BAFTA Nominations Announced
Demonstrating that a film very much entrenched in a certain history and culture can be as equally accessible to those outside it, the British Academy of Film and Television unveiled their nominations for the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) this morning and Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln emerged as the clear victor with 10 nominations.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsAmour
Austrian filmmaker and sometime provocateur Michael Haneke has mellowed out a bit over the last few years, as evidenced by 2009’s The White Ribbon, a slow-motion, black-and-white exploration of societal decay. (Even his least disturbing films are kind of disturbing.) His latest film, the mundanely horrifying and extremely powerful Amour, follows suit. Even at his most outrageous (depending on one’s stomach for turpitude), Haneke has allows the small, creeping details to do the disturbing rather than extreme images of violence. In films like Benny’s Video and both versions of Funny Games, horrible things happen. But Haneke instills the viewer with... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsGreat Expectations 2010: Michael Haneke
A Michael Haneke film is always an event... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesThe White Ribbon (Das weisse Band) Review
Release Date: Dec. 30 (limited) Director: Michael Haneke Writer: Michael Haneke Starring: Christian Friedel, Ernst Jacobi, Leoni Benesch Studio: X-Filme Creative Pool. 144 minutes Sometimes evil is black and white The White Ribbon looks deceptively familiar—like an old Twilight Zone episode, or one of those late-night films discovered while channel-surfing. But Michael Haneke’s seemingly simple, black-and-white story—set in a German village just before the start of World War I—is a step above and a grade darker than your average whodunit.... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsCannes 2009 Lineup Set, Includes New Michel Gondry Film
Cannes, the premier worldwide film festival, has finally announced the lineup for its 2009 event. Before we begin analyzing the choices, let's take a look at this year's selections:... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsTime of the Wolf
Michael Haneke is not a familiar name, even to fans of arthouse cinema... read more
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