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IFC and Sundance take Assayas's 'Carlos' Hostage
9 November 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
- Who knew that (in 2010) I'd be psyched for a pair of mini-series. I'm looking forward in seeing Todd Haynes adapt Mildred Pierce, but before that, we'll collectively be looking for Olivier Assayas’ Carlos - which I imagine should hit the tube in France and then hit the U.S., first presented as a 3-part mini series on the Sundance Channel, and then as a theatrical release in the fall via IFC. Co-written by Olivier Assayas and Dan Franck, Carlos the Jackal traces the life of Carlos (currently serving a life sentence in a French prison) from 1973-1994. Full of violence and secret-service manipulation, the story includes the 1974 bomb attack on the Publicis Drugstore in Paris, the 1975 hostage-taking of 11 Opec ministers in Vienna and several planned assassinations. All this unfolds against a geopolitical backdrop encompassing the Plo, Japanese Red Army, Iraq under Saddam Hussein, the Ussr, East German Stasi, Hungary, »
Oscilloscope Romances 'Exploding Girl'
22 October 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
- After distributing So Yong Kim’s Treeless Mountain, Oscilloscope are barking up the same, family tree, adding her hubby's Berlin Film Festival/Tribeca preemed film to the future slate. Bradley Rust Gray’s The Exploding Girl is set for a 2010 release. Zoe Kazan plays Ivy, a twenty-year-old college student home in New York for spring break. She’s excited about a developing romance back at school and life is seemingly perfect. When her longtime friend Al finds himself without a place to stay during the break, Ivy and her mother take him in and Al and Ivy’s friendship strengthens while her boyfriend grows more and more distant. Increasingly distressed about her conflicting feelings, Ivy struggles to keep control, not wanting her overwhelming emotions to trigger her epilepsy. Here's how "filmmaking couples" bounce ideas off of one another. I imagine it may be the same way with Olivier Assayas and Mia Hansen-Løve. »
'Wallace & Gromit' Producers Team With UK Museum For Film Made By Children
19 October 2009 3:30 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Aardman Animation, the UK studio responsible for the "Wallace & Gromit" films and "Chicken Run" have announced a new movie in the works. But it won't be directed by Nick Park, Peter Lord or any of the other great animators employed by Aardman. Instead, children throughout Britain will collaborate on every aspect of the project, including character design, plot and sound effects.
Unlike most of the signature Aardman works, this movie will feature hand-drawn animation. The idea was commissioned by UK modern art museum the Tate Gallery with 3 million pounds (nearly $5 million) in funding provided by the charity Legacy Trust. According to Tate director Nicholas Serota, any child will be allowed to participate on the film, which will be in development over the next two years and will involve at least some level of professional input and supervision (likely from Aardman animators).
Kids will be invited to any of the Tate »
- Christopher Campbell
Free Polanski? Yes, Free!
2 October 2009 9:32 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
Earlier today, I received an email from Fearnet's mailing list with "Free Polanski... Movie" as the subject. It is, obviously, a reference to the Free Polanski petition currently making rounds in the film community; but Fearnet isn't promoting that. They just want to sensationally let people know that they have Roman Polanski's great 1965 horror film Repulsion up for free viewing on their website.
Hey, just because it's 44 years ago doesn't mean we should all just forget!
You can watch the full film over there.
On a more serious note, at this point I'm rather ambivalent about Polanski's fate. I'm not going to cry for the man if they throw him in jail. Don't kick a monkey if you can't take a poop in the face, right? Serves him right, or something like that. But I'm not going to pitch a hissy if they let him go, either. I'd feel bad for the victim, »
- Arya Ponto
Cinetic Gears Up to Distribute Arthouse Fare Online and On Demand
3 September 2009 5:32 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Movie blogging is cool and all, but I would argue that cinema's best use of the Internet is making rare fare available to the audience at large. That's slowly but surely starting to happen, and Crm (Cinetic Rights Management) is adding to the pile with a new arthouse deal. Teaming up with a bunch of arthouse film distributors, Crm will slip content online through their FilmBuff label, hitting desinations like iTunes and Hulu.
The plan is to make "award-winning and critically acclaimed films" available, and they've listed four titles thus far. There's Ti West's Trigger Man (Scott called it a "watchable curiosity"), Olivier Assayas' Demonlover (Jeffrey M. Anderson called it a "hopped-up, arty cover for a standard issue Hollywood thriller"), Mike Akel's Chalk (Jette said it was "a great illustration of how a movie can truly blossom with the right crowd"), and Margaret Brown's doc The Order of Myths »
- Monika Bartyzel
A Win-Win Situation: IFC & Criterion releasing Hunger, Still Walking and Abdellatif Kechiche’s The Secret of the Grain
2 September 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
- Ask me what my top film of 2008 was. Simple. Abdellatif Kechiche's The Secret of the Grain (see here). Ask me what my number 2 film of the year is. Simple. Steve McQueen's Hunger (see here). Climb up a couple of spots on my top 20 of the year, and Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah is slotted at my number 6 spot. After announcing that they would pact together on Arnaud Desplechin’s “A Christmas Tale,” Matteo Garrone’s “Gomorrah,” and Steven Soderbergh’s “Che,” it looks like Criterion and IFC Films have 7 more titles are in the oven. Apart from my number 1 and 2 picks, Criterion will make special editions for recently released Jan Troell’s Everlasting Moments, Olivier Assayas’ Summer Hours, Hirokazu Kore-Eda’s Still Walking, and will go back in the vault to launch special editions of Alfonso Cuaron’s Y Tu Mama Tambien and Christopher Nolan’s Following.... »
The Ten Best and Five Worst Films of 2009 (So Far)
6 August 2009 11:23 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
2009's Ten Best and Five Worst Films (So Far) We're technically over halfway through 2009, but a disproportionately large number of great films tend to spring up in the latter months of the year, so let's call it halfway for the sake of our collective sanity. It hasn't been a terrific year for filmgoing so far this year, but there have been enough films worth celebrating to justify a roundup. Keep in mind that these rankings are tentative - they're largely based on single viewings, and my estimates of their relative worth may vary over the course of the year. My principal question when ranking new film is: "which films am I most eager to watch again?" With that in mind, my top ten films of the year so far, in descending order: 10. Star Trek (Podcast review) [1] listen now [2] If someone had told you back in January that the summer of »
- Simon
Top 50 Hottest Young Actresses - Top 30
4 July 2009 12:06 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Not only are they capable of lighting up the silver screen, they are also some of today's most talented young actresses, commanding huge fees - in some cases, in the millions. Many have won multiple awards, while others have starred in some of today's biggest box office hits. In short, we're listing down the cream of the crop!
Just like our recent Top 50 hottest young actors, we've narrowed down our list from 88 to 50, and set an age limit. If you miss seeing some of your favorites, so do we - including Maggie Gyllenhaal (31 years old) and Amy Adams (34 years old). Definitely some of the names you'll see on the list are emerging talents - the ones you will see getting the big roles in the near future - and some of them already have, with awards and nominations to boot.
Here's the updated Top 30 list! The names are getting more »
Top 50 Hottest Young Actresses - Top 30
4 July 2009 12:06 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Not only are they capable of lighting up the silver screen, they are also some of today's most talented young actresses, commanding huge fees - in some cases, in the millions. Many have won multiple awards, while others have starred in some of today's biggest box office hits. In short, we're listing down the cream of the crop!
Just like our recent Top 50 hottest young actors, we've narrowed down our list from 88 to 50, and set an age limit. If you miss seeing some of your favorites, so do we - including Maggie Gyllenhaal (31 years old) and Amy Adams (34 years old). Definitely some of the names you'll see on the list are emerging talents - the ones you will see getting the big roles in the near future - and some of them already have, with awards and nominations to boot.
Here's the updated Top 30 list! The names are getting more »
Top 50 Hottest Young Actresses - Top 30
4 July 2009 12:06 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Not only are they capable of lighting up the silver screen, they are also some of today's most talented young actresses, commanding huge fees - in some cases, in the millions. Many have won multiple awards, while others have starred in some of today's biggest box office hits. In short, we're listing down the cream of the crop!
Just like our recent Top 50 hottest young actors, we've narrowed down our list from 88 to 50, and set an age limit. If you miss seeing some of your favorites, so do we - including Maggie Gyllenhaal (31 years old) and Amy Adams (34 years old). Definitely some of the names you'll see on the list are emerging talents - the ones you will see getting the big roles in the near future - and some of them already have, with awards and nominations to boot.
Here's the updated Top 30 list! The names are getting more »
Maggie Cheung is ready for her close-up, Mr. DeMille!
22 June 2009 9:46 PM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
As a Twitch-o-Meter, this post will remain up on top of the page for most of the day (or, being a “Mr. DeMille” article, until it gets fully guessed). Gaze upon the lovely visage Ms. Cheung, but do not forget to scroll down for additional news and articles!
“No matter where I’m going, I feel like I’m leaving something behind. Every time I get on a plane, I cry. The flight attendants on Cathay Pacific must think I’m mad.”
Cosmopolitan, gorgeous, multi-lingual, and one of cinemas great ladies, Maggie Cheung went from Hong Kong model to European festival juror with many accolades and prizes in between. Whether she is posing beside Jackie Chan or for Wong Kar Wai she has a presence on the screen. She can can be icy cold and distant or warm and generous. Sometimes, as in the case of several films with her ex-Husband, »
- Kurt Halfyard
Summer Hours (review)
18 June 2009 7:59 AM, PDT | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »
What is the value of stuff? Perhaps it’s not at all paradoxical that as some of us begin to reject the rampant consumerism into which our culture has descended, the idea that at least some of our crap is not crap will start to see more play. As in writer-director Olivier Assayas’ (Demonlover) heartbreaking meditation on the worth of our things, which explicitly rejects the idea that made-in-China, made-to-be-scraped junk is worth our sentiment while embracing with melancholy bittersweetness the notion that even very pricey objets -- like, say, an art vase -- are priceless only in what they mean to us as everyday items, for the memories attached to them. After the death of their mother (Edith Scob: Bon Voyage), three siblings (Juliette Binoche [Dan in Real Life], Charles Berling, and Jérémie Renier [In Bruges]) face the daunting prospects of what to do with her rambling cottage in the French countryside, which is chock »
- MaryAnn Johanson
Indie Roundup: Gondry's Aunt, Jessica Biel's 'Easy Virtue,' French 'Summer'
27 May 2009 6:16 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Deals. Michel Gondry's doc The Thorn in the Heart may not have generated much positive buzz when it premiered at Cannes last week, but it impressed the folks at Oscilloscope Laboratories. They acquired North American rights to the film and are planning a theatrical release, according to indieWIRE. Thorn examines the life of Gondry's aunt, a schoolteacher for more than 30 years in rural France. David Hudson at IFC's The Daily gathered links to the coverage, in which one critic calls Thorn a "glorified home movie" and another predicts that "normal people will simply walk out of it," while others defend it as "a lovely, minor-key ode" and "mildly diverting."
Box Office. Stephen Elliott's Easy Virtue led the way, earning a very tidy $110,443, according to Box Office Mojo, which averages out to $11,044 per screen. Jessica Biel gives her best performance so far as an American race car driver who »
- Peter Martin
Box Office Report
25 May 2009 11:54 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
At the Box office this Memorial Day weekend, the ultimate head to head rivalry took place. In one corner we have the family friendly Night at the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian and on the other end, the gritty, action laden, and guaranteed to disappoint Terminator Salvation. And it’s the bored family that reigns supreme. Museum crushed the competition with an impressive 53 million; a huge leap from its predecessor’s $30 million opening. Mc G’s apocalyptic opus did however rake in $43 million. But bad buzz has plagued the film for months before its release and now it has appeared to seep into general audiences making its future box office look quite bleak. Sadly the film may go down in history as “the one where Christian Bale freaked out on set.” The other big opening, the Wayans brothers’ parody Dance Flick, was trampled by the other major releases racking in a little over $10 million. »
- Anthony
Summer Hours
15 May 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | Pastemagazine.com | See recent PasteMagazine news »
Release Date: May 15 (limited)
Director/Writer: Olivier Assayas
Cinematographer: Eric Gautier
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Charles Berling, Jérémie Renier, Edith Scob
Studio/Run Time: IFC Films, 103 mins.
A poignant family flick
After making several films about cat women who jet across the globe and slink through buildings of glass and steel, Olivier Assayas has returned to the lower-key interests of his earlier films with Summer Hours. When Hélène reunites with her grown, far-flung children at their old home in rural France, the siblings remember growing up on the estate. And when she dies shortly thereafter, they must decide what to do with the house and its contents now that they’ve all moved on. »
Summer Hours a Bittersweet Time
15 May 2009 8:28 AM, PDT | newser.com | See recent newser news »
Critics are enchanted by Summer Hours , a French story of three siblings (including a splendid Juliette Binoche) weighing what to do with their mother’s estate in a simple yet thought-provoking tale: Don’t be fooled by the apparent modesty of its ambitions, writes Ao Scott in the New York Times . Sometimes a small, homely object—a teapot, a writing desk, a sketchbook, a movie about such things—turns out to be a masterpiece. “From familiar material, writer-director Olivier Assayas crafts a near perfect blend of humor and heartbreak, a lyrical masterwork that measures loss in terms practical and evanescent,” notes Peter ... »
Film: Review: Summer Hours
14 May 2009 12:03 PM, PDT | avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news »
Olivier Assayas has explored multiple genres and styles during his 20-odd years as a director, but he’s best identified with flashy genre deconstructions like Irma Vep, Demonlover, and Boarding Gate. The Assayas of those films is nowhere in sight in Summer Hours, a soft, chatty drama about a well-off, seemingly happy family that discovers hidden rifts once they lose beloved matriarch Edith Scob. Most of Summer Hours’ stylistic flourishes and emotional punch are limited to two scenes set at Scob’s sprawling country estate. The first, which opens the film, has Scob’s grown children enjoying what turns out ... »
Family Values
14 May 2009 11:09 AM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
A chamber piece resolutely devoid of flash and glitter, "Summer Hours" isn't a film one would have anticipated from the director of such disparate provocations as "Irma Vep," "Clean," Demonlover" and "Boarding Gate." Then again, Olivier Assayas' new release is subtly provocative in its own right. Its willingness to lay out ideas about art and life in the age of globalization makes it his biggest dare yet. What distinguishes this Assayas movie from the others is the manner with which it sustains an unspoiled blend of the intimately emotional with the unequivocally intellectual. The cumulative strengths of "Summer Hours" as a philosophic elegy and a generational saga are powerful enough to throw everything else Assayas has done in illuminated relief.
The movie's first summer dream is an idyllic one, with children playing on the grounds of an old country house whose widowed owner Hélène (Edith Scob) is celebrating her »
- Gene Seymour
Cannes 2009 Producer's Patch: MK2
14 May 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
- Whenever I watch my Charlie Chaplin films on disc it is the MK2 logo that I see before I pull out the title from the DVD shelf. A staple in the French cinema their library is filled with auteurs – including last year's Cannes presented Paranoid Park (Van Sant), Zhang Ke Jia's 24 City and Belge director Dominique Abel's Rumba. This year Mk2 bring Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos's Dog tooth and Mathias Gokalp's Nothing Personal in the sidebars and they have Abdellatif Kechiche's next (Black Venus) in production (the director gave us brilliant The Secret of the Grain in 2007/08) and they also have Patrice Chereau's long awaited film – Persecution starring names like Romain Duris and Charlotte Gainsbourg. Black Venus by Abdellatif Kechiche - Production Certified Copy by Abbas Kiarostami - Production Diamond 13 (Diamant 13) by Gilles Beat - Completed Inferno (L'enfer D'Henri Georges Clouzot) by Serge Bromberg »
"Summer Hours" review - French master Olivier Assayas reaches new heights.
14 May 2009 | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
"Summer Hours" review By Steve Ramos, Writer ____________________________________ French master Olivier Assayas reaches new heights with family drama 'Summer Hours' For French filmmaker Olivier Assayas, moving to the highest levels of filmmaking excellence, after 23 years of directing, involves making a subtle and somewhat intimate family drama distinctly different from his sexy thrillers “Demonlover” and “Boarding Gate” and his hip movie- about-making-movies “Irma Vep,” the film that earned him international acclaim in 1996. “Summer Hours,” (“Heure d’été”) perhaps the closest Assayas will ever come to an Anton Chekhov-like drama, showcases the storytelling talents of the former writer for France’s “Cahiers du Cinema” and veteran director. Lyrical, well told (Clémentine Schaeffer supplied the script) and beautifully shot (cameraman Eric Gautier first worked with Assayas on “Irma Vep”), “Summer Hours” is a mature drama about children, parents and the value they place on past experiences and the family home. It »
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