Cristian Mungiu

Christian Petzold’s Barbara is Germany’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award. Christian Petzold drama ‘Barbara’: Germany Oscar Submission Starring Nina Hoss, writer-director Christian Petzold’s Barbara is Germany’s submission for the 2013 Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award.…

Best Foreign Language Film Oscar Biggest Snubs: Penélope Cruz and Yohana Cobo in Volver. Best Foreign Language Films Oscar: Biggest snubs Barbra Streisand - Yentl & The Prince of Tides: Biggest Oscar Snubs #5 I’ve always had a personal grudge…

The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke. Six films are vying for the top prize at the 2009 European Film Awards. They are: Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank, about a teenager (best actress nominee Katie Jarvis) upset that her mother has found…

Jarvis Cocker, Eric Anderson, Jason Schwartzman, George Clooney, Wally Wolodarsky, and Bill Murray were present at the World Premiere of Wes Anderson’s animated feature Fantastic Mr Fox and the Opening Gala of The Times BFI London Film Festival at the…

4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days with Anamaria Marinca: Oscars’ abortion movie snub. Cristian Mungiu’s enthusiastically received, Palme d’Or-winning abortion movie 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days was as much a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar shoo-in as,…

Manoel de Oliveira, Jeanne Moreau, and Liv Ullmann at the European Film Awards. Veteran Portuguese filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira, 99 years old next Dec. 11, was the recipient of the Honorary Award at this year’s European Film Awards ceremony. Despite…

Cannes 60: Jane Fonda and Cristian Mungiu, Palme d’Or winner for the Romanian abortion drama 4 Weeks 3 Months and 2 Days. “Cannes is the heart of world cinema. The Oscars are very important in the United States, but globally,…