Ken Loach turns down Turin Film Festival career award in solidarity with laid-off workers Ken Loach, well-known for his sympathies for the underdog, has turned down the Turin Film Festival’s…
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Armageddon Film Melancholia with Kirsten Dunst. Lars von Trier’s Melancholia is the clear favorite at the 2011 European Film Awards. Nazi joke or no, Cannes Film Festival ban or no,…
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List of individuals who have signed (as of Oct. 7) the “Free Roman Polanski” petition organized by the Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques (SACD): Michael A. Russ Erika Abrams,…
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No particular entry dominated the Italian Film Academy’s 51st David di Donatello Awards, presented this evening at the Gran Teatro di Tor di Quinto in Rome, though Giuseppe Tornatore’s La…
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Film Awards: Free Jimmy. Norway Film Awards: Amandas The nominations for the 2005-2006 Amandas were announced on June 28. The winners of the 2005–2006 Amandas were announced on Aug. 18,…
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The Consequences of Love: Italian Oscars’ surprise favorite. Paolo Sorrentino’s psychological mafia thriller was the big winner at the Italian Academy of Cinema’s David di Donatello Awards, topping five categories.…
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Nastri d’Argento: Gianni Amelio’s father-son drama The Keys to the House topped two categories: Best Director (the top prize; there’s no Best Film) and Best Cinematography (Luca Bigazzi, also for…
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Entries from 49 countries are in contention for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Yet arcane rules have prevented two well-received non-English-language features starring Gael García Bernal from being even…
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Venice Festival: Starring Imelda Staunton as a one-woman abortion clinic in 1950s England, Mike Leigh’s abortion drama Vera Drake was this year’s Golden Lion winner; Staunton took home the Best…