Tag: Cannes
19 articles
The Power of Limits in ‘The Five Obstructions’
How are you doing with your new year’s resolutions? Did you start this month with enthusiasm and optimism? We seem to enjoy this annual ritual of creating restrictions for ourselves. Some...
Jan 17, 2012 / Alison Frank‘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. 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. ArmstrongPan-Asia Film Festival 2011
The third annual Pan-Asia Film Festival took place in London this month (March 2nd-13th). The event is organised by Asia House, a cultural centre that hosts a variety of events throughout the year,...
Mar 22, 2011 / Alison FrankOfficial US Trailer for ‘Dogtooth’
“Dogtooth,” also known as “Kynodontas,” the much-heralded Greek film from Yorgos Lanthimos (“My Best Friend,” “Kinetta”) has become something of a phenomenon since winning the top prize in its...
Jun 9, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongTerry Gilliam Nabs Ewan McGregor For ‘Don Quixote’
Terry Gilliam’s fittingly Quixotic quest to make a movie set against the backdrop of Miguel de Cervantes’ 17th century magnum opus “Don Quixote” may finally be coming to a head. Empire bumped into...
May 18, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongOfficial Best of Fest Aims to Revolutionize Indie Film Distribution
Did you know that a movie or a short film is made somewhere around the world every four seconds? For the casual film lover looking for a quality movie-going experience, and even for the professional...
Feb 11, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongTerrence Malick’s New Project Has Production Date, Interests Buyers
Acclaimed director, Terrence Malick, is set to begin production on his still untitled project, a romance starring Christian Bale, Javier Bardem, Rachel McAdams and Olga Kurylenko, this fall. No plot...
Feb 4, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
Inventive, spectacularly creative, intoxicating. Terry Gilliam’s whimsically absurd tale of a veteran vaudevillianesque performer who makes a deal with the Devil to live forever in exchange for his...
Jan 20, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongChallenging Mise-en-scène: A Study of ‘4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days’
After viewing Cristian Mungiu’s utterly mesmerizing and criminally underappreciated “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days” I may finally understand the meaning, or at least one aspect, of the much debated...
Jan 19, 2010 / Vanessa Graniello‘Captain Blood’ Remake to be Set in Outer Space
Jerry Bruckheimer and Johnny Depp are swimming in cash after the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films, and two flicks have already been setup concerning the recent hijackings off the coast of Africa by...
Jul 30, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongMystery Team Trailer
A second trailer for Mystery Team. Internet sensations DERRICK Comedy make the leap from your browser window to the big screen this fall in the hilariously inappropriate Mystery Team. The comedy hit...
Jul 20, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongVon Trier’s ‘Antichrist’ to be Released Near Halloween
Lars von Trier’s controversial film, “Antichrist” will get a circa-Halloween release in Los Angeles and New York, with the film going out Oct. 23, reports Variety . IFC, the film’s largest buyer at...
Jun 25, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRecent Articles
- Review: ‘A War’ explores war’s quiet, forgotten horrors
- TMA FilmCast #33 — Vera Chytilova and the Czech New Wave
- The fantasist: The comic art of Woody Allen
- Tribeca picks up North American rights to ‘Misery Loves Comedy’ at Sundance
- TMA FilmCast #32 — Alison Frank interviews Ana Geislerova
- ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ tops Online Film Critics Awards
- TMA FilmCast #31 — Alison Frank reports from 67th Locarno Film Fest
- 5 ½ hour film dominates awards at Locarno
- Shorts at #Locarno67: meditation vs testing the audience’s patience
- ‘The Fool’: A modern propaganda film
Sections
- News (418)
- Features (349)
- Film Reviews (219)
- Blogs (162)
- Festivals (136)
- Drama (126)
- The Wider Screen (115)
- Trailers (92)
- Comedy (70)
- videos (69)
- Sci-Fi (66)
- FCS (59)
- Essays (56)
- Action/Adventure (46)
- Below the Line (40)
Topics
