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Chaos reigns! Antichrist on R2 DVD
7 December 2009 3:16 AM, PST | 24framespersecond.net | See recent 24FramesPerSecond news »
Sporting some quite terrible (what was wrong with using the “amended” poster art?) cover art, Lars von Trier’s controversial new film Antichrist is up for pre-order in the UK on DVD and Blu-ray. What’s not yet clear is whether this release will be the fully uncut version of the film. Including torture, graphic violence, unsimulated sex and a scene of genital self-mutilation, the British Board of Film Classification surprised some by allowing the theatrical version of the film to go to UK Cinemas uncut - with an “18” (Nc-17) rating - but that doesn’t automatically guarantee they will do the same with the DVD. Whatever way they decide to go, Antichrist arrives on sale in the UK, on DVD and Blu-ray, January 11th. »
Chaos reigns! Antichrist on R2 DVD
7 December 2009 3:16 AM, PST | 24framespersecond.net | See recent 24FramesPerSecond news »
Sporting some quite terrible (what was wrong with using the “amended” poster art?) cover art, Lars von Trier’s controversial new film Antichrist is up for pre-order in the UK on DVD and Blu-ray. What’s not yet clear is whether this release will be the fully uncut version of the film. Including torture, graphic violence, unsimulated sex and a scene of genital self-mutilation, the British Board of Film Classification surprised some by allowing the theatrical version of the film to go to UK Cinemas uncut - with an “18” (R-17) rating - but that doesn’t automatically guarantee they will do the same with the DVD. Whatever way they decide to go, Antichrist arrives on sale in the UK, on DVD and Blu-ray, January 11th. »
The Naughts: The Actress of the '00s
4 December 2009 10:17 AM, PST | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
If time is an avenger, then the Naughts have had it both ways with Nicole Kidman. In the span of a decade, Kidman was transformed from arm candy into an artist -- the rare movie star who made genuinely interesting choices -- eclipsing her ex-husband, Tom Cruise, who filed for divorce in 2000, with an Oscar win and the embrace, finally, of her peers on her own terms.
However, as the '00s limp to a close, Kidman seems to be succumbing to a personal vendetta against time: by manipulating her face into a mask -- a waxworks ideal of "Nicole Kidman" -- rather than continuing to deploy it as a functional instrument, an artist's tool, Kidman is taking perhaps the most surprising risk of her career: she has chosen to age into glacial iconicity. In this, she exemplifies a decade that treated actresses with ambivalence, waving all the flags of »
- Michelle Orange
Micheal Haneke: Masterclasses in Fear
3 December 2009 10:03 AM, PST | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »
The first time I saw a Micheal Haneke film I was fourteen. Late at night I stumbled across a story, whose title I had missed, about a somewhat reclusive young boy obsessed with violent images, including his own home made video of a pig being killed on a relatives’ farm. A deconstruction of the media, it's violent draw and the moral reactions of those who rely on it's power unfolds as Benny plots and kills a friend on camera. The coldness of the picture unsettled me and I would remember it's images for years to come, never able to find the film again, or its name. I wouldn't see Benny's Video again until 12 years later, though, when I did, it's power had not diminished. I had remembered the murder and it's lead up, the more obviously off putting aspects of the film, but perhaps the most horrifying part was forgotten about. »
- Neil Innes
Birds Remake Up In The Air
3 December 2009 8:47 AM, PST | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
Hollywood proves yet again the words: sacred and classic translate as: old and remake needed. The man who revitalised the Bond franchise twice (sounds like one of its title) – Martin Campbell – has jumped ship on this re-do of Alfred Hitchcock’s avian horror, The Birds.
Word on the grapevine (according to Pajiba) is that Last House on the Left’s Dennis lliades is circling the project (I will try and get as many bird-related puns in here as possible). Does this Greek filmmaker have a penchant for remakes? Or is it the only work he can get at present. There was a rumour that Naomi Watts was looking at this, but that hardly seems likely now. It gets even worse: Michael Bay is on producing duties.
Hitchcock’s 1963 chiller nested in the pop cultural conscience despite it not being the auteur’s best. Indeed, the first half of the film, »
- Martyn Conterio
Sight & Sound 10 Best Films of 2009
2 December 2009 5:12 PM, PST | AwardsDaily.com | See recent AwardsDaily news »
1. A Prophet – Jacques Audiard 2. The Hurt Locker – Kathryn Bigelow - 35 Shots of Rum – Claire Denis 4. The White Ribbon – Michael Haneke 5. Let the Right One In – Tomas Alfredson 6. Up – Pete Docter »
- Ryan Adams
Gotham Awards 2009 Winners
30 November 2009 7:35 PM, PST | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »
Catalina Saavedra in The Maid (top); Stella Schnabel in You Won’t Miss Me (middle); The Hurt Locker by Kathryn Bigelow (bottom) "Kudos to you, great performance," Rosie Perez told Willem Dafoe, after saying that Lars von Trier’s Antichrist, a dark, sex-filled drama in which Dafoe co-stars with Charlotte Gainsbourg, was a "sick-ass movie." That was followed by: "Was that your … Oooohhhh. It was?" And so went the 2009 edition of the Gotham Awards, in which performers cracked jokes that would be unacceptable on network TV. Unfortunately, that didn’t necessarily make the jokes any funnier or the show any better than, say, the Oscars or the Golden Globes, but on the bright side some of the Gotham choices were [...] »
- Andre Soares
2009 Efa Noms: This Year's Favorite (A Prophet) vs. Last Year's Fave (Slumdog)
30 November 2009 1:32 AM, PST | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
With the film eligibility dates covering portions of two years, the 2009 European Film Awards finds itself in an awkward mode of having a clear favorites from circa 2008 (Slumdog Millionaire, Let the Right One In) go up against cream of the crop from Cannes 2009 (A Prophet, The White Ribbon and Fish Tank). - With the film eligibility dates covering portions of two years, the 2009 European Film Awards finds itself in an awkward mode of having a clear favorites from circa 2008 (Slumdog Millionaire, Let the Right One In) go up against cream of the crop from Cannes 2009 (A Prophet, The White Ribbon and Fish Tank). Jacques Audiard's A Prophet leads all nominations with a total of six with Best European Film, Director, Screenwriter, Actor (Tahar Rahim), Cinematography and Sound Design. Slumdog comes in 2nd place with five nominations while the Palme d'or winning The White Ribbon and Broken Embraces are tied with 4 each. »
- Ioncinema.com Staff
Dystopian Outlook Continues...with Lars von Trier's 'Planet Melancholia'
30 November 2009 1:32 AM, PST | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
Lars von Trier is taking on the disaster film genre on a micro-budgeted English-language project which will include a (no surprises here) a pessimistic ending. Planet Melancholia is due to shoot in Germany and Sweden next summer. - Unless he has a mental breakdown, in 2011 (more precisely, Cannes) we should be receiving the art-house answer to Matt Reeves' Cloverfield. Lars von Trier is taking on the disaster film genre on a micro-budgeted English-language project which will include (no surprises here) a pessimistic ending. Planet Melancholia is due to shoot in Germany and Sweden next summer. TrustNordisk will begin pre-sales at the Berlin Festival in February - this will easily be a sought after title especially after the overall impact that Antichrist will have had. Zentropa's Peter Aalbæk Jensen mentioned to the press that we should expect a handheld aesthetic and some elements of romance. »
- Ioncinema.com Staff
Dogtooth, Still Walking and Yu Irie's 8000 Miles among Fnc's 38th Edition
30 November 2009 1:32 AM, PST | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
Canada's most avant-garde film festival have released their entire slate for their 38th edition. Apart from Lee Daniel's pegged for Oscar - Precious, Lone Scherfig's An Education, Lars von Trier's Antichrist and Pedro Almodóvar's Broken Embraces (Los abrasos rotos), this year's edition is filled to the gills with obscure titles and names that even a hardcore connoisseur of world cinema such as myself is unfamiliar with. - I've just completed an exhaustive 35 film slate at Tiff and I've got very little time to recharge the batteries for The Festival du nouveau cinéma. Canada's most avant-garde film festival have released their entire slate for their 38th edition. Apart from Lee Daniel's pegged for Oscar - Precious, Lone Scherfig's An Education, Lars von Trier's Antichrist and Pedro Almodóvar's Broken Embraces (Los abrasos rotos), this year's edition is filled to the »
- Ioncinema.com Staff
Directors of the Decade: Lars von Trier
27 November 2009 3:39 PM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Robert here, continuing my series of the directors that shaped the past 10 years. I know I promised another Pixar guy last week and we’ll get to him soon. But since everyone just finished celebrating the ultimate American holiday, I thought I’d appropriately take a look at one of the country’s greatest cinematic cheerleaders. A man who has never been to America but makes so many films about it, it's obvious he really loves the place. Lars von Trier
Number of Films: Six (or Five and a half, considering a co-director credit)
Modern Masterpieces: Probably none. I feel like I’ve been overly generous with this term since I denied it to Scorsese back in entry #1. Still the film that comes closest is Dogville
Total Disasters: No total disasters but several partial ones.
Better than you remember: None. Actually all of Von Trier’s films this decade have been pretty accurately received. »
- Robert
"I Don't Hate Women": Lars von Trier on Antichrist
23 November 2009 12:03 PM, PST | Rotten Tomatoes | See recent Rotten Tomatoes news »
Danish auteur Lars von Trier is used to controversy following his films; some of his critics have even accused him of courting it for sensationalism and reaction. Yet even with a career that contains the likes of The Idiots (rich kids mocking the handicapped), Dancer in the Dark (which drove star Bjork to never act again) and Dogville (leveled with charges of misogyny and anti-Americanism), the director's latest may be his crowning achievement in outrage. When it debuted at Cannes earlier this year, Antichrist -- starring Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg as a grieving couple who retreat to idyllic woodland... »
AntiChrist: Nature is Satan’s church
20 November 2009 10:31 PM, PST | DearCinema.com | See recent DearCinema.com news »
Ever wondered what the century’s most controversial film would be like? "Antichrist" comes close to answering this question. Conjured by the Danish film maker Lars von Trier, the film is like a trance from its opening scene till it reaches its fateful climax. Dedicated to Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky, the film is well equipped with stunning, in-your-face cinematography, brilliant life-like CGI and a stunning performance from a two person cast.
DearCinema Rating: 0
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- Sean Sequeira
Movies This Week: The Precious Blind Side Messenger
20 November 2009 9:30 AM, PST | Slackerwood | See recent Slackerwood news »
It actually feels like fall, doesn't it? More Oscar hopefuls are starting to crowd the theaters. In case you need to take a break from watching your Blu-Rays of Up and Star Trek, there are several new movie options out there in theaters.
Antichrist -- Chaos Reigns! Lars von Trier knows how to make two kinds of films: provocative and thoughtful, and provocative and pretentious. Antichrist wants to be the former, but it's really the latter.
The Blind Side -- John Lee Hancock makes an inspirational film for the discerning filmmaker. Yes, I am among the growing number of people saying they aren't ashamed to admit they really liked Sandra Bullock's latest movie. The only flaw is that being based on the true story of Michael Oher, this football heartwarmer wasn't filmed in Texas. Read my review or check out Jette's review on Cinematical.
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- Jenn Brown
The Alamo Guide for November 20th!
19 November 2009 7:13 PM, PST | OriginalAlamo.com | See recent AlamoDrafthouseCinema news »
The Alamo Guide
for November 19th, 2009
It’s totally fall, you guys! I know this, because my allergies have exploded with this cold front, it was 40 something degrees last night, And I Get To Eat Turkey Next Thursday! Oh so much turkey will I eat! With extra dressing and gravy. I will be doing this with my biological family, which, if you consider the other options we have at the Alamo, actually sounds pretty boring. While I’ll be way too full falling asleep staring at the football game that I don’t really care about on my grandparents couch, You can be way too full, falling asleep, staring at the Ut vs A&M football game that you probably Do care about at the Alamo Ritz! Or you can be watching any movie at any of our theaters, because our annual tradition still stands. We’ll be your second »
- caitlin
Gainsbourg enters another messed up relationship in Patrice Chéreau's Persecution (PERSÉCUTION) trailer
19 November 2009 10:23 AM, PST | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »
It's been a few years since I've seen any of French filmmaker Patrice Chéreau new films though I was quite taken with his early 90’s offering Queen Margot, a film which isn't exactly historically accurate but well worth a look. Chéreau has continued to work but none of his films have caught my attention until now with the trailer for his newest offering, a relationship drama titled Persecution (Persécution).
The film stars Charlotte Gainsbourg, who already delivered an excellent performance this year in Lars von Trier's Antichrist (review), as Sonia and Romain Duris as Daniel, a couple sharing a love/hate relationship. When a mysterious man (played by the great Jean-Hugues Anglade) turns up in Daniel's apartment, he assumes it's a one time event organized by Sonia but when Sonia breaks up with him and the mysterious man is still harassing Daniel, a whole new set of questions arise »
Antichrist and Until The Light Takes Us: The Ritz gets unholy for the holidays!
19 November 2009 10:07 AM, PST | OriginalAlamo.com | See recent AlamoDrafthouseCinema news »
Stunning black metal documentary Until The Light Takes Us opens Friday!
Controversial, beautiful mindwrecker Antichrist opens Friday too!
This weekend, The Alamo Ritz will unveil two of the most masterfully made and potentially disturbing films of the decade!
Lars Von Trier’s Antichrist has already cemented a reputation for crowd-pleasing and stomach-turning from One Single Screening at Fantastic Fest ‘09. It is explicit, it is challenging, it is grotesque, it has been called offensive, misogynistic and dangerous…but it has also been called a masterpiece and perhaps the Danish auteur’s finest work.
Charlotte Gainsbourg (who won best Actress for the role at Cannes) and Willem Defoe star as an unnamed couple seeking comfort in their country home after the sudden death of their child. While in their forest retreat, as summed up by the unofficial slogan of Fantastic fest ‘09, “chaos reigns.”
Antichrist tickets are Here!
On the all-too-real side of the coin, »
- zack
Free stickers to first 200 at Antichrist!
18 November 2009 3:42 PM, PST | OriginalAlamo.com | See recent AlamoDrafthouseCinema news »
Starting Thursday at midnight at the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz, we’ll be passing out free Chaos Reigns stickers to the first 200 people who A) come and see Antichrist and B) promise not to stick them on anything inside the theater. We didn’t make these stickers, nor were they provided by the studio as a promotion for the film. Nope, these freebies came from a much more pure source: true fandom. Aaron Rainbolt, a regular customer and a fan of chaos, Lars Von Trier and his new magnum opus Antichrist took it as his mandate from above to design and print these stickers on his own dime.
If that’s not a testimonial to the power of this new film, I don’t know what is. There’s a growing community of Austinites that his head-over-heels loopy for this movie, and I’m now a sticker-carrying member of that clan. »
- Tim
Kick-Ass Trailer With Commentary By Matthew Vaughn
17 November 2009 2:45 PM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
I'm a big fan of commentary tracks and would likely listen to a couple a day if my schedule permitted it. That's even despite the almost constant disappointment they present when the participants simply resort to describing the action on screen or puffing things up with a bunch of 'amusing' production anecdotes. Not every track can be Lars von Trier or Steven Soderbergh debating with their collaborators, I suppose. Trailers with commentary tracks are far too rare - I could definitely fit in a couple of those a day. Getting them out there before the film hits is exciting too, maybe even allowing the filmmakers a way to sell their product with a little insight or incentive to actually engage, rather than just bright colours and flashing lights. After the break you'll be able to see the recent Kick-Ass teaser with a commentary from director Matthew Vaughn. Judge for yourself »
- Brendon Connelly
'Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans' Producers Want It To Spawn A Franchise
17 November 2009 10:00 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
It should be understood that the new film "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans" is not technically a remake. Filmmaker Werner Herzog has supposedly never even seen Abel Ferrara's original 1992 film, simply titled "Bad Lieutenant," and the only connections are the title and the fact that both films' protagonists are indeed bad police lieutenants.
Now, according to statements made to the Los Angeles Times in a piece about the second picture, producers Alan and Gabe Polsky hope to continue the "Bad Lieutenant" name as an ongoing franchise.
Initially, the Polskys sought to finance a straight sequel to Ferrara's cult classic, and they wanted both the director and his star, Harvey Keitel, to return. However, that plan didn't pan out due to disagreements over the script. So the producers tapped Herzog instead, and the project became something of a stand-alone sequel, now starring Nicolas Cage as a character unrelated to Keitel's. »
- Christopher Campbell
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