Since helming the Academy Award-nominated “Winter’s Bone” in 2010, Debra Granik has enjoyed shifting between a further dabble into feature-length filmmaking (“Leave No Trace”) in addition to documentary work (“Stray Dog”), which, when coupled with her eclectic decades-strong filmography clearly showcases an overabundance of ability and flair for skillfully adapting to any subject that comes her way. Another comfortable entry on her resume exists in “Conbody Vs Everybody, “a six-part docu-series with a concept unlike anything she’s tackled prior while continuing to demonstrate her knack for creating something compelling while also supremely relevant to this day and age.
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- 1/26/2024
- by Brian Farvour
- The Playlist
If you're a "Fullmetal Alchemist" fan, you've never forgotten about Nina Tucker. A four-year-old girl and the daughter of State Alchemist Shou Tucker, she's had a lonely life with only her dog Alexander for company. Until the alchemist Elric brothers, Edward and Alphonse, stop by to study with her father. The three form a sibling-like bond — Nina calls the Elrics her "big brothers" — but tragedy is around the corner.
Shou, desperate to create a living chimera that can talk, uses Nina and Alexander as the ingredients. The Elrics are understandably horrified, but changing the monstrosity back into their "little sister" is beyond their capability. While Shou meets a deserved end at the hands of the serial killer Scar, unfortunately, so does Nina. The tragedy of Nina has been commemorated countless times in the "Fullmetal Alchemist" fan community, both with sincere eulogies and irony-poisoned memes.
I was introduced to "Fullmetal Alchemist" by the 2003 anime.
Shou, desperate to create a living chimera that can talk, uses Nina and Alexander as the ingredients. The Elrics are understandably horrified, but changing the monstrosity back into their "little sister" is beyond their capability. While Shou meets a deserved end at the hands of the serial killer Scar, unfortunately, so does Nina. The tragedy of Nina has been commemorated countless times in the "Fullmetal Alchemist" fan community, both with sincere eulogies and irony-poisoned memes.
I was introduced to "Fullmetal Alchemist" by the 2003 anime.
- 3/3/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
It’s one of the best cop shows of the 1960s! Detective Madigan’s police .38 is stolen by a mad-dog killer, forcing him to take extra risks just as more problems personal and professional close in on him. Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens and Harry Guardino give sterling performances, and the assured direction of Don Siegel keeps us on edge throughout. Siegel’s editing is extra-kinetic, and for warped screen villainy, Steve Ihnat’s maniac has no equal.
Madigan
Region B Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator
1968 / Color / 2:35 widescreen (Techniscope) / 101 min. / Street Date September 12, 2022 / available through Powerhouse / £15.99
Starring: Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens, Harry Guardino, James Whitmore, Susan Clark, Michael Dunn, Steve Ihnat, Don Stroud, Sheree North, Warren Stevens, Raymond St. Jacques, Bert Freed, Harry Bellaver, Frank Marth, Lloyd Gough, Virginia Gregg, Woodrow Parfrey, Conrad Bain.
Cinematography: Russell Metty
Film Editor: Milton Shifman
Visual Effects: Albert Whitlock
Original Music: Don Costa...
Madigan
Region B Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator
1968 / Color / 2:35 widescreen (Techniscope) / 101 min. / Street Date September 12, 2022 / available through Powerhouse / £15.99
Starring: Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens, Harry Guardino, James Whitmore, Susan Clark, Michael Dunn, Steve Ihnat, Don Stroud, Sheree North, Warren Stevens, Raymond St. Jacques, Bert Freed, Harry Bellaver, Frank Marth, Lloyd Gough, Virginia Gregg, Woodrow Parfrey, Conrad Bain.
Cinematography: Russell Metty
Film Editor: Milton Shifman
Visual Effects: Albert Whitlock
Original Music: Don Costa...
- 8/20/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Exclusive: The Woodstock Film Festival will give honorary awards to Ethan Hawke, Awkwafina, Leave No Trace director Debra Granik and IFC Films president Arianna Bocco this fall.
The festival’s 23rd annual edition is set to run from September 28 to October 2. The awards ceremony, a consistent industry draw over the years given the fest’s location two hours north of New York City, is also set to feature appearances by actresses Amanda Seyfried and Vera Farmiga as well as filmmaker Marina Zenovich.
Hawke is receiving Woodstock’s Maverick Award, which goes to “a leader and a visionary in the film and media arts who exhibits fierce and independent spirit, strong artistic vision, and the pursuit of positive change.” The four-time Oscar nominee is also a screenwriter, director, producer, and best-selling novelist. He recently directed the well-received HBO Max docuseries The Last Movie Stars, about Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman. Hawke...
The festival’s 23rd annual edition is set to run from September 28 to October 2. The awards ceremony, a consistent industry draw over the years given the fest’s location two hours north of New York City, is also set to feature appearances by actresses Amanda Seyfried and Vera Farmiga as well as filmmaker Marina Zenovich.
Hawke is receiving Woodstock’s Maverick Award, which goes to “a leader and a visionary in the film and media arts who exhibits fierce and independent spirit, strong artistic vision, and the pursuit of positive change.” The four-time Oscar nominee is also a screenwriter, director, producer, and best-selling novelist. He recently directed the well-received HBO Max docuseries The Last Movie Stars, about Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman. Hawke...
- 8/18/2022
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Few directors are more beloved by filmmakers and cinephiles alike than Japanese auteur Akira Kurosawa. The man spent five decades creating some of cinema's most celebrated works, from the redefining action epic "Seven Samurai" to the sunbaked film noir "Stray Dog" to his take on William Shakespeare's "King Lear" with "Ran." If a film features a story from multiple viewpoints, it will inevitably be said to have a "Rashomon"-like structure, one of his films. Hell, you wouldn't have "Star Wars" if it wasn't for Kurosawa's film "The Hidden Fortress," and I know you people love that "Star Wars." Kurosawa, like Orson Welles and Stanley Kubrick, is...
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- 3/11/2022
- by Mike Shutt
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Debra Granik (Leave No Trace) is set to direct a feature adaptation of Una Lamarche’s YA novel Like No Other.
She and Anne Rosellini of Still Rolling Productions optioned the book, in partnership with Mad Dog Film’s Alix Madigan.
Published in 2015 by Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, Like No Others is billed as a contemporary take on West Side Story. It watches as the unlikely paths of a Hasidic girl and a secular boy meet on Eastern Parkway and blossom into a forbidden romance.
Granik and Rosellini are penning the script for the film, which Rosellini and Madigan will produce. Razorbill VP & Publisher Casey McIntyre is also on board as an exec producer.
“I have so much respect for this team and their incredible body of work,” said Lamarche. “I could not be more thrilled that they are bringing Like No Other to life on screen.
She and Anne Rosellini of Still Rolling Productions optioned the book, in partnership with Mad Dog Film’s Alix Madigan.
Published in 2015 by Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, Like No Others is billed as a contemporary take on West Side Story. It watches as the unlikely paths of a Hasidic girl and a secular boy meet on Eastern Parkway and blossom into a forbidden romance.
Granik and Rosellini are penning the script for the film, which Rosellini and Madigan will produce. Razorbill VP & Publisher Casey McIntyre is also on board as an exec producer.
“I have so much respect for this team and their incredible body of work,” said Lamarche. “I could not be more thrilled that they are bringing Like No Other to life on screen.
- 7/20/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The most glamorous movie about the Korean War experience lauds the bravery of Navy aviators while spelling out the downside of fighting an unpopular war. William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March and Mickey Rooney turn in sharp performances, and Charles McGraw gets his best character part as a no-nonsense flight commander. Paramount’s special effects department outdid themselves on this one — the illusions are beautifully matched to the live-action filmmaking. Heaven help the good civilian soldier that finds himself asking how he ended up getting shot at in a ditch in some far-off foreign country.
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Blu-ray
Viavision [Imprint] 30
1954 / Color / Open Matte flat 1:37 (should be 1:85 widescreen) / 102 min. / Street Date February 24, 2021 / Available from Viavision / 34.95
Starring: William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March, Mickey Rooney, Robert Strauss, Charles McGraw, Keiko Awaji, Earl Holliman, Richard Shannon, Willis Bouchey, Teru Shimada, Dennis Weaver, Corey Allen, Gene Reynolds, Roger Pace.
Cinematography: Loyal Griggs...
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Blu-ray
Viavision [Imprint] 30
1954 / Color / Open Matte flat 1:37 (should be 1:85 widescreen) / 102 min. / Street Date February 24, 2021 / Available from Viavision / 34.95
Starring: William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March, Mickey Rooney, Robert Strauss, Charles McGraw, Keiko Awaji, Earl Holliman, Richard Shannon, Willis Bouchey, Teru Shimada, Dennis Weaver, Corey Allen, Gene Reynolds, Roger Pace.
Cinematography: Loyal Griggs...
- 3/13/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Like Giuseppe Tornatore‘s “Cinema Paradiso” and its look at a fading movie theater, “Goodbye, Dragon Inn,” is a film for cinephiles that evokes feelings for cineastes, especially all of those missing the cinema these days. Directed by Taiwanese auteur and master filmmaker Tsai Ming-Liang, he of the slow, hypnotic mien of cinema, known for “The Hole” (Fipresci award winner at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival), and “Stray Dog” (Grand Jury Prize at the 70th Venice International Film Festival), “Goodbye, Dragon Inn” is about the last screening of the 1967 Taiwanese wuxia film, “Dragon Inn,” before the closure of an old movie theater.
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- 3/5/2021
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
While Akira Kurosawa did not always have the highest opinion of his 1949 effort “Stray Angel”, as he thought it was “too technical”, there is no doubt that his first collaboration with screenwriter Ryuzo Kikushima has its rightful place among the great films made by the director (he would also change his opinion on the film later on in his life). Loosely based on an unpublished novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, it can be seen as a precursor for his later detective dramas such as “High and Low”. As with many of his features of that time, “Stray Dog” is also a portrayal of post-war Japan, of the deep wounds left by the war and the structure of its society which is revealed to a police officer after the loss of his gun.
After some practice on the shooting range with his colleagues, rookie detective Murakami (Toshiro...
After some practice on the shooting range with his colleagues, rookie detective Murakami (Toshiro...
- 5/10/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Justin, Mike, and Chris are back for a new episode of Casually Criterion where they discuss Akira Kurosawa’s Stray Dog, Devs, upcoming releases and more! After spending the last couple weeks recapping our top 10 films, we’re back with an all new Casually Criterion episode! Listeners voted on our poll based around the theme of […]
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- 5/1/2020
- by Jordan Maison
- Cinelinx
by Nathaniel R
100 years ago on this very day Japan's most famous movie star Toshiro Mifune was born. He was "discovered" by accident, when friends entered him into a 'New Faces' competition. Word travelled all the way to Akira Kurosawa, that there was a young actor he had to see. Kurosawa was, in his own words, "transfixed" and the rest -- 16 films of a classic collaboration -- is history. For our Mifune Centennial celebration thus far we've covered Stray Dog, The Hidden Fortress, and Yojimbo but herewith a beauty break to bask in the photographic glory of this iconic masculine star...
100 years ago on this very day Japan's most famous movie star Toshiro Mifune was born. He was "discovered" by accident, when friends entered him into a 'New Faces' competition. Word travelled all the way to Akira Kurosawa, that there was a young actor he had to see. Kurosawa was, in his own words, "transfixed" and the rest -- 16 films of a classic collaboration -- is history. For our Mifune Centennial celebration thus far we've covered Stray Dog, The Hidden Fortress, and Yojimbo but herewith a beauty break to bask in the photographic glory of this iconic masculine star...
- 4/1/2020
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
by Vikram Zutshi
When Akira Kurosawa passed away in 1998, the tributes poured in endlessly. He had been a major influence on some of the most important directors in the history of cinema. It is not enough to say that Kurosawa was a legend. At the time of his demise, he was a colossus whose myth had inspired a number of artists considered legends in their own right. Roman Polanski, Werner Herzog, Andrei Tarkovsky, Bernardo Bertolucci, Francis Coppola and George Lucas have all cited Kurosawa as one of their greatest influences.
“Let me say it simply” declared Martin Scorsese, “Akira Kurosawa was my master, and … the master of so many other filmmakers over the years.” Federico Fellini called him “the greatest example of all that an author of cinema should be” and Steven Spielberg declared “I have learned more from him than from almost any other filmmaker on the face of the earth.
When Akira Kurosawa passed away in 1998, the tributes poured in endlessly. He had been a major influence on some of the most important directors in the history of cinema. It is not enough to say that Kurosawa was a legend. At the time of his demise, he was a colossus whose myth had inspired a number of artists considered legends in their own right. Roman Polanski, Werner Herzog, Andrei Tarkovsky, Bernardo Bertolucci, Francis Coppola and George Lucas have all cited Kurosawa as one of their greatest influences.
“Let me say it simply” declared Martin Scorsese, “Akira Kurosawa was my master, and … the master of so many other filmmakers over the years.” Federico Fellini called him “the greatest example of all that an author of cinema should be” and Steven Spielberg declared “I have learned more from him than from almost any other filmmaker on the face of the earth.
- 3/23/2020
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
Manhattan detective Richard Widmark is up the creek without his .38 special — a maniac killer has stolen it. He’s desperate to get it back, while his personal and professional problems pile up. Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens and Harry Guardino give sterling performances, but the assured direction of Don Siegel is what keeps us on edge throughout. The classic crime saga pushed the limits of the incoming Ratings System — yet provided a style template for a decade of Universal cop shows. Siegel utilizes blunt jarring cutting effects to make its violence feel extra-intense — and for warped screen villainy, Steve Ihnat’s Barney Benesch has no equal — he has less than three minutes of screen time, but you’ll never forget him.
Madigan
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1968 / Color / 2:35 widescreen (Techniscope) / 101 min. / Street Date November 12, 2019 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens, Harry Guardino, James Whitmore, Susan Clark,...
Madigan
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1968 / Color / 2:35 widescreen (Techniscope) / 101 min. / Street Date November 12, 2019 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens, Harry Guardino, James Whitmore, Susan Clark,...
- 11/16/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Where the Chimneys Are Seen. Courtesy Japan Foundation.The Japanese term, Shitamachi (下町) can be literally translated to “downtown,” since shita means down and machi means town, but some translators and scholars like Edward Seidensticker have opted to use the term “low city,”1 to acknowledge that the area often referred to as shitamachi is geographically low-lying on the eastern side of Tokyo. It also differentiates it from the western notion of “downtown.” The term shitamachi in the context of Tokyo dates back to the Edo period (1603-1868), when the ruling Tokugawa shogunate of the time founded Edo (later known as Tokyo) as the capital and built Edo Castle (where today’s Imperial Palace stands) in the center, on top of a hill and placed the rest of the upper class and samurai class on the hilly land west of the castle.2 This high-lying area is known as yamanote which means “hand of the mountain.
- 10/16/2019
- MUBI
“I had the following dream…”
When “Ran” was released in 1985 many cinephiles as well as critics thought it would be the swan song of director Akira Kurosawa, after a career which had spanned over 40 years starting with the first film of his in 1943. The Japanese had helped to put Japan on the map internationally in terms of cinema with classics such as “The Seven Samurai”, “Rashomon”, “Stray Dog” and “Kagemusha”. With “Ran” it was clear, considering the age of the filmmaker, that his career had probably reached its end, which was only emphasized by the fact that although “Ran” was praised by critics worldwide it made very little money.
However, it was his dream which made Kurosawa go back to the medium he had mastered so many times in the past. Ever since he heard about the dream journal of famous Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky, he kept such a journal...
When “Ran” was released in 1985 many cinephiles as well as critics thought it would be the swan song of director Akira Kurosawa, after a career which had spanned over 40 years starting with the first film of his in 1943. The Japanese had helped to put Japan on the map internationally in terms of cinema with classics such as “The Seven Samurai”, “Rashomon”, “Stray Dog” and “Kagemusha”. With “Ran” it was clear, considering the age of the filmmaker, that his career had probably reached its end, which was only emphasized by the fact that although “Ran” was praised by critics worldwide it made very little money.
However, it was his dream which made Kurosawa go back to the medium he had mastered so many times in the past. Ever since he heard about the dream journal of famous Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky, he kept such a journal...
- 3/20/2019
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Bleecker Street’s “Leave No Trace” is one of 2018’s notable film achievements: 100% critics approval on Rotten Tomatoes, topical material, two excellent performances (Ben Foster and young Thomasin McKenzie), a woman director, Debra Granik, and Oscar buzz. What’s not to like?
This is the third narrative fiction feature from Granik, after “Down to the Bone” (2004), which put Vera Farmiga on the map; and “Winter’s Bone” (2010), which was young Jennifer Lawrence’s breakthrough. Granik also directed the 2014 documentary “Stray Dog,” which fed into “Leave No Trace.”
The writer-director offers visual anthropology, with insight into people who are living outside the mainstream, in worlds rarely explored in film. “That’s not a search criteria when I’m looking for stories,” she says, smiling, “but that’s always where my heart goes. I’m interested in the survival of people who are trying to figure it out, who are in the margins.
This is the third narrative fiction feature from Granik, after “Down to the Bone” (2004), which put Vera Farmiga on the map; and “Winter’s Bone” (2010), which was young Jennifer Lawrence’s breakthrough. Granik also directed the 2014 documentary “Stray Dog,” which fed into “Leave No Trace.”
The writer-director offers visual anthropology, with insight into people who are living outside the mainstream, in worlds rarely explored in film. “That’s not a search criteria when I’m looking for stories,” she says, smiling, “but that’s always where my heart goes. I’m interested in the survival of people who are trying to figure it out, who are in the margins.
- 1/7/2019
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
After the #MeToo movement exploded in 2017 and brought renewed attention to the treatment of women in Hollywood Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”) became only the fifth woman ever nominated for Best Director at the Oscars. But despite a strong slate of 2018 films helmed by women, it looked like this year would return to an all-male lineup. However, Debra Granik has emerged from this fall’s independent film and critics’ awards as a dark horse contender for her intimate father-daughter drama “Leave No Trace.” Now a few of our top users think she’ll make the cut.
There have been a number of noteworthy films this year from female directors, including”Can You Ever Forgive Me?” (Marielle Heller), “Private Life” (Tamara Jenkins), “The Rider” (Chloe Zhao), “Destroyer” (Karyn Kusama) and “You Were Never Really Here” (Lynne Ramsey), among others. But none of them were making a strong impression in our racetrack odds.
There have been a number of noteworthy films this year from female directors, including”Can You Ever Forgive Me?” (Marielle Heller), “Private Life” (Tamara Jenkins), “The Rider” (Chloe Zhao), “Destroyer” (Karyn Kusama) and “You Were Never Really Here” (Lynne Ramsey), among others. But none of them were making a strong impression in our racetrack odds.
- 1/3/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
After winning plaudits for Winter’s Bone and now Leave No Trace, Debra Granik tells Screen why ultra-low budgets are no barrier to effective filmmaking.
What Debra Granik describes as her “social-realist mentality” was first discovered by indie film aficionados with the release of the writer/director’s debut feature Down To The Bone in 2004. It was, however, 2010 follow-up Winter’s Bone — featuring Jennifer Lawrence in a breakthrough performance as a resolute teen trying to keep her troubled Ozark Mountains family together — that confirmed how skilfully Granik could use that mentality to infuse an intimate drama with veracity and emotional force.
What Debra Granik describes as her “social-realist mentality” was first discovered by indie film aficionados with the release of the writer/director’s debut feature Down To The Bone in 2004. It was, however, 2010 follow-up Winter’s Bone — featuring Jennifer Lawrence in a breakthrough performance as a resolute teen trying to keep her troubled Ozark Mountains family together — that confirmed how skilfully Granik could use that mentality to infuse an intimate drama with veracity and emotional force.
- 11/30/2018
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
“Leave No Trace” director Debra Granik is always “curious about … ordinary people in our country who live against the grain,” she tells Gold Derby, so the Oscar-nominated filmmaker was drawn immediately to Peter Rock‘s book “My Abandonment,” which focuses on an Army vet (Ben Foster) raising his daughter (Thomasin McKenzie) in the woods of Portland, Or.
“It starts with a mystery about why a family is living undetected in a municipal park and how they managed to do that,” she adds. In approaching that mystery, Granik hoped to discover “the why and how.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
See Ben Foster (‘Leave No Trace’): ‘I was very tenderized to the idea of parenthood’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
“He was living in a way that he could function pretty highly,” she explains about her central character’s struggle with Ptsd. “I felt like he was in a hurry, almost, to teach everything...
“It starts with a mystery about why a family is living undetected in a municipal park and how they managed to do that,” she adds. In approaching that mystery, Granik hoped to discover “the why and how.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
See Ben Foster (‘Leave No Trace’): ‘I was very tenderized to the idea of parenthood’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
“He was living in a way that he could function pretty highly,” she explains about her central character’s struggle with Ptsd. “I felt like he was in a hurry, almost, to teach everything...
- 11/7/2018
- by Zach Laws and Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
In Leave No Trace we meet Will (Ben Foster), a father living with his young daughter Tom (Thomasin McKenzie) deep in the Oregon forest. Their everyday life consists of filtering rainwater and squeezing moss to drink, finding ways to ignite fires without using too much fuel, and Will teaching Tom about the importance of harmony with nature. But this is no Swiss Family Robinson adventure, and soon the father/daughter find themselves at the hands of the authorities who have seized them for living in a public park. With Leave No Trace, director Debra Granik is treading familiar territory – people in the margins of society, living in poverty due to social indifference – but by doing so, she reminds us that she is one of the only American filmmakers who cares enough about these kinds of stories.
Her previous film, Stray Dog, was the portrait of a real-life Vietnam War veteran...
Her previous film, Stray Dog, was the portrait of a real-life Vietnam War veteran...
- 6/30/2018
- by Jose Solís
- The Film Stage
“Leave No Trace” premiered at Sundance and will next screen at Cannes, which means the movie gods have deemed this the perfect time for a trailer. “Winter’s Bone” director Debra Granik directed the film, starring Ben Foster and Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie as a father and daughter living in the wilds of Oregon. Avail yourself of the trailer below.
Here’s a brief synopsis: “Will (Ben Foster) and his teenage daughter, Tom (Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie), have lived off the grid for years in the forests of Portland, Oregon. When their idyllic life is shattered, both are put into social services. After clashing with their new surroundings, Will and Tom set off on a harrowing journey back to their wild homeland.” The trailer shows a glimpse of dather and daughter’s off-the-grid living, which is reminiscent of Viggo Mortensen’s journey in “Captain Fantastic.”
Jeff Kober and Dale Dickey co-star in the film,...
Here’s a brief synopsis: “Will (Ben Foster) and his teenage daughter, Tom (Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie), have lived off the grid for years in the forests of Portland, Oregon. When their idyllic life is shattered, both are put into social services. After clashing with their new surroundings, Will and Tom set off on a harrowing journey back to their wild homeland.” The trailer shows a glimpse of dather and daughter’s off-the-grid living, which is reminiscent of Viggo Mortensen’s journey in “Captain Fantastic.”
Jeff Kober and Dale Dickey co-star in the film,...
- 4/26/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
When you see Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs, which opened in a limited run and will go wide this weekend, you will undoubtedly be bowled over by the sheer imagination and technical chops on display. You will thrill to the extraordinary stop-motion animation – the director's first return to the form since his 2009 near-masterpiece Fantastic Mr. Fox – which not only makes sure each strand of fur seems tactile but lets you see the soul behind its canine characters' eyes. You may shudder at the way the movie portrays a futuristic dystopia in which,...
- 3/27/2018
- Rollingstone.com
Debra Granik is drawn to stories about survivors — stories about people who don’t fit into the one that America likes to tell itself, but are no less valuable for that. They live in the margins, far removed from the capitalistic power of what Ken Kesey once called the Combine. Some of them, like the destitute 17-year-old Jennifer Lawrence played in “Winter’s Bone,” were simply born there. Others, like the tender but troubled Vietnam vet at the heart of Granik’s 2014 documentary “Stray Dog,” have been too close to the big machine, and can’t stomach the idea of going anywhere near it again.
The terse and wary father in Granik’s latest film most definitely falls into the latter category. In fact, that’s all we really know about him. A man as humble and inscrutably compassionate as the movie around him, Will (Ben Foster) doesn’t like...
The terse and wary father in Granik’s latest film most definitely falls into the latter category. In fact, that’s all we really know about him. A man as humble and inscrutably compassionate as the movie around him, Will (Ben Foster) doesn’t like...
- 1/21/2018
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
With just a few films — about a strung-out mother in Down to the Bone, Ozark meth cookers in Winter’s Bone and a motorcycle-riding Vietnam vet in the documentary Stray Dog — Debra Granik has carved out a niche as one of American cinema’s foremost chroniclers of the white poor and working class.
Since the rise of Trump, these citizens (and oh-so-hot election commodities) have been on the receiving end of renewed fascination in newspaper pages — and, less fetishistically, though unmistakably, in movies like Logan Lucky, The Florida Project, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and I, Tonya. But with...
Since the rise of Trump, these citizens (and oh-so-hot election commodities) have been on the receiving end of renewed fascination in newspaper pages — and, less fetishistically, though unmistakably, in movies like Logan Lucky, The Florida Project, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and I, Tonya. But with...
- 1/18/2018
- by Jon Frosch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
City of Tiny Lights (Pete Travis)
Small-time private detective Tommy Akhtar (Riz Ahmed) has all the swagger of a hard-boiled snoop: leather jacket on his shoulders and cigarette in his mouth, leaning against London architecture in the darkened night. His office resides above some shops, he makes friendly with local convenience store owner Mrs. Elbaz (Myriam Acharki), and asks new clients where they found him because he’s not advertising in the paper.
City of Tiny Lights (Pete Travis)
Small-time private detective Tommy Akhtar (Riz Ahmed) has all the swagger of a hard-boiled snoop: leather jacket on his shoulders and cigarette in his mouth, leaning against London architecture in the darkened night. His office resides above some shops, he makes friendly with local convenience store owner Mrs. Elbaz (Myriam Acharki), and asks new clients where they found him because he’s not advertising in the paper.
- 7/28/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Kim Zolciak is giving these pups the VIP treatment!
The Don't Be Tardy star took to social media to share that her family had taken in three foster puppies until they're ready for adoption.
Related: Kim Zolciak Instructs Son Kash on ‘Protocol’ When Petting a Stray Dog After His Traumatic Injury
"We're preparing for the puppies that are coming," Zolciak told her Snapchat followers on Friday night. "We got their doggy food, pee pee pads and Kroy got them blankets. Kroy acts like he's so tough, but he definitely has a heart for puppies."
The sweet pups finally made their grand entrance on Saturday.
"We're fostering three little puppies who were on their last leg. So precious," she said alongside a video of her husband, Kroy, cuddling one on his chest. "They're all happy now. They are living like queens."
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Related: Kim Zolciak Says Son Kash's Dog Attack Taught Her To 'Trust the Process'
The mother...
The Don't Be Tardy star took to social media to share that her family had taken in three foster puppies until they're ready for adoption.
Related: Kim Zolciak Instructs Son Kash on ‘Protocol’ When Petting a Stray Dog After His Traumatic Injury
"We're preparing for the puppies that are coming," Zolciak told her Snapchat followers on Friday night. "We got their doggy food, pee pee pads and Kroy got them blankets. Kroy acts like he's so tough, but he definitely has a heart for puppies."
The sweet pups finally made their grand entrance on Saturday.
"We're fostering three little puppies who were on their last leg. So precious," she said alongside a video of her husband, Kroy, cuddling one on his chest. "They're all happy now. They are living like queens."
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Related: Kim Zolciak Says Son Kash's Dog Attack Taught Her To 'Trust the Process'
The mother...
- 7/1/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Each month, the fine folks at FilmStruck and the Criterion Collection spend countless hours crafting their channels to highlight the many different types of films that they have in their streaming library. This July will feature an exciting assortment of films, as noted below.
To sign up for a free two-week trial here.
Saturday, July 1 Changing Faces
What does a face tell us even when it’s disguised or disfigured? And what does it conceal? Guest curator Imogen Sara Smith, a critic and author of the book In Lonely Places: Film Noir Beyond the City, assembles a series of films that revolve around enigmatic faces transformed by masks, scars, and surgery, including Georges Franju’s Eyes Without a Face (1960) and Hiroshi Teshigahara’s The Face of Another (1966).
Tuesday, July 4 Tuesday’s Short + Feature: Premature* and Ten*
Come hitch a ride with Norwegian director Gunhild Enger and the late Iranian master...
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Saturday, July 1 Changing Faces
What does a face tell us even when it’s disguised or disfigured? And what does it conceal? Guest curator Imogen Sara Smith, a critic and author of the book In Lonely Places: Film Noir Beyond the City, assembles a series of films that revolve around enigmatic faces transformed by masks, scars, and surgery, including Georges Franju’s Eyes Without a Face (1960) and Hiroshi Teshigahara’s The Face of Another (1966).
Tuesday, July 4 Tuesday’s Short + Feature: Premature* and Ten*
Come hitch a ride with Norwegian director Gunhild Enger and the late Iranian master...
- 6/26/2017
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
Evolution (Lucile Hadžihalilovic)
Near the beginning of Evolution, there’s a shot that hangs underwater, showing a seemingly harmonious aquatic eco-system that’s glimpsed just long enough to create the sense of something that, while somewhat familiar, is distinctly outside the human world. This fleeting image though shows the promise of the film Evolution could’ve been. – Ethan V. (full review)
Where to Stream: Netflix
Fire at Sea and...
Evolution (Lucile Hadžihalilovic)
Near the beginning of Evolution, there’s a shot that hangs underwater, showing a seemingly harmonious aquatic eco-system that’s glimpsed just long enough to create the sense of something that, while somewhat familiar, is distinctly outside the human world. This fleeting image though shows the promise of the film Evolution could’ve been. – Ethan V. (full review)
Where to Stream: Netflix
Fire at Sea and...
- 3/24/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Orlando Bloom is using his celebrity to raise awareness for underprivileged children in Africa.
The 40-year-old actor and Unicef ambassador recently returned from a visit to Diffa, Niger, where he spent time with children who have had to leave their homes because of Boko Haram violence.
Watch: Orlando Bloom and Elijah Wood Have Epic 'Lord of the Rings' Reunion With Co-Stars
"As a father, it is hard for me to imagine how many of these children are caught up in this conflict," Bloom shared in a press release on Unicef's website. "During my trip, I have heard dreadful stories about children fleeing on foot, leaving everything behind, including the safety of their homes and classroom."
"It is extremely hard to comprehend this situation when you are not there," he added. "I saw the depth of the pain and suffering these kids are going through. This is not something any child should experience."
"This visit has...
The 40-year-old actor and Unicef ambassador recently returned from a visit to Diffa, Niger, where he spent time with children who have had to leave their homes because of Boko Haram violence.
Watch: Orlando Bloom and Elijah Wood Have Epic 'Lord of the Rings' Reunion With Co-Stars
"As a father, it is hard for me to imagine how many of these children are caught up in this conflict," Bloom shared in a press release on Unicef's website. "During my trip, I have heard dreadful stories about children fleeing on foot, leaving everything behind, including the safety of their homes and classroom."
"It is extremely hard to comprehend this situation when you are not there," he added. "I saw the depth of the pain and suffering these kids are going through. This is not something any child should experience."
"This visit has...
- 2/26/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repertory showings into one handy list. Displayed below are a few of the city’s most reliable theaters and links to screenings of their weekend offerings — films you’re not likely to see in a theater again anytime soon, and many of which are, also, on 35mm. If you have a chance to attend any of these, we’re of the mind that it’s time extremely well-spent.
Metrograph
“Queer ’90s” comes to an end with the likes of Wong Kar-wai‘s Happy Together on Friday, and Thelma and Louise on Sunday. Marketa Lazarova and Northern Lights also play this Sunday, as does a restored print of ’30s horror picture Double Door.
A print of the interracial-relationship drama One Potato, Two Potato has started a run.
Metrograph
“Queer ’90s” comes to an end with the likes of Wong Kar-wai‘s Happy Together on Friday, and Thelma and Louise on Sunday. Marketa Lazarova and Northern Lights also play this Sunday, as does a restored print of ’30s horror picture Double Door.
A print of the interracial-relationship drama One Potato, Two Potato has started a run.
- 10/21/2016
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Some actors and directors go together like spaghetti and meatballs. They just gel together in a rare way that makes their collaborations special. Here is a list of the seven best parings of director and actor in film history.
7: Tim Burton & Johnny Depp:
Edward Scissorhands; Ed Wood; Sleepy Hollow; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Corpse Bride; Sweeney Todd; Alice in Wonderland; Dark Shadows
Of all the parings on this list, these two make the oddest films. (In a good way.) Tim Burton is one of the most visually imaginative filmmakers of his generation and Johnny Depp was once the polymorphous master of playing a wide variety of eccentric characters. They were a natural combo. Depp made most of his best films with Burton, before his current ‘Jack Sparrow’ period began. The duo had the knack for telling stories about misfits and freaks, yet making them seem sympathetic and likable.
7: Tim Burton & Johnny Depp:
Edward Scissorhands; Ed Wood; Sleepy Hollow; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Corpse Bride; Sweeney Todd; Alice in Wonderland; Dark Shadows
Of all the parings on this list, these two make the oddest films. (In a good way.) Tim Burton is one of the most visually imaginative filmmakers of his generation and Johnny Depp was once the polymorphous master of playing a wide variety of eccentric characters. They were a natural combo. Depp made most of his best films with Burton, before his current ‘Jack Sparrow’ period began. The duo had the knack for telling stories about misfits and freaks, yet making them seem sympathetic and likable.
- 9/5/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
Mubi is showing Kelly Reichardt's newly restored debut River of Grass (1994) globally August 5 - September 3, 2016. In the United States and United Kingdom, more films by the director are also playing.“You meeting someone here tonight, Cozy?”“Nah, I just had the urge to get out.”“Yeah? I had the urge to drink. So it’s fate.”— Lee and Cozy, River of Grass “The wind’s not gonna be kind tonight.”— Solomon Tetherow, Meek’s Cutoff Kelly Reichardt’s is a cinema of misfits and margins. Of survival and getting by. In her debut feature, River of Grass (1994), a romantic naïf and her drifter boyfriend go on the run for a crime they’re convinced they’ve committed. In Old Joy (2006), a contentedly married man and soon-to-be father agrees to a road trip with an old pal, only to realize that the two are on divergent paths: the latter, frustrated by everyday pressures,...
- 8/11/2016
- MUBI
David’s Quick Take for the tl;dr Media Consumer:
Zatoichi and the Fugitives, the 18th installment in the series, is pretty solid overall, a well-made and swiftly paced action-adventure that adheres pretty closely to the standard Zatoichi formula. Once again, the ever-wandering blind swordsman gets drawn into a cruelly unbalanced conflict between merciless criminals and honest village folk who are just trying to trudge a path through life that keeps their suffering to a minimum. If allowed to pursue their brutal agenda without interference, the bosses will grind their subordinates into the dust and inflict a lot of personal anguish upon them through various acts of robbery and exploitation. Zatoichi recognizes the bestial nature of the men in charge and reluctantly takes it upon himself to defend the weak and vulnerable. I like these stories because of their relatively pure and straightforward approach to the heroic formula. That’s...
Zatoichi and the Fugitives, the 18th installment in the series, is pretty solid overall, a well-made and swiftly paced action-adventure that adheres pretty closely to the standard Zatoichi formula. Once again, the ever-wandering blind swordsman gets drawn into a cruelly unbalanced conflict between merciless criminals and honest village folk who are just trying to trudge a path through life that keeps their suffering to a minimum. If allowed to pursue their brutal agenda without interference, the bosses will grind their subordinates into the dust and inflict a lot of personal anguish upon them through various acts of robbery and exploitation. Zatoichi recognizes the bestial nature of the men in charge and reluctantly takes it upon himself to defend the weak and vulnerable. I like these stories because of their relatively pure and straightforward approach to the heroic formula. That’s...
- 7/17/2016
- by David Blakeslee
- CriterionCast
Glenn here looking at each of the 15 films on the Academy’s documentary finalists which, five of which will be shortlisted for nominations on January 14th
The documentary finalist list announced last month does us a small bit of good. While it was sad to see such excellent feats of non-fiction filmmaking as The Pearl Button, In Jackson Heights, Sherpa and Stray Dog (to name just a few) removed from contention, reducing the astronomically long submission list of 124 down to a more manageable 15 titles does help us out dramatically in being able to not only get a grasp on the category for 2015, but also to give us a sample of what the Academy’s doc branch thought of the documentaries of any given year beyond the five eventual nominees. This year’s finalist list has its regular faces, but wasn't entirely devoid of surprises and many of the year’s...
The documentary finalist list announced last month does us a small bit of good. While it was sad to see such excellent feats of non-fiction filmmaking as The Pearl Button, In Jackson Heights, Sherpa and Stray Dog (to name just a few) removed from contention, reducing the astronomically long submission list of 124 down to a more manageable 15 titles does help us out dramatically in being able to not only get a grasp on the category for 2015, but also to give us a sample of what the Academy’s doc branch thought of the documentaries of any given year beyond the five eventual nominees. This year’s finalist list has its regular faces, but wasn't entirely devoid of surprises and many of the year’s...
- 1/7/2016
- by Glenn Dunks
- FilmExperience
The popular, the obscure, and everything in between: the top ten lists of 2015 gathered here, from directors, critics, and publications, run the gamut. Read More: "How to Make a Ten Best List in Five Easy Steps" No surprise that John Waters included "The Diary of a Teenage Girl" on his—he was on the jury that awarded Best Actress at the Gothams to breakout star Bel Powley. Also no surprise, perhaps, is Cahiers du Cinema dismissing consensus (as usual) to select Nanni Moretti's "Mia Madre" as the best film of the year. Love the choices? Hate them? Let us know in the comments. Read More: "IMDb's Annual Top 10 Movies and Top TV Shows (Exclusive)" Read our continually updating list of lists below: Jake Coyle, The Associated Press 1. "Carol" 2. "About Elly" 3. "Phoenix" 4. "Spotlight" 5. "Chi-Raq" & "99 Homes" 6. "Stray Dog" 7. "Anomalisa" 8....
- 12/17/2015
- by TOH!
- Thompson on Hollywood
“Japan’S Unsung Acting Genius”
By Raymond Benson
The works of famed director Akira Kurosawa are mostly associated with the samurai film—pictures set in the time of feudal Japan, and usually starring the brilliant actor Toshiro Mifune (Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, Yojimbo, among others). However, Kurosawa made other kinds of movies that are probably not as well known in the West except to film historians and true cinephiles—and fans of the excellent DVD and Blu-ray label, The Criterion Collection. Some of Kurosawa’s early work was made up of film noir gangster and crime pictures (e.g., Drunken Angel, Stray Dog, The Bad Sleep Well), but also, surprisingly, heartfelt social dramas set in contemporary Japan—about ordinary people. Ikiru is one of the latter, and it’s a movie that Roger Ebert once called Kurosawa’s “greatest film.”
Ikiru is set in Tokyo in the early fifties.
By Raymond Benson
The works of famed director Akira Kurosawa are mostly associated with the samurai film—pictures set in the time of feudal Japan, and usually starring the brilliant actor Toshiro Mifune (Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, Yojimbo, among others). However, Kurosawa made other kinds of movies that are probably not as well known in the West except to film historians and true cinephiles—and fans of the excellent DVD and Blu-ray label, The Criterion Collection. Some of Kurosawa’s early work was made up of film noir gangster and crime pictures (e.g., Drunken Angel, Stray Dog, The Bad Sleep Well), but also, surprisingly, heartfelt social dramas set in contemporary Japan—about ordinary people. Ikiru is one of the latter, and it’s a movie that Roger Ebert once called Kurosawa’s “greatest film.”
Ikiru is set in Tokyo in the early fifties.
- 12/2/2015
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Could Marlon Brando return to the Oscars posthumously? The documentary Listen to Me Marlon made the finals for the Best Documentary Oscar even though documentaries about Hollywood stars and movies aren't typically so favorited. Note that Ingrid Bergman's documentary --also famously "in her own words" -- and the enjoyable Tab Hunter: Confidential and the Sundance sensation The Wolfpack about living through the movies weren't as lucky and did not make the finals.
The 15 Finalists
Amy (PGA nominee, Ida nominee, Nbr winner) Best of Enemies (Nbr top 5, Spirit nominee) Cartel Land (Gotham nominee) Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief He Named Me Malala Heart of a Dog (Gotham nominee, Spirit nominee) The Hunting Ground (PGA nominee) Listen to Me Marlon (Ida nominee, Nbr top 5, Gotham nominee)
The Look of Silence (PGA nominee, Ida nominee, Nbr top 5, Gotham winner, Spirit nominee) Meru (PGA nominee, Spirit nominee) 3 1/2 Minutes, Ten...
The 15 Finalists
Amy (PGA nominee, Ida nominee, Nbr winner) Best of Enemies (Nbr top 5, Spirit nominee) Cartel Land (Gotham nominee) Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief He Named Me Malala Heart of a Dog (Gotham nominee, Spirit nominee) The Hunting Ground (PGA nominee) Listen to Me Marlon (Ida nominee, Nbr top 5, Gotham nominee)
The Look of Silence (PGA nominee, Ida nominee, Nbr top 5, Gotham winner, Spirit nominee) Meru (PGA nominee, Spirit nominee) 3 1/2 Minutes, Ten...
- 12/2/2015
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Titles include Asif Kapadia’s Amy Winehouse documentary, Michael Moore’s Where To Invade Next and Matthew Heineman’s Cartel Land.
Among those in consideration for the 88th Academy Awards are Cartel Land, He Named Me Malala, Amy, Janis: Little Girl Blue, Sherpa, Where To Invade Next, Winter On Fire, Wolfpack, Meet The Patels and A Sinner In Mecca.
Several of the submissions have not yet had their Los Angeles and New York qualifying releases.
A shortlist of 15 films will be announced in December.
The 88th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on January 14 2016 and the ceremony takes place on February 28 2016 at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood .
The submitted features in alphabetical order are:
Above And Beyond
All Things Must Pass
Amy
The Armor Of Light
Ballet 422
Batkid Begins
Becoming Bulletproof
Being Evel
Beltracchi – The Art Of Forgery
Best Of Enemies
The Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution
Bolshoi Babylon
[link...
Among those in consideration for the 88th Academy Awards are Cartel Land, He Named Me Malala, Amy, Janis: Little Girl Blue, Sherpa, Where To Invade Next, Winter On Fire, Wolfpack, Meet The Patels and A Sinner In Mecca.
Several of the submissions have not yet had their Los Angeles and New York qualifying releases.
A shortlist of 15 films will be announced in December.
The 88th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on January 14 2016 and the ceremony takes place on February 28 2016 at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood .
The submitted features in alphabetical order are:
Above And Beyond
All Things Must Pass
Amy
The Armor Of Light
Ballet 422
Batkid Begins
Becoming Bulletproof
Being Evel
Beltracchi – The Art Of Forgery
Best Of Enemies
The Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution
Bolshoi Babylon
[link...
- 10/23/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Among those in consideration for the 88th Academy Awards are Cartel Land, He Named Me Malala, Amy, Janie: Little Girl Blue, Sherpa, Where To Invade Next, Winter On Fire, Wolfpack, Meet The Patels and A Sinner In Mecca.Several of the submissions have not yet had their Los Angeles and New York qualifying releases.A shortlist of 15 films will be announced in December.The 88th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on January 14 2016 and the ceremony takes place on
Among those in consideration for the 88th Academy Awards are Cartel Land, He Named Me Malala, Amy, Janie: Little Girl Blue, Sherpa, Where To Invade Next, Winter On Fire, Wolfpack, Meet The Patels and A Sinner In Mecca.
Several of the submissions have not yet had their Los Angeles and New York qualifying releases.
A shortlist of 15 films will be announced in December.
The 88th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on January 14 2016 and the ceremony takes place on...
Among those in consideration for the 88th Academy Awards are Cartel Land, He Named Me Malala, Amy, Janie: Little Girl Blue, Sherpa, Where To Invade Next, Winter On Fire, Wolfpack, Meet The Patels and A Sinner In Mecca.
Several of the submissions have not yet had their Los Angeles and New York qualifying releases.
A shortlist of 15 films will be announced in December.
The 88th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on January 14 2016 and the ceremony takes place on...
- 10/23/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
One hundred twenty-four features have been submitted for consideration in the Documentary Feature category for the 88th Academy Awards.
Last year’s winner was Citizenfour (Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky)
The submitted features, listed in alphabetical order, are:
“Above and Beyond”
“All Things Must Pass”
“Amy”
“The Armor of Light”
“Ballet 422”
“Batkid Begins”
“Becoming Bulletproof”
“Being Evel”
“Beltracchi – The Art of Forgery”
“Best of Enemies”
“The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution”
“Bolshoi Babylon”
“Brand: A Second Coming”
“A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story”
“Call Me Lucky”
“Cartel Land”
“Censored Voices”
“Champs”
“CodeGirl”
“Coming Home”
“Dark Horse”
“Deli Man”
“Dior and I”
“The Diplomat”
“(Dis)Honesty – The Truth about Lies”
“Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll”
“Dreamcatcher”
“dream/killer”
“Drunk, Stoned, Brilliant, Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon”
“Eating Happiness”
“Every Last Child”
“Evidence of Harm”
“Farewell to Hollywood...
Last year’s winner was Citizenfour (Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky)
The submitted features, listed in alphabetical order, are:
“Above and Beyond”
“All Things Must Pass”
“Amy”
“The Armor of Light”
“Ballet 422”
“Batkid Begins”
“Becoming Bulletproof”
“Being Evel”
“Beltracchi – The Art of Forgery”
“Best of Enemies”
“The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution”
“Bolshoi Babylon”
“Brand: A Second Coming”
“A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story”
“Call Me Lucky”
“Cartel Land”
“Censored Voices”
“Champs”
“CodeGirl”
“Coming Home”
“Dark Horse”
“Deli Man”
“Dior and I”
“The Diplomat”
“(Dis)Honesty – The Truth about Lies”
“Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll”
“Dreamcatcher”
“dream/killer”
“Drunk, Stoned, Brilliant, Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon”
“Eating Happiness”
“Every Last Child”
“Evidence of Harm”
“Farewell to Hollywood...
- 10/23/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Still Learning New Tricks: Hall Heals Via Empathy & Remembrance
Much less cinematically invigorating than Akira Kurosawa’s noir of the same name and miles away from Tsai Ming-Liang’s formally daring, similarly titled Stray Dogs, director Debra Granik‘s follow-up to Winter’s Bone sees her tread into non-fiction filmmaking with stoic patriotism and cross cultural unity on her mind. Stray Dog genially tells the story of Ronnie ‘Stray Dog’ Hall, a burly Vietnam vet whose self styled rough rider image recalls the leather clad Hell’s Angels whose overbearing rage caused chaos in Gimme Shelter, yet the former marine, still wrestling with Ptsd, has let that anger dissolve, replacing it instead with an empathetic hand out for those still suffering from war.
Granik’s film begins with Hall and his gang of biker buddies cruising down the highway, their preferred venue for idyllic meditation. On their roaring hogs...
Much less cinematically invigorating than Akira Kurosawa’s noir of the same name and miles away from Tsai Ming-Liang’s formally daring, similarly titled Stray Dogs, director Debra Granik‘s follow-up to Winter’s Bone sees her tread into non-fiction filmmaking with stoic patriotism and cross cultural unity on her mind. Stray Dog genially tells the story of Ronnie ‘Stray Dog’ Hall, a burly Vietnam vet whose self styled rough rider image recalls the leather clad Hell’s Angels whose overbearing rage caused chaos in Gimme Shelter, yet the former marine, still wrestling with Ptsd, has let that anger dissolve, replacing it instead with an empathetic hand out for those still suffering from war.
Granik’s film begins with Hall and his gang of biker buddies cruising down the highway, their preferred venue for idyllic meditation. On their roaring hogs...
- 7/5/2015
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
It was the decade that brought us a giant marshmallow man, a diversely cast Saturday detention, a watermelon-carrying Baby, a kiss between a mother and son of the same age and three men juggling a baby and heroin. Ahead of tomorrow's extract in Weekend from Hadley Freeman's book about 80s movies, here's a really rather tough quiz on the era.
Which of these Isn't a business in Hill Valley circa 1955?
Armstrong Realty
Roy's Records
Broadway Florist
Gaynor's Hideaway
What is the name of the shop on the bag in which Andrew (Emilio Estevez) keeps his lunch?
Happy Foods
Hungry Town
Food Shopper
Valley Eats
What is Dana's surname in Ghostbusters?
Stenmore
Watkins
Andrews
Barrett
When Elliot's brother is trying to discount what Elliot saw, what does he Not list?
Alligator
Iguana
Stray dog
Deformed kid
What is the first question in the sex quiz in Sixteen Candles?
Have you ever touched it?...
Which of these Isn't a business in Hill Valley circa 1955?
Armstrong Realty
Roy's Records
Broadway Florist
Gaynor's Hideaway
What is the name of the shop on the bag in which Andrew (Emilio Estevez) keeps his lunch?
Happy Foods
Hungry Town
Food Shopper
Valley Eats
What is Dana's surname in Ghostbusters?
Stenmore
Watkins
Andrews
Barrett
When Elliot's brother is trying to discount what Elliot saw, what does he Not list?
Alligator
Iguana
Stray dog
Deformed kid
What is the first question in the sex quiz in Sixteen Candles?
Have you ever touched it?...
- 5/8/2015
- by Benjamin Lee
- The Guardian - Film News
Richard Linklater won for Best Director and Patricia Arquette won the Best Supporting actress for team Boyhood, while Iñárritu’s Birdman claimed Best Picture, Best Actor (Michael Keaton) and Cinematographer (Emmanuel Lubezki) at the 30th Film Independent Spirit Awards last night. The split might foreshadow how the Oscars play out tonite, as the Middleweight Saturday ceremony and Heavyweight Sunday gig are more or less interchangeable. The two films that might gain a little further traction from the tent spotlight include Nightcrawler (which picked up Best First Feature and Best Screenplay) and Whiplash, Damien Chazelle’s deservedly won for Best Supporting Actor and Editing categories. Also worth pointing out is a Land Ho! win in the category we love the most: the John Cassavetes Award. Here are the winners and noms.
Best Feature:
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” *Winner
“Boyhood”
“Love is Strange”
“Selma”
“Whiplash”
Best Director
Damien Chazelle,...
Best Feature:
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” *Winner
“Boyhood”
“Love is Strange”
“Selma”
“Whiplash”
Best Director
Damien Chazelle,...
- 2/22/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The 2015 Spirit Awards were handed out today and it was Birdman taking Best Feature and Best Actor (Michael Keaton) while Boyhood went home a double winner taking Best Director (Richard Linklater) and Best Supporting Actress (Patricia Arquette). However, while that's the result for the two big guns that will be going head-to-head at tomorrow night's Oscars, Nightcrawler was also a double winner taking Best Screenplay and Best First Feature, both awarded to writer/director Dan Gilroy. Otherwise, no big surprises with Julianne Moore (Still Alice) taking Best Actress and J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) taking Supporting Actor, Citizenfour took Best Documentary and Birdman scored a third win for Emmanuel Lubezki for Best Cinematography. Justin Simien (Dear White People) took home Best First Screenplay and, whoa!, Look!, Whiplash was also a double winner, with Tom Cross winning for Best Editing (well deserved!) and anticipated Oscar winner in the same category, Ida won Best Foreign Language Film.
- 2/22/2015
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
HitFix Award Gurus Kris Tapley and Greg Ellwood are both attending Saturday's Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday (February 21) afternoon in Santa Monica and they left me to handle HitFix's Independent Spirit Awards Winners & Losers list. And once I'm watching Saturday's show, I might as well be live-blogging Saturday's show as preparation for Sunday's Oscars live-blog, especially since is the last time that "Birdman" and "Boyhood" will be going head-to-head for Best Picture (along with "Selma" and "Whiplash") before the Academy Awards. So follow along and say "Hi" in the comments below... And remember that Saturday's show, hosted by Kristen Bell and Fred Armisen, is airing live on IFC, not that obnoxious tape-delayed thing they used to do! 1:50 p.m. Pt. The show hasn't started, but if you're following the Winners list, you know that "Birdman" has already won for for cinematography, while "Whiplash" won for editing, both results I can accept.
- 2/21/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
The 30th Independent Spirit Awards was held in Santa Monica Saturday afternoon, and "Birdman" and "Boyhood" were the ceremony's big winners. Hosted by Kristen Bell and Fred Armisen, the more casual Oscar precursor honored the best in independent filmmaking from the past year. Only three films -- "12 Years a Slave," "Platoon," and "The Artist" -- have won best feature at the Spirits and gone on to nab the Best Picture Oscar. Time will tell if this year's Spirit winner will follow in their footsteps. Get a complete list of the nominees with the winners in bold, below:
Best Feature
"Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)" - Winner
"Boyhood"
"Love is Strange"
"Selma"
"Whiplash"
Best Director
Richard Linklater, "Boyhood" - Winner
Damien Chazelle, "Whiplash"
Ava DuVernay, "Selma"
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)"
David Zellner, "Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter"
Best Screenplay
Dan Gilroy, "Nightcrawler" - Winner
Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski,...
Best Feature
"Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)" - Winner
"Boyhood"
"Love is Strange"
"Selma"
"Whiplash"
Best Director
Richard Linklater, "Boyhood" - Winner
Damien Chazelle, "Whiplash"
Ava DuVernay, "Selma"
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)"
David Zellner, "Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter"
Best Screenplay
Dan Gilroy, "Nightcrawler" - Winner
Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski,...
- 2/21/2015
- by Alana Altmann
- Moviefone
As is usually the case, 2014 held a rich vein of great nonfiction cinema … that went mostly untapped by any wide audiences. But just because documentaries are perpetually under-served by popular (and even critical) attention doesn’t mean that we should neglect these films. This is a celebration of all the best docs to come out this year.
But first, for the sake of full disclosure, here are all the notable docs of 2014 that I haven’t gotten around to seeing yet:
1989, 20,000 Days on Earth, Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case, Big Joy, Big Men, Code Black, Evolution of a Criminal, The Great Flood, The Great Invisible, The Kill Team, National Gallery, The Missing Picture, Maidentrip, Manakamana, The Naked Opera, Virunga, Watchers of the Sky, What Now? Remind Me, Whitey
Next,we have some honorable mentions — other docs of 2014 that are well worth seeking out:
A Will for the Woods, Art and Craft,...
But first, for the sake of full disclosure, here are all the notable docs of 2014 that I haven’t gotten around to seeing yet:
1989, 20,000 Days on Earth, Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case, Big Joy, Big Men, Code Black, Evolution of a Criminal, The Great Flood, The Great Invisible, The Kill Team, National Gallery, The Missing Picture, Maidentrip, Manakamana, The Naked Opera, Virunga, Watchers of the Sky, What Now? Remind Me, Whitey
Next,we have some honorable mentions — other docs of 2014 that are well worth seeking out:
A Will for the Woods, Art and Craft,...
- 12/11/2014
- by Dan Schindel
- SoundOnSight
The Independent Spirit Awards have revealed the full list of contenders for their 2015 awards which celebrate the best in independent movies. The Michael Keaton-led "Birdman" leads the list with six nominations. "Boyhood," "Nightcrawler" and "Selma" are in a three-way fight for second with three nominations each.
Two awards have already been announced with the Robert Altman award given to Paul Thomas Anderson's "Inherent Vice" and a Special Distinction Award handed out to Bennett Miller's "Foxcatcher" which was ineligible for other awards due to its budget. Notable snubs include "The Imitation Game," "The Theory of Everything," "Wild," "St. Vincent," "Cake," "The Homesman," "Black or White" and major studio films like "Unbroken".
Other notable inclusions this year are "Whiplash,""Love is Strange," "A Most Violent Year," "The Immigrant," "Mommy," "Under the Skin," "Obvious Child," "Still Alice," "Force Majeure," "Only Lovers Left Alive," "Blue Ruin," "Ida," "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night,...
Two awards have already been announced with the Robert Altman award given to Paul Thomas Anderson's "Inherent Vice" and a Special Distinction Award handed out to Bennett Miller's "Foxcatcher" which was ineligible for other awards due to its budget. Notable snubs include "The Imitation Game," "The Theory of Everything," "Wild," "St. Vincent," "Cake," "The Homesman," "Black or White" and major studio films like "Unbroken".
Other notable inclusions this year are "Whiplash,""Love is Strange," "A Most Violent Year," "The Immigrant," "Mommy," "Under the Skin," "Obvious Child," "Still Alice," "Force Majeure," "Only Lovers Left Alive," "Blue Ruin," "Ida," "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night,...
- 11/25/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The 2015 Film Independent Spirit Award nominations came out this morning and unsurprisingly there are a lot of names here that won’t be on an Oscar handicappers list. Birdman is arguably the biggest film on this list – and it leads the field with nominations for Best Feature, Best Director, Best Male, Best Supporting Male and Female, and Best Cinematography – but there is a lot of love present for the real indies here as well. Below is the full list of contenders for the 2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards airing February 21, 2015 on IFC.
2015 Sprit Award Nominations
Best Feature
‘Birdman’
‘Boyhood’
‘Love is Strange’
‘Selma’
‘Whiplash’
Best Director
Damien Chazelle, ‘Whiplash’
Ava DuVernay, ‘Selma’
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, ‘Birdman’
Richard Linklater, ‘Boyhood’
David Zellner, ‘Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter’
Best Screenplay
Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski, ‘Big Eyes’
J.C. Chandor, ‘A Most Violent Year’
Dan Gilroy, ‘Nightcrawler’
Jim Jarmusch, ‘Only Lovers Left Alive’
Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias,...
2015 Sprit Award Nominations
Best Feature
‘Birdman’
‘Boyhood’
‘Love is Strange’
‘Selma’
‘Whiplash’
Best Director
Damien Chazelle, ‘Whiplash’
Ava DuVernay, ‘Selma’
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, ‘Birdman’
Richard Linklater, ‘Boyhood’
David Zellner, ‘Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter’
Best Screenplay
Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski, ‘Big Eyes’
J.C. Chandor, ‘A Most Violent Year’
Dan Gilroy, ‘Nightcrawler’
Jim Jarmusch, ‘Only Lovers Left Alive’
Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias,...
- 11/25/2014
- by Colin Biggs
- SoundOnSight
The 2014 Independent Spirit Award nominations were just announced with Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Birdman leading the charge with six nominations followed by Boyhood, Nightcrawler and Selma with five each. Of those four films, Birdman, Boyhood and Selma were nominated for Best Feature, joined by Love is Strange and a personal favorite of 2014, Whiplash, both of which earned four nominations each. Also earning nominations were Dear White People, A Most Violent Year, Obvious Child and The Immigrant. The awards will be handed out on February 21, check out the complete list of nominees below. Best Feature Award given to the Producer. Executive Producers are not awarded. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Boyhood Love is Strange Selma Whiplash Best Director Damien Chazelle (Whiplash) Ava DuVernay (Selma) Alejandro G. Inarritu (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)) Richard Linklater (Boyhood) David Zellner (Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter) Best Screenplay Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski (Big Eyes...
- 11/25/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
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