tir, the first narrative film by Italian director Alberto Fasulo, has picked up the Golden Marc Aurelio Award for best film at the 8th Rome Film Fesival.
The docu-drama explores the current econmic crisis as seen through the eyes of a former professor who becomes a trucker to solve his money problems. It stars Slovenian actor Branko Zavrsan (No Man’s Land).
Fasulo is best known for documentaries including White Noise (Rumore bianco). Tir is being sold internationally by Fandango Sales.
One of 18 competition titles, Tir beat heavyweight Us titles including Jean-Marc Vallee’s Dallas Buyers Club, Spike Jonze’s Her and Scott Cooper’s Out of the Furnace.
However, all three of those films did manage to secure wins at the festival on Saturday evening.
Scarlett Johansson, who walked the red carpet at Rome earlier in the festival, won the best...
Tir, the first narrative film by Italian director Alberto Fasulo, has picked up the Golden Marc Aurelio Award for best film at the 8th Rome Film Fesival.
The docu-drama explores the current econmic crisis as seen through the eyes of a former professor who becomes a trucker to solve his money problems. It stars Slovenian actor Branko Zavrsan (No Man’s Land).
Fasulo is best known for documentaries including White Noise (Rumore bianco). Tir is being sold internationally by Fandango Sales.
One of 18 competition titles, Tir beat heavyweight Us titles including Jean-Marc Vallee’s Dallas Buyers Club, Spike Jonze’s Her and Scott Cooper’s Out of the Furnace.
However, all three of those films did manage to secure wins at the festival on Saturday evening.
Scarlett Johansson, who walked the red carpet at Rome earlier in the festival, won the best...
- 11/17/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Rome -- Unheralded Tir, Alberto Fasulo's documentary about a Bosnian man who becomes a truck driver after failing to find work as a teacher, on Saturday became the first Italian film to win the Rome Film Festival's top prize, while Matthew McConaughey and Scarlett Johansson were honored with the festival's two main acting prizes. Seventh Code, a thriller from Japan's Kiyoshi Kurosawa, earned Kurosawa the best director honor and Koichi Takahashi the prize for best technical contribution. The entire cast of Acrid (Gass), directed by Iran's Kiarash Asadizadeh, meanwhile, was honored with the prize for best emerging actor or actress and
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- 11/16/2013
- by Eric J. Lyman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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