If there was ever a time to make an all-female Marvel movie, Karen Gillan says it's now. The star of Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle told Cbm she's not the only actress tied to the universe that thinks so, and recounts the story of when she teamed up with a group of them to confront Kevin Feige to make one:
"Brie Larson was like, ‘We should go up to Kevin Feige and tell him to make an all-female Marvel movie,’ so we marched up there in a group, a whole herd of us, and said that to him. He was like, ‘Yeah, that would be amazing!’ but he didn’t really commit to it, but he thought it would be a great idea. Look at the success of Wonder Woman. It’s clear we all want that."
Of course, it's not all that surprising that Marvel would be down for the idea,...
"Brie Larson was like, ‘We should go up to Kevin Feige and tell him to make an all-female Marvel movie,’ so we marched up there in a group, a whole herd of us, and said that to him. He was like, ‘Yeah, that would be amazing!’ but he didn’t really commit to it, but he thought it would be a great idea. Look at the success of Wonder Woman. It’s clear we all want that."
Of course, it's not all that surprising that Marvel would be down for the idea,...
- 12/27/2017
- by Mick Joest
- GeekTyrant
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment have revealed the next animated movie in the Lego DC Super Heroes franchise, The Flash, which is set for release next year – which is also set to introduce a plethora of new DC characters to the series, including some famous superhero pets!
In Lego DC Super Heroes: The Flash, Reverse-Flash manipulates the Speed Force to put The Flash into a time loop that forces him to relive the same day over and over again – with progressively disastrous results, including losing his powers and being fired by the Justice League. The Flash must find a way to restore time to its original path and finally apprehend his worst enemy before all is lost for The Flash … and the world!
Along the route, The Flash encounters numerous new characters being introduced to the popular DC Super Heroes series, including The Atom; B’dg, a squirrel-esque Green Lantern; a...
In Lego DC Super Heroes: The Flash, Reverse-Flash manipulates the Speed Force to put The Flash into a time loop that forces him to relive the same day over and over again – with progressively disastrous results, including losing his powers and being fired by the Justice League. The Flash must find a way to restore time to its original path and finally apprehend his worst enemy before all is lost for The Flash … and the world!
Along the route, The Flash encounters numerous new characters being introduced to the popular DC Super Heroes series, including The Atom; B’dg, a squirrel-esque Green Lantern; a...
- 12/21/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
We’ve been hearing about this project since 2014, when it was titled A Storm In The Stars – but now we finally have the first image from the newly monikered Mary Shelley, with Elle Fanning in the title role, as it’s packaged for sale at the Berlin Film Festival. The gothic biographical drama looks set to unspool the early years of one of Britain’s most famous authors, in a surprisingly timely story of philosophy, feminism, and tragedy.
Directed by Saudi Arabia’s first female film director, Haifaa al-Mansour, Mary Shelley casts Elle Fanning as the young author – before she found fame by penning Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus, in 1818. Shelley’s life was one filled with tragedy – such that it should make any cinematic telling of the tale riveting and moving. She was the daughter of the philosopher and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, who died while her daughter was...
Directed by Saudi Arabia’s first female film director, Haifaa al-Mansour, Mary Shelley casts Elle Fanning as the young author – before she found fame by penning Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus, in 1818. Shelley’s life was one filled with tragedy – such that it should make any cinematic telling of the tale riveting and moving. She was the daughter of the philosopher and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, who died while her daughter was...
- 2/11/2017
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Mother’s Mercy. Just some gut reactions to the season 5 finale to Game of Thrones. I realize the internet broke with analysis from both people with early access to the show and events of the finale from day one, and I imagine there are a bunch of pieces on fan sites with great takes with book knowledge. I have close to decades of book knowledge, but for people who purely watch and experience Game of Thrones via HBO, nothing below is a spoiler in terms of book facts being brought in that reveal something that hasn’t already occurred. The truth is that for the most part the show has either skipped or passed where the books are, or at the very least are right where the books are anyway and it’s pretty obvious this was purposeful out of respect to George R. R. Martin in regards to his upcoming book.
- 6/18/2015
- by Jay Tomio
- Boomtron
Mother’s Mercy. Just some gut reactions to the season 5 finale to Game of Thrones. I realize the internet broke with analysis from both people with early access to the show and events of the finale from day one, and I imagine there are a bunch of pieces on fan sites with great takes with book knowledge. I have close to decades of book knowledge, but for people who purely watch and experience Game of Thrones via HBO, nothing below is a spoiler in terms of book facts being brought in that reveal something that hasn’t already occurred.
The truth is that for the most part the show has either skipped or passed where the books are, or at the very least are right where the books are anyway and it’s pretty obvious this was purposeful out of respect to George R. R. Martin in regards to his upcoming book.
The truth is that for the most part the show has either skipped or passed where the books are, or at the very least are right where the books are anyway and it’s pretty obvious this was purposeful out of respect to George R. R. Martin in regards to his upcoming book.
- 6/18/2015
- by Jay Tomio
- Boomtron
Sneak Peek new spoiler footage from the upcoming fourth season of HBO's "Game of Thrones", premiering April 6, 2014, based on the second half of "A Storm of Swords", the third of the "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels by author George R. R. Martin.
Plus take another look @ the last episode of last season and the notorious "Red Wedding" sequence:
Writers for Season 4 include David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, Martin and Bryan Cogman.
Main cast includes Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Iain Glen, Aidan Gillen, Charles Dance, Liam Cunningham, Stephen Dillane, Carice van Houten, Natalie Dormer, Margaery Tyrell, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, Alfie Allen, Jack Gleeson, John Bradley, Joe Dempsie, Rose Leslie, Jerome Flynn, Conleth Hill, Sibel Kekilli and Rory McCann:
"following the events of the 'Red Wedding', the 'War of the Five Kings' is drawing to a close, but new intrigues and plots are in motion,...
Plus take another look @ the last episode of last season and the notorious "Red Wedding" sequence:
Writers for Season 4 include David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, Martin and Bryan Cogman.
Main cast includes Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Iain Glen, Aidan Gillen, Charles Dance, Liam Cunningham, Stephen Dillane, Carice van Houten, Natalie Dormer, Margaery Tyrell, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, Alfie Allen, Jack Gleeson, John Bradley, Joe Dempsie, Rose Leslie, Jerome Flynn, Conleth Hill, Sibel Kekilli and Rory McCann:
"following the events of the 'Red Wedding', the 'War of the Five Kings' is drawing to a close, but new intrigues and plots are in motion,...
- 2/5/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek more of the upcoming fourth season of HBO's "Game of Thrones", premiering April 6, 2014, based on the second half of "A Storm of Swords", the third of the "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels by author George R. R. Martin, plus take another look @ the last episode of the series and the notorious "Red Wedding" sequence:
Writers for Season 4 include David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, Martin and Bryan Cogman.
Main cast includes Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Iain Glen, Aidan Gillen, Charles Dance, Liam Cunningham, Stephen Dillane, Carice van Houten, Natalie Dormer, Margaery Tyrell, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, Alfie Allen, Jack Gleeson, John Bradley, Joe Dempsie, Rose Leslie, Jerome Flynn, Conleth Hill, Sibel Kekilli and Rory McCann:
"following the events of the 'Red Wedding', the 'War of the Five Kings' is drawing to a close, but new intrigues and plots are in motion,...
Writers for Season 4 include David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, Martin and Bryan Cogman.
Main cast includes Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Iain Glen, Aidan Gillen, Charles Dance, Liam Cunningham, Stephen Dillane, Carice van Houten, Natalie Dormer, Margaery Tyrell, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, Alfie Allen, Jack Gleeson, John Bradley, Joe Dempsie, Rose Leslie, Jerome Flynn, Conleth Hill, Sibel Kekilli and Rory McCann:
"following the events of the 'Red Wedding', the 'War of the Five Kings' is drawing to a close, but new intrigues and plots are in motion,...
- 1/31/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
A new season, a return of an old enemy, a dramatic change to a relationship, and a very surprising casting choice made the premiere episode of Doctor Who quite the rollicking ride. Keep your arms and legs inside the car at all times, mind the spoilers, hang tight to your jewelry (especially bracelets), mind the spoilers and here we go…
Asylum Of The Daleks
By Steven Moffat
Directed by Nick Hurran
The Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams are all captured by Dalek sleeper agents and taken to their main fleet, home of their Parliament. Rather than Exterminate him, they beg for his help. Their Asylum, a combination hospital and prison for Daleks so damaged or insane they can no longer be controlled, is in danger of being breached after a lost spaceship crashes on it. The Doctor. Amy and Rory are sent down to the surface to shut down the planetary force field defense,...
Asylum Of The Daleks
By Steven Moffat
Directed by Nick Hurran
The Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams are all captured by Dalek sleeper agents and taken to their main fleet, home of their Parliament. Rather than Exterminate him, they beg for his help. Their Asylum, a combination hospital and prison for Daleks so damaged or insane they can no longer be controlled, is in danger of being breached after a lost spaceship crashes on it. The Doctor. Amy and Rory are sent down to the surface to shut down the planetary force field defense,...
- 9/3/2012
- by Vinnie Bartilucci
- Comicmix.com
We’re nearly half way through the second season of HBO’s Game of Thrones and the new characters are starting to pile up! As if the monstrous cast of Season 1 wasn’t enough to wrap our minds around, there are a whopping 22 new characters (worth mentioning) introduced over the first four episodes of Season 2. The following list gives some brief background information about each new character, who they are and how they fit into the story.
Hopefully this will help to eliminate any confusion you might have when you yell at your TV: “Wait! Who the hell was that guy again?”
At Dragonstone:
King Stannis Baratheon
Played by: Stephen Dillane
Stannis is the late King Robert’s younger brother and the rightful heir to the Iron Throne and Westeros. Since Robert’s Rebellion, he has held the island fortress of Dragonstone, which lies northeast of King’s Landing. Stannis is a hard,...
Hopefully this will help to eliminate any confusion you might have when you yell at your TV: “Wait! Who the hell was that guy again?”
At Dragonstone:
King Stannis Baratheon
Played by: Stephen Dillane
Stannis is the late King Robert’s younger brother and the rightful heir to the Iron Throne and Westeros. Since Robert’s Rebellion, he has held the island fortress of Dragonstone, which lies northeast of King’s Landing. Stannis is a hard,...
- 4/27/2012
- by Emile K. Lewis
- Obsessed with Film
As Robb Stark's (Richard Madden) hotness soldiers on towards King's Landing, the battle between the Baratheon brothers heats up. Does Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane) have a secret weapon that could win him the war? And just how much worse can the little brat King Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) get? Hint: A lot worse. Find out what happened on Game of Thrones now: What We Learned Storm's End: Renly (Gethin Anthony) and Stannis are fighting like spoiled children but what Renly doesn't realize is that his brother is serious with his ultimatum. What happens next is so crazy that we had to watch three times to really comprehend what we were seeing. The sorceress, Melisandre (Carice van Houten)...
- 4/23/2012
- E! Online
Game of Thrones Season 2 Trailer. The Seven Devils Game of Thrones TV show trailer features a song entitled (I presume) ‘Seven Devils’, song sweetly by a female singer. The Game of Thrones Seven Devils trailer features all new footage for season two of Game of Thrones. The part when the singer or singers say “seven devils are around you” after Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) is finished speaking is pretty powerful. Also we are shown that parts of the second and third books in the A Song of Ice and Fire book series are represented in season two. Why do I saw that (spoilers): The Unsullied are shown as well as the moment of their purchase. That happens in A Storm of Swords, the third book in the series (end spoilers). Like it says in the prologue of one of the books though, some events happen coterminous with other events...
- 3/3/2012
- by R.W.
- Film-Book
Winter is coming, war is coming and so are the "Game of Thrones" teasers, apparently.
HBO Go has unveiled a new trailer for the second season of "Game of Thrones," which premieres on April 1.
Fans of the TV adaptation of George R.R. Martin's book series now have a third teaser to whet their appetities for Season 2 and it's chock-full of vague, but ominous and exciting one-liners (i.e. "Power is a curious thing" and "Sometimes those with the most power have the least grace").
Considering the last "Game of Thrones" trailer, which hit the web at the tail end of January, shattered HBO's viewing records, we're sure fans are eager to see this one.
The nearly two-minute trailer has glimpses of Robb Stark (Richard Madden), Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane), Mellisandre (Carise van Houten), Renly Baratheon (Gethin Anthony) and everyone's favorite, Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) in action ... since previously,...
HBO Go has unveiled a new trailer for the second season of "Game of Thrones," which premieres on April 1.
Fans of the TV adaptation of George R.R. Martin's book series now have a third teaser to whet their appetities for Season 2 and it's chock-full of vague, but ominous and exciting one-liners (i.e. "Power is a curious thing" and "Sometimes those with the most power have the least grace").
Considering the last "Game of Thrones" trailer, which hit the web at the tail end of January, shattered HBO's viewing records, we're sure fans are eager to see this one.
The nearly two-minute trailer has glimpses of Robb Stark (Richard Madden), Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane), Mellisandre (Carise van Houten), Renly Baratheon (Gethin Anthony) and everyone's favorite, Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) in action ... since previously,...
- 2/25/2012
- by Jaimie Etkin
- Huffington Post
Game of Thrones Season 2 Photos. The Game of Thrones: Season 2 promotional photos feature Gwendoline Christie, Stephen Dillane, Liam Cunningham, Lena Headey, Carice van Houten, Patrick Malahide, Emilia Clarke, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Kristian Nairn, Alfie Allen and Gethin Anthony.
The Game of Thrones: Season 2 promotional photos:
Gwendoline Christie, Game of Thrones
Carice van Houten, Stephen Dillane, Game of Thrones
Liam Cunningham, Game of Thrones
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Patrick Malahide, Game of Thrones
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones
Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Kristian Nairn, Game of Thrones
Gethin Anthony, Game of Thrones
Alfie Allen, Game of Thrones
Sophie Turner, Game of Thrones
More Information on the Game of Thrones photos, episode, and their location in the series:
Brienne – ep204, Renly’s Tent
Stannis & Melisandre – ep204, Near Storm’s End
Davos – ep204, Near Storm’s End
Cersei – ep201, Throne Room
Balon – ep202, Balon...
The Game of Thrones: Season 2 promotional photos:
Gwendoline Christie, Game of Thrones
Carice van Houten, Stephen Dillane, Game of Thrones
Liam Cunningham, Game of Thrones
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Patrick Malahide, Game of Thrones
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones
Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Kristian Nairn, Game of Thrones
Gethin Anthony, Game of Thrones
Alfie Allen, Game of Thrones
Sophie Turner, Game of Thrones
More Information on the Game of Thrones photos, episode, and their location in the series:
Brienne – ep204, Renly’s Tent
Stannis & Melisandre – ep204, Near Storm’s End
Davos – ep204, Near Storm’s End
Cersei – ep201, Throne Room
Balon – ep202, Balon...
- 2/11/2012
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
Nina Hoss in Christian Petzold's Barbara
"An additional ten world premieres will be screening in the Competition program of the Berlinale 2012," the festival's announced today:
Aujourd'hui
France/Senegal
By Alain Gomis (L'Afrance, Andalucia)
With Saül Williams, Aïssa Maïga, Djolof M'bengue
"What goes on inside the head of a man who knows he has only 24 hours to live?" begins a report from the Afp. "Franco-Senegalese director Alain Gomis takes viewers through this final day."
Barbara
Germany
By Christian Petzold (Yella, Jerichow, Dreileben)
With Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld
The synopsis from The Match Factory: "East Germany. Barbara has requested a departure permit. It is the summer of 1978. She is a physician and is transferred, for disciplinary reasons, to a small hospital far away from everything in a provincial backwater. Her lover, a foreign trade employee at Mannesmann that she met on a spring night in East Berlin, is working on her escape.
"An additional ten world premieres will be screening in the Competition program of the Berlinale 2012," the festival's announced today:
Aujourd'hui
France/Senegal
By Alain Gomis (L'Afrance, Andalucia)
With Saül Williams, Aïssa Maïga, Djolof M'bengue
"What goes on inside the head of a man who knows he has only 24 hours to live?" begins a report from the Afp. "Franco-Senegalese director Alain Gomis takes viewers through this final day."
Barbara
Germany
By Christian Petzold (Yella, Jerichow, Dreileben)
With Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld
The synopsis from The Match Factory: "East Germany. Barbara has requested a departure permit. It is the summer of 1978. She is a physician and is transferred, for disciplinary reasons, to a small hospital far away from everything in a provincial backwater. Her lover, a foreign trade employee at Mannesmann that she met on a spring night in East Berlin, is working on her escape.
- 1/9/2012
- MUBI
Full listing of Game of Thrones Season 2 New Characters and Actors. Major and minor characters for Game of Thrones: Season 2 have been casting for months now. We have compiled a list of them all from different sources so that you will know what characters will be in Season 2 of HBO‘s Game of Thrones and who would be playing them. There are major spoilers below, especially if you have not read the A Song of Ice and Fire books so be warned. I personally have only shimmed over the detailed information below as I want characters and their motivations kept in shadow as much as possible. The list will be updated when new characters are cast so you might want to bookmark this page.
We previously posted on casting for Season 2 of Game of Thrones here: Game of Thrones: Season 2 Casts Liam Cunningham, Carice van Houten, Stephen Dillane,...
We previously posted on casting for Season 2 of Game of Thrones here: Game of Thrones: Season 2 Casts Liam Cunningham, Carice van Houten, Stephen Dillane,...
- 10/16/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
The summer is winding to an end. People are planning their last beach trips and holding their final barbecues. And yet winter is still coming.
While we're busy enjoying the last of the nice weather (in the northeast, at least), the cast and crew of "Game of Thrones" are hard at work in Belfast, Malta, Iceland and Croatia. Fortunately showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff aren't too busy and managed to take some time out to chat with The Daily Beast to tease what is to come over the next few seasons.
Everything from the new additions to the series to sexposition was covered, and there were several spot-on uses of "Hodor" to boot. Read on after the jump to see our breakdown of the most important points in the interview.
Lessons Learned From Season One
"Whatever lessons we’ve learned from the first season are mitigated by the increased difficulty of the second season.
While we're busy enjoying the last of the nice weather (in the northeast, at least), the cast and crew of "Game of Thrones" are hard at work in Belfast, Malta, Iceland and Croatia. Fortunately showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff aren't too busy and managed to take some time out to chat with The Daily Beast to tease what is to come over the next few seasons.
Everything from the new additions to the series to sexposition was covered, and there were several spot-on uses of "Hodor" to boot. Read on after the jump to see our breakdown of the most important points in the interview.
Lessons Learned From Season One
"Whatever lessons we’ve learned from the first season are mitigated by the increased difficulty of the second season.
- 8/31/2011
- by Terri Schwartz
- MTV Movies Blog
Last week brought a smattering of new blood for the HBO fantasy drama Game of Thrones. Liam Cunningham was cast as Davos Seaworth, Carice van Houten as Lady Melisandre, Stephen Dillane as Stannis Baratheon, and Oliver Ford Davies in the minor (but still important) role of Maester Cressen. Mix that in with earlier news of Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell and Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth, and it seems like Game of Thrones season 2 has a full set, doesn't it?
Well, not yet. Eight pretty major characters have yet to be cast for the show's second season. We've got the list of them below. Of course, some of these characters could be cut due to budget or time constraints, and their important actions relegated to another. But, judging by A Clash of Kings (the book on which season 2 will be based) alone, we've still got a good ways to go.
Well, not yet. Eight pretty major characters have yet to be cast for the show's second season. We've got the list of them below. Of course, some of these characters could be cut due to budget or time constraints, and their important actions relegated to another. But, judging by A Clash of Kings (the book on which season 2 will be based) alone, we've still got a good ways to go.
- 7/25/2011
- by Sam McPherson
- TVovermind.com
The Tribunal (also known as Storm in some countries) is a superb legal and political thriller that highlights the influence that politics could have on legal proceedings. The film focuses on the atrocities of the Bosnian War, and has a truly intriguing story to tell. New Zealand actress Kerry Fox (recently on the jury panel for the Sydney Film Festival official competition) gives a remarkable performance as Hannah Maynard, a determined and uncompromising prosecutor at the International War Crime Tribunal in The Hague. Anamaria Marinca (4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days) impresses as Mira Arendt, a Bosnian woman with a very tragic past that she wants to put behind her. The two characters meet and develop a strong bond in the fight to...
- 7/8/2011
- Screen Anarchy
For the fifth year running, we tally up the Other Year's Best -- the films that made it to DVD (or onto U.S. home video in any format) but not to theatrical, which generally meant they posed too much of a marketing challenge. As in, the films were either too odd, too original, too archival, too subtle, too something. DVDs still stand as our go-to B-movie-distribution stream of choice, although as I've barked every year, video debuts are still not eligible for any year-end toasts or trophies. Except ours.
10. "Parking" (Chung Mong-hong, Taiwan) At first blush a Taiwanese riff on "After Hours," this measured little odyssey is more realistic, evoking those all-night odysseys we've all had, when time evaporates and tiny logistical dilemmas drive us insane and eventually it's morning and something about our lives is different. Chung doesn't spring for laughs when you think he will -- he holds back,...
10. "Parking" (Chung Mong-hong, Taiwan) At first blush a Taiwanese riff on "After Hours," this measured little odyssey is more realistic, evoking those all-night odysseys we've all had, when time evaporates and tiny logistical dilemmas drive us insane and eventually it's morning and something about our lives is different. Chung doesn't spring for laughs when you think he will -- he holds back,...
- 12/9/2010
- by Michael Atkinson
- ifc.com
Remember that one year (2001) when the list-happy AFI (American Film Institute) decided to compete with the Globes and the Oscars in year end prizes? No, that didn't last long. But there's another AFI, The Australian Film Institute, that has been around for a long time and is in no such danger of being a one-off. This year, they're all about the amazing family crime drama Animal Kingdom which they awarded with a record breaking 18 nominations. Sure, the film is in danger of being way overhyped for people who are coming to it late (which is just about everyone given the sorry state of international distribution for dramas of virtually any kind) but for those who can slough off the "omg" raves, I guarantee you'll think it at least an insinuating and well executed crime drama.
AFI Favorites with multiple nominations
Its main competition for the coveted prizes, if you go by nomination counts,...
AFI Favorites with multiple nominations
Its main competition for the coveted prizes, if you go by nomination counts,...
- 10/29/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Animal Kingdom received 18 nominations for this year’s Australian Film Institute Awards, followed by Beneath Hill 60 (12), Bright Star (11), Tomorrow, When the War Began (8), The Tree, Bran Nue Dae (7 each) and The Boys Are Back (4)
The Best Film category will see Animal Kingdom competing against Beneath Hill 60, Bright Star, Bran Nue Dae, The Tree and Tomorrow, When the War Began.
Australia’s top rated drama productions – Packed to the Rafters and Underbellly: The Golden Mile – were both absent from the main Television categories (except for Underbelly‘s two acting nods).
The winners will be revealed on December 10 (Industry Awards) and 11 (main Awards Ceremony) in Melbourne.
This is the full list of nominees:
AFI Members’ Choice Award
Animal Kingdom. Liz Watts. Beneath Hill 60. Bill Leimbach. Bran Nue Dae. Robyn Kershaw, Graeme Isaac. Bright Star. Jan Chapman, Caroline Hewitt. The Boys Are Back. Greg Brenman, Tim White. Tomorrow When The War Began.
The Best Film category will see Animal Kingdom competing against Beneath Hill 60, Bright Star, Bran Nue Dae, The Tree and Tomorrow, When the War Began.
Australia’s top rated drama productions – Packed to the Rafters and Underbellly: The Golden Mile – were both absent from the main Television categories (except for Underbelly‘s two acting nods).
The winners will be revealed on December 10 (Industry Awards) and 11 (main Awards Ceremony) in Melbourne.
This is the full list of nominees:
AFI Members’ Choice Award
Animal Kingdom. Liz Watts. Beneath Hill 60. Bill Leimbach. Bran Nue Dae. Robyn Kershaw, Graeme Isaac. Bright Star. Jan Chapman, Caroline Hewitt. The Boys Are Back. Greg Brenman, Tim White. Tomorrow When The War Began.
- 10/27/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Cologne, Germany -- Monika Willi, the editor of Michael Haneke's Oscar-nominated "The White Ribbon," Stefan Essl, editor of action comedy "Jerry Cotton;" and Hansjorg Weissbrich, who cut Hans-Christian Schmid's war-crimes drama "Storm" are among the nominees for this year's Schnitt Prize, Germany's premiere film editing award.
Also nominated in the feature film category are Mona Brauer and Heike Gnida for their work on Matthias Glasner's disturbing pedophilia drama "This is Love" and Wolfgang Weigl, nominated for "The Two Lives of Daniel Shore," the feature debut of director Michael Dreher.
In the documentary category, nominated editors include Thomas Riedelsheimer, who directed and cut his latest, "Soul Birds;" Gisela Castronari-Jaensch and Vadim Jendreyko for "The Woman with the 5 Elephants;" Marc Haenecke for "Jagdzeit;" Thomas Grube and Barbara Toennieshen for "To Fight For" and Stephan Krumbiegel for "Wiegenlieder."
The 12th Schnitt Film Prize will be awarded Nov. 29 in Cologne.
Also nominated in the feature film category are Mona Brauer and Heike Gnida for their work on Matthias Glasner's disturbing pedophilia drama "This is Love" and Wolfgang Weigl, nominated for "The Two Lives of Daniel Shore," the feature debut of director Michael Dreher.
In the documentary category, nominated editors include Thomas Riedelsheimer, who directed and cut his latest, "Soul Birds;" Gisela Castronari-Jaensch and Vadim Jendreyko for "The Woman with the 5 Elephants;" Marc Haenecke for "Jagdzeit;" Thomas Grube and Barbara Toennieshen for "To Fight For" and Stephan Krumbiegel for "Wiegenlieder."
The 12th Schnitt Film Prize will be awarded Nov. 29 in Cologne.
- 9/22/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Darwin International Film Festival premiered last night with special guest Shirley Barrett’s South Solitary.
Barrett – who won the prestigious Camera D’Or for Best First Film at Cannes for Love Serenade - introduced the film and then held an audience question and answer session after the screening.
The festival, which runs until Sunday, will screen nine films in total including the Australian premiere of Hans-Christian Schmid’s Storm and Jacques Audiard’s Academy Award nominated The Prophet.
A full list of films being screened at the festival can be found here...
Barrett – who won the prestigious Camera D’Or for Best First Film at Cannes for Love Serenade - introduced the film and then held an audience question and answer session after the screening.
The festival, which runs until Sunday, will screen nine films in total including the Australian premiere of Hans-Christian Schmid’s Storm and Jacques Audiard’s Academy Award nominated The Prophet.
A full list of films being screened at the festival can be found here...
- 9/16/2010
- by georginap
- Encore Magazine
receving awards for Inglourious Basterds, is now giving them out. There he is (left) giving Best Actress to barefoot Sibel Kekilli at Germany's Oscars "The Lolas". I've never seen anyone accepting a Best Actress trophy while barefoot before but I hope to see someone do so sometime real soon.
If you've never heard the name Sibel Kekilli before, please do yourself a favor and rent Fatih Akin's erotic drama Head On (aka Gegen die Wand) She's got thunderclap force in that movie.
The Winners
Picture (Silver), Editing & Score: Hans-Christian Schmid's Storm, a war crime drama
Picture (Bronze) & Actress: When We Leave starring Sibel Kekilli
Supporting Actor: Justus von Dohnnanyi in Men in the City.
Children's Film: Lena Olbrich & Christian Becker's Vorstadtkrokodile which translates to something like Suburban Crocodiles
Documentary: Ernst Ludwig Ganzert and Ulli Pfau's The Heart of Jenin about a Palestinian father who donates his...
If you've never heard the name Sibel Kekilli before, please do yourself a favor and rent Fatih Akin's erotic drama Head On (aka Gegen die Wand) She's got thunderclap force in that movie.
The Winners
Picture (Silver), Editing & Score: Hans-Christian Schmid's Storm, a war crime drama
Picture (Bronze) & Actress: When We Leave starring Sibel Kekilli
Supporting Actor: Justus von Dohnnanyi in Men in the City.
Children's Film: Lena Olbrich & Christian Becker's Vorstadtkrokodile which translates to something like Suburban Crocodiles
Documentary: Ernst Ludwig Ganzert and Ulli Pfau's The Heart of Jenin about a Palestinian father who donates his...
- 4/26/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
By the Hollywood Reporter
"The White Ribbon" crowned a phenomenal year with a near-sweep of the 60th German Film Awards on Friday.
Michael Haneke's film took home 10 Lolas including best film, best director and best actor for Burghart Klaussner.
Hans-Christian Schmid's war crimes drama, "Storm," which debuted at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival, picked up three Lolas, including the Silver Best Film nod, best editing for Hansjorg Weissbrich and the best score for the film music composed by German alt music stars the Notwist.
Read more at the Hollywood Report...
"The White Ribbon" crowned a phenomenal year with a near-sweep of the 60th German Film Awards on Friday.
Michael Haneke's film took home 10 Lolas including best film, best director and best actor for Burghart Klaussner.
Hans-Christian Schmid's war crimes drama, "Storm," which debuted at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival, picked up three Lolas, including the Silver Best Film nod, best editing for Hansjorg Weissbrich and the best score for the film music composed by German alt music stars the Notwist.
Read more at the Hollywood Report...
- 4/23/2010
- by Lew Harris
- The Wrap
Berlin -- "The White Ribbon" crowned a phenomenal year with a near-sweep of the 60th German Film Awards on Friday.
Michael Haneke's film took home 10 Lolas including best film, best director and best actor for Burghart Klaussner.
Hans-Christian Schmid's war crimes drama, "Storm," which debuted at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival, picked up three Lolas, including the Silver Best Film nod, best editing for Hansjorg Weissbrich and the best score for the film music composed by German alt music stars the Notwist.
But the star of the evening was Sibel Kekilli, who won the best actress Lola for Feo Aladag's "When We Leave." Kekilli, who won the Lola for her debut in Fatih Akin's "Head-On" (2004) had nearly vanished from the German film scene. But her standout performance in "When We Leave," playing a German/Turkish woman trying to escape he abusive husband, marks a stunning comeback.
Michael Haneke's film took home 10 Lolas including best film, best director and best actor for Burghart Klaussner.
Hans-Christian Schmid's war crimes drama, "Storm," which debuted at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival, picked up three Lolas, including the Silver Best Film nod, best editing for Hansjorg Weissbrich and the best score for the film music composed by German alt music stars the Notwist.
But the star of the evening was Sibel Kekilli, who won the best actress Lola for Feo Aladag's "When We Leave." Kekilli, who won the Lola for her debut in Fatih Akin's "Head-On" (2004) had nearly vanished from the German film scene. But her standout performance in "When We Leave," playing a German/Turkish woman trying to escape he abusive husband, marks a stunning comeback.
- 4/23/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lourdes (U)
(Jessica Hausner, 2009, Aus/Fra/Ger) Sylvie Testud, Léa Seydoux, Elina Löwensohn. 99 mins
Handsomely photographed and coolly observant, this excursion to the French pilgrimage town manages to be both a penetrating study of the spiritual tourism racket and a genuine mystical inquiry. Testud is our central pilgrim, paralysed from the neck down and, like many others, in search of a miracle. But unlike those others, she gets one. Or does she? We're given much to think about.
No One Knows About Persian Cats (12A)
(Bahman Ghobadi, 2009, Iran) Negar Shaghaghi, Ashkan Khoshanejad. 107 mins
A suitably guerrilla-style tour of Iran's underground (often literally) music scene – a place where even gentle indie rock is considered seditious. Mostly factual and shot illegally, it's eye (and ear)-opening stuff.
The Blind Side (12A)
(John Lee Hancock, 2009, Us) Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron. 128 mins
Bullock might have got her Oscar but that doesn't make it any...
(Jessica Hausner, 2009, Aus/Fra/Ger) Sylvie Testud, Léa Seydoux, Elina Löwensohn. 99 mins
Handsomely photographed and coolly observant, this excursion to the French pilgrimage town manages to be both a penetrating study of the spiritual tourism racket and a genuine mystical inquiry. Testud is our central pilgrim, paralysed from the neck down and, like many others, in search of a miracle. But unlike those others, she gets one. Or does she? We're given much to think about.
No One Knows About Persian Cats (12A)
(Bahman Ghobadi, 2009, Iran) Negar Shaghaghi, Ashkan Khoshanejad. 107 mins
A suitably guerrilla-style tour of Iran's underground (often literally) music scene – a place where even gentle indie rock is considered seditious. Mostly factual and shot illegally, it's eye (and ear)-opening stuff.
The Blind Side (12A)
(John Lee Hancock, 2009, Us) Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron. 128 mins
Bullock might have got her Oscar but that doesn't make it any...
- 3/27/2010
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Sibel Kekilli in Feo Aladag’s When We Leave (top); Anamaria Marinca, Kerry Fox in Hans-Christian Schmid’s Storm (upper middle); Lars Eidinger, Birgit Minichmayr in Maren Ade’s Everyone Else (lower middle); Moritz Bleibtreu (right) in Fatih Akin’s Soul Kitchen (bottom) The White Ribbon Leads the 2010 Lola Race Other Best Picture Lola nominees are Feo Aladag’s When We Leave, which earned a total of six Lola nominations, including Best Actress for Sibel Kekilli, the star of Fatih Akin’s 2004 Lola winner Head-On. In When We Leave, Kekilli plays a willful Turkish woman who flees Istanbul for Germany, where she finds herself at odds with her traditional Muslim family. (The latter plot point parallels Kekilli’s real-life experience after German tabloids revealed the actress [...]...
- 3/22/2010
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The 2010 German Academy Award winners will be announced on April 23 in Berlin. Best film Everyone Else, dir. Maren Ade When We Leave, dir. Feo Aladag Soul Kitchen dir. Fatih Akin Storm dir. Hans-Christian Schmid The White Ribbon dir. Michael Haneke Desert Flower dir. Sherry Hormann Best documentary The Woman with the 5 Elephants dir. Vadim Jendreyko The Heart of Jenin dir. Marcus Vetter, Leon Geller Best children’s film Lippel’s Dream dir. Lars Buchel The Suburban Crocodiles dir. Christian Ditter Best director Maren Ade for Everyone Else Feo Aladag for When We Leave Michael Haneke for The White Ribbon Hans-Christian Schmid for Storm Best actress Corinna Harfouch for This Is Love Sibel Kekilli for When We Leave Susanne Lothar for The White Ribbon Birgit Minichmayr for Everyone Else Best actor Fabian Hinrichs for Schwerkraft Henry Hubchen for Whiskey [...]...
- 3/21/2010
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
I Love You Phillip Morris (15)
(Glen Ficarra, John Requa, 2009, Us) Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor. 97 mins
Jim Carrey doesn't just play gay here, he plays flaming, in-your-face, heels-and-hotpants gay. And it kind of suits him. A police officer-turned-con man, his character is led even further astray when he falls for a fellow prison inmate (McGregor), and their courtship is treated like a traditional Hollywood love affair – albeit one full of prison breaks, audacious deceptions and outrageous accessorising. Gleefully trashy, at times exhaustingly unpredictable, it's certainly a brave move.
The Scouting Book For Boys (15)
(Tom Harper, 2009, UK) Thomas Turgoose, Holly Grainger, Rafe Spall. 93 mins
High hopes have been pinned on this, with Skins scribe Jack Thorne and plenty of young talent on board. Set in a Norfolk caravan camp, it's the tale of a boy-girl friendship developing into something else – quite what is up for grabs when they hatch a fake-kidnapping plan.
(Glen Ficarra, John Requa, 2009, Us) Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor. 97 mins
Jim Carrey doesn't just play gay here, he plays flaming, in-your-face, heels-and-hotpants gay. And it kind of suits him. A police officer-turned-con man, his character is led even further astray when he falls for a fellow prison inmate (McGregor), and their courtship is treated like a traditional Hollywood love affair – albeit one full of prison breaks, audacious deceptions and outrageous accessorising. Gleefully trashy, at times exhaustingly unpredictable, it's certainly a brave move.
The Scouting Book For Boys (15)
(Tom Harper, 2009, UK) Thomas Turgoose, Holly Grainger, Rafe Spall. 93 mins
High hopes have been pinned on this, with Skins scribe Jack Thorne and plenty of young talent on board. Set in a Norfolk caravan camp, it's the tale of a boy-girl friendship developing into something else – quite what is up for grabs when they hatch a fake-kidnapping plan.
- 3/20/2010
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Berlin -- Michael Haneke's "The White Ribbon" may have missed out on the best foreign film Oscar but the Austrian filmmaker is all but certain to sweep the German Film Awards after "The White Ribbon" received 13 nominations for the country's top prize, the Lolas.
"The White Ribbon" picked up Lola noms in all possible categories, including best film, best director and best acting noms for stars Burghart Klaussner and Susanne Lothar.
Cinematographer Christian Berger, whose stark black-and-white images earned him an Oscar nomination, is the favurite to win the Lola for best cinematography at the German Film Awards on April 23 in Berlin.
"When We Leave," a drama from first-time director Feo Aladag, was the big surprise, earning six Lola nominations including ones for best film and best actress for Sibel Kekilli ("Head-On") in her comeback role as a young woman banished from her devout Muslim family.
Hans-Christian Schmid's...
"The White Ribbon" picked up Lola noms in all possible categories, including best film, best director and best acting noms for stars Burghart Klaussner and Susanne Lothar.
Cinematographer Christian Berger, whose stark black-and-white images earned him an Oscar nomination, is the favurite to win the Lola for best cinematography at the German Film Awards on April 23 in Berlin.
"When We Leave," a drama from first-time director Feo Aladag, was the big surprise, earning six Lola nominations including ones for best film and best actress for Sibel Kekilli ("Head-On") in her comeback role as a young woman banished from her devout Muslim family.
Hans-Christian Schmid's...
- 3/19/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New film Storm reminded me the people who lose the most from war crimes trials are the ones they should protect: the victims
International criminal lawyers: renowned for being opaque, overpaid and cliquey. International criminal courts: painfully slow, unfair and bureaucratic. The war in former Yugoslavia: depressing, horrific and complex. The combination of all three is perhaps not the most obvious subject for a compelling film.
So I probably underestimated – or to quote a famous non-supporter of international criminal justice former President Bush, "misunderestimated" – the new film Storm, which tells the fictional story of a warmonger on trial for crimes against humanity and mass rape during the Bosnian war in the early 1990s.
The film, by Requiem director Hans-Christian Schmid, tells the story of a young woman who agrees to testify against a Serbian general responsible for the atrocities. She puts her family at risk in the interests of "justice...
International criminal lawyers: renowned for being opaque, overpaid and cliquey. International criminal courts: painfully slow, unfair and bureaucratic. The war in former Yugoslavia: depressing, horrific and complex. The combination of all three is perhaps not the most obvious subject for a compelling film.
So I probably underestimated – or to quote a famous non-supporter of international criminal justice former President Bush, "misunderestimated" – the new film Storm, which tells the fictional story of a warmonger on trial for crimes against humanity and mass rape during the Bosnian war in the early 1990s.
The film, by Requiem director Hans-Christian Schmid, tells the story of a young woman who agrees to testify against a Serbian general responsible for the atrocities. She puts her family at risk in the interests of "justice...
- 1/21/2010
- by Afua Hirsch
- The Guardian - Film News
The White Ribbon (Films du Losange / Sony Pictures Classics) (top); Kerry Fox, Anamaria Marinca in Storm (Zentropa) (bottom) Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon is one of the nominees for the German Film Critics Association’s best picture award. Set in a small German town prior to the outbreak of World War I, Haneke’s stark drama received four nominations: best picture, actor (Burghardt Klaussner), screenplay, and cinematography. The 2009 Palme d’Or and European Film Award winner has been well-received in the United States, though it has surprisingly failed to win many awards from American critics’ groups. The White Ribbon is German’s submission for the 2010 best foreign language film Academy Award. The German critics’ other top nominee is Hans-Christian Schmid’s [...]...
- 1/11/2010
- by Edwige Andersson
- Alt Film Guide
Cologne, Germany – Michael Haneke's Palme d'Or and European Film Prize winner "The White Ribbon" and war crimes drama "Storm" from Hans-Christian Schmid lead the nominations for the annual awards of the German Film Critics association, announced Monday.
Both "The White Ribbon" and "Storm" picked up four nominations, including for best picture.
The other best picture nominees are Sandra Nettlebeck's "Helen" starring Ashley Judd; Marcus H. Rosenmuller's period drama "Little White Lies;" World War II epic "John Rabe" from Florian Gallenberger and two comedies: Andreas Dresen's film industry spoof "Whisky with Vodka" and the romcom "Lila, Lila" from director Alain Gsponer.
The winners will be announced during the 60th Berlin International Film Festival, which runs Feb. 11-21.
Both "The White Ribbon" and "Storm" picked up four nominations, including for best picture.
The other best picture nominees are Sandra Nettlebeck's "Helen" starring Ashley Judd; Marcus H. Rosenmuller's period drama "Little White Lies;" World War II epic "John Rabe" from Florian Gallenberger and two comedies: Andreas Dresen's film industry spoof "Whisky with Vodka" and the romcom "Lila, Lila" from director Alain Gsponer.
The winners will be announced during the 60th Berlin International Film Festival, which runs Feb. 11-21.
- 1/11/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cologne, Germany -- New Zealand actress Kerry Fox ("Bright Star," "Storm") will act as a mentor at next year's Berlinale Talent Campus, the five-day film school that runs Feb. 13-18 during the Berlin International Film Festival.
Fox will be part of a new acting programming called Talent Actors Stage, which will give up-and-comers hands-on training in camera acting, dialogue and casting. Fox is no stranger to Berlin, having won the Silver Bear for best actress in 2001 for Patrice Chereau's "Intimacy." She was back in Berlin this year with Hans-Christian Schmid's competition entry "Storm."...
Fox will be part of a new acting programming called Talent Actors Stage, which will give up-and-comers hands-on training in camera acting, dialogue and casting. Fox is no stranger to Berlin, having won the Silver Bear for best actress in 2001 for Patrice Chereau's "Intimacy." She was back in Berlin this year with Hans-Christian Schmid's competition entry "Storm."...
- 11/30/2009
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actor Dominic Cooper attends An Education press conference during the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival at the Mayfair Hotel on October 20. An Education is a potential Oscar 2010 best picture contender. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) Director Hans-Christian Schmid, Kerry Fox arrive for the premiere of Storm, winner of the Amnesty International Film Prize at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival, during the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival at the Vue West End on October 20. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images) Matthew Beard at the premiere of An Education during the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival at the Vue West End on October 20. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)...
- 10/26/2009
- by Joan Lister
- Alt Film Guide
Rewinding the past seven days of the wonderful world of independent films:
Deals. Twilight fans will have the opportunity to see Kristen Stewart in a different type of role later this year. In Udayan Prasad's The Yellow Handkerchief, based on a story by Pete Hamill, Stewart jumps into a stranger's car. She and the driver (Eddie Redmayne) are soon joined by a newly-released convict (William Hurt) as they travel through rural Louisiana toward a hoped-for reunion with the ex-con's beloved (Maria Bello). Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired U.S. rights and is planning a theatrical release, according to indieWIRE.
Hans-Christian Schmid's legal thriller Storm will also hit theaters later this year, indieWIRE says, courtesy of Film Movement. Kerry Fox stars as a prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague; she must convince a witness (Anamaria Marinca from 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) to...
Deals. Twilight fans will have the opportunity to see Kristen Stewart in a different type of role later this year. In Udayan Prasad's The Yellow Handkerchief, based on a story by Pete Hamill, Stewart jumps into a stranger's car. She and the driver (Eddie Redmayne) are soon joined by a newly-released convict (William Hurt) as they travel through rural Louisiana toward a hoped-for reunion with the ex-con's beloved (Maria Bello). Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired U.S. rights and is planning a theatrical release, according to indieWIRE.
Hans-Christian Schmid's legal thriller Storm will also hit theaters later this year, indieWIRE says, courtesy of Film Movement. Kerry Fox stars as a prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague; she must convince a witness (Anamaria Marinca from 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) to...
- 6/4/2009
- by Peter Martin
- Cinematical
Film Movement has acquired North American distribution rights to Hans-Christian Schmid's political thriller "Storm." The film will bow theatrically in the late fall and will also be available via video on demand.
A German, Danish and Dutch co-production, the film stars Kerry Fox as a prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal in the Hague who is leading a trial against a former commander of the Yugoslavian National Army who is accused of the deportation and later killing of dozens of Bosnian-Muslim civilians.
"Storm" won a number of prizes at the Berlin International Film Festival, including the Amnesty International Film Prize.
Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein and Susan Wendt of TrustNordisk negotiated the acquisition.
A German, Danish and Dutch co-production, the film stars Kerry Fox as a prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal in the Hague who is leading a trial against a former commander of the Yugoslavian National Army who is accused of the deportation and later killing of dozens of Bosnian-Muslim civilians.
"Storm" won a number of prizes at the Berlin International Film Festival, including the Amnesty International Film Prize.
Film Movement president Adley Gartenstein and Susan Wendt of TrustNordisk negotiated the acquisition.
- More award winning Berlin film Festival pick-ups from the Film Movement folks to report on, this time they've picked up the latest from Hans-Christian Schmid (director of Requiem and writer for And Along Come Tourists). To be released in the Fall, Storm features an international cast pair of female leads in Kerry Fox (who we most recently seen in Bright Star and might remember all the way back to Shallow Grave) and one of my favorite Eastern European discoveries in Anamaria Marinca (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days). Schmid's Storm sees Hannah Maynard (Fox), prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague, is leading a trial against a former commander of the Yugoslavian National Army who is accused of the deportation and later killing of dozens of Bosnian-Muslim civilians. When a key witness commits suicide, it looks like the case will unravel, however Hannah refuses to give in. Hoping to uncover new findings,
- 6/1/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
Cologne, Germany -- Despite fears of the coming economic apocalypse it was business as usual at the 2009 European Film Market, which wrapped up last week.
Attendance figures -- 6,300 compared with 6,443 last year -- defied the most dire predictions and while U.S. domestic deals were thin on the ground, international sales remained strong.
Graham King’s Gk Films had one of the few big U.S. deals out of Berlin, singing with Warner Bros. for North American rights on Martin Campbell’s Mel Gibson-starrer “Edge of Darkness.” Smaller domestic pick-ups included The Weinstein Company’s acquisition of Gilles Bourdos’ English-language debut “Afterwards” from Wild Bunch and Magnolia Pictures taking Thai action title “Ong Bak 2” from Sahamongkolfilm International for its Magnet Releasing genre label.
The bulk of the biz, however, was global. Fears the credit crunch would mash the international pre-sale business proved unfounded.
Summit International inked major territory sales...
Attendance figures -- 6,300 compared with 6,443 last year -- defied the most dire predictions and while U.S. domestic deals were thin on the ground, international sales remained strong.
Graham King’s Gk Films had one of the few big U.S. deals out of Berlin, singing with Warner Bros. for North American rights on Martin Campbell’s Mel Gibson-starrer “Edge of Darkness.” Smaller domestic pick-ups included The Weinstein Company’s acquisition of Gilles Bourdos’ English-language debut “Afterwards” from Wild Bunch and Magnolia Pictures taking Thai action title “Ong Bak 2” from Sahamongkolfilm International for its Magnet Releasing genre label.
The bulk of the biz, however, was global. Fears the credit crunch would mash the international pre-sale business proved unfounded.
Summit International inked major territory sales...
- 2/20/2009
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
More Berlinale coverage
Q&A: Dieter Kosslick
Berlin -- The 59th Berlinale has been the best of times and the worst of times for festival director Dieter Kosslick. While this year's fest has smashed all boxoffice records -- the total tally of tickets sold has already hit a record 270,000 -- critics have been especially brutal in lambasting the 2009 competition lineup.
Lukas Moodysson's "Mammoth," Bertrand Tavernier's "In the Electric Mist" and especially Sally Potter's "Rage" have received the worst cultural drubbing, with many questioning the reasoning behind their inclusion in Berlin's A-list section.
Kosslick dismisses much of the critique as just more of the same from an impossible-to-satisfy cadre of film critics.
"There's a difference between watching a film at 9 a.m. with disappointed journalists and seeing the same film at night with enthusiastic viewers," Kosslick told The Hollywood Reporter, noting the festival's tremendous success with "ordinary" filmgoers in Berlin.
Q&A: Dieter Kosslick
Berlin -- The 59th Berlinale has been the best of times and the worst of times for festival director Dieter Kosslick. While this year's fest has smashed all boxoffice records -- the total tally of tickets sold has already hit a record 270,000 -- critics have been especially brutal in lambasting the 2009 competition lineup.
Lukas Moodysson's "Mammoth," Bertrand Tavernier's "In the Electric Mist" and especially Sally Potter's "Rage" have received the worst cultural drubbing, with many questioning the reasoning behind their inclusion in Berlin's A-list section.
Kosslick dismisses much of the critique as just more of the same from an impossible-to-satisfy cadre of film critics.
"There's a difference between watching a film at 9 a.m. with disappointed journalists and seeing the same film at night with enthusiastic viewers," Kosslick told The Hollywood Reporter, noting the festival's tremendous success with "ordinary" filmgoers in Berlin.
- 2/12/2009
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Berlin -- The global economic crisis has been a buzzkill during this year's European Film Market. And the barrage of movies whose themes deal with the perversions of globalization on economics and ecosystems have only added to the air of doom and gloom.
As buyers begin looking to exit and sellers wind down activity, the consensus seems to be relief that there has been any meaningful activity at all.
"We're just glad that buyers from the major territories such as Germany are here and buying," one U.S. seller said. "Coming into the market, we were slightly nervous that coming here wouldn't be justified."
Consensus is that well-cast and well-made projects didn't have problems finding suitors. Magnolia Pictures snapped up U.S. rights to the Thai martial arts epic "Ong Bak 2," from Thailand's Sahamongkol Film International.
"People don't want pipe filler," one high-profile U.S. seller-producer said.
As buyers begin looking to exit and sellers wind down activity, the consensus seems to be relief that there has been any meaningful activity at all.
"We're just glad that buyers from the major territories such as Germany are here and buying," one U.S. seller said. "Coming into the market, we were slightly nervous that coming here wouldn't be justified."
Consensus is that well-cast and well-made projects didn't have problems finding suitors. Magnolia Pictures snapped up U.S. rights to the Thai martial arts epic "Ong Bak 2," from Thailand's Sahamongkol Film International.
"People don't want pipe filler," one high-profile U.S. seller-producer said.
- 2/10/2009
- by By Stuart Kemp and Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
More Berlinale coverage
Film Review: Storm
Berlin -- The 59th Berlinale has its first Golden Bear front-runner after audiences here greeted Hans-Christian Schmid's war crimes thriller "Storm" with thunderous applause at its world premiere.
The drama, which stars Kerry Fox as a prosecutor going after a Serbian war criminal and Anamaria Marinca ("4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days") as her reluctant star witness, was already on the short list of many Berlinale handicappers for its cast and subject matter.
Political dramas tend to do well in Berlin. The past seven Golden Bear winners have had strong political themes. Jasmila Zbanic's "Esma's Secret," which won in 2006, explored the same subject matter as "Storm" -- the aftermath of the war in Yugoslavia and the mass rape of Muslim women by Serbian soldiers.
The 2009 jury, headed by actress Tilda Swinton, is considered by many Berlinale observers to be one of the most political in years.
Film Review: Storm
Berlin -- The 59th Berlinale has its first Golden Bear front-runner after audiences here greeted Hans-Christian Schmid's war crimes thriller "Storm" with thunderous applause at its world premiere.
The drama, which stars Kerry Fox as a prosecutor going after a Serbian war criminal and Anamaria Marinca ("4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days") as her reluctant star witness, was already on the short list of many Berlinale handicappers for its cast and subject matter.
Political dramas tend to do well in Berlin. The past seven Golden Bear winners have had strong political themes. Jasmila Zbanic's "Esma's Secret," which won in 2006, explored the same subject matter as "Storm" -- the aftermath of the war in Yugoslavia and the mass rape of Muslim women by Serbian soldiers.
The 2009 jury, headed by actress Tilda Swinton, is considered by many Berlinale observers to be one of the most political in years.
- 2/7/2009
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
More Berlinale coverage
Berlin -- The frosty weather isn't the only thing giving buyers and sellers a chill as they gear up for this year's European Film Market amid the global economic crisis that's casting a pall over Berlin.
"There is a sense of uncertainty and disequilibrium. People are a little off balance," Fortissimo co-chief Michael Werner said. "But you've got to remember that we haven't seen most of these buyers for four months, since Toronto and the Afm. A lot has happened in the world since then so we'll be getting a sense of the temperature and the mood at the market."
Fortissimo is showcasing footage of four new titles in the market including "Face" by Chinese director Tsai Ming-Liang. But Werner admits that economic pressures on buyers means that anyone hawking films at the Efm "will have to be realistic" when it comes to pricing.
They should also...
Berlin -- The frosty weather isn't the only thing giving buyers and sellers a chill as they gear up for this year's European Film Market amid the global economic crisis that's casting a pall over Berlin.
"There is a sense of uncertainty and disequilibrium. People are a little off balance," Fortissimo co-chief Michael Werner said. "But you've got to remember that we haven't seen most of these buyers for four months, since Toronto and the Afm. A lot has happened in the world since then so we'll be getting a sense of the temperature and the mood at the market."
Fortissimo is showcasing footage of four new titles in the market including "Face" by Chinese director Tsai Ming-Liang. But Werner admits that economic pressures on buyers means that anyone hawking films at the Efm "will have to be realistic" when it comes to pricing.
They should also...
- 2/4/2009
- by By Scott Roxborough and Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Berlin -- Richard Loncraine's "My One and Only," a '50s-era comedy starring Renee Zellweger and Kevin Bacon, was squeezed into the competition lineup for this year's Berlin International Film Festival, barely a week before the event kicks off.
Zellweger plays a glamorous single mom on the hunt for a rich man to foot the bill for her and her sons' lifestyle. Produced by Merv Griffith Entertainment and Ray Gun Prods., "My One and Only" will have its world premiere in Berlin. Essential Entertainment is handling international sales.
Berlin also added Lone Scherfig's Sundance favorite "An Education" with Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina and Emma Thompson and Davis Guggenheim's music documentary "It Might Get Loud" for its Berlinale Special Galas, ensuring the films will get the red carpet treatment without any of the pressure of competition.
All three films should give an added boost of star power to...
Zellweger plays a glamorous single mom on the hunt for a rich man to foot the bill for her and her sons' lifestyle. Produced by Merv Griffith Entertainment and Ray Gun Prods., "My One and Only" will have its world premiere in Berlin. Essential Entertainment is handling international sales.
Berlin also added Lone Scherfig's Sundance favorite "An Education" with Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina and Emma Thompson and Davis Guggenheim's music documentary "It Might Get Loud" for its Berlinale Special Galas, ensuring the films will get the red carpet treatment without any of the pressure of competition.
All three films should give an added boost of star power to...
- 1/27/2009
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cologne, Germany -- Danish production giant Zentropa continues its European expansion, establishing a new production operation -- Zentropa Norge -- in Norway to deliver local-language features and TV formats as well as participating in multiterritory financing on larger projects.
Producer Valerie Saunders will run the new Oslo-based operation.
Zentropa already has local production outfits in Germany, France, Italy, Poland, the Netherlands and Sweden.
The setup has proven remarkably efficient in tapping regional film subsidies to produce art house features. Two of Zentropa's three films in competition in the Berlinale next month: Lukus Moodysson's "Mammoth" and "Storm" from Hans-Christian Schmid, were both produced using the company's multiterritory setup.
In a separate move, TrustNordisk, the joint sales outfit for Zentropa and Danish partner Nordisk, on Monday signed a seven-year worldwide distribution partnership with London-based Shorts International for its lineup of short films.
The deal includes titles such as "Occupations" by Zentropa founder...
Producer Valerie Saunders will run the new Oslo-based operation.
Zentropa already has local production outfits in Germany, France, Italy, Poland, the Netherlands and Sweden.
The setup has proven remarkably efficient in tapping regional film subsidies to produce art house features. Two of Zentropa's three films in competition in the Berlinale next month: Lukus Moodysson's "Mammoth" and "Storm" from Hans-Christian Schmid, were both produced using the company's multiterritory setup.
In a separate move, TrustNordisk, the joint sales outfit for Zentropa and Danish partner Nordisk, on Monday signed a seven-year worldwide distribution partnership with London-based Shorts International for its lineup of short films.
The deal includes titles such as "Occupations" by Zentropa founder...
- 1/19/2009
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cologne, Germany -- The Berlinale's avant-garde sidebar Forum has completed its lineup, adding new political documentaries from the likes of Hans-Christian Schmid, Simone Bitton and Thomas Heise.
Bitton follows up her Sundance award winner "Wall" (2004) with another documentary focused on the conflict in the Middle East. "Rachel" takes up the story of U.S. peace activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed in 2003 while trying to prevent the destruction of houses in the Gaza Strip.
Schmid, whose drama "Storm" will screen in competition in Berlin, has a Forum entry with the doc "The Wonderful Life of Laundry," a look at the lives of Polish workers who launder the dirty linen trucked across the border from Berlin luxury hotels. Heise's new documentary, "Material" is also set in Berlin and features previously unreleased footage of events surrounding the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
Other nonfiction entries at the 2009 Forum include Thai documentary "Citizen Juling,...
Bitton follows up her Sundance award winner "Wall" (2004) with another documentary focused on the conflict in the Middle East. "Rachel" takes up the story of U.S. peace activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed in 2003 while trying to prevent the destruction of houses in the Gaza Strip.
Schmid, whose drama "Storm" will screen in competition in Berlin, has a Forum entry with the doc "The Wonderful Life of Laundry," a look at the lives of Polish workers who launder the dirty linen trucked across the border from Berlin luxury hotels. Heise's new documentary, "Material" is also set in Berlin and features previously unreleased footage of events surrounding the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
Other nonfiction entries at the 2009 Forum include Thai documentary "Citizen Juling,...
- 1/19/2009
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With the addition of the following 26 titles (14 of which have been invited), the competition section is almost completed. You'll notice the kid with wings flick Ricky by Francois Ozon that we reported on earlier. Also having it's world premier is Mitchell Lichtenstein's (Teeth) newest film Happy Tears which sounds nothing it's predecessor (a genre piece) as it's a family drama.
You can check out the list after the break.
Competition (some out)
Cheri UK
By Stephen Frears (The Queen, Dangerous Liaisons)
With Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates, Rupert Friend, Felicity Jones
World premiere
Darbareye Elly (About Elly) Iran
By Asghar Farhadi (Fireworks Wednesday)
With Golshifteh Farahani, Taraneh Alidousti, Mani Haghighi
World premiere
Deutschland 09 Germany - Out of Competition
Compilation film by Fatih Akin, Tom Tykwer, Wolfgang Becker, Sylke Enders, Dominik Graf, Romuald Karmakar, Nicolette Krebitz, Isabelle Stever, Hans Steinbichler, Hans Weingartner, Christoph Hochhäusler, Dani Levy and Angela Schanelec
World...
You can check out the list after the break.
Competition (some out)
Cheri UK
By Stephen Frears (The Queen, Dangerous Liaisons)
With Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates, Rupert Friend, Felicity Jones
World premiere
Darbareye Elly (About Elly) Iran
By Asghar Farhadi (Fireworks Wednesday)
With Golshifteh Farahani, Taraneh Alidousti, Mani Haghighi
World premiere
Deutschland 09 Germany - Out of Competition
Compilation film by Fatih Akin, Tom Tykwer, Wolfgang Becker, Sylke Enders, Dominik Graf, Romuald Karmakar, Nicolette Krebitz, Isabelle Stever, Hans Steinbichler, Hans Weingartner, Christoph Hochhäusler, Dani Levy and Angela Schanelec
World...
- 1/15/2009
- QuietEarth.us
Berlin -- Stephen Frears' period epic "Cheri," rap biopic "Notorious" and the omnibus project "Deutschland 09," featuring a who's who of German directing talent, have made the cut for next month's Berlin International Film Festival.
As the Berlinale rushes to close its competition lineup, director Dieter Kosslick has secured several high-profile titles for the race for the 2009 Golden Bear.
These include Francois Ozon's "Ricky"; "Storm," from German art house favorite Hans-Christian Schmid ("Requiem"); and "Happy Tears," Michael Lichtenstein's hotly-anticipated follow up to his breakthrough debut, "Teeth."
The fresh faces will be joined by several old masters including Andrzej Wajda, who returns to Berlin with "Sweet Rush"; Bertrand Tavernier, whose Civil War drama "In the Electric Mist," starring Tommy Lee Jones and John Goodman, will have its world premiere in Berlin; and Costa-Gavras, who will close the festival with his out-of-competition entry "Eden Is West."
Other competition titles include Danish director Annette K.
As the Berlinale rushes to close its competition lineup, director Dieter Kosslick has secured several high-profile titles for the race for the 2009 Golden Bear.
These include Francois Ozon's "Ricky"; "Storm," from German art house favorite Hans-Christian Schmid ("Requiem"); and "Happy Tears," Michael Lichtenstein's hotly-anticipated follow up to his breakthrough debut, "Teeth."
The fresh faces will be joined by several old masters including Andrzej Wajda, who returns to Berlin with "Sweet Rush"; Bertrand Tavernier, whose Civil War drama "In the Electric Mist," starring Tommy Lee Jones and John Goodman, will have its world premiere in Berlin; and Costa-Gavras, who will close the festival with his out-of-competition entry "Eden Is West."
Other competition titles include Danish director Annette K.
- 1/15/2009
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Miramax recently sent us this brand new movie trailer from the upcoming comedy “Happy-Go-Lucky” by director Mike Leigh (Vera Drake) and starring Sally Hawkins (Cassandra’s Dream), Alexis Zegerman (Storm, U Be Dead), Andrea Riseborough and Samuel Roukin (Solomon Kane). Synopsis: Poppy is a thirty-year old Primary School teacher in contemporary North London. She has great friends, a job she loves and a full life. The movie watches her confront the harsh realities of life and deal with them head-on, never losing her sense of humour. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock TV for the latest “Happy-Go-Lucky” movie trailers and news.
- 10/10/2008
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
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