Denis Villeneuve At Worldwide Box Office (Photo Credit – Facebook/IMDb)
Denis Villeneauve’s Dune: Part Two is about to hit the screens in just a few days, and this month, the first part was re-released in the theatres. The film has done well again, adding a few more million to its global collections. But besides the Dune franchise, Villeneuve has done other films as well, and today, we have brought to you a least to the best-ranked list of his movies, per their global collections.
The French-Canadian filmmaker is known for his sci-fi movies like Blade Runner 2049, Arrival, and more. He received an Oscar nomination as a director for his film Arrival. In 2021, his movie Dune came out with Timothee Chalamet in the lead role, winning six Academy Awards, including Best Sound and Visual Effects. The sequel’s early reviews have been positive, and the critics only praise it.
Denis Villeneauve’s Dune: Part Two is about to hit the screens in just a few days, and this month, the first part was re-released in the theatres. The film has done well again, adding a few more million to its global collections. But besides the Dune franchise, Villeneuve has done other films as well, and today, we have brought to you a least to the best-ranked list of his movies, per their global collections.
The French-Canadian filmmaker is known for his sci-fi movies like Blade Runner 2049, Arrival, and more. He received an Oscar nomination as a director for his film Arrival. In 2021, his movie Dune came out with Timothee Chalamet in the lead role, winning six Academy Awards, including Best Sound and Visual Effects. The sequel’s early reviews have been positive, and the critics only praise it.
- 2/20/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
Our countdown of the 100 best films of the 21st century continues. This is Part 3 #50 through 26.
Click here for Part 1 (#100 - 76)!
Click here for Part 2 (#75-51)!
The first decade and a half of the 21st century has brought a lot of changes to the landscape of film. The advancement and sophistication of computers has made realistic computer generated effects a mainstay in both big-budget and small-budget films. The internet and streaming technologies have given big Hollywood new competition in films produced independently and by non-traditional means. We went from purchasing films on yards of tape to plastic disks, and now we can simply upload them to the cloud. Advertisements for films have reached a higher, more ruthless level where generating hype through trailers and teasers is crucial for a film’s commercial success. Movie attendance has fluctuated along with the economy, but that hasn’t stopped films from breaking box office records,...
Click here for Part 1 (#100 - 76)!
Click here for Part 2 (#75-51)!
The first decade and a half of the 21st century has brought a lot of changes to the landscape of film. The advancement and sophistication of computers has made realistic computer generated effects a mainstay in both big-budget and small-budget films. The internet and streaming technologies have given big Hollywood new competition in films produced independently and by non-traditional means. We went from purchasing films on yards of tape to plastic disks, and now we can simply upload them to the cloud. Advertisements for films have reached a higher, more ruthless level where generating hype through trailers and teasers is crucial for a film’s commercial success. Movie attendance has fluctuated along with the economy, but that hasn’t stopped films from breaking box office records,...
- 1/20/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
Gabrielle, Canada's Submission for the Academy Award Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. U.S. : Entertainment One Films U.S. International Sales Agent: Entertainment One Films International
Québécoise filmmaker Louise Archambault's sophomore feature Gabrielle is an incredibly touching film that radiates joy and presents a singularly honest take on the subject of mentally challenged individuals. Committed to portray these individuals in the most realistic manner she cast non-professional actors from the very center where the film takes place, by doing this she gave these talented, but often dismissed people a chance to be seen as self-sufficient and capable. Furthermore, Archambault's film is definitely about love, a feeling often thought too complex for people born with certain syndromes or handicaps, but in her story, she exalts their ability to love and be loved in the purest way possible. The director talked to us about the challenges during the casting process, the chemistry between the protagonists Gabrielle Marion-Rivard and Alexandre Landry, and the touchy issues surrounding her decision of showing her characters' sensual desires for one another.
Read the Review for Gabrielle Here
Carlos Aguilar: How did you develop this idea for the film? Did anyone in your life inspire you particularly to make a film about this subject matter?
Louise Archambault: It would be a long answer but to make it short, because it’s a really long process, I guess I wanted to talk about happiness and outcast people, invisibles. The first woman who inspired me was in my neighborhood; she is more mentally challenged than what we see in the film. We used to swim in the same public pool. In the changing room she always had someone assisting her. She had a strong personality, she never wanted to put on her bathing cap on. She yelled, and she made people uneasy. Once in the water she would just float and sing really well. It was so beautiful, but people felt uneasy with it still. At the same time I became acquainted with that organization Young Musicians of the World, which I really shot in India. One French woman founded that school for deprived children, and it specializes in music. For a long time, half of my script happened in India, and the sister was already there, but it was huge and very expensive for a second feature, so at some point I just cut it in half and focused on one thing. Music and choir singing came instantly in the equation, then a lot of people inspired me.
Aguilar: Was the casting process trickier for this film in particular than for other projects you have worked on? How did you go about choosing the members of the choir?
Archambault: Yeah. For sure I had the wish of making a film with mentally challenged people, and not only on them. At some point I became acquainted with that center called Les Muses. That’s where Gabrielle has singing classes. They do theater, singing, and dance and they want for their students to work professionally ideally. A lot of people in the film came from there. I created a choir for the film, some of them I chose because of their singing and some because they have great personalities. For all the non-professional actors I knew I wanted to keep their real first name so I could improvise during the shoot. Like Gabrielle, I didn’t know if she could do the par. She was not an actress, but she is a good singer, and she has a magical presence. For a year I worked with her, in her syndrome she has a trait that is called theatrical behavior so she is very expressive. But in film, it could look false and not good, and I didn’t want that, so I had to find a way to work with that. I had to forget perfection, let go, and know them well so their personality would come out, and their strength would come out. The other professional actors, are also good, but above all they are very human, they are not into their ego. Everyday was about finding solutions because things didn’t necessarily worked out, but everybody was so involved in the film and worked hard. Gabrielle worked hard, she wanted to. I just wanted to get the best out of them.
Aguilar: Speaking of acting, how difficult was it to portray the relationship between Gabrielle and Martin and finding the right chemistry?
Archambault: First, Martin (Alexandre Landry) he is a professional actor. He won three prizes in festivals already. I did audition some mentally challenged actors for the part, super good actors, but the love chemistry didn’t work out. At some point one actor stopped and looked at me and said “I really want a part in your film. I really want to be an actor, but I cannot fall in love with her, it doesn’t work” [Laughs]. Then Alexandre came and auditioned, and he is a very gifted actor, but I also think he is a very special guy. He never judges, he is very curious of people and very generous, and that helped a lot. When he met Gabrielle, they were giggling, and it was something else. He was intimidated because he is not a singer. Yes, these are mentally challenged people, but they are good singers. But eventually Alexandre felt part of them, he asked a lot of questions and Gabrielle helped him. She gave him techniques. I think they developed like a brother/sister relationship, very strong. It was special because Gabrielle had never made love in her life, so how do you act that if you don't know? [Laughs] So it was special.
Aguilar: This is a very special coming-of-age story, you don’t portray these individuals in a patronizing way. They are presented as complex and self-sufficient individuals. They have talents and dreams. Was this something you wanted to explore from the beginning?
Archambault: Absolutely, I didn’t want to go into “miserablism”, it’s a feel-good, but I didn’t want to go too sugary either. If I would have taken only actors and all of it was make-believe, I’m not sure the feeling would be the same. I knew I wanted to be in the frontier of fiction film, it’s scripted, but the way it’s done is very documentary-oriented. When I shot the dance scene, it was a real dance, and they were real people who were there in their real world. The combination of both reality and fiction adds - at least for those characters, I’m not saying all challenged people are like that - more realism. It is a delicate subject, but I didn’t want to suck it down emotionally, so there is singing, and I think a lot of people can relate. It is a love story with challenges. It’s a film about love. That’s it.
Aguilar: Most films about mentally challenged people never delve into their sexual desires. Did you ever feel that portraying that was a bit risqué or touchy?
Archambault: We talked a lot about that with the producer and investors, “To what extent can I go? Can I go that far or not?” I had Gabrielle as well, and I had to abide by her limits as well. I wanted to give it sensuality, like you mentioned, it is a coming-of-age story. At the beginning she is a child and at the end she is a woman. That’s what I wanted to say, and I wanted something very sensual, it is like pure love, like the first time, but a beautiful first time.
Aguilar: How did you develop the other characters, the “normal” people who sometimes seem to have more issues with the mentally challenged people's limitations than themselves?
Archambault: Gabrielle’s sister Sophie (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin), for examples, she wants to go to India, but she can’t because Gabrielle is trying to live out her independence and she rebels. They have to let go, because if they continue to be too connected they will not live their own lives. Maybe if they trust each other and let go, it would help them have a better relationship later on between them.
The mothers are only in about 3 scenes, so I had to be very efficient. Martin’s mother, I think she forgot herself at some point because she wanted the best for her son. She doesn’t know better, she would love for him to have a “normal” girlfriend. Hopefully at some point she will open her perception. I say to myself “I hope that character falls in love after the film and has her own life.” The other one [Gabrielle’s mother], she couldn’t let go of her job. She doesn’t have a husband, at some point Sophie left and she has Gabrielle, what can she do? Should she leave her job to take care of Gabrielle? It makes no sense. Therefore, she chose the best place for Gabrielle, maybe she should visit her more, but then again we all have issues like that in our families. We are all imperfect, but Gabrielle has to develop from that and be resilient, her mother loves her, not perfectly, but she still can have a great life.
Aguilar: Did your cast get to see the film after it was done? How did they react?
Archambault: It was very touching. During the premier in Montreal in September the crew, the cast, and their families were there. They are the real inspiration for the film. The parents, and the people from the organizations, they were crying and saying, “Wow, you understood what we do”. That happened that time, but it happened in other countries as well.
Aguilar: Overall, what would you like people to take from the film?
Archambault: I want them to want to sing and hug the people they love when they come out of the theater [Laughs]. Be open to difference; don’t give in to judgment or appearances. If you are on the bus and there is someone who talks to himself or herself and you feel uncomfortable, just give them a chance. You probably have as much weirdness in you but it doesn’t show, because we are educated for it not to show in society. Be warm, we just want to love, and be loved.
Aguilar: How does it feel to represent Canada at the Academy Awards, is there any sort of pressure or too much attention on you because of this?
Archambault: I don’t feel any pressure because it is already an honor. Specially with this subject and this type of film. I think it is great that Canada chose this one. It makes me believe more in human beings, makes me less cynic. It is great to shine a light on these people, and specially people who work to help people like Gabrielle, they never get the attention they deserve. They always struggle to get funding, they are not actors, just for that I think more people will see the film. I hope.
Aguilar: Do you have any upcoming projects you are working on now?
Archambault: I have a few projects. The scrip that is finished now it’s called After The End it’s in English. It’s an adaptation of a British play. It is set mostly in a nuclear bunker [Laughs].
"Gabrielle" Opens in NYC and L.A on Friday July 4th.
Québécoise filmmaker Louise Archambault's sophomore feature Gabrielle is an incredibly touching film that radiates joy and presents a singularly honest take on the subject of mentally challenged individuals. Committed to portray these individuals in the most realistic manner she cast non-professional actors from the very center where the film takes place, by doing this she gave these talented, but often dismissed people a chance to be seen as self-sufficient and capable. Furthermore, Archambault's film is definitely about love, a feeling often thought too complex for people born with certain syndromes or handicaps, but in her story, she exalts their ability to love and be loved in the purest way possible. The director talked to us about the challenges during the casting process, the chemistry between the protagonists Gabrielle Marion-Rivard and Alexandre Landry, and the touchy issues surrounding her decision of showing her characters' sensual desires for one another.
Read the Review for Gabrielle Here
Carlos Aguilar: How did you develop this idea for the film? Did anyone in your life inspire you particularly to make a film about this subject matter?
Louise Archambault: It would be a long answer but to make it short, because it’s a really long process, I guess I wanted to talk about happiness and outcast people, invisibles. The first woman who inspired me was in my neighborhood; she is more mentally challenged than what we see in the film. We used to swim in the same public pool. In the changing room she always had someone assisting her. She had a strong personality, she never wanted to put on her bathing cap on. She yelled, and she made people uneasy. Once in the water she would just float and sing really well. It was so beautiful, but people felt uneasy with it still. At the same time I became acquainted with that organization Young Musicians of the World, which I really shot in India. One French woman founded that school for deprived children, and it specializes in music. For a long time, half of my script happened in India, and the sister was already there, but it was huge and very expensive for a second feature, so at some point I just cut it in half and focused on one thing. Music and choir singing came instantly in the equation, then a lot of people inspired me.
Aguilar: Was the casting process trickier for this film in particular than for other projects you have worked on? How did you go about choosing the members of the choir?
Archambault: Yeah. For sure I had the wish of making a film with mentally challenged people, and not only on them. At some point I became acquainted with that center called Les Muses. That’s where Gabrielle has singing classes. They do theater, singing, and dance and they want for their students to work professionally ideally. A lot of people in the film came from there. I created a choir for the film, some of them I chose because of their singing and some because they have great personalities. For all the non-professional actors I knew I wanted to keep their real first name so I could improvise during the shoot. Like Gabrielle, I didn’t know if she could do the par. She was not an actress, but she is a good singer, and she has a magical presence. For a year I worked with her, in her syndrome she has a trait that is called theatrical behavior so she is very expressive. But in film, it could look false and not good, and I didn’t want that, so I had to find a way to work with that. I had to forget perfection, let go, and know them well so their personality would come out, and their strength would come out. The other professional actors, are also good, but above all they are very human, they are not into their ego. Everyday was about finding solutions because things didn’t necessarily worked out, but everybody was so involved in the film and worked hard. Gabrielle worked hard, she wanted to. I just wanted to get the best out of them.
Aguilar: Speaking of acting, how difficult was it to portray the relationship between Gabrielle and Martin and finding the right chemistry?
Archambault: First, Martin (Alexandre Landry) he is a professional actor. He won three prizes in festivals already. I did audition some mentally challenged actors for the part, super good actors, but the love chemistry didn’t work out. At some point one actor stopped and looked at me and said “I really want a part in your film. I really want to be an actor, but I cannot fall in love with her, it doesn’t work” [Laughs]. Then Alexandre came and auditioned, and he is a very gifted actor, but I also think he is a very special guy. He never judges, he is very curious of people and very generous, and that helped a lot. When he met Gabrielle, they were giggling, and it was something else. He was intimidated because he is not a singer. Yes, these are mentally challenged people, but they are good singers. But eventually Alexandre felt part of them, he asked a lot of questions and Gabrielle helped him. She gave him techniques. I think they developed like a brother/sister relationship, very strong. It was special because Gabrielle had never made love in her life, so how do you act that if you don't know? [Laughs] So it was special.
Aguilar: This is a very special coming-of-age story, you don’t portray these individuals in a patronizing way. They are presented as complex and self-sufficient individuals. They have talents and dreams. Was this something you wanted to explore from the beginning?
Archambault: Absolutely, I didn’t want to go into “miserablism”, it’s a feel-good, but I didn’t want to go too sugary either. If I would have taken only actors and all of it was make-believe, I’m not sure the feeling would be the same. I knew I wanted to be in the frontier of fiction film, it’s scripted, but the way it’s done is very documentary-oriented. When I shot the dance scene, it was a real dance, and they were real people who were there in their real world. The combination of both reality and fiction adds - at least for those characters, I’m not saying all challenged people are like that - more realism. It is a delicate subject, but I didn’t want to suck it down emotionally, so there is singing, and I think a lot of people can relate. It is a love story with challenges. It’s a film about love. That’s it.
Aguilar: Most films about mentally challenged people never delve into their sexual desires. Did you ever feel that portraying that was a bit risqué or touchy?
Archambault: We talked a lot about that with the producer and investors, “To what extent can I go? Can I go that far or not?” I had Gabrielle as well, and I had to abide by her limits as well. I wanted to give it sensuality, like you mentioned, it is a coming-of-age story. At the beginning she is a child and at the end she is a woman. That’s what I wanted to say, and I wanted something very sensual, it is like pure love, like the first time, but a beautiful first time.
Aguilar: How did you develop the other characters, the “normal” people who sometimes seem to have more issues with the mentally challenged people's limitations than themselves?
Archambault: Gabrielle’s sister Sophie (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin), for examples, she wants to go to India, but she can’t because Gabrielle is trying to live out her independence and she rebels. They have to let go, because if they continue to be too connected they will not live their own lives. Maybe if they trust each other and let go, it would help them have a better relationship later on between them.
The mothers are only in about 3 scenes, so I had to be very efficient. Martin’s mother, I think she forgot herself at some point because she wanted the best for her son. She doesn’t know better, she would love for him to have a “normal” girlfriend. Hopefully at some point she will open her perception. I say to myself “I hope that character falls in love after the film and has her own life.” The other one [Gabrielle’s mother], she couldn’t let go of her job. She doesn’t have a husband, at some point Sophie left and she has Gabrielle, what can she do? Should she leave her job to take care of Gabrielle? It makes no sense. Therefore, she chose the best place for Gabrielle, maybe she should visit her more, but then again we all have issues like that in our families. We are all imperfect, but Gabrielle has to develop from that and be resilient, her mother loves her, not perfectly, but she still can have a great life.
Aguilar: Did your cast get to see the film after it was done? How did they react?
Archambault: It was very touching. During the premier in Montreal in September the crew, the cast, and their families were there. They are the real inspiration for the film. The parents, and the people from the organizations, they were crying and saying, “Wow, you understood what we do”. That happened that time, but it happened in other countries as well.
Aguilar: Overall, what would you like people to take from the film?
Archambault: I want them to want to sing and hug the people they love when they come out of the theater [Laughs]. Be open to difference; don’t give in to judgment or appearances. If you are on the bus and there is someone who talks to himself or herself and you feel uncomfortable, just give them a chance. You probably have as much weirdness in you but it doesn’t show, because we are educated for it not to show in society. Be warm, we just want to love, and be loved.
Aguilar: How does it feel to represent Canada at the Academy Awards, is there any sort of pressure or too much attention on you because of this?
Archambault: I don’t feel any pressure because it is already an honor. Specially with this subject and this type of film. I think it is great that Canada chose this one. It makes me believe more in human beings, makes me less cynic. It is great to shine a light on these people, and specially people who work to help people like Gabrielle, they never get the attention they deserve. They always struggle to get funding, they are not actors, just for that I think more people will see the film. I hope.
Aguilar: Do you have any upcoming projects you are working on now?
Archambault: I have a few projects. The scrip that is finished now it’s called After The End it’s in English. It’s an adaptation of a British play. It is set mostly in a nuclear bunker [Laughs].
"Gabrielle" Opens in NYC and L.A on Friday July 4th.
- 7/3/2014
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Sydney's Buzz
Gabrielle, Canada's Submission for the Academy Award Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. U.S. : Entertainment One Films U.S. International Sales Agent: Entertainment One Films International
It's easy to admit that everyone, and that should really mean everyone, deserves to be loved. Not only to be loved, but to fall in love. Unjustifiably society still makes exceptions, and sadly deems certain individuals unfit to experience that deep connection with another person. Rarely portrayed in film as self- sufficient beings, handicapped people are indeed like everyone else when it comes to matters of the heart. Bravely and with heartwarming tact Québécois director Louise Archambault blends a fictional storyline with documentary-like elements in Gabrielle to construct one of the most moving films of the year, and unquestionably one that honors the differences and special qualities of those often kept in the sidelines.
For Gabrielle (Gabrielle Marion-Rivard), the cheerful protagonist, every day seems to be a wondrous adventure. She is a young woman who lives with an infectious happiness for life which shines though her beautifully charming smile. She works at a regular office job and also sings in a local choir, and her days are filled with excitement. Yes, Gabrielle falls into the category of handicapped, but although born with Williams syndrome and living in a facility for individuals with a variety of conditions, she has dreams, aspirations, and wants to one day form a family with her boyfriend Martin (played marvelously by Alexandre Landry), who is not handicapped in real life. He is also an intellectually challenged young man who is part of her singing group at the Les Muses center. As their romance progresses from a simply platonic friendship into their sexual awaking, his mother decides they cannot be together as she believes their condition disqualifies them from the hardships of a romantic relationship.
Heartbroken Gabrielle seems not to be able to concentrate in any of her activities. She is in love. In an effort to bring back her beloved Martin into her life she attempts to be fully independent and demands her own apartment, but her own limitations get in her way. Her sister Sophie (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin), her most reliable moral support, has the decided to follow her fiancé to India, a situation that heightens Gabrielle’s distress at that same time that she must prepare for an important live performance with her choir without Martin’s support.
Like few other directors, Archambault’s filmmaking convictions are utterly inspirational. She cast most of her actors directly from the actual educational center where the story takes place. Not only does this provide her film with remarkable authenticity, something that could not have happened with actors playing make-believe versions of their experience, but it also highlights the talent of these amazing people who are often dismissed as incapable of complex understanding. The director strongly positions the viewer to see them as tridimensional characters full of nuances. They dance, sing, and show their emotions without the societal inhibitions that prevent all others living a “normal” existence, from experiencing every moment to the fullest. Untainted by judgment, Gabrielle, Martin, and their comrades are essentially the purest, most loyal characters one can encounter, and Archambault captures their endless willingness to accept and love others gracefully.
One of the crucial numbers the colorful choir members work on for their show with Robert Charlebois (who actually appears in the film) is his song “Ordinaire” (Ordinary), which Gabrielle has designated as Martin’s song, and what a fitting tune it is. Regardless of their differences, their special needs or particular shortcomings, these fantastically loving individuals are ordinary where it counts. Yet, their circumstances force them to achieve their goals in unordinary ways, which really makes them exemplary and special. Gabrielle Marion-Rivard embodies happiness and perseverance, her performance is sure to transfer that to the audience. Surely an amazingly unique love story, Gabrielle is a joyous and touching portrayal of a singular kind of love, one that is not ruled by vanity or lust, but just exists with all-welcoming open arms. Above all, one thing is made clear, the only disability that can really prevent anyone from being happy is not being able to love, and in that field Gabrielle is above average, if not gifted.
'Gabrielle' Opens in NYC (Village East Cinemas) and L.A (Laemmle's Music Hall 3) on Friday July 4th, 2014
Read more about all the 76 Best Foreign Language Film Submission for the 2014 Academy Awards...
It's easy to admit that everyone, and that should really mean everyone, deserves to be loved. Not only to be loved, but to fall in love. Unjustifiably society still makes exceptions, and sadly deems certain individuals unfit to experience that deep connection with another person. Rarely portrayed in film as self- sufficient beings, handicapped people are indeed like everyone else when it comes to matters of the heart. Bravely and with heartwarming tact Québécois director Louise Archambault blends a fictional storyline with documentary-like elements in Gabrielle to construct one of the most moving films of the year, and unquestionably one that honors the differences and special qualities of those often kept in the sidelines.
For Gabrielle (Gabrielle Marion-Rivard), the cheerful protagonist, every day seems to be a wondrous adventure. She is a young woman who lives with an infectious happiness for life which shines though her beautifully charming smile. She works at a regular office job and also sings in a local choir, and her days are filled with excitement. Yes, Gabrielle falls into the category of handicapped, but although born with Williams syndrome and living in a facility for individuals with a variety of conditions, she has dreams, aspirations, and wants to one day form a family with her boyfriend Martin (played marvelously by Alexandre Landry), who is not handicapped in real life. He is also an intellectually challenged young man who is part of her singing group at the Les Muses center. As their romance progresses from a simply platonic friendship into their sexual awaking, his mother decides they cannot be together as she believes their condition disqualifies them from the hardships of a romantic relationship.
Heartbroken Gabrielle seems not to be able to concentrate in any of her activities. She is in love. In an effort to bring back her beloved Martin into her life she attempts to be fully independent and demands her own apartment, but her own limitations get in her way. Her sister Sophie (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin), her most reliable moral support, has the decided to follow her fiancé to India, a situation that heightens Gabrielle’s distress at that same time that she must prepare for an important live performance with her choir without Martin’s support.
Like few other directors, Archambault’s filmmaking convictions are utterly inspirational. She cast most of her actors directly from the actual educational center where the story takes place. Not only does this provide her film with remarkable authenticity, something that could not have happened with actors playing make-believe versions of their experience, but it also highlights the talent of these amazing people who are often dismissed as incapable of complex understanding. The director strongly positions the viewer to see them as tridimensional characters full of nuances. They dance, sing, and show their emotions without the societal inhibitions that prevent all others living a “normal” existence, from experiencing every moment to the fullest. Untainted by judgment, Gabrielle, Martin, and their comrades are essentially the purest, most loyal characters one can encounter, and Archambault captures their endless willingness to accept and love others gracefully.
One of the crucial numbers the colorful choir members work on for their show with Robert Charlebois (who actually appears in the film) is his song “Ordinaire” (Ordinary), which Gabrielle has designated as Martin’s song, and what a fitting tune it is. Regardless of their differences, their special needs or particular shortcomings, these fantastically loving individuals are ordinary where it counts. Yet, their circumstances force them to achieve their goals in unordinary ways, which really makes them exemplary and special. Gabrielle Marion-Rivard embodies happiness and perseverance, her performance is sure to transfer that to the audience. Surely an amazingly unique love story, Gabrielle is a joyous and touching portrayal of a singular kind of love, one that is not ruled by vanity or lust, but just exists with all-welcoming open arms. Above all, one thing is made clear, the only disability that can really prevent anyone from being happy is not being able to love, and in that field Gabrielle is above average, if not gifted.
'Gabrielle' Opens in NYC (Village East Cinemas) and L.A (Laemmle's Music Hall 3) on Friday July 4th, 2014
Read more about all the 76 Best Foreign Language Film Submission for the 2014 Academy Awards...
- 7/3/2014
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Sydney's Buzz
In a year that saw François Delisle’s Le météore (Sundance and Berlin Film Festival accepted film) receive no love (zero nominations), and Denis Côté’s critically well-received Vic + Flo Saw a Bear was perhaps too askew for the voting clique (it did grab best Actress for Quebec’s “Melissa Leo” in Pierrette Robitaille), it was a bigger than life biopic by helmer Daniel Roby that flexed its muscles, beating out the comp. The high gloss Louis Cyr won in several tech categories and it’s strongman Antoine Bertrand won for Best Actor. Considered the favorite to win the top prize, Gabrielle was awarded the Best Director and Screenplay awards for Louise Archambault. Oddly, that film received no Best Actress consideration while it did net Gabrielle Marion-Rivard a Best Actress win at Canadian Screen Awards. Here are the noms and winners of the 16th edition.
Best Film
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Best Film
Catimini
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- 3/24/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
★★☆☆☆ Films such as Weekend (2012), Keep the Lights On (2012) and I Want your Love (2012) have all recently hinted at a fast-emerging new wave of queer cinema. All three films possess a naturalistic style and an interest in the routine aspects of gay relationships, embracing the real rather than relying on stereotypical representations and predictable plots. Showcased this year in Cannes (where Blue is the Warmest Colour, a study of first lesbian love, won the Palme d'Or), Belgian writer-director David Lambert's debut, Beyond the Walls (2012, Hors les murs), is currently riding that wave, though with mixed results.
This study of an intimate yet faltering relationship between two young Belgian musicians feels somewhat laboured and stilted, seeming to never quite succeed in conveying the emotional heft associated with the simple but promising premise of its love story. In a similar vein to some of its bedfellows, this love story begins in the...
This study of an intimate yet faltering relationship between two young Belgian musicians feels somewhat laboured and stilted, seeming to never quite succeed in conveying the emotional heft associated with the simple but promising premise of its love story. In a similar vein to some of its bedfellows, this love story begins in the...
- 8/27/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
2011 was one of the best years for film in recent years. There are about 25 films that could have made my top ten list and each film in my top 5 could be my number one. I saw about 100 films this year and I still wish I could have seen more. I feel very comfortable with my top ten and I feel like it was a good representative of the year in film. However I do feel that people looking at this article should go over to Sound On Sight and see all the staff’s individual lists, as well as the honorable mentions that just missed my list. You will find a great collection of films on those lists.
1. Martha Marcy May Marlene
Directed by Sean Durkin
I saw Sean Durkin’s directorial debut in August and knew as soon as the last frame came up that this was the best picture of the year.
1. Martha Marcy May Marlene
Directed by Sean Durkin
I saw Sean Durkin’s directorial debut in August and knew as soon as the last frame came up that this was the best picture of the year.
- 12/31/2011
- by Josh Youngerman
- SoundOnSight
Hitting movie theaters this weekend:
Drive – Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston
I Don’t Know How She Does It - Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, Kelsey Grammer
Straw Dogs – James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård
Movie of the Week
Straw Dogs
The Stars: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård
The Plot: L.A. screenwriter David Sumner (Marsden) relocates with his wife (Bosworth) to her hometown in the deep South. There, while tensions build between them, a brewing conflict with locals becomes a threat to them both.
The Buzz: No, this is not really Movie of the Week material, but hey, look at the competition. On one hand, you’ve got Ryan Gosling racing around in cars, <<yawn>> and on the other hand you’ve got the washed up Sarah Jessica Parker slapping a title on what all of her non-fans have been thinking for years — I’m not quite...
Drive – Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston
I Don’t Know How She Does It - Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, Kelsey Grammer
Straw Dogs – James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård
Movie of the Week
Straw Dogs
The Stars: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård
The Plot: L.A. screenwriter David Sumner (Marsden) relocates with his wife (Bosworth) to her hometown in the deep South. There, while tensions build between them, a brewing conflict with locals becomes a threat to them both.
The Buzz: No, this is not really Movie of the Week material, but hey, look at the competition. On one hand, you’ve got Ryan Gosling racing around in cars, <<yawn>> and on the other hand you’ve got the washed up Sarah Jessica Parker slapping a title on what all of her non-fans have been thinking for years — I’m not quite...
- 9/14/2011
- by Aaron Ruffcorn
- The Scorecard Review
Rank the week of September 13th’s Blu-ray and DVD new releases against the best films of all-time: New Releases Thor
(Blu-ray & DVD | PG13 | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #227
Win Percentage: 58%
Times Ranked: 18033
Top-20 Rankings: 90
Directed By: Kenneth Branagh
Starring: Chris Hemsworth • Natalie Portman • Anthony Hopkins • Jeremy Renner • Kat Dennings
Genres: Action • Adventure • Based-on-Comics • Comic-Book Superhero Film • Fantasy • Fantasy Adventure
Rank This Movie
Conan O’Brien Can’T Stop
(Blu-ray & DVD | Nr | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #5260
Win Percentage: 54%
Times Ranked: 719
Top-20 Rankings: 5
Directed By: Rodman Flender
Starring: Conan O’Brien
Genres: Comedy • Documentary
Rank This Movie
Incendies
(Blu-ray & DVD | Nr | 2010)
Flickchart Ranking: #4296
Win Percentage: 51%
Times Ranked: 947
Top-20 Rankings: 8
Directed By: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Lubna Azabal • Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin • Maxim Gaudette • Rémy Girard • Abdelghafour Elaaziz
Genres: Drama • Foreign Language Film
Rank This Movie
The Tempest
(Blu-ray & DVD | PG13 | 2010)
Flickchart Ranking: #7784
Win Percentage: 37%
Times Ranked: 385
Top-20 Rankings: 2
Directed By: Julie Taymor
Starring: Helen Mirren • Djimon Hounsou • Alfred Molina...
(Blu-ray & DVD | PG13 | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #227
Win Percentage: 58%
Times Ranked: 18033
Top-20 Rankings: 90
Directed By: Kenneth Branagh
Starring: Chris Hemsworth • Natalie Portman • Anthony Hopkins • Jeremy Renner • Kat Dennings
Genres: Action • Adventure • Based-on-Comics • Comic-Book Superhero Film • Fantasy • Fantasy Adventure
Rank This Movie
Conan O’Brien Can’T Stop
(Blu-ray & DVD | Nr | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #5260
Win Percentage: 54%
Times Ranked: 719
Top-20 Rankings: 5
Directed By: Rodman Flender
Starring: Conan O’Brien
Genres: Comedy • Documentary
Rank This Movie
Incendies
(Blu-ray & DVD | Nr | 2010)
Flickchart Ranking: #4296
Win Percentage: 51%
Times Ranked: 947
Top-20 Rankings: 8
Directed By: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Lubna Azabal • Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin • Maxim Gaudette • Rémy Girard • Abdelghafour Elaaziz
Genres: Drama • Foreign Language Film
Rank This Movie
The Tempest
(Blu-ray & DVD | PG13 | 2010)
Flickchart Ranking: #7784
Win Percentage: 37%
Times Ranked: 385
Top-20 Rankings: 2
Directed By: Julie Taymor
Starring: Helen Mirren • Djimon Hounsou • Alfred Molina...
- 9/13/2011
- by Jonathan Hardesty
- Flickchart
Denis Villeneuve Incendies, which was Canada's official entry during the latest Oscar ceremony, will come out on DVD in France on September 21.
Despite a limited theatrical release in France last March, Incendies has attracted 281,000 viewers.
The film is about a mother's (Lubna Azabal) last wish which sends Jeanne (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) and Simon (Maxim Gaudette), two twins living in Canada, on a journey to the Middle East. According to her will, Jeanne and Simon must each carry out her final wish, which is to bring an envelope to their father, who got stuck in Lebanon during the Civil War, and also a brother, they've never heard of.
The film is already available on DVD in Canada.
Despite a limited theatrical release in France last March, Incendies has attracted 281,000 viewers.
The film is about a mother's (Lubna Azabal) last wish which sends Jeanne (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) and Simon (Maxim Gaudette), two twins living in Canada, on a journey to the Middle East. According to her will, Jeanne and Simon must each carry out her final wish, which is to bring an envelope to their father, who got stuck in Lebanon during the Civil War, and also a brother, they've never heard of.
The film is already available on DVD in Canada.
- 9/1/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
From its arresting opening to its shattering conclusion, the Canadian film Incendies is muscular, emotional film-making of the highest order, self-confident in its delivery yet always respectful of its characters' plight. It starts in slo-mo, to the sound of Radiohead, in what looks like a children's Qu'ran school, in a desert, where we see boys having their heads shaved by soldiers. One of the boys fixes the camera with a chilling stare as hair falls around his feet.
The film then switches to a law firm in Montreal, where a mother's will is being read to her grief-stricken twins, daughter Jeanne (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) and son Simon (Maxim Gaudette). The lawyer Maître Lebel is played by the great Quebecois actor Rémy Girard, from another Canadian family saga, Denys Arcand's Les Invasions Barbares. This, too, is a tale of family, identity and, perhaps, forgiveness as the will sets Jeanne, a student of pure maths,...
The film then switches to a law firm in Montreal, where a mother's will is being read to her grief-stricken twins, daughter Jeanne (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) and son Simon (Maxim Gaudette). The lawyer Maître Lebel is played by the great Quebecois actor Rémy Girard, from another Canadian family saga, Denys Arcand's Les Invasions Barbares. This, too, is a tale of family, identity and, perhaps, forgiveness as the will sets Jeanne, a student of pure maths,...
- 6/25/2011
- by Jason Solomons
- The Guardian - Film News
Bridesmaids (15)
(Paul Feig, 2011, Us) Kristen Wiig, Rose Byrne, Maya Rudolph, Jon Hamm, 125 mins.
Having recovered from the shocking revelation that women can be funny, rude, and entertaining in the absence of men, we can at last put the debates and Hangover comparisons this movie has prompted behind us now and just enjoy a satisfying prenuptial comedy. Led by Wiig's anxious maid of honour, it certainly matches male equivalents in the grossness stakes at times, but it also finds deeper, smarter ways to make us laugh.
Incendies (15)
(Denis Villeneuve, 2010, Can/Fra) Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette. 131 mins.
A mother's death sets her two children on an investigation into their personal and political history in this powerful mystery, set in an unnamed Middle Eastern country.
Countdown To Zero (Nc)
(Lucy Walker, 2010, Us) 89 mins.
Not got enough things to worry about? That's because you forgot about the threat of nuclear annihilation that still hangs over us.
(Paul Feig, 2011, Us) Kristen Wiig, Rose Byrne, Maya Rudolph, Jon Hamm, 125 mins.
Having recovered from the shocking revelation that women can be funny, rude, and entertaining in the absence of men, we can at last put the debates and Hangover comparisons this movie has prompted behind us now and just enjoy a satisfying prenuptial comedy. Led by Wiig's anxious maid of honour, it certainly matches male equivalents in the grossness stakes at times, but it also finds deeper, smarter ways to make us laugh.
Incendies (15)
(Denis Villeneuve, 2010, Can/Fra) Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette. 131 mins.
A mother's death sets her two children on an investigation into their personal and political history in this powerful mystery, set in an unnamed Middle Eastern country.
Countdown To Zero (Nc)
(Lucy Walker, 2010, Us) 89 mins.
Not got enough things to worry about? That's because you forgot about the threat of nuclear annihilation that still hangs over us.
- 6/24/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
In production since May 24 in Montreal, Luc Dionne's film, Le projet Omertà, will wrap up on production on July 18. Moreover, the film will be released in Quebec in summer 2012.
The film, which is based on a TV series showrunned by Luc Dionne himself, will be centred on the character of Pierre Gauthier (Michel Côté), an federal agent who's specialized on organized crime.
He's now the head of Pulsar International, a high-level private security agency. One day, he's called by Gilbert Tanguay (Michel Dumont), his former boss, to investigate on a conspiracy. Tanguay also recruits Sophie (Rachelle Lefevre), a former agent of the Canadian secret service, so that she infiltrates the Montrealer underworld.
Sophie has to earn the trust of Steve Cohen (Stéphane Rousseau) and Steve Bélanger (Patrick Huard), two known associates of the Italian mafia of Montreal. Cohen and Bélanger wants to steal the gold supply of all the major North American banks.
The film, which is based on a TV series showrunned by Luc Dionne himself, will be centred on the character of Pierre Gauthier (Michel Côté), an federal agent who's specialized on organized crime.
He's now the head of Pulsar International, a high-level private security agency. One day, he's called by Gilbert Tanguay (Michel Dumont), his former boss, to investigate on a conspiracy. Tanguay also recruits Sophie (Rachelle Lefevre), a former agent of the Canadian secret service, so that she infiltrates the Montrealer underworld.
Sophie has to earn the trust of Steve Cohen (Stéphane Rousseau) and Steve Bélanger (Patrick Huard), two known associates of the Italian mafia of Montreal. Cohen and Bélanger wants to steal the gold supply of all the major North American banks.
- 6/22/2011
- by anhkhoido@gmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Radio-Canada, a French Canadian TV network, has renewed the drama Les rescapés for a second season.
However, the TV network didn't officially confirm it. We only learned it through a list of show which will receive funding from the Fonds Quebecor, a private patronage program for TV production.
This show created by Frédéric Ouellet (Grande ourse) follows a family from Montreal in 1964. Gérald Boivin (Roy Dupuis), a detective of the Montreal Police, and his family have been mysteriously transported in the Montreal of 2010. While being in a-not-so distant future, the Boivins will question their values and beliefs. Besides, whether they like it or not, the family has to build closer ties. However, in order to go back to where they came from, the Boivins must find the man who sent them in the future.
The show also stars Guylaine Tremblay, Maxim Gaudette, Céline Bonnier, Pierre-Alexandre Fortin, Eve Lemieux, Antoine L'Écuyer,...
However, the TV network didn't officially confirm it. We only learned it through a list of show which will receive funding from the Fonds Quebecor, a private patronage program for TV production.
This show created by Frédéric Ouellet (Grande ourse) follows a family from Montreal in 1964. Gérald Boivin (Roy Dupuis), a detective of the Montreal Police, and his family have been mysteriously transported in the Montreal of 2010. While being in a-not-so distant future, the Boivins will question their values and beliefs. Besides, whether they like it or not, the family has to build closer ties. However, in order to go back to where they came from, the Boivins must find the man who sent them in the future.
The show also stars Guylaine Tremblay, Maxim Gaudette, Céline Bonnier, Pierre-Alexandre Fortin, Eve Lemieux, Antoine L'Écuyer,...
- 6/1/2011
- by anhkhoido@gmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Incendies
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Written by Denis Villeneuve and Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne
Canada/France, 2010, 130 mins.
Spoilers are contained herein.
Incendies is the first unqualified masterpiece of 2011 and the film that should have won the Best Foreign Language Film Award at this year’s Academy Awards. Denis Villeneuve’s film is a perfect adaptation of the wonderful Canadian play by Wajdi Mouawad, a plat that might be the best family drama of the past decade. Villeneuve and his co-writer Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne strip away an hour out of the play’s running time while still staying faithful to the play’s structure. What makes the film really work is that it is an intimate family drama set on a global scale that plays out as an engaging and tense thriller. This is the film that Susanne Bier’s film In a Better World tried so hard and failed to be.
The film...
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Written by Denis Villeneuve and Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne
Canada/France, 2010, 130 mins.
Spoilers are contained herein.
Incendies is the first unqualified masterpiece of 2011 and the film that should have won the Best Foreign Language Film Award at this year’s Academy Awards. Denis Villeneuve’s film is a perfect adaptation of the wonderful Canadian play by Wajdi Mouawad, a plat that might be the best family drama of the past decade. Villeneuve and his co-writer Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne strip away an hour out of the play’s running time while still staying faithful to the play’s structure. What makes the film really work is that it is an intimate family drama set on a global scale that plays out as an engaging and tense thriller. This is the film that Susanne Bier’s film In a Better World tried so hard and failed to be.
The film...
- 5/28/2011
- by Josh Youngerman
- SoundOnSight
Chicago – One of the most honest aphorisms is “the first casualty of war is truth.” Those obscured facts are often the ones that come back to haunt future generations, and that is exceptionally illustrated in the new film “Incendies.” Piecing together a mother’s wartime activities become the basis for solving a mystery after her death.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
The mystery yields a number of shocking revelations, but none more shocking than framing a reserved Jordanian immigrant, leading a normal life in Canada, as a soldier in a wartime frenzy that results in her being a political prisoner of war. Incendies allows for the events of the past to unfold through her twin children, destined to complete her journey and allow her to rest in peace.
The film begins with the reading of a will. Twin siblings Jeanne (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) and Simon (Maxim Gaudette) get odd instructions rather that the normal recitation of estate.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
The mystery yields a number of shocking revelations, but none more shocking than framing a reserved Jordanian immigrant, leading a normal life in Canada, as a soldier in a wartime frenzy that results in her being a political prisoner of war. Incendies allows for the events of the past to unfold through her twin children, destined to complete her journey and allow her to rest in peace.
The film begins with the reading of a will. Twin siblings Jeanne (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) and Simon (Maxim Gaudette) get odd instructions rather that the normal recitation of estate.
- 4/29/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Director: Denis Villenueve Writers: Denis Villenueve, Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne, Wajdi Mouawad Cinematographer: André Turpin Starring: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Rémy Girard Studio/Running Time: Sony Pictures Classics, 130 min. One of the questions at the heart of Incendies is whether the search is as important as what’s found at the end. The taut drama follows a pair of twins trying to fulfill a request from their mother’s will: to find their lost brother and unknown father and hand them a pair of mysterious letters. It soon turns out that the pair knew little of their mother’s life, so their...
- 4/22/2011
- Pastemagazine.com
Incendies is a film of considerable scope and ambition, an epic that follows young French Canadian siblings on a search for their mother’s Middle Eastern roots. Written and directed by Denis Villeneuve, from a play by Wajdi Mouawad, it’s a feast of sweeping hillsides and vast villages, high-end melodramatic set pieces and restrained, quieter moments. Infused with mystery, tragedy and humor, serving as a genealogical study and Greek tragedy wrapped in one, it’s a fine achievement of bold, deeply felt cinema. The picture commands your attention from its opening frames, commencing with the slow-motion and ominously dreamlike image of an anonymous Middle Eastern boy’s head being shaved by a gun-toting elder. Radiohead’s “Like Spinning Plates” plays. From there, the picture gingerly segues into what’s, in simplest terms, a multigenerational detective story. After the death of Canadian immigrant Nawal Marwan (Lubna Azabal), her children (daughter Jeanne and son Simon) are shocked when...
- 4/22/2011
- by Robert Levin
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to the worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch.
This Friday theaters will see a romantic tale based on a best-seller, an Oscar-nominated foreign-language drama, and a pair of films from two of cinema’s most successful self-aggrandizers. Whether or not you choose to test the hype of these much discussed features, we’ve compiled a collection of films sure to pique your interest, including some sweeping romances, some daffy comedies, a few self-centered documentaries, and some highly acclaimed foreign features.
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Water for Elephants
Based on the New York Times bestseller by Sara Gruen, this drama centers on a young veterinarian (Robert Pattinson) who finds an unlikely home and unexpected love within a traveling circus. Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz co-star.
If you like your bodice-rippin’ romances to leap from the page to screen, check...
This Friday theaters will see a romantic tale based on a best-seller, an Oscar-nominated foreign-language drama, and a pair of films from two of cinema’s most successful self-aggrandizers. Whether or not you choose to test the hype of these much discussed features, we’ve compiled a collection of films sure to pique your interest, including some sweeping romances, some daffy comedies, a few self-centered documentaries, and some highly acclaimed foreign features.
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Water for Elephants
Based on the New York Times bestseller by Sara Gruen, this drama centers on a young veterinarian (Robert Pattinson) who finds an unlikely home and unexpected love within a traveling circus. Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz co-star.
If you like your bodice-rippin’ romances to leap from the page to screen, check...
- 4/21/2011
- by Kristy Puchko
- The Film Stage
Filmmaker Denis Villeneuve ( Maëlstrom ) may be best known within the fairly secluded arts community that is Montreal, but his fourth film Incendies offers the type of powerful dramatic emotions that's already made it an audience favorite at dozens of film festivals, got it eight Genie Awards (Canada's equivalent of the Oscars) as well as an Oscar nomination in the Foreign Language category. The story follows a pair of twins living in Montreal, Jeanne and Simon (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette), whose dead mother Nawal Marzan (Lubna Azabal) leaves a will that sends the two of them on a mission to find their true father as well as to locate the brother they never knew they had. The film follows each of the twins as they make one leg of the journey through the Middle East...
- 4/19/2011
- Comingsoon.net
Reviewed by Elliot V. Kotek
(from the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival)
Directed/Written by: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette and Rémy Girard
“Incendies” wastes no time in introducing us to its perfect premise: A less-than-perfect mother reveals to her twins, via last will and testament, that they have a brother and a father, and that they’re to find them to fulfill a promise that she never kept during her lifetime. Based on the play by Lebanese-born, Canadian-bred, Parisian-trained Wajdi Mouawad, “Incendies” tracks the ensuing journey to unearth the truth behind a family’s past in order to reveal who they truly are today.
Directed by Cannes’ favorite Canadian filmmaker, Denis Villeneuve (“August 32nd on Earth,” “Maelstrom,” “Polytechnique”), “Incendies” peels layers back to strike at the core of the notion of a civilization marked by one or other type of civil war, a concept that forces individuals related by place,...
(from the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival)
Directed/Written by: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette and Rémy Girard
“Incendies” wastes no time in introducing us to its perfect premise: A less-than-perfect mother reveals to her twins, via last will and testament, that they have a brother and a father, and that they’re to find them to fulfill a promise that she never kept during her lifetime. Based on the play by Lebanese-born, Canadian-bred, Parisian-trained Wajdi Mouawad, “Incendies” tracks the ensuing journey to unearth the truth behind a family’s past in order to reveal who they truly are today.
Directed by Cannes’ favorite Canadian filmmaker, Denis Villeneuve (“August 32nd on Earth,” “Maelstrom,” “Polytechnique”), “Incendies” peels layers back to strike at the core of the notion of a civilization marked by one or other type of civil war, a concept that forces individuals related by place,...
- 4/18/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by Elliot V. Kotek
(from the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival)
Directed/Written by: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette and Rémy Girard
“Incendies” wastes no time in introducing us to its perfect premise: A less-than-perfect mother reveals to her twins, via last will and testament, that they have a brother and a father, and that they’re to find them to fulfill a promise that she never kept during her lifetime. Based on the play by Lebanese-born, Canadian-bred, Parisian-trained Wajdi Mouawad, “Incendies” tracks the ensuing journey to unearth the truth behind a family’s past in order to reveal who they truly are today.
Directed by Cannes’ favorite Canadian filmmaker, Denis Villeneuve (“August 32nd on Earth,” “Maelstrom,” “Polytechnique”), “Incendies” peels layers back to strike at the core of the notion of a civilization marked by one or other type of civil war, a concept that forces individuals related by place,...
(from the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival)
Directed/Written by: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette and Rémy Girard
“Incendies” wastes no time in introducing us to its perfect premise: A less-than-perfect mother reveals to her twins, via last will and testament, that they have a brother and a father, and that they’re to find them to fulfill a promise that she never kept during her lifetime. Based on the play by Lebanese-born, Canadian-bred, Parisian-trained Wajdi Mouawad, “Incendies” tracks the ensuing journey to unearth the truth behind a family’s past in order to reveal who they truly are today.
Directed by Cannes’ favorite Canadian filmmaker, Denis Villeneuve (“August 32nd on Earth,” “Maelstrom,” “Polytechnique”), “Incendies” peels layers back to strike at the core of the notion of a civilization marked by one or other type of civil war, a concept that forces individuals related by place,...
- 4/18/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Director: Denis Villeneuve Writers: Denis Villeneuve, Wajdi Mouawad Starring: Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Lubna Azabal, Maxim Gaudette After their mother Nawal’s (Lubna Azabal) death, twins Jeanne (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) and Simon (Maxim Gaudette) are faced with a puzzle that they must solve in order to fulfill their mother's last will and testament. According to their mother's most recent employer (Rémy Girard) -- a notary who was designated as the will's executor -- two letters must be delivered, one to their father and one to their brother. This is a puzzle because Jeanne and Simon assumed that their father was long dead and this is the first time that they have ever heard about the existence of any siblings. Simon wants nothing at all to do with their lunatic mother's crazy mind games, so it is Jeanne (quite purposefully a mathematician, therefore a staunch believer in absolute answers) who embarks upon the journey...
- 4/3/2011
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
The message running throughout Incendies is clear enough. It’s so clear, in fact, that those watching are in danger of injury, due to intense bludgeoning of said subject matter. The film, directed by Denis Villeneuve, delves into the moral fiber and traumatic tree rings of war more than most films have or most likely ever will, but without one clear vantage point or emotional anchor.
Olivier Assayas‘ Carlos, which similarly tackles military revolt and the collateral damage that comes with it, is focused and dense, never diverting from its narcissistic, passionate title character. Villeneuve’s central character, Nawal (Lubna Azabal), is a cipher. A survivor who does just that and not much more. She survives. She survives the bombing of her village, a bus ride that ends riddled in bullets, a never-ending stint in prison complete with every kind of torture and so much more, including separation from her first-born child.
Olivier Assayas‘ Carlos, which similarly tackles military revolt and the collateral damage that comes with it, is focused and dense, never diverting from its narcissistic, passionate title character. Villeneuve’s central character, Nawal (Lubna Azabal), is a cipher. A survivor who does just that and not much more. She survives. She survives the bombing of her village, a bus ride that ends riddled in bullets, a never-ending stint in prison complete with every kind of torture and so much more, including separation from her first-born child.
- 3/25/2011
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
The web site iTunes Movie Trailers announced that the Canadian film Incendies, which is nominated for the Oscar of Best film in a foreign language, will be released in Los Angeles and New York on April 22.
For the moment, nothing indicates that the latest film from director Denis Villeneuve will get a rollout in other major American cities.
The film is about a mother's last wish which sends Jeanne and Simon, two twins living in Canada, on a journey to the Middle East in search of their tangled roots.
The film stars Lubna Azabal, Maxim Gaudette, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Rémy Girard and Abdelghafour Elaaziz.
For the moment, nothing indicates that the latest film from director Denis Villeneuve will get a rollout in other major American cities.
The film is about a mother's last wish which sends Jeanne and Simon, two twins living in Canada, on a journey to the Middle East in search of their tangled roots.
The film stars Lubna Azabal, Maxim Gaudette, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Rémy Girard and Abdelghafour Elaaziz.
- 2/4/2011
- by anhkhoido@gmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
See the trailer for Incendies, starring Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette. In theaters April 1, 2011, the drama is directed and written by Denis Villeneuve, based on the play by Wajdi Mouawad. Incendies is a deeply moving story that brings the extremism and violence of today’s world to a starkly personal level, delivering a powerful and poetic testament to the uncanny power of the will to survive. See the Incendies trailer below. When notary Lebel (Rémy Girard) sits down with Jeanne and Simon Marwan (Mélissa Désormeaux Poulin, Maxim Gaudette) to read them their mother Nawal’s will (Lubna Azabal), the twins are stunned to receive a pair of envelopes – one for the father they thought was dead and another for a brother they didn’t know existed...
- 2/3/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See the trailer for Incendies, starring Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette. In theaters April 1, 2011, the drama is directed and written by Denis Villeneuve, based on the play by Wajdi Mouawad. Incendies is a deeply moving story that brings the extremism and violence of today’s world to a starkly personal level, delivering a powerful and poetic testament to the uncanny power of the will to survive. See the Incendies trailer below. When notary Lebel (Rémy Girard) sits down with Jeanne and Simon Marwan (Mélissa Désormeaux Poulin, Maxim Gaudette) to read them their mother Nawal’s will (Lubna Azabal), the twins are stunned to receive a pair of envelopes – one for the father they thought was dead and another for a brother they didn’t know existed...
- 2/3/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The South by Southwest Film Festival announced its feature film line-up Wednesday, piling heaps of cinematic goodness on an already stellar program that includes Jodie Foster’s The Beaver, Duncan Jones’ Source Code, Ti West’s The Innkeepers, Conan O’Brien’s tour documentary, and the latest Simon Pegg-Nick Frost comedy, Paul, with Seth Rogen.
Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) returns to the festival with her latest film, Red Riding Hood starring Amanda Seyfried, after the writer-director spoke on a screenwriting panel in 2009.
Plus a few favorites from the Sundance Film Festival last month, like Tom McCarthy’s Win Win, Morgan Spurlock’s The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, and Max Winkler’s Ceremony.
I’m extremely excited, even if I’m already having flashbacks to intense sleep deprivation. Like the last two years, I’ll be on the ground covering as much of the festival as I can within the packed 9 days of screenings,...
Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) returns to the festival with her latest film, Red Riding Hood starring Amanda Seyfried, after the writer-director spoke on a screenwriting panel in 2009.
Plus a few favorites from the Sundance Film Festival last month, like Tom McCarthy’s Win Win, Morgan Spurlock’s The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, and Max Winkler’s Ceremony.
I’m extremely excited, even if I’m already having flashbacks to intense sleep deprivation. Like the last two years, I’ll be on the ground covering as much of the festival as I can within the packed 9 days of screenings,...
- 2/3/2011
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
Readers of Sound On Sight can be sure that we will indeed be covering the SXSW Film Festival once again. As previously reported, Duncan Jones’ latest film Source Code is opening the festival and there will also be premieres for the documentary Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop, Greg Mottola’s Paul, and Jodie Foster’s The Beaver. Now the full line-up has been announced it is incredible.
Hit the jump to check out the line-up, and be sure to visit our site during the event.
The 2011 SXSW Film Festival runs from March 11 – 19th in Austin, Texas.
SXSW Film Announces 2011 Features Lineup
Austin, Texas – February 2, 2011 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the features lineup for this year’s Festival, March 11 – 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. The 2011 lineup continues the SXSW tradition of tapping into the cultural zeitgeist, highlighting emerging talent and breakthrough performances and supporting first-time filmmakers.
Hit the jump to check out the line-up, and be sure to visit our site during the event.
The 2011 SXSW Film Festival runs from March 11 – 19th in Austin, Texas.
SXSW Film Announces 2011 Features Lineup
Austin, Texas – February 2, 2011 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the features lineup for this year’s Festival, March 11 – 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. The 2011 lineup continues the SXSW tradition of tapping into the cultural zeitgeist, highlighting emerging talent and breakthrough performances and supporting first-time filmmakers.
- 2/3/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The South By Southwest Film Conference and Festival announced this year's features lineup. The festival takes place March 11-19 in Austin, Texas.
There are a total of 130 features screening this year including 60 world premieres, 12 North American premieres and 16 U.S. premieres! This year the a total of 1,792 feature-length films were submitted, which is the most ever.
There are going to be some amazing films shown this yea. Opening night kicks off with Duncan Jones' Source Code (Moon). The fest rolls on with Jodie Foster‘s The Beaver, Greg Mottola‘s Paul, Sundance Grand Prize doc winner How to Die in Oregon, Errol Morris‘ Tabloid, Victoria Mahoney‘s Yelling to the Sky, Azazel Jacob‘s Terri. There will also be a special screening of Catherine Hardwicke‘s Red Riding Hood.
The Midnight and SXFantastic sections will be announced with the shorts program next week.
See the complete lineup below via...
There are a total of 130 features screening this year including 60 world premieres, 12 North American premieres and 16 U.S. premieres! This year the a total of 1,792 feature-length films were submitted, which is the most ever.
There are going to be some amazing films shown this yea. Opening night kicks off with Duncan Jones' Source Code (Moon). The fest rolls on with Jodie Foster‘s The Beaver, Greg Mottola‘s Paul, Sundance Grand Prize doc winner How to Die in Oregon, Errol Morris‘ Tabloid, Victoria Mahoney‘s Yelling to the Sky, Azazel Jacob‘s Terri. There will also be a special screening of Catherine Hardwicke‘s Red Riding Hood.
The Midnight and SXFantastic sections will be announced with the shorts program next week.
See the complete lineup below via...
- 2/2/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
The South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) just announced their entire 2011 feature film lineup, and there’s isn’t a lot of note, with regards to this blog’s focus.
Titles you should be aware of – all of which we’ve previously profiled on Shadow And Act – include, Victoria Mahoney’s feature film debut, Yelling To The Sky (which will actually make its world debut at the Berlin Film Festival later this month); plus Blacktino, the first feature film from writer/director Aaron Burns, a self-described “blacktino nerd from Austin, Texas,” who got his start at Robert Rodriguez’s Troublemaker Studios doing visual effects; Benda Bilili, a documentary about a band of homeless, disabled Congolese; and last, but not least, Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey, a documentary about the black man that happens to be the man behind the puppet (which also played at Sundance).
There might be...
Titles you should be aware of – all of which we’ve previously profiled on Shadow And Act – include, Victoria Mahoney’s feature film debut, Yelling To The Sky (which will actually make its world debut at the Berlin Film Festival later this month); plus Blacktino, the first feature film from writer/director Aaron Burns, a self-described “blacktino nerd from Austin, Texas,” who got his start at Robert Rodriguez’s Troublemaker Studios doing visual effects; Benda Bilili, a documentary about a band of homeless, disabled Congolese; and last, but not least, Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey, a documentary about the black man that happens to be the man behind the puppet (which also played at Sundance).
There might be...
- 2/2/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
The South by Southwest Film Festival has announced their features lineup for the 2011’s Festival, which will take place March 11th to the 19th in Austin Texas. Read the full press release after the jump. SXSW Film Announces 2011 Features Lineup Austin, Texas – February 2, 2011 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the features lineup for this year’s Festival, March 11 – 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. The 2011 lineup continues the SXSW tradition of tapping into the cultural zeitgeist, highlighting emerging talent and breakthrough performances and supporting first-time filmmakers. The Midnighters and SXFantastic feature sections, along with the short film program, will be announced next week. “This is the most exciting moment for us. After a fantastic festival of discovery in 2010, we can finally unveil the line up for this year’s event,” says Film Conference and Festival Producer Janet Pierson. “SXSW prides itself on taking chances, sifting for...
- 2/2/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Incendies – remember that title! 2010 Canadian film written and directed by Denis Villeneuve, adapted from Wajdi Mouawad‘s play, Scorched, and this one definitely deserves our attention.
Just in case you’re wondering why – here’s the answer. The movie has been nominated for the Best Foreign Language Oscar and that’s why guys from Sony Pictures Classics have just set an April 22 release for the film in New York and Los Angeles with expansion expected over the weeks following…
Here’s the Incendies synopsis:
“When the mother of twins Jeanne and Simon passes away, she leaves them a pair of envelopes – one for the father they thought was dead and another for a brother they didn’t know existed.
Jeanne immediately decides to go to the Middle East to dig into a family history of which she knows next to nothing. Simon is unmoved by their mother’s posthumous mind games,...
Just in case you’re wondering why – here’s the answer. The movie has been nominated for the Best Foreign Language Oscar and that’s why guys from Sony Pictures Classics have just set an April 22 release for the film in New York and Los Angeles with expansion expected over the weeks following…
Here’s the Incendies synopsis:
“When the mother of twins Jeanne and Simon passes away, she leaves them a pair of envelopes – one for the father they thought was dead and another for a brother they didn’t know existed.
Jeanne immediately decides to go to the Middle East to dig into a family history of which she knows next to nothing. Simon is unmoved by their mother’s posthumous mind games,...
- 2/2/2011
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
Sony Classics has debuted the official Us trailer on Apple for the highly acclaimed, Oscar nominated French-Canadian film Incendies, directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin and Maxim Gaudette. This has been receiving incredible reviews since its premiere and could win the Best Foreign Film Oscar. Ed Douglas of ComingSoon said it's one of the few he's ever given a 10/10 to. In his review: "To put it quite plainly and bluntly, Incendies is one of the best films we've seen in some time, an incredibly powerful film that unfolds in such unique and unexpected ways." This is definitely not a trailer to miss! Watch below. Watch the official Us trailer for Denis Villeneuve's Incendies: [flv:http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/Incendies-officialUStrailer.mp4 http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/Incendies-officialUStrailer.jpg 598 316] You can also watch the Incendies trailer in High Definition on Apple A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne & Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Tells the...
- 2/1/2011
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Any Québec teen can tell you who Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin is. She starred in the very successful À vos marques… Party! franchise, about a high school swim team. She also starred in Dédé à travers les brumes, a bio-pic about the too-short life of singer Dédé Fortin from the band Les Colocs. But none of her teen fans would have predicted her next move.
This month, Désormeaux-Poulin plays the lead in Incendies, a devastating movie that takes place in two time periods - now, and during the Lebanese civil war of the 1970s. Helmed by Genie-winning director Denis Villeneuve (Polytechnique), this one is definitely for grown-ups. (Note: Villeneuve has since been nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.)
“It used to be the teenagers who brought their parents to see my films. This time it’s clearly the other way around,” says the 29-year-old actor, before quickly adding, “It’s...
This month, Désormeaux-Poulin plays the lead in Incendies, a devastating movie that takes place in two time periods - now, and during the Lebanese civil war of the 1970s. Helmed by Genie-winning director Denis Villeneuve (Polytechnique), this one is definitely for grown-ups. (Note: Villeneuve has since been nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.)
“It used to be the teenagers who brought their parents to see my films. This time it’s clearly the other way around,” says the 29-year-old actor, before quickly adding, “It’s...
- 1/26/2011
- by Mathieu Chantelois, Cineplex Magazine
- Cineplex
I Am Number Four
Opens: February 18th 2011
Cast: Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Dianna Agron, Kevin Durand, Teresa Palmer
Director: D.J. Caruso
Summary: Nine infant aliens flee their home planet to hide out on Earth. The species that destroyed their planet however has followed them and sets out to hunt them down. As the infants grow into teenagers with special powers, three of them are killed. A fourth has fallen in love and now has something to stand up and fight for.
Analysis: In premise and look, this sounds like a big budget and more action-oriented reboot of late sci-fi teen drama "Roswell". Though based on a young adult novel series, it was another title in this category that was the impetus for this adaptation - Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series. Any novels with a focus on teen romance and an other worldly touch are presently being bought up right and...
Opens: February 18th 2011
Cast: Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Dianna Agron, Kevin Durand, Teresa Palmer
Director: D.J. Caruso
Summary: Nine infant aliens flee their home planet to hide out on Earth. The species that destroyed their planet however has followed them and sets out to hunt them down. As the infants grow into teenagers with special powers, three of them are killed. A fourth has fallen in love and now has something to stand up and fight for.
Analysis: In premise and look, this sounds like a big budget and more action-oriented reboot of late sci-fi teen drama "Roswell". Though based on a young adult novel series, it was another title in this category that was the impetus for this adaptation - Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series. Any novels with a focus on teen romance and an other worldly touch are presently being bought up right and...
- 1/8/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The adaptation of Wajdi Mouawad’s hit play, Incendies has two new clips as well as images. The deeply moving story brings the extremism and violence of today’s world to a starkly personal level, delivering a powerful and poetic testament to the uncanny power of the will to survive. Starring in the Denis Villeneuve film which finds release on April 1st via Sony Pictures Classics, are Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette and Rémy Girard. When notary Lebel (Rémy Girard) sits down with Jeanne and Simon Marwan (Mélissa Désormeaux Poulin, Maxim Gaudette) to read them their mother Nawal’s will (Lubna Azabal), the twins are stunned to receive a pair of envelopes...
- 1/6/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The adaptation of Wajdi Mouawad’s hit play, Incendies has two new clips as well as images. The deeply moving story brings the extremism and violence of today’s world to a starkly personal level, delivering a powerful and poetic testament to the uncanny power of the will to survive. Starring in the Denis Villeneuve film which finds release on April 1st via Sony Pictures Classics, are Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette and Rémy Girard. When notary Lebel (Rémy Girard) sits down with Jeanne and Simon Marwan (Mélissa Désormeaux Poulin, Maxim Gaudette) to read them their mother Nawal’s will (Lubna Azabal), the twins are stunned to receive a pair of envelopes...
- 1/6/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Denis Villeneuve's Incendies will hit theatres in France on January 12.
Besides France, other countries will also have the chance to see this film that will represent Canada at the next Oscar ceremony.
The film is based on a play by Canadian playwright Wajdi Mouawad.
Built in a non-linear way, the film introduces to Simon (Maxim Gaudette) and Jeanne (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) Marwal, who are twins. After their mother's death, Jean Lebel (Rémy Girard), a notary for whom the twins' mother worked, reads their mother's last wishes. Upon the reading of these, Jean give one envelope to each twin. Jeanne has to give this envelope to a father who apparently didn't die during the Lebanese Civil War and Simon, to a brother he and his sister have never heard of.
From this day on, Jeanne begins her personal investigation in an unidentified Middle Eastern country (read: Lebanon) in order to gather...
Besides France, other countries will also have the chance to see this film that will represent Canada at the next Oscar ceremony.
The film is based on a play by Canadian playwright Wajdi Mouawad.
Built in a non-linear way, the film introduces to Simon (Maxim Gaudette) and Jeanne (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) Marwal, who are twins. After their mother's death, Jean Lebel (Rémy Girard), a notary for whom the twins' mother worked, reads their mother's last wishes. Upon the reading of these, Jean give one envelope to each twin. Jeanne has to give this envelope to a father who apparently didn't die during the Lebanese Civil War and Simon, to a brother he and his sister have never heard of.
From this day on, Jeanne begins her personal investigation in an unidentified Middle Eastern country (read: Lebanon) in order to gather...
- 12/19/2010
- by anhkhoido@gmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Five Canadian films are in the Sundance Film Festival's line-up.
World Cinema Dramatic Competition
The Salesman (Le vendeur)
Director: Sébastien Pilote
Car salesman Marcel Lévesque operates by the rules of a bygone era, turning on the charm to make his quota. But the increasing decline of his fading industrial town threatens to plummet this peddler of dreams into an unfriendly reality.
Cast: Gilbert Sicotte and Nathalie Cavezzali.
Vampire
Director: Iwai Shunji
On the surface, Simon seems like a fairly normal, average young man, devoted to his teaching job and ailing mother. Secretly, he is compelled to hunt through online chat rooms and message boards, searching for the perfect girl who will ensure his own survival.
Cast: Kevin Zegers, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rachel Leigh Cook, Kristin Kreuk, Aoi Yu and Adelaide Clemens.
***Spotlight
Incendies
Director: Denis Villeneuve
A mother's last wish sends Jeanne and Simon, twins living in Canada, on a journey...
World Cinema Dramatic Competition
The Salesman (Le vendeur)
Director: Sébastien Pilote
Car salesman Marcel Lévesque operates by the rules of a bygone era, turning on the charm to make his quota. But the increasing decline of his fading industrial town threatens to plummet this peddler of dreams into an unfriendly reality.
Cast: Gilbert Sicotte and Nathalie Cavezzali.
Vampire
Director: Iwai Shunji
On the surface, Simon seems like a fairly normal, average young man, devoted to his teaching job and ailing mother. Secretly, he is compelled to hunt through online chat rooms and message boards, searching for the perfect girl who will ensure his own survival.
Cast: Kevin Zegers, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rachel Leigh Cook, Kristin Kreuk, Aoi Yu and Adelaide Clemens.
***Spotlight
Incendies
Director: Denis Villeneuve
A mother's last wish sends Jeanne and Simon, twins living in Canada, on a journey...
- 12/3/2010
- by anhkhoido@gmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
After announcing the 58 films in four categories that would be eligible for awards at Sundance, the film fest has now announced the next 57 movies to be screened this coming January. These 57 films are of course out of competition and will be included in Premieres, Next, Spotlight, New Frontiers and Midnight categories. Most are big name projects from already established filmmakers and some have already made their way around film festival in 2010. The list includes Kevin Smith’s Red State, Tom McCarthy’s Win Win, Morgan Spurlock’s documentary The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Submarine, I Saw the Devil (which had plenty of buzz at Tiff) and my most anticipated film of 2011, Hobo With a Shotgun.
Here is the full list:
Premieres
To showcase the diversity of contemporary independent cinema, the Sundance Film Festival Premieres section offers the latest work from American and international directors as well as world premieres of highly anticipated films.
Here is the full list:
Premieres
To showcase the diversity of contemporary independent cinema, the Sundance Film Festival Premieres section offers the latest work from American and international directors as well as world premieres of highly anticipated films.
- 12/3/2010
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Festival Adds New Native Showcase
As Previously Announced, Slacker to Screen From the Collection
Park City, Ut – Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in the 2011 Sundance Film Festival out-of-competition sections Next (<=>), Spotlight, New Frontier, Park City at Midnight, as well as a new Native Showcase. The 2011 Sundance Film Festival runs January 20-30 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The complete list of films is available at http://www.sundance.org/festival/.
Trevor Groth, Director of Programming said, “The Sundance Film Festival is uniquely a festival of discovery and we are once again privileged to showcase the work of talented new artists, including a special section devoted to Native filmmakers. But it’s also exciting to see returning directors honing their skills and emerging with dazzling new films. And the Next section highlights visionary work that shows aesthetic creativity is not limited by budget.
As Previously Announced, Slacker to Screen From the Collection
Park City, Ut – Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in the 2011 Sundance Film Festival out-of-competition sections Next (<=>), Spotlight, New Frontier, Park City at Midnight, as well as a new Native Showcase. The 2011 Sundance Film Festival runs January 20-30 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The complete list of films is available at http://www.sundance.org/festival/.
Trevor Groth, Director of Programming said, “The Sundance Film Festival is uniquely a festival of discovery and we are once again privileged to showcase the work of talented new artists, including a special section devoted to Native filmmakers. But it’s also exciting to see returning directors honing their skills and emerging with dazzling new films. And the Next section highlights visionary work that shows aesthetic creativity is not limited by budget.
- 12/3/2010
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Some major Venice, Tiff, Nyff titles have been added to Sundance including high quality premium titles in Attenberg, Meek's Cutoff and Submarine. Gregg Araki will once again have had the chance to showcase his films at top fest on the circuit, his latest film Kaboom which was shown at Cannes and Tiff will find it's final fest presentation in Park City. Denis Villeneuve will deliver one extra push before the Oscars (Incendies is a top tier pick among all the nominees). Mumblecore member Joe Swanberg is also in the section but with a world premiere of his film. Attenberg /Greece (Director and screenwriter: Athina Rachel Tsangari) Marina, a young woman living with her father in a decaying, seaside factory town, acquires a new perspective on the mysteries of human nature after she meets a stranger. Cast: Ariane Labed, Yorgos Lanthimos, Vangelis Mourikis, Evangelia Randou. U.S. Premiere Elite Squad 2 (Tropa...
- 12/2/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Yes, you read that right, they are out of competition but into lesbians courtesy of the midnight lineup.
What do we have to look forward to waiting two years for? Let's see..
Hobo With a Shotgun
Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same (you had me at lesbian)
Attenberg (I'm loving the coming Greek weird wave)
And many many more films, some of which we'll probably never get to see. Damn.
Full list after the break.
Next ()
Eight American films selected for their innovative and original work in low- and no-budget filmmaking. Each is a world premiere.
Bellflower / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Evan Glodell) - A ballad for every person who has ever loved and lost - with enough violence, weapons, action and sex to tell a love story with apocalyptic stakes. Cast: Evan Glodell, Jessie Wiseman, Tyler Dawson, Rebekah Brandes.
The Lie / U.S.A. (Director: Joshua Leonard; Screenwriters: Jeff Feuerzeig,...
What do we have to look forward to waiting two years for? Let's see..
Hobo With a Shotgun
Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same (you had me at lesbian)
Attenberg (I'm loving the coming Greek weird wave)
And many many more films, some of which we'll probably never get to see. Damn.
Full list after the break.
Next ()
Eight American films selected for their innovative and original work in low- and no-budget filmmaking. Each is a world premiere.
Bellflower / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Evan Glodell) - A ballad for every person who has ever loved and lost - with enough violence, weapons, action and sex to tell a love story with apocalyptic stakes. Cast: Evan Glodell, Jessie Wiseman, Tyler Dawson, Rebekah Brandes.
The Lie / U.S.A. (Director: Joshua Leonard; Screenwriters: Jeff Feuerzeig,...
- 12/2/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Following yesterday's announcement of the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions, the Sundance Film Festival has unveiled the second part of their lineup, which includes the more starry-eyed Premieres section, the best-of-fests Spotlight section, the sure-to-be-culty Park City at Midnight section, the low-budget Next section, and the more experimental New Frontier section (an extension of New Frontier Program, the collection of video art installations which has already been noted here for playing James Franco's dramatic multimedia examination of "Three's Company.")
In addition to the return of filmmakers like "Chuck & Buck"'s Miguel Arteta, "Clockwatchers" director Jill Sprecher, Kevin Smith and "The Station Agent"'s Thomas McCarthy to Park City, the festival will also welcome less frequent or first-time Sundance attendees such as Hollywood types Al Pacino ("Son of No One") and Tobey Maguire ("The Details") and mumblecore alums Joe Swanberg ("Uncle Kent," which announced it's been...
In addition to the return of filmmakers like "Chuck & Buck"'s Miguel Arteta, "Clockwatchers" director Jill Sprecher, Kevin Smith and "The Station Agent"'s Thomas McCarthy to Park City, the festival will also welcome less frequent or first-time Sundance attendees such as Hollywood types Al Pacino ("Son of No One") and Tobey Maguire ("The Details") and mumblecore alums Joe Swanberg ("Uncle Kent," which announced it's been...
- 12/2/2010
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
The Sundance Film Festival announced the in competition film line-up for the film festival running January 20th through January 30th 2011 in Park City, Utah.
Today the festival has announced the line-up for the non-competition films and there is one hell of a line-up! There are a ton of great films that will be premiering at the festival, and if you're going you have a lot of great films to choose from!
Each film has an incredible cast and a great story. These films include Cedar Rapids, about a man traveling to an insurance conference, featuring Ed Helms, John C. Reilly and Sigourney Weaver; Kevin Smith's Red State, about a group of misfits encounter extreme fundamentalism in Middle America; The Details, about domestic tensions spawned by raccoons with Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney, Ray Liotta, Dennis Haysbert; I Melt With You, starring Thomas Jane, Jeremy Piven, Rob Lowe, Christian McKay,...
Today the festival has announced the line-up for the non-competition films and there is one hell of a line-up! There are a ton of great films that will be premiering at the festival, and if you're going you have a lot of great films to choose from!
Each film has an incredible cast and a great story. These films include Cedar Rapids, about a man traveling to an insurance conference, featuring Ed Helms, John C. Reilly and Sigourney Weaver; Kevin Smith's Red State, about a group of misfits encounter extreme fundamentalism in Middle America; The Details, about domestic tensions spawned by raccoons with Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney, Ray Liotta, Dennis Haysbert; I Melt With You, starring Thomas Jane, Jeremy Piven, Rob Lowe, Christian McKay,...
- 12/2/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Well, yesterday, we saw the full list of films in-competition; today, we get to see those titles that have been selected for Sundance 2011′s out-of-competition lineup.
And as I said with yesterday’s post, I’ll be going over the complete list, highlighting titles that need to be, taking into consideration this blog’s specific interests. The only title that immediately stands out is Brit John Akomfrah’s The Nine Muses, which MsWOO positively reviewed, after seeing it at the London Film Festival in October. Read her review Here.
But look for future posts profiling any other titles I deem worthy. I’ve applied for press credentials to attend next year’s festival. I won’t know until the 23rd of this month, whether I’ve been granted press access or not. If I am, I will attend the festival; and if I’m not, well, I probably won’t.
And as I said with yesterday’s post, I’ll be going over the complete list, highlighting titles that need to be, taking into consideration this blog’s specific interests. The only title that immediately stands out is Brit John Akomfrah’s The Nine Muses, which MsWOO positively reviewed, after seeing it at the London Film Festival in October. Read her review Here.
But look for future posts profiling any other titles I deem worthy. I’ve applied for press credentials to attend next year’s festival. I won’t know until the 23rd of this month, whether I’ve been granted press access or not. If I am, I will attend the festival; and if I’m not, well, I probably won’t.
- 12/2/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Wednesday, the 2011 Sundance Film Festival announced the 58 films in four categories [1] that would be eligible for awards. Today, they've announced the next slice of their line up - 57 out of competition films in the Premieres, Next, Spotlight, New Frontiers and Midnight categories. This is generally where you get many of the bigger name projects and this year is no exception. We already knew [2] that Kevin Smith's Red State would be on the list, but there's also Tom McCarthy's new film Win Win, Morgan Spurlock's documentary The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, the highly buzzed-about Submarine, Fantastic Fest darling I Saw the Devil as well as Hobo With a Shotgun and a whole bunch more including films with Al Pacino, Tobey Maguire, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Spacey, Demi Moore, Paul Rudd and others. As we said yesterday, the announcement of the movies playing the 2011 Sundance Film Festival is like looking into our film futures.
- 12/2/2010
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
The film Incendies - which is Canada's pitch for the next Oscar ceremony - will be released in France's theatres on January 12, 2011 according to Premiere.fr.
The film, which is based on a play by Canadian playwright Wajdi Mouawad, had a limited release in Canada. Moreover, a limited release is also expected in the USA on April.
Built in a non-linear way, the film introduces to Simon (Maxim Gaudette) and Jeanne (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) Marwal, who are twins. After their mother's death, Jean Lebel (Rémy Girard), a notary for whom the twins' mother worked, reads their mother's last wishes. Upon the reading of these, Jean give one envelope to each twin. Jeanne has to give this envelope to a father who apparently didn't die during the Lebanese Civil War and Simon, to a brother he and his sister have never heard of.
From this day on, Jeanne begins her personal investigation...
The film, which is based on a play by Canadian playwright Wajdi Mouawad, had a limited release in Canada. Moreover, a limited release is also expected in the USA on April.
Built in a non-linear way, the film introduces to Simon (Maxim Gaudette) and Jeanne (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) Marwal, who are twins. After their mother's death, Jean Lebel (Rémy Girard), a notary for whom the twins' mother worked, reads their mother's last wishes. Upon the reading of these, Jean give one envelope to each twin. Jeanne has to give this envelope to a father who apparently didn't die during the Lebanese Civil War and Simon, to a brother he and his sister have never heard of.
From this day on, Jeanne begins her personal investigation...
- 11/22/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Denis Villeneuve's Incendies will be released in New York City and Los Angeles on April 1rst.
Built in a non-linear way, the film introduces to Simon (Maxim Gaudette) and Jeanne (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) Marwal, who are twins. After their mother's death, Jean Lebel (Rémy Girard), a notary for whom the twins' mother worked, reads their mother's last wishes. Upon the reading of these, Jean give one envelope to each twin. Jeanne has to give this envelope to a father who apparently didn't die during the Lebanese Civil War and Simon, to a brother he and his sister have never heard of.
From this day on, Jeanne begins her personal investigation in an unidentified Middle Eastern country (read: Lebanon) in order to gather informations about who her mom really was and where her father is. While Simon loathes his mom and doesn't want to bring the envelope to the mysterious brother,...
Built in a non-linear way, the film introduces to Simon (Maxim Gaudette) and Jeanne (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) Marwal, who are twins. After their mother's death, Jean Lebel (Rémy Girard), a notary for whom the twins' mother worked, reads their mother's last wishes. Upon the reading of these, Jean give one envelope to each twin. Jeanne has to give this envelope to a father who apparently didn't die during the Lebanese Civil War and Simon, to a brother he and his sister have never heard of.
From this day on, Jeanne begins her personal investigation in an unidentified Middle Eastern country (read: Lebanon) in order to gather informations about who her mom really was and where her father is. While Simon loathes his mom and doesn't want to bring the envelope to the mysterious brother,...
- 11/6/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
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