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‘Tree of Life’ wins Palme d’Or
Brad Pitt stars in the Palme d'Or-winning "The Tree of Life" Writer-director Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life,” the year’s most anticipated and buzzed about film, won the Cannes Film Festival’s...
May 22, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Breathless’ star Jean-Paul Belmondo receives Palme d’Or
The iconic Jean-Paul Belmondo with Jean Seberg in "Breathless" More than 50 years after “Breathless” Cannes finally gave Jean-Paul Belmondo a Palme d’Or. Belmondo, one the biggest stars of The French...
May 19, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongLars Von Trier banned from Cannes for Hitler remarks
Lars Von Trier calls himself a Nazi at Cannes The Cannes Film Festival declared Danish filmmaker Lars Von Trier a “persona non grata” and banned him from the festival Wednesday for saying he...
May 19, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Submarine’: Not Sublime, but Everyday
Submarine has been given, on the whole, an easy ride from the critics. I think that there are three reasons for over-indulgence towards this largely forgettable film. First, for many UK reviewers,...
May 16, 2011 / Alison FrankPriest (2010)
Paul Bettany as the ass-kicking, vampire-slaying "Priest" Critics can be a fickle bunch. Lavishing this, lambasting that. But with most films it’s relatively easy to predict the critical response....
May 15, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongNew clip: ‘Tree of Life’
A new clip has been released from the most anticipated movie of this young decade, Terrence Malick’s “Tree of Life.” Mr. O’Brien (Brad Pitt), an overbearing, strict father is out of the house while...
May 13, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongNew clip: Lars Von Trier’s ‘Melancholia’
Zentropa released a new clip of Lars Von Trier’s upcoming apocalyptic drama “Melancholia” this week. The clip features sisters (played by Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg) discussing the nature...
May 12, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongFilmmuseet: Norway’s Film History
If you find yourself in Oslo, the Norwegian Film Institute’s ‘Filmmuseet’ (Film Museum) is worth a visit. Housed in ‘Filmens Hus’, same building as the city’s cinematheque, this free, compact...
May 10, 2011 / Alison FrankPaul Thomas Anderson’s religious drama picked up by TWC
Deadline reports that The Weinstein Company will distribute Paul Thomas Anderson’s next film — his first since 2007’s “There Will Be Blood.” After a furious bidding war the Weinstein’s won worldwide...
May 10, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Rio’ and ‘Hop': Worlds Away
The animated features Hop and Rio have a few things in common, aside from their one-word titles. An animal plays the lead role in each (‘E.B’ the rabbit in Hop and ‘Blu’ the parrot in Rio), and both...
May 5, 2011 / Alison FrankShooting set to begin on English remake of Refn’s ‘Pusher’
Kim Bodnia as "Frank" in Nicolas Winding Refn's "Pusher" LONDON — Vertigo Films and Embargo Films announced Tuesday that shooting will begin on the English language remake of Nicolas Winding Refn’s...
May 3, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Ender’s Game’ picked up by Summit
Orson Scott Card’s sci-fi novel “Ender’s Game” is making its way to the big screen. THR reports that Summit Entertainment is in negotiations to acquire the U.S. rights and co-finance a live-action...
Apr 29, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongTribeca announces 2011 winners
NEW YORK – The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) today announced several program award winners and grantees at the TFI Awards Luncheon at Riverpark NYC during the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival. Two winners...
Apr 29, 2011 / StaffHanna (2011)
Saoirse Ronan with a blood-spattered face in "Hanna" Up-and-coming auteur Rian Johnson recently tweeted, “The filmmaking in Hanna was pretty humbling.” That’s high praise coming from the man behind...
Apr 28, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongNew pics released for Lars Von Trier’s ‘Melancholia’
Self promotion and unfettered egotism have served director Lars Von Trier well. After he proclaimed himself “the greatest film director in the world” at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival premier of his...
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