Lars von Trier

Nymphomaniac: Volume II with Charlotte Gainsbourg sandwiched between Papou and Kookie Ryan. ‘Nymphomaniac: Volume II’: More interesting, more provocative, and more philosophical than its predecessor (See ‘Nymphomaniac: Vol. I‘ Review: Lars von Trier an ‘Actual Genius.) Previously on Nymphomaniac: Vol. I… Adult Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg),…

Nymphomaniac: Vol. I with Stacy Martin. Nymphomaniac: Vol. I review: Lars von Trier offers his latest ‘little nugget of genius’ It will be noted long after this review is filed deep in the bowels of some ancient digital archive of dead film critics that Lars…

Nymphomaniac character poster featuring Shia LaBeouf. According to some – since then discredited – reports, Frozen audience members were inadvertently shown the “sexually explicit” red band Nymphomaniac trailer. (Reality seems to have been closer to a Dallas Buyers Club threesome sex scene.) Directed by Lars…

Shia LaBeouf sex scene in Nymphomaniac with Stacy Martin. ‘Nymphomaniac’: Shia LaBeouf sex scene teaser A PG-rated (okay, PG-13-rated) still – or publicity shot – from Lars von Trier’s (reportedly) sexually explicit Nymphomaniac, starring Shia LaBeouf and newcomer Stacy Martin, was recently posted on the…

Henry Cavill body beautiful: Man of Latex. Henry Cavill body in ‘Man of Steel’ Missing out on the role of Edward Cullen may (or may not) have been a professional blow for British actor Henry Cavill. (Author Stephenie Meyer wanted him, but he was “too…

No Rest for the Wicked with José Coronado Pedro Almodóvar didn’t have much luck at the Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Goya Awards this evening in Madrid: Almodóvar’s The Skin I Live In won a total of four Goyas, but none for…

Melancholia with Kirsten Dunst. The European Film Academy (EFA) Awards’ Best Film winner, Melancholia tells the story of two sisters (Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg) as one of them is about to get married and a fast-approaching small planet is about to collide with the Earth.…

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, the von Trier-directed apocalyptic drama received eight nominations in seven categories, among them Best Film,…

Justin Bieber Justin Bieber going to jail? Not so fast Justin Bieber, pop icon and the star of the documentary Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (right), has come out against the Commercial Felony Streaming Act (S.978), which would make unauthorized online streaming of copyrighted material…

This probably isn’t the last of Lars von Trier – according to him, his project with Martin Scorsese is still a go – but the ‘persona non grata’ filmmaker has found the need to explain himself once again, this time to The Hollywood Reporter. Von…

Antonio Banderas and Elena Anaya in Pedro Almodóvar’s The Skin I Live In / La piel que habito Christophe Honoré & Catherine Deneuve to close Cannes Film Festival Christophe Honoré’s Les bien-aimés / The Beloved will close the 2011 Cannes Film Festival on May 22.…

Charlotte Gainsbourg,, Antichrist Into the Woods (a.k.a, Satan’s Church) It goes without saying that Lars Von Trier’s Antichrist is a disturbing and controversial film. I will not lie; the only reason I decided to watch it was because it was a play instantly on my…