Kristen Stewart and Catherine Deneuve have achieved remarkable César Award feats. One is a First; the other one is a Record-Tier.
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Luise Rainer Dead: At 104 years old first Two-Time Oscar Winner in the acting categories was oldest surviving Academy Award recipient.
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Henry V Movie (1944) Actress Renée Asherson: Laurence Olivier’s Leading Lady was London stage star married to Oscar winner Robert Donat.
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Autumn Crocus (movie 1934) review: West End legend Ivor Novello stars in Basil Dean’s wistful romantic drama about middle-aged longing. Fay Compton costars.
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Emmanuelle Movies Producer Alain Siritzky dead. His credits include more than 40 Emmanuelle films featuring Sylvia Kristel, Allie Haze etc.
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Best British Movies of All Time: Get Carter or Lawrence of Arabia or The Third Man? That depends on who gets polled. And when, by whom.
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The San Francisco Silent Film Festival’s ‘A Night at the Cinema in 1914’ was the second best thing to a time machine. World War I and Charles Chaplin featured.
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Topics at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival’s Amazing Tales from the Archives included Fred Ott’s seminal ‘sneeze face’ and the technological Charles Chaplin.
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Tatiana Samoilova in The Cranes Are Flying: The Russian Audrey Hepburn. Tatiana Samoilova dead at 80: ‘The Russian Audrey Hepburn’ best remembered for Cannes winner ‘The Cranes Are Flying’ Russian film …
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (movie 2013) review: Lars von Trier delivers sequel that is more daring and philosophical. Charlotte Gainsbourg and Stellan Skarsgård star.
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Patrice Chéreau and Queen Margot star Isabelle Adjani. Patrice Chéreau dies: French director best known for ‘Queen Margot’ & gay-related dramas Screenwriter, sometime actor, and stage, opera, and film director …
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Nosferatu the Vampyre 1979 with Isabelle Adjani and Klaus Kinski. ‘Nosferatu the Vampyre’ 1979: Werner Herzog German-language version screening Werner Herzog’s stylish 1979 horror drama Nosferatu the Vampyre will have …
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Una Noche (movie 2012) review: Lucy Mulloy proves herself a capable screenwriter-director with this mostly Havana-set refugee drama.
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Catharine Deneuve. Catherine Deneuve: Style & talent on TCM tonight A day to rejoice on Turner Classic Movies: Catherine Deneuve, one of the few true Living Film Legends, is TCM’s …
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Only God Forgives (movie 2013) review: Ryan Gosling and a malevolent Kristin Scott Thomas star in Nicolas Winding Refn’s sadistic thriller.
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Un Flic (movie 1972) review: Alain Delon and Catherine Deneuve deliver first-rate performances in this excellent Jean-Pierre Melville neo-noir. Richard Crenna costars.
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Léa Seydoux in Blue Is the Warmest Color. ‘Blue Is the Warmest Color’ graphic novel writer Julie Maroh discusses Abdellatif Kechiche’s film adaptation + lesbian sex scenes Julie Maroh, the …
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Paradise: Love (movie 2012) review: Ulrich Seidl’s deeply affecting psychological drama revolves around the international sex tourism industry. Margarete Tiesel stars.
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Sara Montiel Sara Montiel: Legendary Spanish movie and recording superstar Sara Montiel, a.k.a. Sarita Montiel a.k.a. Saritisima, one of the Spanish-speaking world’s biggest film and recording stars, died yesterday, April …
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Richard Griffiths in The History Boys with Dominic Cooper. ‘Harry Potter’ actor Richard Griffiths dead at 65: Renowned for gay roles in ‘The History Boys’ & ‘Withnail & I’ Richard …
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Stoker (movie 2013) review: A personable Matthew Goode and Nicole Kidman star in this technically accomplished but narratively deficient Park Chan-wook thriller.
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Emmanuelle Riva. Emmanuelle Riva, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Michael Haneke, Amour: César Awards 2013 Michael Haneke’s drama about love and death, Amour, won five César Awards (out of ten nominations) earlier this …
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I’m So Excited 2013 with Miguel Ángel Silvestre. I’m So Excited: Flamboyant Pedro Almodóvar trailer just can’t hide it Pedro Almodóvar’s upcoming movie, I’m So Excited / Los amantes pasajeros …
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Fernando Guillen. Fernando Guillén: Pedro Almodóvar actor & ‘Don Juan in Hell’ Goya winner Fernando Guillén, a Spanish acting legend whose film, stage, and television career spanned close to six …
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On the Road: Kristen Stewart movie flops especially when side by side with better-received indies + comparisons to Robert Pattinson flop outrages fans.
Marie Dubois, Actress in New Wave Films and the record-breaking blockbuster La Grande Vadrouille, has died.
The Girl in Tails (movie 1926) review: Karin Swanström and Hjalmar Bergman show that to fight oppression women must stand up and scandalize.
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (movie 2013) review: Lars von Trier shows once again his cinematic genius in this starkly funny effort. Shia LaBeouf and Stacy Martin star.
Paradise: Faith sex & Christianity mix: Ulrich Seidel’s “blasphemous” movie stars Maria Hofstätter. Paradise: Faith: Sex & Christianity movie mix draw Catholic protests “Oh boy. People are picketing our box …
Peyman Moaadi Kristen Stewart movie Camp X-Ray reportedly gets leading man: Peyman Moaadi June 24 update: Two Kristen Stewart movie projects were announced a couple of weeks ago: Olivier Assayas’ …
Jesus Franco a.k.a. Jess Franco: Cult sex & horror filmmaker. Jesús Franco a.k.a. Jess Franco: Cult sex & horror Spanish filmmaker dead at 82 “I think I was born because …
What is an indie movie? Silver Linings Playbook with Jennifer Lawrence. What is an indie movie? All-star Harvey Weinstein release tops Spirit Awards As expected, Silver Linings Playbook was the …