Brian Murnion

Brian Murnion is a filmmaker, creative director, poet, and self-proclaimed intellectual scrub from Billings, Montana. He spends an unreasonable amount of time obsessing over the connective tissue between music, film, literature, and whatever else seems culturally or aesthetically significant at any given moment. His curation process is equal parts curiosity, fixation, and blind luck, driven by the irrational hope that brilliance is hiding in plain sight somewhere in the chaos.

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Foreign & Indie Movie Watch List

Foreign & Indie Movie Watch List

ByBrian Murnion

Here’s a rolling selection of modern films that I’m working through. Several of these titles are available to rent or buy online and some have yet to be released. I’ll update as I come across more titles.  FILMS I WANT TO WATCH: Beyond the Hills (2013) Dir. Cristian MungiuRomania Museum Hours (2013) Dir. Jem CohenAustria, USA Upstream Color (2013)Dir. Shane…

Favorite Films of 2014

Favorite Films of 2014

ByBrian Murnion

I have a geographical handicap being located in Billings, MT, so it’s hard to see many of the films on my watch list in any given year, so I decided to pick five films from this year and another five classic films I watched for the first time this year. Five Films From 2014 1. Like…

Redoubtable (2017) – Dir. Michel Hazanavicius

Redoubtable (2017) – Dir. Michel Hazanavicius

ByBrian Murnion

Redoubtable is a film we’re very much looking forward to this year! It’s premiering at Cannes and competing for the Palme d’Or. For fans of La Nouvelle Vague (The New Wave), films of the 50s and 60s, and Jean-Luc Godard’s work, you’ll want to keep your eye out for this one.Michel Hazanavicius directed 2011’s Best Picture winner, The Artist. Director Michel…

Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman

ByBrian Murnion

Criterion is releasing a box set of three films by the Italian film director Roberto Rossellini and starring Hollywood’s Ingrid Bergman, Stromboli, Europe ’51, and Journey to Italy.  These are remarkable films–highly recommend Journey to Italy, a film about a husband and wife whose marriage begins to disintegrate while traveling near Naples. A masterpiece film in Italian cinema.

My 10 Favorite Cannes Palme d’Or Winners Since 1975

My 10 Favorite Cannes Palme d’Or Winners Since 1975

ByBrian Murnion

I love this time of year—when Cannes is in full swing, and a slate of new films are competing for the coveted Palme d’Or! There are many promising films this year to keep your eye out for (just to name a few):

  • 120 Beats per Minute (France) dir. Robin Campillo

  • The Beguiled (USA) dir. Sofia Coppola

  • Happy End (France, Germany, Austria) dir. Michael Haneke

  • Redoubtable (France) dir. Michel Hazanavicius

  • L’amant double (France) dir. Francois Ozon

  • The Killing of a Sacred Deer (UK, Ireland) dir. Yorgos Lanthimos