European Film Awards Winners include Charlotte Rampling, Michael Caine and Christopher Waltz. Oscar contenders Rampling and Caine took home 2 awards each.
Paolo Sorrentino
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Los Angeles vs. New York Film Critics: Which of the 2 groups makes the most daring choices? Once upon a time the NYFCC was clear winner but not anymore.
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Bryce Dallas Howard: Jurassic World Star + Dutch Colonialism + Paolo Sorrentino Honor
12 minutes readBryce Dallas Howard. Bryce Dallas Howard in Jurassic World? Howard possibly the next female star in Jurassic Park franchise Bryce Dallas Howard, Rush director Ron Howard’s daughter perhaps best known …
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Lesbian Love Story Wins Palme d’Or
12 minutes readLéa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos in ‘Blue Is the Warmest Color.’ Lesbian love story Blue Is the Warmest Color wins Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or The 2013 Cannes Film Festival …
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Critics’ Favorite Films: Kathryn Bigelow + U.S.-Mexican Drama Ineligible for Oscars while previously ignored war movie now this awards season top choice.
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Petition for Roman Polanski Signatories
8 minutes readList 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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Fetish Festival & British Indies + Toronto & San Sebastian Winners + Irish Gabriel Byrne
25 minutes readFetish Festival: Featured movies include Modern Love Is Automatic by Zach Clark. Kiel’s Fetish Film Festival, which runs from Oct. 29-31 at the Traum-Kino in the northern German city, prides …
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Bruce Lee Biopic & German ‘Schindler’s List’ + World War I Disaster & Mafia Thugs: Award Winners
18 minutes readGerman ‘Schindler’s List’ Tops Lola Awards + Bruce Lee Biopic Tops Hong Kong Film Awards Inspired by real-life events, the World War II drama John Rabe won the 2009 German …
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School Film Tops Cannes + Margherita Buy: Italian Critics’ Fave
13 minutes readSchool film The Class. School film wins Palme d’Or: French drama ‘The Class’ Laurent Cantet’s “school film” The Class was the Palme d’Or winner at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, …
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British-Irish Politics Wins Palme d’Or + Jean Dujardin Spy Spoof Tops Seattle & Falkland Islands War Tops Tribeca
15 minutes readThe Wind That Shakes the Barley with Cillian Murphy. British-Irish Politics Wins Palme d’Or 13th-time lucky: Veteran Ken Loach’s British-Irish political drama The Wind That Shakes the Barley, a depiction …
Non-European Movies Bypassed: Cannes + Catherine Deneuve Closing Night Gala & Faye Dunaway Poster
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 …
Italian Mafia Movie Tops David di Donatello + Student Academy Awards Finalists + Tribeca Winners
Silvio Orlando and Alba Rohrwacher in Giovanna’s Father. Matteo Garrone’s organized crime drama Gomorrah (above, top photo), based on Roberto Saviano’s polemical book, took top honors at the 2009 David …
Italian Oscars Go to Mafia Thriller + Odd Hollywood Honoree
Paolo Sorrentino’s mafia thriller was the surprise big winner at this year’s Italian Oscars, while a Hollywood superstar was an odd choice for the honorary award.