9 SHORTLISTED FILMS(In No Particular Order) The Big Short(Adam McKay, USA – 2015) Roma(Alfonso Cuaron, Mexico – 2018) Certified Copy(Abbas Kiarostami, France/Belgium – 2010) The Skin I Live In(Pedro Almodóvar, Spain – 2011) The Town(Ben Affleck, USA – 2010) Locke(Steven Knight, UK – 2013) Blade Runner 2049(Denis Villeneuve, USA – 2018) Parasite(Bong Joon Ho, South…
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
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…
#15. High And Low dir. Akira Kurosawa (Japan – 1963)
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…
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…
We lost a truly great actor yesterday. Memory eternal Philip SH. Here’s a scene from Magnolia. This moment alone accelerated my interest in film production. I remember watching this scene for the first time back in the day, and I think of it often.
One of the greats. One of the greats.
The “beauty” of the title refers to many things, but, above all, to Rome. That is where Jep Gambardella (Toni Servillo), a writer known for producing a single book and attending innumerable parties, has lived for decades. Clearly, he never tires of the place; the happiest moments in this long and indulgent film, directed by…