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Iranian director Dariush Mehrjui Retrospective at Bengaluru International Film Festival
13 December 2011 9:59 PM, PST | DearCinema.com | See recent DearCinema.com news »
4th Bengaluru International Film Festival (Biffes) that will commence on December 15 will hold a special Retrospective of Iran’s Dariush Mehrjui, who is the guest of honour at the festival. The retrospective will include The Lodgers, Sara, The Pear Tree and The Music Man.
Biffes has announced a competition section for the first time and received about 40 entries. The films in competition include When We Leave by Feo Aladag, Invisible by Michal Aviad, Apartment in Athens by Ruggero Dipaola and Lucky by Avie Luthra among others.
There will be a Retrospective of Michael Cacoyannis of Greece featuring Our Last Spring, The Trojan Woman, Iphigenia, The Cherry Orchard and Sweet Country.
Theodoros Angelopoulos Retrospective comprises Landscape in the Mist, Eternity and a Day and The Weeping Meadow.
Taiwanese director Hsiao-hsien Hou’s Retrospective comprises Cafe Lumiere, Goodbye South Goodbye, Good Men Good Women, A Summer at Grandpa and Daughter of the Nile. »
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This week's new film events
14 October 2011 4:05 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Youth Culture History, Margate
The Turner Contemporary has already put Margate on the art map since it opened in its new home on the Kent coast in April, and now this spin-off from their current youth culture exhibition livens up the local film scene with two vintage double bills. First up is a skinhead pairing of This Is England and Mike Leigh's Meantime – the latter with a young Gary Oldman on fine, loutish form. Then on Sunday, the clock winds further back to the 1960s biker gangs of The Leather Boys and Liverpudlian thriller Violent Playground, both quality dramas and faithful records of the postwar teen scene.
Carlton Cinema Westgate, Sat & Sun
Document 9, Glasgow
This grassroots human rights documentary festival is Scotland's largest, and in no danger of running out of subject matter. This year's theme is A Year Of Protest and there are hundreds of long and short »
- Steve Rose
Francesco Quinn Dead at 48: Anthony Quinn's Son Appeared with His Father in Three Movies
7 August 2011 3:45 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Francesco Quinn, son of Anthony Quinn and Dino's voice in Michael Bay's Transformers: Dark of the Moon, has died. Quinn collapsed, apparently from a heart attack, while jogging with his son Max in Malibu's La Costa neighborhood on Friday evening (Aug. 5). He was 48. One of Mexican-born, two-time Oscar winner Anthony Quinn's 13 children, Francesco Quinn was born in Rome on March 22, 1963. His mother was costume designer Jolanda Addolori. An actor for 25 years, Quinn was featured in more than 30 movies. His film debut took place in Oliver Stone's Oscar-winning Platoon (1986), in which he played the drug-dealing character Rhah. Among his other credits, usually in minor fare, were Casablanca Express (1989), Cannes Man (1996), and Man vs. Monday (2006). According to the IMDb, he has one movie coming out: Giuseppe Ferrara's Roma nuda. Charles Leinenweber and Thadd Turner's Buttermilk Sky was in pre-production for a possible 2012 release. Additionally, Quinn had roles »
- Andre Soares
Zorba Director Mourned At Funeral
28 July 2011 6:31 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Celebrated Zorba The Greek director Michael Cacoyannis has been laid to rest in Athens, Greece.
The Cyprus-born filmmaker passed away in hospital on Monday after suffering complications from a heart attack and respiratory problems. He was 89.
The star's friends and family gathered at a church in Athens on Thursday to bid farewell to the film icon in an emotional ceremony.
Among the mourners were composer Mikis Theodorakis, actors Antonis Kafetzopoulos, Costas Ferris and Constantine Giannaris, and local politicians.
Greece's Education Minister Anna Diamantopoulou gave a touching eulogy at the funeral, telling attendees, "Today we say goodbye to a great creator who brought Greek culture to the rest of the world." »
Close up: Festival time as Venice and Toronto announce line-ups
28 July 2011 10:06 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The Venice and Toronto film festivals officially announced the big films that would premiere at their event this week. Expect lots of Clooney
It's festival time as the official announcements of the Venice and Toronto line-ups confirm rumours that had been sloshing around the internet for weeks. Venice leaked via Variety on Tuesday (officially confirmed just this afternoon). Toronto's big catches drip ... dripped out via an organiser's Twitter account later the same day. Tiny, tenacious Telluride's still watertight, but it definitely won't have the world premieres of George Clooney's The Ides of March, Roman Polanski's Carnage or Steven Soderbergh's Contagion (all playing at Venice), and better not have the first showings of The Descendants (Alexander Payne), The Deep Blue Sea (Terence Davies) or Moneyball (Bennett Miller), if it doesn't want several angry Canadian festival programmers hiking up to its gates.
Venice runs August 31-September 10, Toronto September 8-18. Guardian. »
Zorba the Greek director Cacoyannis dies
26 July 2011 12:34 AM, PDT | DearCinema.com | See recent DearCinema.com news »
Michael Cacoyannis, the Greek-Cypriot filmmaker known for his film Zorba the Greek (1964) passed away on Monday. He was reportedly suffering from heart ailment and chronic respiratory problems.
Zorba the Greek received three Oscar nominations for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film.
His filmography comprises works like Stella (1955), Elektra (1962), The Trojan Women (1971) and Iphigenia (1977).
He won nominations regularly at Cannes International Film Festival for his films, while Elektra won two awards at Cannes.
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Michael Cacoyannis obituary
25 July 2011 4:05 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Director best known for the visually splendid and energetic Zorba the Greek
Although the first Greek films appeared in 1912, long periods of war and instability crippled any attempts at forming a national film industry. This meant that few features were produced until the 1950s, when the director Michael Cacoyannis, who has died aged 90, became the embodiment of Greek cinema, giving it an international reputation which reached a peak of popularity with his Zorba the Greek (1964).
Based on Nikos Kazantzakis's novel, the film burst on to the screen with extraordinary energy and visual splendour. It brilliantly combined the rhythmic music of Mikis Theodorakis and the Oscar-winning black-and-white cinematography of Walter Lassally with indelible performances by Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas and Lila Kedrova (who won the Oscar for best supporting actress).
The film celebrated joie de vivre, yet there was an underlying pessimism and an echo of Greek tragedy »
- Ronald Bergan
Page 2: Indiana Jones, Walt Disney, Star Wars, E.T., Avatar, Ghostbusters, Comic-Con, Fight Club, X-Files, Jon Favreau, The Lion King, Cast Away
25 July 2011 2:30 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If you have any interesting items that we might've missed that you think should go in /Film's Page 2 - email us [1]! Header photo: R2-D2's secret revealed [2] at Comic-Con. Oscar nominated filmmaker and screenwriter Michael Cacoyannis (Zorba the Greek) died [3] Monday of complications from a heart attack and chronic respiratory problems at age 89. “Imperial Chopper” T-shirt [4]. Total Film [5] lists the 50 Best Time Time Travel Movies. A 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea limited edition 1,000 piece set designed by Disney Artist Jason Zucker will be released via the Disney Parks Online Store [6] only on August 12th, 2011. BuzzFeed [7] lists »
- Peter Sciretta
Michael Cacoyannis Dead at 89: Oscar-Nominated for Zorba The Greek
25 July 2011 1:12 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Michael Cacoyannis, best known for the 1964 Oscar-nominated drama Zorba the Greek, died of complications from a heart attack and chronic respiratory problems early Monday at an Athens hospital. He was either 89 or 90, depending on the source. Born in Limassol, Cyprus, on June 11, 1921 or 1922, the young Cacoyannis (Mihalis Kakogiannis in Greek) was sent to London to study Law, but later turned to the theater, studying Drama at the Old Vic and playing various roles on the British stage, including the lead in Albert Camus' Caligula. Unable to find work in the British film industry, he eventually moved to Athens. Cacoyannis' directorial debut took place in the early '50s, with the breezy comedy Windfall in Athens (1955), whose production lasted two years. International acclaim followed the release of Stella (1955), which was screened in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. This drama about a free-spirited young woman (Melina Mercouri) torn by her »
- Andre Soares
Director Cacoyannis Dies
25 July 2011 9:16 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Acclaimed Zorba The Greek director Michael Cacoyannis has died in Athens, Greece, aged 89.
The Cyprus-born filmmaker passed away in hospital on Monday after suffering complications from a heart attack and respiratory problems.
Cacoyannis made his directorial debut with Windfall in Athens in 1954 and, just two years later, his movie Stella picked up a Golden Globe for best foreign language film.
He went on to work with stars including Katharine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave and Candice Bergen, but is best known for his 1964 classic Zorba the Greek, starring Anthony Quinn.
The big screen adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis' novel received two technical Academy Awards as well as the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Lila Kedrova in 1965.
Paying tribute to Cacoyannis, Greece's Culture Minister Pavlos Geroulanos says, "His movies received awards at the most important film festivals in the world. His work became the vehicle that took Greek culture to every corner of the earth, and served as a source of inspiration for Greek and foreign artists."
Cacoyannis is survived by his sister Giannoula, according to the Associated Press. »
Michael Cacoyannis dies aged 90
25 July 2011 8:50 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Cypriot film-maker – real name Mihalis Kakogiannis – behind 1964 smash Zorba the Greek has passed away, according to reports
Multi-award-winning Cypriot film-maker Mihalis Kakogiannis, best known for the 1964 hit Zorba the Greek starring Anthony Quinn, has died at the age of 90, it has been reported. Kakogiannis, who was billed under the name Michael Cacoyannis for his English-language productions, was nominated in three separate Oscar categories for Zorba (including best director), and became a regular in competition at Cannes.
Born in Limassol in 1922, Kakogiannis learned his craft in the UK at the Old Vic, before travelling to Greece to shoot his first film, Windfall in Athens. His follow-up, Stella, starring a young Melina Mercouri, became an international hit and set Kakogiannis on his way. Zorba the Greek, adapted from a novel by Nikos Kazantzakis, eventually won three Oscars (though none for Kakogiannis himself).
Thereafter Kakogiannis found it hard to match Zorba's success. His follow-up, »
- Andrew Pulver
'Zorba The Greek' director Michael Cacoyannis dies, aged 89
25 July 2011 7:51 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Zorba The Greek director Michael Cacoyannis has died at the age of 89. Cacoyannis passed away early Monday morning in Athens from a heart attack and chronic respiratory problems, a hospital spokesperson told The AP. No funeral plans have been announced. The Cyprus-born Cacoyannis began his career by directing a series of critically-acclaimed Greek films, including 1955's Golden Globe-winning Stella and the 1960 hit Our Last Spring. Zorba The Greek earned Cacoyannis international success and numerous accolades. The tale of a British man who returns to his ancestral homeland of Greece (more) »
- By Justin Harp
Yannis Economides' Knifer Tops Greek Academy Awards
5 May 2011 6:53 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Yannis Economides' Knifer Now in its second year, the Hellenic Film Academy Awards ceremony was held in Athens on May 4. Veteran filmmaker Michael Cacoyannis (Zorba the Greek, The Trojan Women) received an honorary award, while absentee filmmaker Yannis Economides' Macherovgaltis / Knifer was the big winner, taking home seven awards including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay. Knifer tells the story of a man who goes live with his uncle in the outskirts of Athens. Once there, one of his duties is the protection of two purebred dogs. Syllas Tzoumerkas' first feature, Homeland, won five awards, including Best Directorial Debut and Best Supporting Actress (Ioanna Tsirigouli). Homeland follows a dysfunctional Greek family living in a dysfunctional country (that's Greece as well) from the 1970s to the present. The Best Actress was Ariane Labed for her performance as a young woman attempting to cope with sex, death, and »
- Steve Montgomery
'Knifer' Beats out Greece's Best Foreign Film Nommed 'Attenberg' at the 2nd Greek Cinema Awards
4 May 2011 10:05 PM, PDT | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
The 2nd Annual Awards Ceremony of the Hellenic Film Academy was held in Athens yesterday, and the big winner was the Cypriot director Yannis Economides with his third feature film, "Macherovgaltis" (Knifer). Knifer competed against the Venice Film Festival winners and favorites, Attenberg and Hora Proelefsis (Homeland) and still managed to win seven awards out of the nine that has been nominated including Best Feature, Best Director and Best Screenplay. Economides’ black and white drama is about Nikos, an ordinary guy, who after his father’s sudden death decides to go live and work with his uncle in the suburbs of Athens. Nikos also accepts his uncle’s offer which consists of protecting two purebred dogs from the hostile neighbors. Knifer also won the awards for Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Sound and Best Film Editing. Syllas Tzoumerkas’ Hora Proelefsis (Homeland) was originally the Academy’s favorite film with 12 nominations, »
Iakovos Kambanellis obituary
4 April 2011 4:20 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Screenwriter and father of contemporary Greek theatre whose work blended mysticism and realism
Outside his native Greece, the playwright Iakovos Kambanellis, who has died of renal failure aged 89, was perhaps best known as a screenwriter on films, including Stella (1955), directed by Michael Cacoyannis. Kambanellis, who was always attracted to contemporary versions of classic tales, had first written the script as a play, Stella With the Red Gloves, based on Carmen, but it was never produced on the Greek stage because of its sexual frankness. Shot in the streets of Athens, the film follows a man-hungry singer (Melina Mercouri) who refuses to marry her lover, and begins a passionate affair with a football player. The film made Mercouri into a star and boosted Greek cinema's international reputation.
Although he did not consider himself a poet, Kambanellis also wrote some fine lyric poems that were turned into memorable songs by Greece's leading composers. »
Minority View: Iphigenia by Michael Cacoyannis
22 March 2011 9:17 PM, PDT | DearCinema.com | See recent DearCinema.com news »
If filming classical literature always presents difficulties to the filmmaker, one of them is the haloed status of classical texts. Since the classics appear not to be about ordinary people, we are uncertain how Achilles or Arjuna should be represented, whether they should be made human or beings of another kind. The efforts made by writers to humanize epic characters by infusing them with ‘psychology’ – e.g. Iravathi Karve’s Yugantha – may be well-intentioned but they do not add to our understanding of the epics. Putting our thoughts and our kind of motives into the heads of epic characters seems to reduce their stature. A reason may be that the epics were created before the birth of the ‘individual’, before Man and the World had been differentiated, before the inner and the outer were set apart. Oedipus killed his father and married his mother not because of ‘psychology’ – i.e. »
- MK Raghvendra
Piff winner Dooman River to open Yashwant International Film Festival in Mumbai
18 January 2011 11:15 AM, PST | DearCinema.com | See recent DearCinema.com news »
Zhang Lu’s Dooman River (La riviere tumen), which recently won the Best International Film at the Pune International Film Festival, will open the first edition of the Yashwant International Film Festival on January 20. The festival will take place in Mumbai from January 20th to 26th 2011.
The festival will showcase competition films from the recently concluded Pune International Film Festival in the following sections: World Cinema competition, Marathi Cinema competition, Student Film competition and Short films competition done jointly by Pune and Goa International Film Festival Fest.
Babu Band Baaja which won the Best Marathi Film Award in 9th Pune International Film Festival will be the closing film of the festival.
Five films of the Greek director Michael Cacoyannis will be screened in a Retrospective while The Focus on Korea section will present six acclaimed Korean films from last 10 years. In a Special Screening, four acclaimed German Films »
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Feelin’ Iffi and the Films That Now Matter
12 January 2011 1:46 PM, PST | The Moving Arts Journal | See recent The Moving Arts Journal news »
The Goa Film Festival that was from the 22nd of November to the 2nd of December and I managed to attend the first five days. Unfortunately, I got sick just after the festival and couldn’t compile the report in time. Anyway, some of the films screened here will go on to be important during award season and since that’s around the corner, I figured I’d club my impression of the festival with reviews of the films, since I had foreshadowed some of the buzz. Please keep in mind that this is not blow-by-blow and a laundry list of films reviewed but an impression of one of the biggest Asian film celebrations and the many conversations and predictions I managed to collect.
Rewind
So, here I am at the International Film Festival of India in Goa, an anarchic carnival of cinema that is as much an index of »
- Kamayani Sharma
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