The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has announced its first wave of program details for its upcoming 58th edition, which is set to take place from June 28 through July 6, 2024. The Czech festival, widely considered to be the most prestigious film festival in Eastern Europe, is set to honor one of the nation’s most famous writers with a new retrospective titled “Franz Kafka and the Cinema.”
The series is set to feature screenings of a wide range of films inspired by the Czech novelist, who famously wove themes of alienation and existential angst into cryptic novels that often flirted with surrealism. Some films, like Orson Welles’ “The Trial” are direct adaptations of Kafka’s writings; but the series also includes movies about Kafka’s life, and films like Martin Scorsese’s “After Hours” that were influenced by Kafka’s ideas.
“For decades, Kafka’s oeuvre has functioned as a continuing provocation to filmmakers,...
The series is set to feature screenings of a wide range of films inspired by the Czech novelist, who famously wove themes of alienation and existential angst into cryptic novels that often flirted with surrealism. Some films, like Orson Welles’ “The Trial” are direct adaptations of Kafka’s writings; but the series also includes movies about Kafka’s life, and films like Martin Scorsese’s “After Hours” that were influenced by Kafka’s ideas.
“For decades, Kafka’s oeuvre has functioned as a continuing provocation to filmmakers,...
- 4/23/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Mariel Hemingway is stunning in tiny shorts and a plunging crop top for a weekend dance. Pic credit: ©ImageCollect.com/Paul Smith/Featureflash
Actress, writer, and yoga enthusiast Mariel Hemingway enjoyed her holiday weekend out in the sun and spread her joy with her followers.
The Grace and Grit star mostly keeps to herself, often sharing motivational quotes and sayings on social media.
The actress is the granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway and sister of Margaux Hemingway and knows the importance of mental health.
Despite the struggles of mental health and addiction within her family, Mariel has resolved to stay on top of her health both physically and mentally.
It seems she found some joy in the nice weather this past weekend as she shared several shots and even a video from outside.
In the video, the 60-year-old actress danced to the sounds of nature, noting, “the music’s in my head.
Actress, writer, and yoga enthusiast Mariel Hemingway enjoyed her holiday weekend out in the sun and spread her joy with her followers.
The Grace and Grit star mostly keeps to herself, often sharing motivational quotes and sayings on social media.
The actress is the granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway and sister of Margaux Hemingway and knows the importance of mental health.
Despite the struggles of mental health and addiction within her family, Mariel has resolved to stay on top of her health both physically and mentally.
It seems she found some joy in the nice weather this past weekend as she shared several shots and even a video from outside.
In the video, the 60-year-old actress danced to the sounds of nature, noting, “the music’s in my head.
- 9/7/2022
- by Devin Piel
- Monsters and Critics
Varèse Sarabande Records is excited to announce the LP release of The Iron Giant (Deluxe Edition) Original Motion Picture Score with music by Michael Kamen. Varèse Sarabande has previously released Kamen’s The Iron Giant score as a 49-minute program single LP. The 2-lp Deluxe Edition is now available for pre-order at all retailers, with a green vinyl version exclusive to VareseSarabande.com and Intl.VareseSarabande.com. The album will release August 5.
The 2-lp package taps directly into the ethos of the film, with a pull tab opening the Giant’s die-cut eyes on the front jacket. Depending on which inner sleeve has been slotted in the first position directly behind the cover, the reveal is different. Open the eyes in normal or defense mode!
Watch the unboxing video.
Preorder here: https://found.ee/theirongiant
Creating The Iron Giant’s beautiful, sympathetic score was Michael Kamen—one of his last...
The 2-lp package taps directly into the ethos of the film, with a pull tab opening the Giant’s die-cut eyes on the front jacket. Depending on which inner sleeve has been slotted in the first position directly behind the cover, the reveal is different. Open the eyes in normal or defense mode!
Watch the unboxing video.
Preorder here: https://found.ee/theirongiant
Creating The Iron Giant’s beautiful, sympathetic score was Michael Kamen—one of his last...
- 5/25/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A Straub-Huillet Companion is a series of short essays on the films of Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet, subject of a Mubi retrospective. Straub-Huillet's Class Relations (1984) is showing on Mubi from August 20 – September 18, 2019.Things that are just have a particular look, and your cause, I must admit, does not.— Dialogue from Class RelationsIn Franz Kafka's Amerika, the plot mechanics that propel the protagonist (Karl Roßmann) through the senseless and inscrutable world in which he finds himself embedded are, as in all of Kafka, withheld from both his and our view. He is only ever confronted by the outcomes of these unseen drivers, never privy to their impetus. In one scene, Roßmann, working as a junior porter in a hotel, is fired because he didn't think to salute the head porter "one hundred times a day." Like all Kafka protagonists, he watches blankly as the terms of his failure are...
- 8/28/2019
- MUBI
This interview conducted by the late Hans Hurch, former artistic director of the Viennale, was originally published in the book, “Vom Widerschein des Kinos. Hans Hurch Texte aus dem Falter von 1978 – 1991.” Falter Verlag, Vienna 2017. By Claus Philip, Christian Reder, Armin Thurnher (Hg.) Straub-Huillet's Class Relations (1984) is showing on Mubi from August 20 – September 18, 2019 as part of a Mubi retrospective devoted to the filmmakers.Danièle Huillet and Jean Marie-Straub’s film Class Relations (1984) is based on the novel “Amerika” by Franz Kafka. Class Relations is a film in black and white, shot in the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States, with the participation of 31 actresses and actors, among them: Christian Heinish, Mario Adorf, Alfred Edel, Libgart Schwarz, Klaus Traube, and Laura Betti. The following text is an excerpt from a conversation conducted by Hans Hurch with Danièle Huillet and Jean Marie-Straub on 12 February 1984, after the film’s premiere at the Metropolis theater in Hamburg.
- 8/1/2019
- MUBI
It’s been 10 years since Rammstein’s last industro-metal jaunt and, if their latest album is any indication, it sounds like they’ve been stockpiling aggression the entire time. The Berlin rockers start things by dropping an atom bomb on Germany’s modern history with “Deutschland,” a deceptively catchy number with lyrics about how the country — the EU’s shining star and a role model for world diplomacy — has become a letdown. Frontman Till Lindeman bemoans the state of a country that became too powerful, too heavy and too greedy.
- 5/17/2019
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Australian actress Wendy Hughes dead at 61 (photo: Wendy Hughes in ‘Newsfront’) Australian film, television, and stage actress Wendy Hughes, best known internationally for the big-screen dramas My Brilliant Career and Careful, He Might Hear You, died of cancer early today, March 8, 2014, in Sydney. Hughes (born on July 29, 1952, in Melbourne) was 61. Wendy Hughes’ film career kicked off in the mid-’70s, with Tim Burstall’s psychological drama ‘Jock’ Petersen / Petersen (1974), in which she plays the wife of a college professor who becomes romantically involved with a married student (Jack Thompson). "I spent a lot of the time naked and doing sex scenes," Hughes would later recall about her work in ‘Jock’ Petersen, "because in the seventies you all had to do that." In 1979, Hughes landed a key supporting role in the international arthouse hit My Brilliant Career, Gillian Armstrong’s late 19th-century-set tale of an independent-minded young woman (a Katharine Hepburn...
- 3/9/2014
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
McGarrett's believed-to-be-murdered mom on CBS' "Hawaii Five-0" now has a face: Christine Lahti, the Oscar and Emmy-winning actress, will join the reboot in Season 3 in the role.
McGarrett (Alex O'Loughlin) and audiences alike were shocked at the end of the "Hawaii Five-0" Season 2 finale when he found himself face-to-face with the mysterious Shelburne, who turned out to be the mother he thought was dead. When Season 3 picks up, Lahti's character, Doris McGarrett, will be a key player. The actress will recur in Season 3.
"The mysterious character of Doris McGarrett is a pivotal one to the mythology of our show," "Hawaii Five-0" executive producer Peter Lenkov said in a statement. "We are thrilled to have a seasoned and beloved actress such as Christine to portray her. She's a wonderful addition to the 'H50' family and the fans will certainly enjoy what we have in store for her. Let's just say...
McGarrett (Alex O'Loughlin) and audiences alike were shocked at the end of the "Hawaii Five-0" Season 2 finale when he found himself face-to-face with the mysterious Shelburne, who turned out to be the mother he thought was dead. When Season 3 picks up, Lahti's character, Doris McGarrett, will be a key player. The actress will recur in Season 3.
"The mysterious character of Doris McGarrett is a pivotal one to the mythology of our show," "Hawaii Five-0" executive producer Peter Lenkov said in a statement. "We are thrilled to have a seasoned and beloved actress such as Christine to portray her. She's a wonderful addition to the 'H50' family and the fans will certainly enjoy what we have in store for her. Let's just say...
- 7/3/2012
- by Jaimie Etkin
- Huffington Post
Jack Nicholson's ex-girlfriend Lara Flynn Boyle has landed her own reality TV show. Cameras will follow the actress as she divides her time between Hollywood and her second life in Texas, where she lives with her real estate tycoon husband Donald Ray Thomas.
Bosses at E!, the network that launched Kim Kardashian's career, have commissioned a pilot for the show, reports Deadline. The "Twin Peaks" actress dated Nicholson from 1999-2001.
Lara Flynn Boyle has previously appeared in some TV shows such as "Amerika", "Terror on Highway 91" and "Las Vegas". She has also played in several movies including "Life Is Hot in Cracktown", "Baby on Board" and "Have Dreams, Will Travel".
Bosses at E!, the network that launched Kim Kardashian's career, have commissioned a pilot for the show, reports Deadline. The "Twin Peaks" actress dated Nicholson from 1999-2001.
Lara Flynn Boyle has previously appeared in some TV shows such as "Amerika", "Terror on Highway 91" and "Las Vegas". She has also played in several movies including "Life Is Hot in Cracktown", "Baby on Board" and "Have Dreams, Will Travel".
- 10/5/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
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