A version of this review first ran during the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
When you saw Joaquin Phoenix dancing down those outdoor steps toward the end of “Joker,” you probably didn’t think about Princess Elsa belting out “Let It Go” in the 2013 animated film “Frozen.” But Mark Cousins did –- and that’s the difference between him and you and me and the rest of the people who see Cousins make that juxtaposition in his documentary “The Story of Film: A New Generation.”
Cousins ties Joker and Elsa together because of the defiance at the heart of his dance and her song, and he does so at the start of “The Story of Film: A New Generation.” The documentary was an extraordinarily apt film to screen on the opening afternoon of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, which came 14 months after the pandemic had forced the festival to cancel its 2020 edition. The...
When you saw Joaquin Phoenix dancing down those outdoor steps toward the end of “Joker,” you probably didn’t think about Princess Elsa belting out “Let It Go” in the 2013 animated film “Frozen.” But Mark Cousins did –- and that’s the difference between him and you and me and the rest of the people who see Cousins make that juxtaposition in his documentary “The Story of Film: A New Generation.”
Cousins ties Joker and Elsa together because of the defiance at the heart of his dance and her song, and he does so at the start of “The Story of Film: A New Generation.” The documentary was an extraordinarily apt film to screen on the opening afternoon of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, which came 14 months after the pandemic had forced the festival to cancel its 2020 edition. The...
- 9/9/2022
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
The Big Sick (Michael Showalter)
From start to finish, The Big Sick, directed by Michael Showalter, works as a lovingly-rendered, cinematic answer to the dinner party question: “So how did you two meet?” Based on comedian Kumail Nanjiani‘s real life (he co-wrote the screenplay with his wife Emily V. Gordon), we meet Kumail (Nanjiani) as he finishes a stand-up set in Chicago. He becomes fast friends with a...
The Big Sick (Michael Showalter)
From start to finish, The Big Sick, directed by Michael Showalter, works as a lovingly-rendered, cinematic answer to the dinner party question: “So how did you two meet?” Based on comedian Kumail Nanjiani‘s real life (he co-wrote the screenplay with his wife Emily V. Gordon), we meet Kumail (Nanjiani) as he finishes a stand-up set in Chicago. He becomes fast friends with a...
- 11/24/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Dave Lawrie Aug 4, 2017
Blackfish, The Act Of Killing - we celebrate the great documentaries distributed by the UK's Dogwoof...
Did you know that around 20 percent of the films released in the UK are documentaries? It’s a surprisingly large figure. I think the reason behind it might be that ‘documentary’ is considered to be a genre in and of itself. “And the Academy Award for best documentary feature goes to…”. They're all lumped into the same bracket. Also, they're relatively cheap to make and can be assembled independently by a team of only a few people. Success at the box office is often down on the priorities list for creators wanting to spread a message, tell a story or get a point across and, when they only need to recoup that small amount to be considered successful, documentary cinema becomes fertile ground for ambitions to grow in.
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Blackfish, The Act Of Killing - we celebrate the great documentaries distributed by the UK's Dogwoof...
Did you know that around 20 percent of the films released in the UK are documentaries? It’s a surprisingly large figure. I think the reason behind it might be that ‘documentary’ is considered to be a genre in and of itself. “And the Academy Award for best documentary feature goes to…”. They're all lumped into the same bracket. Also, they're relatively cheap to make and can be assembled independently by a team of only a few people. Success at the box office is often down on the priorities list for creators wanting to spread a message, tell a story or get a point across and, when they only need to recoup that small amount to be considered successful, documentary cinema becomes fertile ground for ambitions to grow in.
See related Preacher...
- 8/3/2017
- Den of Geek
The slow specialty box office is picking up. “The Lost City of Z” (Bleecker Street) opened just below the numbers posted last week by “Colossal” (Neon) and “Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer” (Sony Pictures Classics) also opened to over $20,000. And “Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary” (Abramorama) showed strong initial single-theater results, with Emily Dickinson story “A Quiet Passion” (Music Box) also showing some interest.
After a promising start, “Colossal” expanded quickly, showing strength among wider audiences, along with “Gifted” (Fox Searchlight) and “Their Finest” (Stx). And holocaust drama “The Zookeeper’s Wife” (Focus) passed the $10 million mark in only its third weekend.
Festival favorite “Maudie,” a Canadian-Irish coproduction set in a small Nova Scotia town, opened in four Canadian theaters ahead of its June stateside release from Sony Classics Pictures, with a three day total of around $60,000. It stars Sally Hawkins and...
After a promising start, “Colossal” expanded quickly, showing strength among wider audiences, along with “Gifted” (Fox Searchlight) and “Their Finest” (Stx). And holocaust drama “The Zookeeper’s Wife” (Focus) passed the $10 million mark in only its third weekend.
Festival favorite “Maudie,” a Canadian-Irish coproduction set in a small Nova Scotia town, opened in four Canadian theaters ahead of its June stateside release from Sony Classics Pictures, with a three day total of around $60,000. It stars Sally Hawkins and...
- 4/16/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Alfonso Cuarón is back! The filmmaker has remained relatively quiet since winning Best Director at the Oscars three years ago for “Gravity,” but at a press conference (via Filmeweb) in Mexico earlier today, he confirmed he has finished production on his next movie, a family drama titled “Roma.” This is the first time the title has been revealed.
Read More: How Alfonso Cuarón and Emmanuel Lubezki Faked Their Way Through Film School
News broke last September that Cuarón would be directing a new movie set in Mexico, his first since “Y Tu Mamá También” made him a star on the international film circuit. At the time, the only details around the project were that it would be set in the 1970s and follow the year in the life of a middle-class family. The director is remaining tight-lipped on plot details for now, but he did reveal just how important it...
Read More: How Alfonso Cuarón and Emmanuel Lubezki Faked Their Way Through Film School
News broke last September that Cuarón would be directing a new movie set in Mexico, his first since “Y Tu Mamá También” made him a star on the international film circuit. At the time, the only details around the project were that it would be set in the 1970s and follow the year in the life of a middle-class family. The director is remaining tight-lipped on plot details for now, but he did reveal just how important it...
- 3/14/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
While everyone else is busy asking if the movies are dying or not, the Criterion Collection — year after year — is quietly devoting themselves to making sure that the medium will live forever.
Widely accepted as the gold standard of DVD, Blu-Ray, and beyond (2016 saw the company expand their grasp on the world of home video with the launch of FilmStruck, a streaming platform that’s largely dedicated to their roster of films and the cinephiles who can’t live without them), Criterion operates in a gilded bubble of their own design — it doesn’t matter if physical media is on the decline, people who swore off buying DVDs years ago still find themselves stockpiling those beautifully packaged Criterion editions like they’re building a library of precious volumes, like their homes would be glaringly incomplete without them.
The Best of 2016: IndieWire’s Year in Review Bible
2016 was business...
Widely accepted as the gold standard of DVD, Blu-Ray, and beyond (2016 saw the company expand their grasp on the world of home video with the launch of FilmStruck, a streaming platform that’s largely dedicated to their roster of films and the cinephiles who can’t live without them), Criterion operates in a gilded bubble of their own design — it doesn’t matter if physical media is on the decline, people who swore off buying DVDs years ago still find themselves stockpiling those beautifully packaged Criterion editions like they’re building a library of precious volumes, like their homes would be glaringly incomplete without them.
The Best of 2016: IndieWire’s Year in Review Bible
2016 was business...
- 12/29/2016
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
The Criterion Collection has announced its slate for January, 2017, with offerings from Howard Hawks (“His Girl Friday”), Rainer Werner Fassbender (“Fox and His Friends”), Jack Garfein (“Something Wild”), and Ousmane Sembène (“Black Girl”). Check out the covers for the films below as well as synopses provided by the Criterion Collection. For more information on the special features and technical specs of each of these films, visit the Criterion Collection website.
Read More: The Criterion Collection Announces December Titles: ‘Heart of a Dog,’ ‘The Exterminating Angel’ and More
“His Girl Friday” (Available January 10)
One of the fastest, funniest, and most quotable films ever made, “His Girl Friday” stars Rosalind Russell as reporter Hildy Johnson, a standout among cinema’s powerful women. Hildy is matched in force only by her conniving but charismatic editor and ex-husband, Walter Burns (played by the peerless Cary Grant), who dangles the chance for her to scoop...
Read More: The Criterion Collection Announces December Titles: ‘Heart of a Dog,’ ‘The Exterminating Angel’ and More
“His Girl Friday” (Available January 10)
One of the fastest, funniest, and most quotable films ever made, “His Girl Friday” stars Rosalind Russell as reporter Hildy Johnson, a standout among cinema’s powerful women. Hildy is matched in force only by her conniving but charismatic editor and ex-husband, Walter Burns (played by the peerless Cary Grant), who dangles the chance for her to scoop...
- 10/14/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
This time on the Newsstand, Ryan is joined by Aaron West and Keith Enright to discuss the December 2016 line-up announcement from the Criterion Collection, the forthcoming theatrical tour of Cameraperson from Janus Films, and a few other news items.
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The December Line-up Heart of a Dog The Exterminating Angel Roma The Asphalt Jungle Peter Becker Essay News items Newsletter clue – Before Trilogy Tree of Wooden Clogs, 2/14/17 release date. David Lynch: The Art Life coming to Criterion. Bill Hader was at Criterion. Charles Burnett Ozu’s A Straightforward Boy (1929) found. Kirsten Johnson’s Cameraperson trailer, playing theatrically.
One-Eyed Jacks cover change:
Episode Credits Ryan Gallagher (Twitter / Website) Aaron West (Twitter / Website) Keith Enright (Twitter / Website)
Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.Donate via PayPal...
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The December Line-up Heart of a Dog The Exterminating Angel Roma The Asphalt Jungle Peter Becker Essay News items Newsletter clue – Before Trilogy Tree of Wooden Clogs, 2/14/17 release date. David Lynch: The Art Life coming to Criterion. Bill Hader was at Criterion. Charles Burnett Ozu’s A Straightforward Boy (1929) found. Kirsten Johnson’s Cameraperson trailer, playing theatrically.
One-Eyed Jacks cover change:
Episode Credits Ryan Gallagher (Twitter / Website) Aaron West (Twitter / Website) Keith Enright (Twitter / Website)
Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.Donate via PayPal...
- 9/19/2016
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
Reaching back over a half century, “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years” thrived with a contemporary mix of theaters and Hulu home viewing availability to become a major grossing event this weekend. The Ron Howard concert doc led an otherwise bleak set of new openers as audiences wait for top titles from festivals to reach theaters.
Included among the openers are two films from directors of Best Picture winners that got little attention: “Mr. Church” from Bruce Beresford (“Driving Miss Daisy”) and “Finding Altamira” from Hugh Hudson (“Chariots of Fire”). Fortunes take different paths. Ron Howard directed “Eight Days a Week,” while Clint Eastwood and Oliver Stone are nabbing attention with “Sully” at #1 and “Snowden” farther back in the pack, respectively.
Opening
“The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years” (Abramorama) – Metacritic: 72
$615,632 in 88 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $7,243 ; Cumulative: $772,467
Ron Howard is the latest Oscar-winner (see Eastwood,...
Included among the openers are two films from directors of Best Picture winners that got little attention: “Mr. Church” from Bruce Beresford (“Driving Miss Daisy”) and “Finding Altamira” from Hugh Hudson (“Chariots of Fire”). Fortunes take different paths. Ron Howard directed “Eight Days a Week,” while Clint Eastwood and Oliver Stone are nabbing attention with “Sully” at #1 and “Snowden” farther back in the pack, respectively.
Opening
“The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years” (Abramorama) – Metacritic: 72
$615,632 in 88 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $7,243 ; Cumulative: $772,467
Ron Howard is the latest Oscar-winner (see Eastwood,...
- 9/18/2016
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
What do cinephiles dream about during the holiday season? According to the Criteiron Collection, it's all about classic films, such as John Huston's galvanic The Asphalt Jungle and Luis Buñuel's eye-raising comedy The Exterminating Angel. And contemporary titles, like Heart of a Dog, the first feature by Laurie Anderson in some 30 years. Plus, Fellini's Roma! Read on for all the details, provided by the fine folks at Criterion. The Exterminating Angel A group of high-society friends are invited to a mansion for dinner and inexplicably find themselves unable to leave in The Exterminating Angel (El ángel exterminador), a daring masterpiece from Luis Buñuel (Belle de jour, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie). Made just one year after his international sensationViridiana, this film, full of...
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- 9/16/2016
- Screen Anarchy
The Criterion Collection has announced its offerings for the last month of the year, with one contemporary title (“Heart of a Dog”) mixed in with the classic (“Roma,” “The Asphalt Jungle,” “The Exterminating Angel”) fare. Check out the covers for the new additions below, as well as synopses for each carefully chosen film.
Read More: Kieslowski, ‘Cat People,’ and the Coen Brothers Lead The Criterion Collection’s September Line-Up
“The Exterminating Angel”
A group of high-society friends are invited to a mansion for dinner and inexplicably find themselves unable to leave in “The Exterminating Angel” (“El ángel exterminador”), a daring masterpiece from Luis Buñuel (“Belle de jour,” “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie”). Made just one year after his international sensation “Viridiana,” this film, full of eerie, comic absurdity, furthers Buñuel’s wicked takedown of the rituals and dependencies of the frivolous upper classes.
“Heart of a Dog”
“Heart of a Dog...
Read More: Kieslowski, ‘Cat People,’ and the Coen Brothers Lead The Criterion Collection’s September Line-Up
“The Exterminating Angel”
A group of high-society friends are invited to a mansion for dinner and inexplicably find themselves unable to leave in “The Exterminating Angel” (“El ángel exterminador”), a daring masterpiece from Luis Buñuel (“Belle de jour,” “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie”). Made just one year after his international sensation “Viridiana,” this film, full of eerie, comic absurdity, furthers Buñuel’s wicked takedown of the rituals and dependencies of the frivolous upper classes.
“Heart of a Dog”
“Heart of a Dog...
- 9/15/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
The director is at the 33rd Jerusalem Film Festival to accompany a screening of Pulp Fiction.
Iconic Us film-maker Quentin Tarantino is one of a number of high-profile international guests attending this year’s Jerusalem Film Festival (July 7-17). Tarantino is in town to accompany a screening of his 1994 feature, the Palme d’Or and Oscar-winning neo-noir black comedy Pulp Fiction. The film will be projected from a restored 35mm print from Tarantino’s personal archive.
The sold-out screening will take place at the Cinematheque tomorrow at 10pm. The director will participate in a live on-stage conversation following the film. Tarantino, who last visited Israel in 2009 to promote his Second World War thriller Inglourious Basterds, will also be presented with a lifetime achievement award at the festival’s opening ceremony tonight.
Another high-profile director attending the festival is Whit Stillman, who will participate in a Meet The Filmmaker event after a screening of his latest feature, the Kate Beckinsale...
Iconic Us film-maker Quentin Tarantino is one of a number of high-profile international guests attending this year’s Jerusalem Film Festival (July 7-17). Tarantino is in town to accompany a screening of his 1994 feature, the Palme d’Or and Oscar-winning neo-noir black comedy Pulp Fiction. The film will be projected from a restored 35mm print from Tarantino’s personal archive.
The sold-out screening will take place at the Cinematheque tomorrow at 10pm. The director will participate in a live on-stage conversation following the film. Tarantino, who last visited Israel in 2009 to promote his Second World War thriller Inglourious Basterds, will also be presented with a lifetime achievement award at the festival’s opening ceremony tonight.
Another high-profile director attending the festival is Whit Stillman, who will participate in a Meet The Filmmaker event after a screening of his latest feature, the Kate Beckinsale...
- 7/7/2016
- ScreenDaily
★★★★☆ There's a recurring motif of leafless trees in Laurie Anderson's lyrical Heart of a Dog. In the context of their first appearance, they're like neural pathways forming connections between past and present just as the filmmaker is doing. Stark against a spectacular star-filled sky they seem to stretch up to the heavens. Later they bristle in grief, like nerve-endings reaching into the great beyond. Resurfacing throughout, they live in a frozen state between the death of autumn and the rebirth of spring - in the liminal state that Buddhists refer to as bardo, and where Anderson's pooch, Lolabelle, also finds herself.
- 6/14/2016
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
To mark the release of Heart of a Dog on 13th June, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on DVD. Cantering on director Laurie Anderson’s beloved rat terrier, Lolabelle, who died in 2011, Heart of a Dog is the filmmaker’s cinematic journey through love, death and language. The film weaves together a plethora […]
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- 6/13/2016
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
As Laurie Anderson’s Heart of a Dog barks its message of puppy love to cinemas this week, how well do you know other movie mutts?
Nil by Mouth
Layer Cake
Snatch
Trainspotting
There's Something About Mary
Room
Silver Linings Playbook
San Andreas
Bowfinger
Couples Retreat
Scary Movie 2
Spy Hard
The Accidental Tourist
Shallow Hal
The Jerk
Moonstruck
Suspiria
Don't Look Now
The Omen
Scanners
The Campaign
The Artist
Movie 43
Zoolander 2
The Family
Empire State
In Bruges
Only Lovers Left Alive
Stand By Me
Gremlins
Lethal Weapon 2
The Lost Boys
Tootsie
Short Circuit
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
The War of the Roses
The Grapes of Wrath
Bringing Up Baby
High Sierra
Rebecca
7 and above.
Top dog
4 and above.
That was ruff
0 and above.
Beethoven's last
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Nil by Mouth
Layer Cake
Snatch
Trainspotting
There's Something About Mary
Room
Silver Linings Playbook
San Andreas
Bowfinger
Couples Retreat
Scary Movie 2
Spy Hard
The Accidental Tourist
Shallow Hal
The Jerk
Moonstruck
Suspiria
Don't Look Now
The Omen
Scanners
The Campaign
The Artist
Movie 43
Zoolander 2
The Family
Empire State
In Bruges
Only Lovers Left Alive
Stand By Me
Gremlins
Lethal Weapon 2
The Lost Boys
Tootsie
Short Circuit
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
The War of the Roses
The Grapes of Wrath
Bringing Up Baby
High Sierra
Rebecca
7 and above.
Top dog
4 and above.
That was ruff
0 and above.
Beethoven's last
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- 5/17/2016
- by Benjamin Lee
- The Guardian - Film News
More than 50 dogs – and their owners – attend a screening of Heart of a Dog at Picturehouse Central in London’s West End. Artist Laurie Anderson discusses her film, a personal meditation on life, death and the afterlife, centered around her and her late partner’s Lou Reed’s beloved rat terrier Lolabelle
Heart of a Dog opens in the UK on 20 May
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Heart of a Dog opens in the UK on 20 May
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- 5/16/2016
- by Matan Rochlitz, Jess Gormley and Charlie Phillips
- The Guardian - Film News
From Toto to Beethoven, dogs get our tails wagging at the flicks. But how about if they’re no longer alive and licking? Zoe Williams watches Heart of a Dog, Laurie Anderson’s lament for Lolabelle
“For two years after her death,” run Laurie Anderson’s studiedly monotonous tones in Heart of a Dog, “I continued to get Facebook notifications from Lolabelle – from a Facebook account I didn’t know she had.” She is talking about her rat terrier, who predeceased her, as dogs are wont.
Related: Laurie Anderson: ‘My dog’s character was pure empathy. I tried to express that’
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“For two years after her death,” run Laurie Anderson’s studiedly monotonous tones in Heart of a Dog, “I continued to get Facebook notifications from Lolabelle – from a Facebook account I didn’t know she had.” She is talking about her rat terrier, who predeceased her, as dogs are wont.
Related: Laurie Anderson: ‘My dog’s character was pure empathy. I tried to express that’
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- 4/28/2016
- by Zoe Williams
- The Guardian - Film News
From Toto to Beethoven, dogs get our tails wagging at the flicks. But how about if they’re no longer alive and licking? Zoe Williams watches Heart of a Dog, Laurie Anderson’s lament for Lolabelle
“For two years after her death,” run Laurie Anderson’s studiedly monotonous tones in Heart of a Dog, “I continued to get Facebook notifications from Lolabelle – from a Facebook account I didn’t know she had.” She is talking about her rat terrier, who predeceased her, as dogs are wont.
Related: Laurie Anderson: ‘My dog’s character was pure empathy. I tried to express that’
Continue reading...
“For two years after her death,” run Laurie Anderson’s studiedly monotonous tones in Heart of a Dog, “I continued to get Facebook notifications from Lolabelle – from a Facebook account I didn’t know she had.” She is talking about her rat terrier, who predeceased her, as dogs are wont.
Related: Laurie Anderson: ‘My dog’s character was pure empathy. I tried to express that’
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- 4/28/2016
- by Zoe Williams
- The Guardian - Film News
Sydney's State Theatre.
The 63rd Sydney Film Festival has unveiled 26 new films to be featured in this year.s June.8-19.event.
They include Demolition, from Dallas Buyers Club director Jean-Marc Vallée, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts; Maggie.s Plan, starring Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore, Greta Gerwig and Vikings star Travis Fimmel; and Alexander Sokurov.s Francofonia.
Other features coming to Sydney are Irish comedy Sing Street, starring Game of Thrones' Aidan Gillen and directed by Once's John Carney, and Richard Linklater.s Everybody Wants Some!!, a "spiritual sequel" to his 1993 film Dazed and Confused.
Also in the line-up is Sundance 2016 Grand Jury Prize for Us Documentary winner Weiner, about former congressman Anthony Weiner, the subject of two sexting scandals, and his wife Huma Abedin; A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers, by festival guest Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and co-director Geeta Gandbhir, following 160 predominantly Muslim Bangladeshi policewomen on...
The 63rd Sydney Film Festival has unveiled 26 new films to be featured in this year.s June.8-19.event.
They include Demolition, from Dallas Buyers Club director Jean-Marc Vallée, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts; Maggie.s Plan, starring Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore, Greta Gerwig and Vikings star Travis Fimmel; and Alexander Sokurov.s Francofonia.
Other features coming to Sydney are Irish comedy Sing Street, starring Game of Thrones' Aidan Gillen and directed by Once's John Carney, and Richard Linklater.s Everybody Wants Some!!, a "spiritual sequel" to his 1993 film Dazed and Confused.
Also in the line-up is Sundance 2016 Grand Jury Prize for Us Documentary winner Weiner, about former congressman Anthony Weiner, the subject of two sexting scandals, and his wife Huma Abedin; A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers, by festival guest Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and co-director Geeta Gandbhir, following 160 predominantly Muslim Bangladeshi policewomen on...
- 4/5/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Lorenzo Vigas’ Venice Golden Lion winner From Afar and César Augusto Acevedo’s Cannes Critics Week France 4 Visionary Award winner Land And Shade will screen at the International Film Festival of Panama.
Both selections will play in the Ibero American Showcase under the auspices of Iff Panama 2016, which runs from April 7-13.
Italian actress Lucía Bosé will be guest of honour at the festival’s fifth edition when three of films will screen — Death Of A Cyclist, Story Of A Love Affair, and No Peace Under The Olive Tree. High Heels will screen in special presentation.
Ibero American Showcase entries include Anna Muylaert’s Brazilian foreign language Oscar submission My Second Mother, Álex de la Iglesia’s My Big Night (Spain), 3 Beauties (Venezuela) by Carlos Caridad-Montero, and Spy Time (Spain) by Javier Ruiz Caldera.
Rounding out the section are: The Apostate (Spain-France-Uruguay) by Federico Veiroj; Road To La Paz (Argentina) by Francisco Varone; Semana Santa (Mexico) by [link...
Both selections will play in the Ibero American Showcase under the auspices of Iff Panama 2016, which runs from April 7-13.
Italian actress Lucía Bosé will be guest of honour at the festival’s fifth edition when three of films will screen — Death Of A Cyclist, Story Of A Love Affair, and No Peace Under The Olive Tree. High Heels will screen in special presentation.
Ibero American Showcase entries include Anna Muylaert’s Brazilian foreign language Oscar submission My Second Mother, Álex de la Iglesia’s My Big Night (Spain), 3 Beauties (Venezuela) by Carlos Caridad-Montero, and Spy Time (Spain) by Javier Ruiz Caldera.
Rounding out the section are: The Apostate (Spain-France-Uruguay) by Federico Veiroj; Road To La Paz (Argentina) by Francisco Varone; Semana Santa (Mexico) by [link...
- 3/23/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Laurie Anderson held the rapt attention of her audience on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Wednesday, especially the six dogs for whom her short but fascinating performance was for.
Anderson has held two concerts for dogs since 2010, and explained that the idea came about while speaking with cellist Yo-Yo Ma before delivering a commencement address. As it turned out, both had the same fantasy of performing a concert, looking out into the audience and seeing only dogs.
When Anderson was invited to direct a festival in Sydney, Australia in...
Anderson has held two concerts for dogs since 2010, and explained that the idea came about while speaking with cellist Yo-Yo Ma before delivering a commencement address. As it turned out, both had the same fantasy of performing a concert, looking out into the audience and seeing only dogs.
When Anderson was invited to direct a festival in Sydney, Australia in...
- 3/17/2016
- Rollingstone.com
This time on the Newsstand, Ryan is joined by Mark Hurne to discuss a few pieces of Criterion Collection news.
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Shownotes News Flash Sale! Amazon sale! Dr. Strangelove Teased The New World Restored Heart of a Dog on iTunes ::kogonada’s new video Episode Credits Ryan Gallagher (Twitter / Website) Mark Hurne (Twitter / Website)
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Shownotes News Flash Sale! Amazon sale! Dr. Strangelove Teased The New World Restored Heart of a Dog on iTunes ::kogonada’s new video Episode Credits Ryan Gallagher (Twitter / Website) Mark Hurne (Twitter / Website)
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- 3/5/2016
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit the interwebs. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
Blade Runner: Theatrical Cut (Ridley Scott)
If you’re reading this, you’ve likely seen Ridley Scott‘s sci-fi feature Blade Runner, but I’d wager most haven’t seen every version. Netflix has now added the theatrical cut, noted for its voice-over and different ending, to their streaming services. While it’s general consensus that this one isn’t the best cut, if you...
Blade Runner: Theatrical Cut (Ridley Scott)
If you’re reading this, you’ve likely seen Ridley Scott‘s sci-fi feature Blade Runner, but I’d wager most haven’t seen every version. Netflix has now added the theatrical cut, noted for its voice-over and different ending, to their streaming services. While it’s general consensus that this one isn’t the best cut, if you...
- 3/4/2016
- by TFS Staff
- The Film Stage
Batman fans know the story well, but here's the condensed version. After Joel Schumacher destroyed the franchise with "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin," and before Christopher Nolan revived it with "Batman Begins," Warner Bros. turned to Darren Aronofsky. The filmmaker had a bold idea for his version, using Frank Miller's influential "Batman: Year One" as the source material, to create a dark-as-hell, much older iteration of the character. “I told them I’d cast Clint Eastwood as the Dark Knight, and shoot it in Tokyo, doubling for Gotham City,” Aronofsky later said. “That got their attention.” Read More: Listen To A 24-Minute Talk With Darren Aronofsky And Laurie Anderson About 'Heart Of A Dog,' 'Moby Dick,' And More "I pitched the complete opposite, which was totally bring-it-back-to-the-streets raw, trying to set it in a kind of real reality — no stages, no sets, shooting it all in inner cities across America,...
- 3/3/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Yay! My favorite film of 2015 was the big winner at the recently concluded Film Independent Spirit Awards taking home the best feature, director (Tom McCarthy), screenplay, and editing. It was previously announced that the film was the winner of the prestigious Robert Altman Award (ensemble) as well.
Oh and kudos to the Film Independent Spirit Awards for bestowing their Best Supporting Actress Award to Mya Taylor for "Tangerine!" Taylor becomes the first transgender performer to receive major acting award! See her acceptance speech right here.
Let's see if this will continue with tonight's Oscars. See my full Oscar predictions right here.
Here's the complete list of winners of the Film Independent Spirit Awards:
Best Feature
Award given to the Producer; Executive Producers are not awarded.
"Anomalisa"
"Beasts of No Nation"
"Carol"
*** "Spotlight" (Winner)
"Tangerine"
Best Director
Cary Joji Fukunaga, "Beasts of No Nation"
Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson, "Anomalisa"
David Robert Mitchell,...
Oh and kudos to the Film Independent Spirit Awards for bestowing their Best Supporting Actress Award to Mya Taylor for "Tangerine!" Taylor becomes the first transgender performer to receive major acting award! See her acceptance speech right here.
Let's see if this will continue with tonight's Oscars. See my full Oscar predictions right here.
Here's the complete list of winners of the Film Independent Spirit Awards:
Best Feature
Award given to the Producer; Executive Producers are not awarded.
"Anomalisa"
"Beasts of No Nation"
"Carol"
*** "Spotlight" (Winner)
"Tangerine"
Best Director
Cary Joji Fukunaga, "Beasts of No Nation"
Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson, "Anomalisa"
David Robert Mitchell,...
- 2/28/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The 31st Independent Spirt Awards took place this Saturday, February 27 with the fiendishly talented and hilarious Kate McKinnon & Kumail Nanjiani co-hosting the event. Take a look at their parody of one of this year’s best films Room below. The show, as in years past, aligned with the Academy Awards in some moments, but also served to do what the Oscars can’t, or won’t in others. Perhaps that’s just as it should be. Brie Larson won for Best Female Lead for Room, and is very likely to win the Academy Award for Best Actress tomorrow night. However, Spotlight, which won Best Feature, Director, and Screenplay at the Spirit Awards is in a three way race with The Revenant and The Big Short for the top prize at the Oscars. Though it’s likely to take Best Screenplay there as well. Typically, the Academy favors flashier films, so...
- 2/28/2016
- by Roth Cornet
- Hitfix
Last October, Laurie Anderson visited the Criterion Collection offices, and spent some time in the fabled closet while promoting her latest film, Heart of a Dog.
Anderson’s latest has been receiving great reviews, with our own Josh Brunsting describing it as:
One of the most emotionally resonant and unshakable films of the year, Laurie Anderson has made a documentary that is both intellectually profound, as well as deeply moving. Unlike anything in theaters this or any year, Heart Of A Dog is one of a kind film from a one of a kind artist. It’s simply a film you can’t afford to miss.
There was some speculation, after Anderson’s visit in the closet, that Criterion would eventually release the film on home video, and indeed it will. On March 1st, the film will be released digitally through the Criterion Collection’s iTunes channel. A physical release has not yet been announced.
Anderson’s latest has been receiving great reviews, with our own Josh Brunsting describing it as:
One of the most emotionally resonant and unshakable films of the year, Laurie Anderson has made a documentary that is both intellectually profound, as well as deeply moving. Unlike anything in theaters this or any year, Heart Of A Dog is one of a kind film from a one of a kind artist. It’s simply a film you can’t afford to miss.
There was some speculation, after Anderson’s visit in the closet, that Criterion would eventually release the film on home video, and indeed it will. On March 1st, the film will be released digitally through the Criterion Collection’s iTunes channel. A physical release has not yet been announced.
- 2/22/2016
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
The more “international” body of tastemaker critics have anointed Todd Haynes’ Carol, Hou Hsaio-Hsien’s The Assassin, George Miller’s Mad Max, Sean Baker’s Tangerine and Bruno Dumont’s Li’l Quinquin as the better film items for 2015 and top vote getters with the most noms for 2016 Ics Awards. Winners of the 13th Ics Awards will be announced on February 21, 2016. Here are the noms and all the categories.
Picture
• 45 Years
• Arabian Nights
• The Assassin
• Carol
• Clouds of Sils Maria
• The Duke of Burgundy
• Inside Out
• Li’l Quinquin
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
• Tangerine
Director
• Sean Baker – Tangerine
• Bruno Dumont – Li’l Quinquin
• Todd Haynes – Carol
• Hou Hsaio-Hsien – The Assassin
• George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
Film Not In The English Language
• Amour Fou
• Arabian Nights
• The Assassin
• Hard to Be a God
• Jauja
• La Sapienza
• Li’l Quinquin
• Phoenix
• A...
Picture
• 45 Years
• Arabian Nights
• The Assassin
• Carol
• Clouds of Sils Maria
• The Duke of Burgundy
• Inside Out
• Li’l Quinquin
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
• Tangerine
Director
• Sean Baker – Tangerine
• Bruno Dumont – Li’l Quinquin
• Todd Haynes – Carol
• Hou Hsaio-Hsien – The Assassin
• George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
Film Not In The English Language
• Amour Fou
• Arabian Nights
• The Assassin
• Hard to Be a God
• Jauja
• La Sapienza
• Li’l Quinquin
• Phoenix
• A...
- 2/8/2016
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Dutch royalty attend opening, which kicked off with Boudewijn Koole’s new feature; Bero Beyer hails Rotterdam diversity.
The 45th International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) (Jan 27 - Feb 7) opened last night with an unlikely infusion of glamour in the shape of 44-year-old Queen Maxima.
The Queen, attending Iffr for the first time, was in the festival’s main venue, the Doelen, for the screening of opening film, Beyond Sleep. The film is directed Boudewijn Koole (Kauwboy) and based on Dutch novel Nooit meer slapen by W.F. Hermans.
“International Film Festival Rotterdam is about as old as I am,” new festival director Bero Beyer commented in his opening speech. “It has been here year after year, growing in size and impact…but we should not take either the festival nor the open environment for granted.
“All over the world, filmmakers we cherish and have welcomed here in the past are prohibited to show their work, restricted in their...
The 45th International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr) (Jan 27 - Feb 7) opened last night with an unlikely infusion of glamour in the shape of 44-year-old Queen Maxima.
The Queen, attending Iffr for the first time, was in the festival’s main venue, the Doelen, for the screening of opening film, Beyond Sleep. The film is directed Boudewijn Koole (Kauwboy) and based on Dutch novel Nooit meer slapen by W.F. Hermans.
“International Film Festival Rotterdam is about as old as I am,” new festival director Bero Beyer commented in his opening speech. “It has been here year after year, growing in size and impact…but we should not take either the festival nor the open environment for granted.
“All over the world, filmmakers we cherish and have welcomed here in the past are prohibited to show their work, restricted in their...
- 1/28/2016
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
Between her formative years spent training as a fine artist and her increasingly ambitious and experimental forays into the world of music, there isn’t much that Illinois-born multihyphenate Laurie Anderson can’t do. Her latest film, “Heart of a Dog,” chronicles the real and imagined life of her beloved (and unfortunately now deceased) dog Lolabelle — the film was warmly received at both Venice and Telluride, and has been lauded as another peculiar and lyrical entry in Anderson’s increasingly unique body of work. Read More: Telluride Review: Laurie Anderson's 'Heart Of A Dog' In addition to her growing list of talents and disciplines, turns out Anderson’s actually a pretty decent conversationalist too, as evidenced by a new talk with “Requiem for a Dream” and “Black Swan” director Darren Aronofsky recorded after a recent screening of “Heart Of A Dog” for The Talkhouse. Aside from a shared heart-on-the-sleeve emotional style,...
- 1/27/2016
- by Nicholas Laskin
- The Playlist
Tom Hooper is to receive the Honorary Dragon Award at the 39th Goteborg Film Festival, where his new film The Danish Girl has its Swedish premiere.
Hooper will attend the festival to receive the prize on Feb 3, and the festival is adding an extra screening of The Danish Girl, which is nominated for four Oscars.
It is fitting that Hooper will be honoured by Scandinavia’s largest film festival after shooting the story of transgender Danish artist Lili Elbe, starring Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander, in more than 12 locations in Copenhagen, with support from the Copenhagen Film Fund.
Other guests headed to Goteborg include Luca Guadagnino (A Bigger Splash), Brady Corbet (The Childhood of a Leader), Laurie Anderson (Heart of a Dog), Martin Zandvliet (Land of Mine) and Susanne Bier, who will receive the 2016 Nordic Honorary Dragon Award.
Hooper will attend the festival to receive the prize on Feb 3, and the festival is adding an extra screening of The Danish Girl, which is nominated for four Oscars.
It is fitting that Hooper will be honoured by Scandinavia’s largest film festival after shooting the story of transgender Danish artist Lili Elbe, starring Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander, in more than 12 locations in Copenhagen, with support from the Copenhagen Film Fund.
Other guests headed to Goteborg include Luca Guadagnino (A Bigger Splash), Brady Corbet (The Childhood of a Leader), Laurie Anderson (Heart of a Dog), Martin Zandvliet (Land of Mine) and Susanne Bier, who will receive the 2016 Nordic Honorary Dragon Award.
- 1/20/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Prior to today’s Oscar nomination announcements, Joshua Oppenheimer‘s follow up/ companion film to the haunting The Act of Killing won the top prizes at the 2015 Cinema Eye Honors. The Look of Silence claimed the Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature, Outstanding Achievement in Direction for Joshua Oppenheimer and Outstanding Achievement in Production for the film’s producer Signe Byrge Sorensen. Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi’s Sundance preemed docu landed a pair of wins. Here is the list of worthy winners per category.
Winners:
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking: “The Look of Silence,” directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, produced by Signe Byrge Sorensen
Outstanding Achievement in Direction: Joshua Oppenheimer, “The Look of Silence”
Outstanding Achievement in Editing: Chris King, “Amy”
Outstanding Achievement in Production: Signe Byrge Sorensen, “The Look of Silence”
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: (tie) Matthew Heineman and Matt Porwoll, “Cartel Land,” and Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk,...
Winners:
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking: “The Look of Silence,” directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, produced by Signe Byrge Sorensen
Outstanding Achievement in Direction: Joshua Oppenheimer, “The Look of Silence”
Outstanding Achievement in Editing: Chris King, “Amy”
Outstanding Achievement in Production: Signe Byrge Sorensen, “The Look of Silence”
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: (tie) Matthew Heineman and Matt Porwoll, “Cartel Land,” and Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk,...
- 1/14/2016
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The prizes for Oppenheimer and producer Signe Byrge Sørensen made Cinema Eye history: they are the first filmmakers to win Outstanding Feature or Outstanding production twice, for "The Act of Killing" (2014) and now "The Look of Silence." Sørensen also tied Laura Poitras ("Citizenfour") for the most Cinema Eye wins ever, with four. Read More: "Oscar Nominations 2016 (Full List)" Otherwise, Cinema Eye spread the wealth among numerous highlights from the year in nonfiction filmmaking, including Oscar nominees "Amy"—which took home Best Editing, for "Exit Through the Gift Shop" and "Senna" editor Chris King's record-breaking third win in the category—and "Cartel Land," which shared Best Cinematography with Audience Award-winner "Meru." Laurie Anderson's "Heart of a Dog," Crystal Moselle's "The Wolfpack," and Jafar Panahi's...
- 1/14/2016
- by Matt Brennan
- Thompson on Hollywood
Joshua Oppenheimer's The Look of Silence has won three awards at the ninth annual Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking: Outstanding Achievement, Direction and, for Signe Byrge Sørensen, Production. Cinematography's a tie: Matthew Heineman and Matt Porwoll for Cartel Land and Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk for Meru, which has won the Audience Award. Chris King takes the Editing award for Amy. Laurie Anderson's won the Original Music Score award for Heart of a Dog. We've got the complete list of winners. » - David Hudson...
- 1/14/2016
- Keyframe
Joshua Oppenheimer's The Look of Silence has won three awards at the ninth annual Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking: Outstanding Achievement, Direction and, for Signe Byrge Sørensen, Production. Cinematography's a tie: Matthew Heineman and Matt Porwoll for Cartel Land and Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk for Meru, which has won the Audience Award. Chris King takes the Editing award for Amy. Laurie Anderson's won the Original Music Score award for Heart of a Dog. We've got the complete list of winners. » - David Hudson...
- 1/14/2016
- Fandor: Keyframe
Artist and musician named guest director for 50th edition.
The UK’s Brighton Festival has named artist and musician Laurie Anderson as guest director for its 50th edition, set to run May 7-29.
Known for her use of technology in music - from her 1981 hit O Superman to her appointment as Nasa’s first artist-in-residence - the Us artist most recently garnered acclaim for her first feature film in almost 30 years - Heart of a Dog - which reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother and her beloved dog.
Anderson, who previously attended Brighton Festival in 2011 and 2015, said: “I’m so happy to be serving as Guest Director of Brighton Festival in its historic 50th year. Our theme of home and place is especially relevant with so many people in the world on the move now looking, like all of us, for a place we can belong.
“I’ve been...
The UK’s Brighton Festival has named artist and musician Laurie Anderson as guest director for its 50th edition, set to run May 7-29.
Known for her use of technology in music - from her 1981 hit O Superman to her appointment as Nasa’s first artist-in-residence - the Us artist most recently garnered acclaim for her first feature film in almost 30 years - Heart of a Dog - which reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother and her beloved dog.
Anderson, who previously attended Brighton Festival in 2011 and 2015, said: “I’m so happy to be serving as Guest Director of Brighton Festival in its historic 50th year. Our theme of home and place is especially relevant with so many people in the world on the move now looking, like all of us, for a place we can belong.
“I’ve been...
- 1/7/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
The Florida Film Critics Circle has announced its winners and George Miller's "Mad Max: Fury Road" was the big winner taking home the Best Picture of the year award. It's kind of interesting that during the nomination phase, "Todd Haynes. Carol lead the way with eight nominations to Mad Max.s seven. After the final votes came in for the 2015 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards, in a surprise turn, Fury Road walked away with four trophies and Carol one."
Even awards darling, Tom McCarthy's "Spotlight," must settle for the runner-up title.
Here's the complete list of winners:
Best Picture:
Mad Max: Fury Road
Runner-Up: Spotlight
Best Director:
George Miller . Mad Max: Fury Road
Runner-Up: Todd Haynes . Carol
Best Actor:
Paul Dano . Love & Mercy
Runner-Up: Leonardo DiCaprio . The Revenant
Best Actress:
Brie Larson . Room
Runner-Up: Charlotte Rampling . 45 Years
Best Supporting...
Even awards darling, Tom McCarthy's "Spotlight," must settle for the runner-up title.
Here's the complete list of winners:
Best Picture:
Mad Max: Fury Road
Runner-Up: Spotlight
Best Director:
George Miller . Mad Max: Fury Road
Runner-Up: Todd Haynes . Carol
Best Actor:
Paul Dano . Love & Mercy
Runner-Up: Leonardo DiCaprio . The Revenant
Best Actress:
Brie Larson . Room
Runner-Up: Charlotte Rampling . 45 Years
Best Supporting...
- 1/6/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
How would you program this year's newest, most interesting films into double features with movies of the past you saw in 2015?Looking back over the year at what films moved and impressed us, it is clear that watching old films is a crucial part of making new films meaningful. Thus, the annual tradition of our end of year poll, which calls upon our writers to pick both a new and an old film: they were challenged to choose a new film they saw in 2015—in theatres or at a festival—and creatively pair it with an old film they also saw in 2015 to create a unique double feature.All the contributors were given the option to write some text explaining their 2015 fantasy double feature. What's more, each writer was given the option to list more pairings, with or without explanation, as further imaginative film programming we'd be lucky to catch...
- 1/4/2016
- by Notebook
- MUBI
It’s that time of year. Sleigh bells have been rung, gifts have been given and we have officially closed the door on what was 2015. A year that saw us once again take a journey into a galaxy far, far away, revisit the post apocalyptic landscape of Mad Max and the ever expanding reach of world and documentary cinema, 2015 has been one of the greatest of film years, arguably the very best since 2007 (probably cinema’s greatest year?) and as one has likely already one hundred top [insert arbitrary number] films list, why not make it one hundred and one? Be it a group of young women attempting to break free of the backwards patriarchy that has them oppressed or a bravura, epic-length satire from one of world cinema’s foremost artists, these are the ten best films that 2015 had to offer.
Honorable mention: Have you heard about this new thing called television?...
Honorable mention: Have you heard about this new thing called television?...
- 1/4/2016
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
The last few days of 2015 are spent in reflection about the year that's just wrapping up and in anticipation of the year just ahead, at least for me, and since we had our ten best list last week, this week it's time for the runners-up, the fifteen films that also filled out our year. As always, I look at this list and I think it would make a perfectly spiffy top ten if that's how things had shaken out, which is to say that the only real purpose of any of these lists is to remind you of more of the experiences that were worth having in a theater. There are plenty of good films that aren't on either of my lists this year. That doesn't mean I didn't like them or they're not good. It just means that these films meant more to me for some reason. For now,...
- 12/31/2015
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
For the second half of the holiday podcast Katey, Joe, Nathaniel, and Nick, name our favorite Christmas movies, hand out lumps of coals and Christmas gifts to our least and most favorite movie achievements. Let's jump right in!
37 minutes
00:01 Previously On...
01:00 Foreign & Docs & Shorts + Heart of a Dog and World of Tomorrow
06:50 Our ongoing Carol obsession
11:00 Favorite X-Mas movies: Home Alone, It's a Wonderful Life, etc
19:01 Lumps of Coal & Beautiful Gifts. Plus a long tangent for Tom Courtenay & Charlotte Rampling in 45 Years
30:25 Random Silliness & Goodbyes
34:00 "Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
Further Reading for Context:
Oscar Charts & Doc Finalists & Foreign Finalists
Richard Lawson's Top 10
Nathaniel's 15 Worst
Decider's 'best movies that are only tangentially about Christmas'
You can listen to the podcast here at the bottom of the post or download from iTunes. ...
37 minutes
00:01 Previously On...
01:00 Foreign & Docs & Shorts + Heart of a Dog and World of Tomorrow
06:50 Our ongoing Carol obsession
11:00 Favorite X-Mas movies: Home Alone, It's a Wonderful Life, etc
19:01 Lumps of Coal & Beautiful Gifts. Plus a long tangent for Tom Courtenay & Charlotte Rampling in 45 Years
30:25 Random Silliness & Goodbyes
34:00 "Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
Further Reading for Context:
Oscar Charts & Doc Finalists & Foreign Finalists
Richard Lawson's Top 10
Nathaniel's 15 Worst
Decider's 'best movies that are only tangentially about Christmas'
You can listen to the podcast here at the bottom of the post or download from iTunes. ...
- 12/25/2015
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Find out what made our top 10 films of 2015 - and which films racked up the most mentions from Team Screen.Scroll down for Screen’s overall top 10
Screen’s esteemed critics have had their turn. Now, Screen staff, contributors and correspondents reveal their favourite films of 2015.
Matt Mueller (Editor)
Force Majeure (dir. Ruben Ostlund)Mad Max: Fury Road (dir. George Miller)The Look Of Silence (dir. Joshua Oppenheimer)The Revenant (dir. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu)Ex Machina (dir. Alex Garland)Amy (dir. Asif Kapadia)Sunset Song (dir. Terence Davies)Tangerine (dir. Sean Baker)The Martian (dir. Ridley Scott)Anomalisa (dirs. Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman)Michael Rosser (Managing editor)
Son Of Saul (dir. Laszlo Nemes)Star Wars: The Force Awakens (dir. Jj Abrams)Ex Machina (dir. Alex Garland)Room (dir. Lenny Abrahamson)The Martian (dir. Ridley Scott)Inside Out (dirs. Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen)Amy (dir. Asif Kapadia)45 Years (dir. Andrew Haigh)Slow West (dir. John Maclean)[link=tt...
Screen’s esteemed critics have had their turn. Now, Screen staff, contributors and correspondents reveal their favourite films of 2015.
Matt Mueller (Editor)
Force Majeure (dir. Ruben Ostlund)Mad Max: Fury Road (dir. George Miller)The Look Of Silence (dir. Joshua Oppenheimer)The Revenant (dir. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu)Ex Machina (dir. Alex Garland)Amy (dir. Asif Kapadia)Sunset Song (dir. Terence Davies)Tangerine (dir. Sean Baker)The Martian (dir. Ridley Scott)Anomalisa (dirs. Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman)Michael Rosser (Managing editor)
Son Of Saul (dir. Laszlo Nemes)Star Wars: The Force Awakens (dir. Jj Abrams)Ex Machina (dir. Alex Garland)Room (dir. Lenny Abrahamson)The Martian (dir. Ridley Scott)Inside Out (dirs. Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen)Amy (dir. Asif Kapadia)45 Years (dir. Andrew Haigh)Slow West (dir. John Maclean)[link=tt...
- 12/23/2015
- ScreenDaily
There are no bad years for film. Well, until the last strip of celluloid shrivels up within 12 months of the Internet being devoured by the mother of all computer worms, no year can go by without a title, a name, a performance, or a breakthrough that permanently reframes discussion of the artform. The proliferation of production tools combined with growing international distribution makes every year of movies harder to stay on top of than the one that came before it. The biggest movies of the year may be the ones with the flashiest effects, broadest marketing, and most teeth, but cinema, like life, finds a way.
There are, however, years of film that are more exciting to remember, or more specifically personal to a viewer than others. It matters as much about where you are in your life as it does the industry’s output, so it’s no one’s fault that,...
There are, however, years of film that are more exciting to remember, or more specifically personal to a viewer than others. It matters as much about where you are in your life as it does the industry’s output, so it’s no one’s fault that,...
- 12/21/2015
- by Sam Woolf
- We Got This Covered
Evgeny Afineevsky (Winter On Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom), Alex Gibney (Going Clear: Scientology And The Prison Of Belief), Michael Moore (Where To Invade Next), Kirby Dick (The Hunting Ground) Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
This year's Oscar Best Documentary shortlist was revealed today. Asif Kapadia's affecting portrait of Amy Winehouse, Amy; William F. Buckley Jr. and Gore Vidal battling in Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon's high-spirited Best Of Enemies; Matthew Heineman's look at grassroots militia in Cartel Land; Davis Guggenheim's He Named Me Malala; Laurie Anderson's Heart Of A Dog; Stevan Riley's look at Marlon Brando in Listen To Me Marlon; Joshua Oppenheimer's The Look Of Silence, executive produced by Werner Herzog and Errol Morris; Hubert Sauper's We Come As Friends; Nina Simone in Liz Garbus's What Happened, Miss Simone?; Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi's Meru: Marc Silver's 3½ Minutes,...
This year's Oscar Best Documentary shortlist was revealed today. Asif Kapadia's affecting portrait of Amy Winehouse, Amy; William F. Buckley Jr. and Gore Vidal battling in Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon's high-spirited Best Of Enemies; Matthew Heineman's look at grassroots militia in Cartel Land; Davis Guggenheim's He Named Me Malala; Laurie Anderson's Heart Of A Dog; Stevan Riley's look at Marlon Brando in Listen To Me Marlon; Joshua Oppenheimer's The Look Of Silence, executive produced by Werner Herzog and Errol Morris; Hubert Sauper's We Come As Friends; Nina Simone in Liz Garbus's What Happened, Miss Simone?; Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi's Meru: Marc Silver's 3½ Minutes,...
- 12/14/2015
- by Anne-Katrin Titze and Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Laurie Anderson isn't a filmmaker. But, you'd never know it. Sure, she's made a film or two over the years, but really, she hails from the fine art world, where she's enjoyed considerable success as a performer and musician. Now, Anderson has crafted a deeply personal and oddly affecting piece of cinema. Made up primarily of footage shot on mobile devices, Heart of a Dog is, on its surface, a brief, multi-media meditation by Anderson on her late dog, a small rat terrier called Lolabelle. It the second most experimental, rudimentary documentary about a pet dog this year, following Jean-Luc Godard's far more perplexing Goodbye to Language 3D. But then again, neither film is really about their surface dogs (although Godard's film makes a reasonable argument otherwise). Lolabelle,...
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- 12/12/2015
- Screen Anarchy
By Patrick Shanley
Managing Editor
The short list for best documentary films was announced on Dec, 1. From a field of 124 entries, 15 docs have been chosen to move on to the next round of voting amongst the Academy’s Documentary Branch.
Of those selected, a number deal with similar subject matter, from music/entertainment to politics/social issues, and the competition is stiff for the next round of cuts.
Here’s a breakdown of this year’s short list contenders:
Show Biz:
Amy, the biographical music doc that centers on the late singer, Amy Winehouse, with unseen archival footage and unheard tracks from the British songstress, won best documentary at this year’s Hollywood Film Awards and was a big hit at the Cannes Film Festival.
Best of Enemies focuses on the 10 televised debates between writers Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley, Jr. The film was nominated for both an Independent...
Managing Editor
The short list for best documentary films was announced on Dec, 1. From a field of 124 entries, 15 docs have been chosen to move on to the next round of voting amongst the Academy’s Documentary Branch.
Of those selected, a number deal with similar subject matter, from music/entertainment to politics/social issues, and the competition is stiff for the next round of cuts.
Here’s a breakdown of this year’s short list contenders:
Show Biz:
Amy, the biographical music doc that centers on the late singer, Amy Winehouse, with unseen archival footage and unheard tracks from the British songstress, won best documentary at this year’s Hollywood Film Awards and was a big hit at the Cannes Film Festival.
Best of Enemies focuses on the 10 televised debates between writers Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley, Jr. The film was nominated for both an Independent...
- 12/11/2015
- by Patrick Shanley
- Scott Feinberg
After the Academy's announcement of the 15-film shortlist for Best Documentary Feature, we've rounded up our coverage of the contenders, dating all the way back to the Sundance Film Festival in January. Read on! "Amy" How 'Amy' Shows Winehouse as You've Never Seen Before Watch: 'Amy' Director Asif Kapadia on How He Resurrected Winehouse "Best of Enemies" How Filmmaker Morgan Neville Got Buckley vs. Vidal Doc 'Best of Enemies' Made "Cartel Land" Watch: Why Doc Contender 'Cartel Land' Is Must-See "Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief" 7 Early Year Releases, from 'Going Clear' to 'Mad Max,' That Deserve Awards Buzz "He Named Me Malala" 'He Named Me Malala' Reveals Nobel Winner Yousafzai's Human Side "Heart of a Dog" Laurie Anderson's 'Heart of a Dog' is Aural-Visual Showstopper (Exclusive Video) "The Hunting Ground" Listen: After Legal Threats, CNN Airs 'The Hunting.
- 12/2/2015
- by TOH!
- Thompson on Hollywood
Could Marlon Brando return to the Oscars posthumously? The documentary Listen to Me Marlon made the finals for the Best Documentary Oscar even though documentaries about Hollywood stars and movies aren't typically so favorited. Note that Ingrid Bergman's documentary --also famously "in her own words" -- and the enjoyable Tab Hunter: Confidential and the Sundance sensation The Wolfpack about living through the movies weren't as lucky and did not make the finals.
The 15 Finalists
Amy (PGA nominee, Ida nominee, Nbr winner) Best of Enemies (Nbr top 5, Spirit nominee) Cartel Land (Gotham nominee) Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief He Named Me Malala Heart of a Dog (Gotham nominee, Spirit nominee) The Hunting Ground (PGA nominee) Listen to Me Marlon (Ida nominee, Nbr top 5, Gotham nominee)
The Look of Silence (PGA nominee, Ida nominee, Nbr top 5, Gotham winner, Spirit nominee) Meru (PGA nominee, Spirit nominee) 3 1/2 Minutes, Ten...
The 15 Finalists
Amy (PGA nominee, Ida nominee, Nbr winner) Best of Enemies (Nbr top 5, Spirit nominee) Cartel Land (Gotham nominee) Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief He Named Me Malala Heart of a Dog (Gotham nominee, Spirit nominee) The Hunting Ground (PGA nominee) Listen to Me Marlon (Ida nominee, Nbr top 5, Gotham nominee)
The Look of Silence (PGA nominee, Ida nominee, Nbr top 5, Gotham winner, Spirit nominee) Meru (PGA nominee, Spirit nominee) 3 1/2 Minutes, Ten...
- 12/2/2015
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Meru
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 88th Academy Awards.
One hundred twenty-four films were originally submitted in the category.
The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:
“Amy,” On the Corner Films and Universal Music
“Best of Enemies,” Sandbar
“Cartel Land,” Our Time Projects and The Documentary Group
“Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief,” Jigsaw Productions
“He Named Me Malala,” Parkes-MacDonald and Little Room
“Heart of a Dog,” Canal Street Communications
“The Hunting Ground,” Chain Camera Pictures
“Listen to Me Marlon,” Passion Pictures
“The Look of Silence,” Final Cut for Real
“Meru,” Little Monster Films
“3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets,” The Filmmaker Fund, Motto Pictures, Lakehouse Films, ActualFilms, JustFilms, MacArthur Foundation and Bertha Britdoc
“We Come as Friends,” Adelante Films
“What Happened, Miss Simone?,” RadicalMedia...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 88th Academy Awards.
One hundred twenty-four films were originally submitted in the category.
The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:
“Amy,” On the Corner Films and Universal Music
“Best of Enemies,” Sandbar
“Cartel Land,” Our Time Projects and The Documentary Group
“Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief,” Jigsaw Productions
“He Named Me Malala,” Parkes-MacDonald and Little Room
“Heart of a Dog,” Canal Street Communications
“The Hunting Ground,” Chain Camera Pictures
“Listen to Me Marlon,” Passion Pictures
“The Look of Silence,” Final Cut for Real
“Meru,” Little Monster Films
“3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets,” The Filmmaker Fund, Motto Pictures, Lakehouse Films, ActualFilms, JustFilms, MacArthur Foundation and Bertha Britdoc
“We Come as Friends,” Adelante Films
“What Happened, Miss Simone?,” RadicalMedia...
- 12/2/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Thought we were done with awards stuff for the day? You thought wrong. After the National Board of Reviews and the Annies, the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences got in on the act, announcing their 15-film strong shortlist for the Best Documentary Feature prize for this year’s Oscar. Most of the big hitters that you’d be expecting are here, with crossover hits like “Amy” and “Meru,” and big talking points like “Going Clear” and “He Named Me Malala.” There’s also a few other populist contenders, like “What Happened, Miss Simone?” and “Listen To Me Marlon,” plus Michael Moore’s “Where To Invade Next,” and the critically acclaimed likes of “Best Of Enemies,” “Cartel Land,” “Heart Of A Dog,” “The Hunting Ground” and “The Look Of Silence.” As ever, there isn’t room for everything, and some movies would end up on the outside. This year,...
- 12/1/2015
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
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