Lars Ulrich has presented at the Cannes FF 2013 the upcoming docu-film about Metallica's world, “Metallica Through the Never“. We met him at the beach in Cannes for a short interview about his life in music. “Sex and drugs and rock'n'roll? Oh, you know, I've become too old for all of them. Yes for sex [ Read More ]
Great World has to be saved! Here's the aim of Rob Stewart's work as a videomaker, here at Cannes FF 2013 to spread the absolutely amazing documentary Revolution, already presented and winner at Toronto FF and Vancouver FF, and produced by Gus Van Sant. REVOLUTION is a film about changing the world, going for it, [ Read More ]
While the Official Selection of feature films for the 66th Festival de Cannes will be revealed on Thursday 18th April, the list of Short Films is unveiled in advance. The Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury, presided by Jane Campion, will nominate the prize-winners for the Short Film Competition and the Cinéfondation Selection. THE SHORT FILMS [ Read More ]
DOCUMENTA MADRID presents the first titles of the Official Selection. The Oscar nominated documentary “The Gatekeepers”, the best European documentary “Winter Nomads”, the winner of Panorama Berlin “The Act of Killing” and the sequel to the famous hit “The Staircase” directed by the Oscar-winning Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, shall take us in a fantastic voyage from [ Read More ]
Here we are with the annual Academy Awards Winners article. Are you ready? List of the 85th annual Academy Award winners announced Sunday in Los Angeles: 1. Best Picture: “Argo.” 2. Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln.” 3. Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook.” 4. Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained.” 5. Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway, “Les [ Read More ]
STATE 194 PANORAMA DOKUMENTE at the Berlin FF 2013 SYNOPSIS: If you build the foundations of peace . . . will it come? This fascinating question lies at the heart of STATE 194, a vital and revealing look deep inside Israel and Palestine at the men and women trying to seize an historic opportunity to [ Read More ]
Quartet the movie review by Chiara Spagnoli We are accustomed to seeing Mr Dustin Hoffman in front of the camera ever since he played the young Benjamin Braddock seduced by the sensuous Anne Bancroft-Mrs Robinson in ‘The Graduate’. Today at age 75, Hoffman has decided to step behind the camera for his directorial debut in [ Read More ]
“Hip Hop Hassid” by Francesca Pagani by Chiara Spagnoli Shneur Hasofer has chosen DeScribe as nome de plume. He’s a very unique artist as he’s probably the only known rapper to be Jewish. The Hasidic performer lives in Brooklyn, combining his music with his spiritual call, [ Read More ]
ROME FILM FESTIVAL FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DEL FILM DI ROMA Friday January 4th Lifetime Achievement Award to Quentin Tarantino and Django Unchained gala screening The 7th Rome Film Festival (Festival Internazionale del Film di Roma) will confer its Lifetime Achievement Award to Quentin Tarantino. The American director, screenwriter, actor, and producer, winner [ Read More ]
The silver screen is accustomed to telling the stories of the rock bands who make it, but director David Case has decided to take a different angle with his poignant, vibrant and sardonic ‘Not Fade Away’. The story seems to draw inspiration from the director’s life, since just as [ Read More ]
Ever dreamt of meeting in real life a superhero like Superman or Batman? Well you now stand a chance thanks to the young and talented director Sheldon Candis who has spotted out the the contemporary masked heroes who patrol the streets of America as activists, fighting against violent crime. “The [ Read More ]
Silvio Berlusconi rose from cruise ship entertainer to become a successful entrepreneur, and then Prime Minister of Italy. Suddenly, when he was just a hair’s breadth away from attaining the highest and most sought-after office in Italy, the Quirinale, his ascent came to an abrupt halt. “SB I Knew Him Well” is a documentary that explores the [ Read More ]
A supernatural love story set in the South, “Beautiful Creatures” tells the tale of two star-crossed lovers: Ethan (Alden Ehrenreich), a young man longing to escape his small town, and Lena (Alice Englert), a mysterious new girl. Together, they uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history and their town. Oscar nominee Richard LaGravenese [ Read More ]
A young Jeff Buckley (Penn Badgley) struggles to make peace with his late father Tim’s legacy while preparing to perform at a tribute concert to the late singer-songwriter, in this stirring drama about the prelude to the tragically short-lived singer’s creation of his monumental album Grace. The stories of musicians [ Read More ]
Starring Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Chris Evans, Ray Liotta and James Franco, Ariel Vromen’s new movie (out of competition at the Venice FF 2012) is based on the true story of Richard Kuklinski, well known serial killer adopted by italian mafia who killed more than 250 people between 1954 and 1985. Director Ariel Vromen told: [ Read More ]
After awards to “Silent Souls” in 2010 and “Killer Joe” in 2011, Mouse d’Oro Award is ready to celebrate, partecipate and vote to the movies (in and out of competition) at the next Venice International Film Festival 2012. KING’s ROAD magazine will be part of the italian online-press [ Read More ]
Italian director and screenwriter Francesco Rosi has been awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 69th Venice International Film Festival of the Biennale di Venezia (29 August – 8 September 2012). The decision was made by the Board of Directors of the Biennale chaired by Paolo Baratta, on the recommendation by the Director [ Read More ]
Venice International Film Festival (29th august – 8th september 2012) Maestri, veterans and debutants are attending the official selection 3 Oscar winning directors (Susanne Bier, Jonathan Demme, Robert Redford) and 3 Oscar nominated Directors (Brian De Palma, Spike Lee, Terrence Malick) 3 Directors who have previously been awarded the Golden Lion (Takeshi Kitano, Mira Nair, [ Read More ]
the awards ceremony which will take place on Friday, August 31st Following the awards ceremony, the world premiere screening of his new documentary, Bad 25 The Biennale di Veneziaand Jaeger-LeCoultre announce that the great American director, screenwriter, actor and producer Spike Lee has been awarded the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker 2012 award of the [ Read More ]
Venice Film Festival 2012 29th August > 8th September 2012 The 69th Venice International Film Festival, organized by La Biennale di Venezia, will run at Venice Lido August 29th through September 8th, 2012, directed by Alberto Barbera. The aim of the Festival is to raise awareness and promote all the various aspects of international cinema in [ Read More ]
The film will have its world premiere screening on the evening of August 29th Starring Riz Ahmed, Kate Hudson, Kiefer Sutherland, Liev Schreiber, Martin Donovan, Om Puri and Shabana Azmi The Reluctant Fundamentalist, the new film directed by Mira Nair, will be the opening film at the 69th Venice International Film Festival (29 August – 8 September 2012), [ Read More ]
Marking the 50th anniversary of the 007 film franchise, the James Bond exhibition London event takes over the Barbican spaces, including The Curve and The Pit, to take you on journey through the iconic secret agent’s developing style. Designing 007 Titled Designing 007 – Fifty Years of Bond Style, the James Bond exhibition London event [ Read More ]
Oren Moverman, an Israeli film-maker, screenwriter and former journalist based in New York City, has presented his last film ‘Rampart’ screened in preview on Isola Tiberina in Rome. The story is set in Los Angeles in 1999. Officer Dave Brown is a Vietnam vet and a Rampart Precinct cop, dedicated to doing ‘the people’s dirty [ Read More ]
Michael Mann will be the President of the international jury at this year’s Venice Film Festival. Recommended from new festival director Alberto Barbera, Mann will lead the Jury which has awarded Alexander Sokurov’s “Faust” last year. Also Italian actor Pierfrancesco Favino, will lead “Orizzonti” section’s Jury, and Director Shekhar Kapur of “Venezia Opera Prima” one. [ Read More ]
Cannes Film Festival has its winners: guided by Italian Director Nanni Moretti, the Jury has given their own ambassadors for the 2012 edition of the Cannes FF, full of stars (from Brad Pitt to Nicole Kidman, Edward Nortnon, David Cronenberg & Robert Pattinson, Bruce Willis, the great coming back of Bernardo Bertolucci, Isabelle Huppert with [ Read More ]
Luca Manzi is one of the most brilliant screenwriters in Italy, he is the creator of the very successful television series ‘Boris’ and is establishing himself in the Hollywood realm. He has just completed the script of ‘The games of 1940’ with David Seidler (Oscar winner for ‘The King’s Speech’) that will be produced by [ Read More ]
Last Saturday, at the Cannes Fil Festival 2012, Composer Alexandre Desplat returned to evoke the great scores that have been an inspiration to him, with extracts: The Misfits (Alex North), Witness (Maurice Jarre), The Soft Skin (Georges Delerue ), Ran Toru Takemitsu)… In 2006, he gave a first lesson on his work and his [ Read More ]
Jean-Louis Trintignant on his participation in Love: “It’s been a while since I last acted in a film. I didn’t want to make films anymore and I love the theatre. It is only because Haneke, one of the greatest directors in the world, offered me this role that I accepted. But it was a one-off [ Read More ]
Jean-Paul Gaultier is the first fashion master to join the Jury of the Festival de Cannes: “l’Enfant terrible” of the fashion, who has worked for a number of films, from Besson to Almodovar. Your vocation as a fashion designer began after you saw Falbalas, by Jacques Beker. As things have turned out, has your career been [ Read More ]
Paris based art director Pascal Witaszek has recently caused a huge twitting with his brand new poster on an imaginary future film by Ron Howard, featuring Ryan Gosling, on Walt Disney’s life, “Walt”. But unfortunately it’s been only a fake poster: in fact the movie itself isn’t a project yet, although the idea has been [ Read More ]
ROBERT MCKEE Meeting the founding father of the screenwriters’ bible, “Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting”, and Hollywood’s utmost inspiration to screenwriters. Robert McKee regularly teaches an enjoyable and information packed 4-day, 32-hour intensive class to sold-out audiences around the world. Since 1984, more than 50,000 students have taken McKee’s course in [ Read More ]
ANTONIO MONDA & THE CITY Antonio Monda, journalist in Manhattan, is an Italian pride. He started as an essayist and film critic and eventually directed documentaries, commercials and a feature film presented at the Venice Film Festival, winner of several prizes. He is currently a professor at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts [ Read More ]
Artify It Secures Key Investments to Launch a New Platform to Transform Today’s Art Ecosystem Artify It, a San Francisco-based start-up, is unveiling today a new service offering that harnesses technology and a subscription-based model to provide artists, businesses and consumers fresh ways to experience high-quality, contemporary art The company announces today that it has [ Read More ]
TRIBECA FILM INSTITUTE DISCUSSES STORYTELLING IN THE DIGITAL AGE The Tribeca Film Festival has hosted a 7 hour marathon on the new means to be a journalist, through a series of panels with representatives of transmedia communications. Beth Janson, Executive Director of Tribeca Film Institute, welcomed a huge room packed with international members of the [ Read More ]
Here the list of the scheduled movies in or out of competition at the next Cannes Film Festival 2012: Competition: Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson (film d’apertura) De Rouille et d’os, Jacques Audiard Holy Motors, Leos Carax Cosmopolis, David Cronenberg The Paperboy, Lee Daniels Killing Them Softly, Andrew Dominik Reality, Matteo Garrone Amour, Michael Haneke Lawless, [ Read More ]
Michael Fassbender embodies, actually disembodies, Bobby Sands. Steve McQueen chooses to portray, in a very sober and blunt way, the final months of Bobby Sands, the Irish Republican Army activist who protested his treatment at the hands of British prison guards with a hunger strike. The film, produced in 2008, arrives in theatres after the [ Read More ]
The horror-thriller-documentary by Hollywood star-artist James Franco. Francophrenia is the result of Franco’s collaboration with filmmaker Ian Olds on the set of General Hospital, based on dry footage of the star wandering the small backstage area, talking to cast members and crew. Franco, however, narrates with an increasingly psychotic tone, soon creating a sort of [ Read More ]
“The most serious suspension of democratic rights in a Western country after the second world war.” Amnesty International. July 21 2001: 400 police officers raid the Diaz-Pascoli school in Genoa, set up as a social forum, injuring several nonviolent activists in town for the G8. Shortly after midnight, the police storms in the school and [ Read More ]
Natalie Curtis’ (& more) exhibition, in collaboration with Michael Shamberg Between March and April 2012 Turtle Salon will be hosted by Meter Room (Coventry, UK) and Grey Area (Brighton, UK). A salon in two-parts, the project draws from Shamberg’s sprawling network of artists, friends, projects, & places. Featuring works by Romeo Alaeff, Michael Bartlett, Francis Baudevin, [ Read More ]
Nanni Moretti will be President of the Jury of the 65th Festival de Cannes to be held from May 16 to 27, 2012. Accepting the invitation, the Italian actor and director said: “This is a real joy, an honour and a tremendous responsibility to preside over the jury of the most prestigious festival of cinematography [ Read More ]
Berlin Film Festival 2012: SEVEN WONDERS – RICHARD LORMAND Ira Sach’s KEEP THE LIGHTS ON: Heartrending, frank, smart, but real cinema. This beautiful film comes to the Panorama after receiving a very positive reception in Sundance. Outstanding Danish-born actor Thure Lindhardt (FLAME AND CITRON, NORDKRAFT, BROTHER- HOOD, among many others) brings extra emotional depth [ Read More ]
Here the final list of the nominations of the 84th Academy Awards 2012, that will take place next feb 26th. Actor in a Leading Role Demián Bichir in “A Better Life” George Clooney in “The Descendants” Jean Dujardin in “The Artist” Gary Oldman in “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” Brad Pitt in “Moneyball” Actor in a [ Read More ]
The documentary by Henry William Bateman depicts the strong-willed passion and determination of the icy region to stand out of the crowd and make its way through towards a sustainable future. The country has the potential to be the testing ground for new technologies to fulfil an economy of subsistence farming, in complete vouchsafe of [ Read More ]
