Charlotte Rampling

Ernst Lubitsch movies: Subtle, sophisticated ‘Touch’ all but gone from contemporary filmmaking. Ernst Lubitsch movies: The forgotten, passé ‘Touch’ Ernst Lubitsch and William Cameron Menzies were Turner Classic Movies’ “stars” on Jan. 28, ’16. (This is a fully revised and…

‘Village Voice’ Critics made a number of off-beat choices. One of them was their Best Actress runner-up: Nina Hoss in Phoenix; Hoss trailed Charlotte Rampling in 45 Years. ‘Village Voice’: Offbeat picks include Géza Röhrig & Best Actress runner-up Nina…

New York Film Critics Awards: Best Film winner is the lesbian romance ‘Carol,’ starring Cate Blanchett. 2015 New York Film Critics Awards have enlivened Oscar race Catching up with previously announced awards season winners that will likely influence the 2016…

2015 European Film Awards winners and nominations Best European Film A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence. En Duva Satt På En Gren Och Funderade På Tillvaron. Sweden, France, Germany, Norway, 96 min. Written and directed by: Roy…

SAG Awards’ surprise double nominee Helen Mirren as Hollywood gossip columnist Hedda Hopper in ‘Trumbo.’ 2016 SAG Awards’ nominations: Sylvester Stallone, Matt Damon ‘snubbed’ while Helen Mirren among surprising inclusions Screener issues (see further below) and online streaming possibilities hated…

Online Film Critics Awards: Rooney Mara (pictured with Cate Blanchett) strangely listed in the Best Supporting Actress category for ‘Carol.’ Rooney Mara listed as supporting actress in Online Film Critics Society Award nominations The nominations for the 2015 Online Film…

Mad Max: Fury Road: National Board of Review 2015 winner. National Board of Review 2015 Awards: First indication of ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ awards season potential Going over the December 2015 movie awards not previously discussed on this site, we…

Catherine Deneuve: Best Actress César Award ‘record-tier’ for ‘In the Courtyard,’ with Oleg Kupchik and Big Dog. Catherine Deneuve: César Award Best Actress Record-Tier (See previous post: “Kristen Stewart & Catherine Deneuve Make César Award History.”) Catherine Deneuve has received…

Julianne Moore, a potential Oscar 2010 candidate for A Single Man, and Amanda Seyfried at the premiere of Atom Egoyan’s thriller Chloe during the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival at the Vue West End on October 22. (Photo by…

Elisabetta Canalis and George Clooney. Elisabetta Canalis and George Clooney images: Venice Film Festival Pictured above are Hollywood actor George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis, an Italian television presenter and sometime actress. Clooney attended the 2009 edition of the Venice Film…

Stardust Memories with Woody Allen and Charlotte Rampling. One of the interesting things about a great work of art is how, upon re-experience a) it holds up and/or b) deepens into something even better. From the first time I saw…

The Midnight Story with Argentina Brunetti, Tony Curtis, Marisa Pavan, and Gilbert Roland. Joseph Pevney directed this 1957 crime drama about a San Francisco traffic cop (Tony Curtis) attempting to solve the murder of a priest. During the course of…