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Everybody's Fine Premiere:[p]Join Us!
13 November 2009 3:30 AM, PST | TribecaFilm.com | See recent Tribeca Film news »
Okay, New Yorkers. How often do you find yourself walking past a red carpet event - often a movie premiere - seeing the flash of cameras and celebrity smiles, all the while wondering, 'How do I get invited to something like that?' Well, here's your chance. Tribeca Film Institute invites you to their annual benefit on Thursday, December 3, which this year includes the New York premiere of Everybody's Fine, the new film starring Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Sam Rockwell, and Kate Beckinsale. A remake of Giuseppe Tornatore's Stanno tutti bene, Everybody's Fine follows a widower (De Niro) on an impromptu road trip to reconnect with his three grown children over the holidays. The touching film, directed by Kirk Jones (Waking Ned Devine), is destined to become a new holiday classic. You can find all the details on the Tribeca Film Institute site. Tickets to the event include »
Everybody's (Sorta) Fine
12 November 2009 3:00 AM, PST | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
"Everyone's been asking how we're doing this week," film critic-turned-afi programmer Robert Koehler said, shortly before a screening of Juan José Campanella's Argentinean murder mystery "The Secret of Their Eyes." "And the answer is our sponsors." Indeed, thanks to chief sponsor Audi, AFI has responded to an economy that's been particularly unkind to film festivals with free tickets that have ensured capacity attendance to most, if not all, of their screenings at the Mann's Chinese Theaters in Hollywood.
Even the more obscure titles that Koehler and his team have programmed, like Philippe Grandrieux's "The Lake" or the Spanish Berlinale winner "The Milk of Sorrow," have seen solid attendance. But the fact that so many have been asking the question is more telling than the answer -- with a changing audience profile (a Bugs Bunny impersonator wandered into Tuesday's screening of "Youth in Revolt" in full costume from entertaining »
- Stephen Saito
65 Countries Fight for Best Foreign Language Oscar Nomination
7 November 2009 10:26 AM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
From Albania to Vietnam, 65 countries are hoping that their film entries will get picked to fill one of the five slots for Best Foreign Language Film for the 82nd annual Academy Awards.
Five slots, 65 countries, the competition is fierce! Our friends from Variety gave us this list, is your country of choice one of the 65 hopefuls?
I'm happy that my home country, the Philippines, has a fighting chance with the dramedy "Ded na si Lolo" ("Grandpa is Dead"). Take a look at the complete list.
Albania
Alive!
Synopsis: A carefree Albanian student gets drawn into an ancient blood feud when he returns home for a funeral, only to find himself a wanted man.
Awards: Belgrade Film Festival B2B development grant
Sales: Wildart Film
Argentina
Synopsis: An ambitious, complex work that combines two generation-spanning love stories, a noirish thriller, some »
- Manny
“Everybody’s Fine” Poster
26 October 2009 12:31 PM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
Kirk Jones’ “Everybody’s Fine” will have its world premiere on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, at the American Film Institute (AFI) Fest. Here’s the first poster for the movie.
Miramax’s new holiday drama/comedy, a remake of Giuseppe Tornatore’s “Stanno Tutti Bene,” stars Robert De Niro as a widower who, upon realizing his only connection to his family was through his wife, sets off on an impromptu road trip to reunite and reconnect with each of his grown children.
What follows is a series of eye-opening experiences for the working-class man as he learns the truth about each of their lives.
Written and directed by Jones, the film also stars Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale and Sam Rockwell.
The Miramax Films release is due in theaters on December 4th, 2009.
If you haven’t seen “Everybody’s Fine” trailer check it out here
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- Fiona
AFI Fest 2009: Heath Ledger, Precious, Fantastic Mr. Fox
24 October 2009 9:48 PM, PDT | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Wes Anderson (top); Gabourey Sidibe in Precious (middle); Heath Ledger in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (bottom) AFI Fest 2009, the AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival, kicks off next Friday, Oct. 30, with a screening of Wes Anderson’s animated feature Fantastic Mr. Fox, featuring the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, and Owen Wilson, among others. Other gala presentations include Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, starring Christopher Plummer — who’ll be the recipient of this year’s AFI Fest Lifetime Achievement Award — and featuring Heath Ledger’s last performance; Kirk Jones‘ Everybody’s Fine, starring Robert De Niro in this remake of Giuseppe Tornatore’s melodrama about a widower on his way to meet his family; and Sundance [...] »
- Andre Soares
AFI Fest 2009 Line-up
21 October 2009 12:40 AM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
The complete lineup for the 23rd edition of the American Film Institute (AFI) Fest presented by Audi has been announced. Wes Anderson’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox” has already been announced as the opening night gala. The Weinstein Company’s “A Single Man” will have its Us premiere at the festival’s Closing Night Gala. Sony Pictures Classics’ “The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus” has been selected as the Centerpiece Screening Gala presentation.
The film festival, which will debut it’s groundbreaking “See a Film on Us” initiative featuring complimentary tickets to all films including a limited number of seats at each Gala Presentation, will be headquartered at the historic Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel between October 30 and November 5. AFI Fest will then move to Santa Monica for the final two days of screenings presented in association with the American Film Market (Afm).
AFI Fest 2009 will mark the return »
- Allan Ford
Oscar 2010: Early Predictions – Best Foreign Language Film
18 October 2009 1:16 AM, PDT | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »
Best Foreign Language Film Baaria, Giuseppe Tornatore (Italy) An autobiographical tale set in the director’s Sicilian hometown Forever Enthralled, Chen Kaige (China) Biopic chronicling the life of Mei Lanfang, China’s greatest opera star. I Killed My Mother, Xavier Dolan (Canada) A young gay man has some serious issues with his mother. A Prophet, Jacques Audiard (France) Prison drama in which a young hood learns what it takes to reach the top of that small (and nasty) world. The White Ribbon, Michael Haneke (Germany) As a prelude to both World War I and World War II, a German village unexpectedly becomes the setting of numerous acts of cruelty. Quality (much like fairness) is in the brain of the judge. (Of course, if we’re lucky enough to have a judge [...] »
- Andre Soares
The Long List (65 Countries!!!) of Oscar Foreign Language Entries
16 October 2009 3:49 PM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences unveiled the long list of 65 countries vying for a Best Foreign Language nomination Oscar.
Variety says that a shortlist of nine semi-finalists will be unveiled in January, with the complete nominees to be announced Feb. 2 along with the contenders in the other categories.
The Academy Awards will be presented March 7 at the Kodak Theater.
And now, from Albania to Vietnam, see the complete list right now (I.m proud that my home country of the Philippines has an entry!!!):
Albania, "Alive!," Artan Minarolli, director
Argentina, "El Secreto de Sus Ojos," Juan Jose Campanella, director
Armenia, "Autumn of the Magician," Rouben Kevorkov and Vaheh Kevorkov, directors
Australia, "Samson & Delilah," Warwick Thornton, director
Austria, "For a Moment Freedom," Arash T. Riahi, director
Bangladesh, "Beyond the Circle," Golam Rabbany Biplob, director
Belgium, "The Misfortunates," Felix van Groeningen, director
Bolivia, "Zona Sur," Juan Carlos Valdivia, director
Bosnia and Herzegovina, »
- Manny
2009 Foreign-Language Oscar Nominees Announced
15 October 2009 7:57 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Sixty-five countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 82nd Academy Awards, Academy President Tom Sherak announced today. The 2009 submissions are:
Albania, Alive!, Artan Minarolli, director;
Argentina, El Secreto de Sus Ojos, Juan Jose Campanella, director;
Armenia, Autumn of the Magician, Rouben Kevorkov and Vaheh Kevorkov, directors;
Australia, Samson & Delilah, Warwick Thornton, director;
Austria, For a Moment Freedom, Arash T. Riahi, director;
Bangladesh, Beyond the Circle, Golam Rabbany Biplob, director;
Belgium, The Misfortunates, Felix van Groeningen, director;
Bolivia, Zona Sur, Juan Carlos Valdivia, director;
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nightguards, Namik Kabil, director;
Brazil, Time of Fear, Sergio Rezende, director;
Bulgaria, The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner, Stephan Komandarev, director;
Canada, I Killed My Mother, Xavier Dolan, director;
Chile, Dawson, Isla 10, Miguel Littin, director;
China, Forever Enthralled, Chen Kaige, director;
Colombia, The Wind Journeys, Ciro Guerra, director;
Croatia, Donkey, Antonio Nuic, »
The Official Foreign Oscar Race: 63 Titles to Compete with A Prophet and White Ribbon
15 October 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
- Finally. With a disqualification here and there, the official list of countries competing for a nomination and then Oscar gold have been submitted and now its time to make some prognostications as to who among 65 will make the final five, or final three, since Sony Pictures Classics have a slam dunk in Palme d'or winner Haneke's The White Ribbon and Jacques Audiard's A Prophet - a "second place" winner at Cannes. If you asked me what films I'd like to see in the final 5 tally, I would love to see the Academy embrace non-mainstream items such as the Romanian pic from Corneliu Porumboiu (Police, Adjective) and Bong Joon-ho's Mother (South Korea), but in all likelihood, the remaining three slots will be a toss up between Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani's hard edged Ajami (Israel's entry), Oscar-voter favorite Giuseppe Tornatore's epic Baaria (Italy's entry) might slip by »
Academy Award’s foreign-language film submissions
8 October 2009 3:26 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
The October 1st deadline for all countries wanting into the Academy Award's foreign-language film category has come and gone. According to IndieWIRE [1], The United Kingdom, which has predominantly submitted Welsh films over the years (if submitting at all), has surprisingly chosen the documentary Afghan Star as its 2009 submission for the Academy Awards. The last time the country received a nomination in this category was in 1999, when Paul Morrison's Welsh and Yiddish Solomon and Gaenor lost out to Pedro Almodovar's All About My Mother. Synopsis After 30 years of war and Taliban rule, pop Idol has come to Afghanistan. Millions are watching the TV series 'Afghan Star' and voting for their favorite singers by mobile phone. For many this is their first encounter with democracy. This timely film follows the dramatic stories of four contestants as they risk all to become the nation's favorite singer. But will they »
- Ricky
“Fine” Gets World Premiere at AFI; 11 “New Lights” Also Announced
6 October 2009 7:53 AM, PDT | IndieWIRE | See recent indieWIRE news »
Kirk Jones’ “Everybody’s Fine” will have its world premiere as a Gala presentation at AFI Fest 2009 in Los Angeles on November 3, 2009. The film - due to be released by Miramax on December 4th - is a remake of remake of Giuseppe Tornatore’s “Stanno Tutti Bene,” and stars Robert deNiro as a widower who, upon realizing his only connection to his family was through his wife, sets off on … »
Lemon of the Week: Oscars Late with Foreign Nom Paperwork
5 October 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
- The October 1st deadline for all countries wanting into the Academy Award's foreign-language film category has come and gone, but you wouldn't know it since no official list of films submitted has been published. You could go tooth and nail on the web and film trades and you'd come up with nada, nothing, zero and zilch – and that goes for the official site. The Lemon of the Week goes to the Oscars for not publishing an official list, which sounds like a trivial complaint, but how difficult can it be for them to collect the titles, include the last minute additions and proudly issue a press release listing all participating nations/first round of nomination hopefuls. Thank to several sites such as IndieWire, we can keep tabs on the most updated list, but I find it a shame that world cinema isn't receiving the extra bit of promo on »
Italian Animal Rights Group Call For Director's Arrest Over Bull Slaughter Scene
4 October 2009 6:31 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Italy's entry for the Best Foreign Film prize at the 2010 Oscars is at the centre of a new animal cruelty controversy.
Officials at the country's National Association for Animal Protection (Enpa) are calling for censors to pull Giuseppe Tornatore's film Baaria from cinemas over a gruesome bull slaughter scene.
Enpa leader Carla Rocchi has filed a complaint calling the scene, in which a bull has its throat slit while still alive, "senseless cruelty."
The animal rights group officials also suggest the filmmaker should be prosecuted.
At the recent Venice Film Festival, where the movie premiered, Cinema Paradiso director Tornatore revealed the bull scene was shot in a slaughterhouse in Tunisia with a real animal. »
Spotlight: Revelations about Ádám Balázs
3 October 2009 12:11 AM, PDT | Daily Film Music Blog | See recent Daily Film Music Blog news »
I wish I had the chance to interview more compatriot composers here, but fact is there are very few Hungarian film composers I could talk to. Adam Balazs is one of them - although he lives in Los Angeles, he recently completed his first score to a Hungarian movie: Szíven szúrt ország is a documentary about the murder of a handball player whose tragic death brought forward many unresolved issues within the country. In addition to this new documentary, Ádám's new movie The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations will have a soundtrack CD released pretty soon, which is a first for the composer (although several of his scores are available through download options). We discussed these and a number of other projects in the following interview:
How did your interest in music begin?
I grew up in a fully musical environment — my father is a distinguished classical composer and before her retirement, »
“Baaria” Under Fire As Animal Rights Groups Demand Tornatore’s Prosecution
2 October 2009 10:46 AM, PDT | IndieWIRE | See recent indieWIRE news »
Giuseppe Tornatore’s “Baaria” - recently selected as Italy’s foreign language film submission for the 82nd Academy Awards - has found itself in the midst of considerable controversy. Reuters is reporting that Italy’s main animal rights group has asked prosecutors to stop further screenings of the film “because it features the gruesome slaughtering of a bull.” The head of the National Association for Animal Protection (Enpa), Carla Rocchi, filed a complaint saying … »
Italy, Spain, Australia Enter the Foreign-Film Race
29 September 2009 2:44 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Steve Pond
With two days left to submit films for the Oscars foreign-language category, most of the countries planning to compete have already made their selections. But a few more come in each day – and today, we’ve got three more competitors, including a big-budget but widely-derided epic from Italy and the film that Spain snubbed Pedro Almodovar to pick.
The new entries:
Italy: “Baaria,” a $37 million, generations-spanning drama from Giuseppe Tornatore... »
- Steve Pond
Italy Enters Tornatore’s Big-Budget Baaria for Oscars
29 September 2009 11:26 AM, PDT | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
The Italian government’s decision to submit Giuseppe Tornatore’s $35.5 million period epic Baaria for the foreign film Oscar is already kicking up a fuss. 53-year-old Tornatore’s tribute to his Sicilian hometown spans three generations, from the 1930s to the present, from the rise of Fascism through World War II and its aftermath. Among the most expensive Italian films ever made, utilizing 35,000 Tunisian extras, the picture was the first Italian film … »
Italy and Spain Make Their Oscar Plays
29 September 2009 9:04 AM, PDT | IndieWIRE | See recent indieWIRE news »
In two of the final announcements of official submissions to the Academy Awards’ Foreign Language Film category, both Italy and Spain have announced their selections. Anica, the Italian motion picture association, has announced that Giuseppe Tornatore’s Venice Film Festival opener “Baaria” will represent the country this year. The big-budget epic beat out four other finalists, including Marco Bellocchio’s Cannes title “Vincere.” Tornatore won an Oscar in this category back in 1990 … »
10 Awesome Foreign Actresses in Movies You Must See!
25 September 2009 6:29 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
They're young, beautiful and talented, but some of them maybe quite unfamiliar to some of you. In our latest List of 10, tMF compilled 10 Foreign (if you like, Non-American) actresses and the must-see movies that made them 'hot properties' locally. Some of them joined Hollywood already - but have you seen them at their Best?
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- - - It's a pity many of the roles given to them in Hollywood are not what you can call 'prestige' roles. Most of them are given the usual run-of-the-mill characters. Why not take a good look at their previous works and find out why we think they're awesome!
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# 10 - Maria Valverde (Spain) - Maria Valverde was born in Madrid and says she always wanted to become an actress. She finally fulfilled her dream at the age of 16 with a leading role in Manuel Martín Cuenca movie, La flaqueza del bolchevique. »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
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