Cannes Diaries: The 2014 Cannes Fest, which opens May 14, is my 30th consecutive festival.
It’s a time to reflect about my adventures (and misadventures), memories (selective, of course), and personal experiences
Jauja: Lisandro Alonso’s Historical Tale Starring Viggo Mortensen
August 25, 2014 by
Cinema Guild has bought all U.S. distribution rights to writer-director Lisandro Alonso’s Jauja, which is produced by and stars Viggo Mortensen.
Song of My Mother: Erol Minta’s Feature Debut Wins 2014 Sarajevo Film Fest Top Award
August 24, 2014 by
Erol Minta’s debut feature Song of My Mother, which was a Turkey-France-Germany co-production, won the top award, the Heart of Sarajevo, at the Sarajevo Film Fest, which comes with €16,000 ($21,200). The jury said it appreciated “the courageous simplicity, the pure cinematic language, the choice to show the daily life in a manner that makes us […]
When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism: Romanian Film at New York Film Fest 2013
August 24, 2014 by
WHEN EVENING FALLS ON BUCHAREST OR METABOLISM (2013) 89min Director: Corneliu Porumboiu Countries: Romania/France A rigorously structured and fascinatingly oblique new film from Corneliu Porumboiu that examines the life of a film director during the moments on a shoot when the camera isn’t rolling. Share this:
Le Weekend: Roger Mitchell at New York Film Fest 2013
August 24, 2014 by
LE WEEK-END (2013) 93min Director: Roger Michell Country: UK A buoyant, bittersweet comedy drama about a middle-aged and middle class English couple who go to Paris for a weekend holiday, starring two of Britain’s national treasures, Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan. A Music Box Films release. Share this:
