Shia LaBeouf in Talks for Lars Von Trier's Nymphomaniac
Shia LaBeouf has been full of surprises in recent months including (but not limited to) releasing an underground comic and starring nude in a music video for Sigur Ros’ “Fjögur Pianó.” Now it appears that LeBeouf will appear in Lars Von Trier’s upcoming erotic drama, Nymphomaniac. According to The Hollywood Reporter, LeBeouf is in talks with the Danish director to join the cast, which already has its female lead, Charlotte Gainsbourg. Nicole Kidman has been rumored to also play a small role.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsLars von Trier To Make Third Film With Charlotte Gainsbourg
It seems like making one film with Lars von Trier would be more than enough. Just ask Bjork, who swore to never make another film with him after _Dancer in the Dark_ and the horrible experience she had. Two films may seem overboard, but Charlotte Gainsbourg has decided she will be doing a third movie with von Trier, and may be even more shocking than her role in _Antichrist_. read more
Found in: Movies, NewsMelancholia
Melancholia is Lars Von Trier’s lush, epic ode to the complexity of human life and the suffering that, he believes, must inherently accompany it. The film establishes a series of seemingly firm dichotomies—life versus death, good versus evil, logic versus chaos—only to subvert them and demonstrate the irrelevancy of their distinction. The characters are forced to find a calm and a power in living under the looming threat of apocalypse, and an acceptance in returning to nothing. Through the exploration of the physical and emotional lives of his two heroines, sisters Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg), Von Trier... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsLars von Trier Banned From Cannes
Cannes Film Festival has banned Lars von Trier after the Danish filmmaker made remarks sympathizing with Adolf Hitler.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsKirsten Dunst Cast in Lars von Trier's Melancholia
Kirsten Dunst has been cast in new sci-fi disaster movie Melancholia.... 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, NewsThe 50 Best Movies of the Decade (2000-2009)
We're looking at the Best of the Decade throughout the month of the November. Today's list is the 50 Best Movies from 2000 to 2009. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayCatching 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, 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
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