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Yes, Please: John Waters on 2009's Best Movies
It makes sick, sick sense that John Waters would come to the defense of Lars von Trier and Antichrist. The preeminent auteur of the gloriously depraved has offered up his 2009 year-end list for to Artforum, and it does not disappoint.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsThe Talking, Self-Eating Fox From Antichrist Has His Moment
Whatever your opinion of the genital-chopping, misogyny-cheering controversy stirred up by Lars von Trier’s Antichrist, there is one scene that is an undeniable cult novelty. Deep in the movie’s indeterminable midsection, Willem Dafoe’s character wanders into the woods and finds a mangy little fox cannibalizing itself, a fairly horrifying image. The horror, however, quickly turns to hilarity when the fox looks into the camera, and in an ominous voice declares “CHAOS REIGNS” before a slow fade to black.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsCatching Up With... Antichrist's Lars von Trier
In mid-September, Danish director Lars Von Trier appeared-via a Skype video chat-at a press conference for the New York Film Festival, which screens his controversial new shocker Antichrist. The film, which Von Trier has said was born out of a terrible depression, is the story of an unnamed married couple (Charlotte Gainsbourg, Willem Dafoe) who take refuge at a cabin in the wilds after their toddler son has died in a fall.... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesAntichrist Settles on Pre-Halloween U.S. Release Date
It took about five minutes for Antichrist to become the most notorious movie at Cannes this year, and its American distributor, IFC, has no plans to let you forget it. Lars von Trier’s sicko epic of parental grief and genital mutilation will open on demand Oct. 21 and in limited theaters Oct. 23, less than six months after its premiere. ... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsWhite Ribbon, A Prophet, Antichrist, Basterds Win at Cannes
Michael Haneke and his brutal black-and-white drama The White Ribbon won the Palme D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, the festival's top honor. ... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsLars von Trier's Antichrist Picked Up by IFC at Cannes
Lars von Trier’s Cannes scandalous Antichrist has been picked up by IFC Films for American distribution, with the hope that the breathless controversy will help sell the movie in the U.S. ... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsTrailer Stash: Antichrist, The Girlfriend Experience, Harry Potter 6, more
And now, a look at some notable trailers lighting up blogs and message boards: ... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-VWillem Dafoe starring in Lars von Trier's Antichrist
Danish provocateur Lars von Trier has been surprisingly quiet since releasing The Boss of it All in 2006. Reports of his depression slowing down production seem to have some truth to them. Luckily, it looks like he's gotten back to work and, from the look of things, back to riling up audiences with his next project, Antichrist. ... read more
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