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Festival radar: International Film Festival of Panama
10 May 2013 5:24 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
A new film festival is helping a Central American country find its voice
Festival name: International Film Festival of Panama
Location: Panama City, Panama
Website: http://iffpanama.org/
Dates: annually, April
About: Panama has an identity crisis. For a century its fortunes have been inextricably linked to the canal, whose billion-dollar revenue bypasses the third of the population living below the poverty line; it still uses the Us dollar, a remnant of the years when its neighbour virtually ran the place; the capital's skyline is dominated by a forest of half-empty skyscrapers, owned by foreign speculators. By all accounts the city is culturally bereft. Although Panamanians are avid filmgoers, their diet consists entirely of Hollywood films.
This has changed with the arrival of the International Film Festival of Panama, which last month concluded its successful second edition. The festival's chief aim is to introduce audiences to the best of world cinema, »
- Guardian readers, Demetrios Matheou
White Elephant Review
30 April 2013 4:57 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Pablo Trapero once again plunges audiences into the life on the fringes of Buenos Aires, with his follow up to Carancho, and his latest feature White Elephant is a compelling, but flawed, drama.
The title takes its name from the shell of a former hospital that dominates the downtown slums of the Argentinean capital. Surrounding this redundant hollow structure are a maze-like network of streets, where, among the poorest of the city, lives Father Julian (Ricardo Darrin). On a daily basis Julian battles corrupt politicians, interfering police and violent gangs, all in the effort to help the needy. When he discovers he is suffering from a terminal illness, Julian, calls upon a young, headstrong Catholic priest Father Nicolas (Jeremie Renier) to take over his work.
Trapero drew inspiration from the real life of Father Carlos Mugica, a martyr gunned down in the slums that he was trying to help. This »
- Joe Walsh
This week's new films
26 April 2013 10:00 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Iron Man 3 | The Look Of Love | Bernie | Scarecrow | In The Fog | The Lords Of Salem | The ABCs Of Death | White Elephant | I Love New Year
Iron Man 3 (12A)
(Shane Black, 2013, Us) Robert Downey Jr, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Rebecca Hall. 130 mins
Fears of post-Avengers superhero blowout fatigue are briskly swept away by Marvel's latest epic, whose snappy, poppy script packs in twists and quips between the bludgeoning (but technically seamless) action. It's Kingsley's Bin Laden-esque Mandarin and Pearce's creepy scientist who are out to de-swagger Tony Stark this time round, but there are surprises in store for everyone.
The Look Of Love (18)
(Michael Winterbottom, 2013, UK) Steve Coogan, Anna Friel, Imogen Poots, Tamsin Egerton. 101 mins
Despite the Soho excess, the retro kitsch, the racy subject matter and the great cast, this biopic of Britain's pornographer-in-chief Paul Raymond somehow never feels like it's telling the full story. »
- Steve Rose
White Elephant – review
25 April 2013 4:06 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
It isn't clear where the focus lies in Pablo Trapero's drama about priests trying to save a sprawling Buenos Aires slum
The Argentinian film-maker Pablo Trapero has always brought muscular confidence and flair to his work, and White Elephant is no exception, a movie about faith and hope to which the new papal election has given an arrowhead of relevance. It is set in the Villa Virgin barrio, the toughest shantytown in Buenos Aires, a grim place dominated surreally by the gigantic ruined TB hospital built in the 1930s; now a deserted wreck and cathedral of poverty known as the "white elephant" where the homeless camp and drug-dealers ply their trade. (It looks, to me, creepily like the Ceaușescu presidential palace in Bucharest.) Two priests work tirelessly to help the people there: Father Julián (Ricardo Darin) and his new younger Belgian colleague, Father Nicolás (Jérémie Renier), who believes in actively mediating drug wars. »
Film Review: 'White Elephant'
24 April 2013 6:38 AM, PDT | CineVue | See recent CineVue news »
★★★★☆ Following on from 2010's Carancho (The Vulture), director Pablo Trapero reunites with actor Ricardo Darín once more for White Elephant (Elefante blanco, 2012), another high-paced examination of systemic Argentine society. The film's title refers to the dilapidated shell of what was once envisioned as the largest hospital in Latin America. This casualty of Argentina's economic regression is now the beating heart of Villa Maria, a sprawling network of Buenos Aires slums. It's here that real-life figure Father Carlos Mugica was shot dead by the Argentine Anticommunist Alliance (Aaa), a militant anti-communist group.
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- CineVue UK
Ricardo Darin’s B.O. Appeal Proves Inter-Continental
14 April 2013 7:57 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Madrid – Universal Pictures Intl.’s “Thesis on a Homicide” grossed an impressive first-week take of Euros755,844 ($992,423) off 219 prints over April 5-11 in Spain, vindicating U’s pick-up of the film.
The results were a feat of Darin-do: Ricardo Darin has a big marquee value in his native Argentina, but clearly has a big following in other countries. That’s partly due to his talent and charm, but also in his choice of films. He is known to be discriminating, so his name is a signal of quality.
Darin, 56, is best known for Juan Jose Campanella’s Oscar-winning “The Secret of Their Eyes,” which earned $6.4 million for Sony Pictures Classics in 2010.
“Secret” grossed Euros6.3 million ($8.25 million) for indie distrib Alta Films in Spain in 2009.
Darin has also hitched his wagon to some of Argentina’s finest directorial talent, such as Fabian Bielinsky (“Nine Queens, “El Aura”), Pablo Trapero (“Carancho,” “White Elephant”) and Campanella. »
- John Hopewell
Cannes 2013 Directors' Assembly Slated For May 18th & 20th
11 April 2013 8:23 AM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Last year Cannes hosted the first Directors' Assembly providing opportunities for directors to come together to network and share their filmmaking experiences with one another. This year the forum returns with two two-hour sessions that will take place at the Croisette Theater on Saturday May 18 and Tuesday May 21st. The session topics are listed below: Session 1: Independent Directors' Experiences Worldwide Session 2: The European Crisis and its Consequences on it's Member States Cultural Policies The Director's Assembly is supported by: David Cronenberg, Stephen Frears, Matteo Garrone, Mahamat Saleh Haroun, Naomi Kawase, Joachim Lafosse, Pablo Larrain, Ken Loach, Sergei Loznitsa, Cristian Mungiu, Yousry Nasrallah, Christian Petzold, Nicolas Philibert, Walter Salles, Bertrand Tavernier, Pablo Trapero, Joachim Trier and Andrei Zviaguintseve. For more information on and for a detailed schedule, please visit : www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com »
- Cristina A. Gonzalez
International Profile: Argentina Offers Reminder of Basic Business Model
6 April 2013 3:00 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Habemus un megastar. Argentina got its most recognizable media icon March 13 when Jorge Mario Bergoglio was named Pope Francis, replacing soccer idol Diego Maradona as Argentina’s most famous export. Latin America is key to the Catholic Church, but it’s increasingly important to the global showbiz industry as well. In 2012, Argentina’s box office grew faster than China’s, spiking 35%. It boasts some of the world’s most aggressive movie buyers, such as Sun Distribution; and crossover talent, such as Pablo Trapero, now signed up to direct an English-language film for Working Title. More than anything else, however, Argentina offers a reminder of a basic business model. If Hollywood — or any other player elsewhere — wants to increase market penetration, that success will come most easily by collaboration with local players and talent. In Argentina, Disney is showing the way.
(Pictured Above: Bridge in Puerto Madero.)
Biz Opportunities
Creatively, it’s a gold mine. »
- John Hopewell
Showbiz Plays Up Papal Opportunities
4 April 2013 12:38 PM, PDT | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Rome — What’s in a new pope’s name?
The recent election of Pope Francis is prompting a flurry of showbiz opportunities, including the launch of “Francesco,” an English-language skein about St. Francis of Assisi to be helmed by Liliana Cavani (“The Night Porter”) and shopped at next week’s MipTV mart in Cannes.
“When I heard that the new pope had decided to call himself Francis, there was an immediate exchange of phone calls between myself, Liliana and the head of drama at (pubcaster) Rai,” said Italo TV producer Claudia Mori (pictured above), who had a project about the saint set up that suddenly gained more impetus.
Rai head of drama Tinny Andreatta and a sales exec for Mori’s Ciao Ragazzi shingle will be seeking international co-producers at Mip for “Francesco,” which is currently casting.
Plan is to start shooting late summer in the Assisi area and the outskirts of Jerusalem. »
- Nick Vivarelli
Showbiz Plays Up Papal Opportunities
4 April 2013 12:38 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Rome — What’s in a new pope’s name?
The recent election of Pope Francis is prompting a flurry of showbiz opportunities, including the launch of “Francesco,” an English-language skein about St. Francis of Assisi to be helmed by Liliana Cavani (“The Night Porter”) and shopped at next week’s MipTV mart in Cannes.
“When I heard that the new pope had decided to call himself Francis, there was an immediate exchange of phone calls between myself, Liliana and the head of drama at (pubcaster) Rai,” said Italo TV producer Claudia Mori (pictured above), who had a project about the saint set up that suddenly gained more impetus.
Rai head of drama Tinny Andreatta and a sales exec for Mori’s Ciao Ragazzi shingle will be seeking international co-producers at Mip for “Francesco,” which is currently casting.
Plan is to start shooting late summer in the Assisi area and the outskirts of Jerusalem. »
- Nick Vivarelli
Review: 'White Elephant' Is A Predictable, But Well-Acted & Worthy Study Of The Buenos Aires Slums
27 March 2013 4:56 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Pablo Trapero’s “White Elephant” is a smartly acted, beautifully scored, often bracingly directed film of good intentions and big ambition. Yet it can only be called a modest success, and, in light of how strong some of its individual elements are, even a slight disappointment. Word from Cannes, where the film premiered last May, was that writer/director Trapero’s study of two Catholic priests working in the slums of Buenos Aires never quite connects, and was probably the least successful of the Latin American films on display at the film festival. (It was no “No,” apparently.) That buzz was accurate, but that doesn’t make “White Elephant” without value. It just means Trapero stopped at second following a base hit that should have led to an easy triple. Trapero’s previous film, 2010’s acclaimed crime drama “Carancho,” starred the actor who is the greatest asset in "White Elephant": Ricardo Darin. »
- Christopher Schobert
Filmmakers You Should Know: Pablo Trapero Digs Into Argentinian Corruption
27 March 2013 6:00 AM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Pablo Trapero came to notice as part of the Argentine new wave that also included Lucrecia Martel ("The Headless Woman") and Lisandro Alonso ("Liverpool"). Writing in the New York Times in 2005, Larry Rohter argued that the loosely-knit group of directors shared no stylistic vision but rather a tendency toward personal stories that resulted in an equal aversion to politics. Such a sweeping statement never held entirely, but it does help outline the recent changes in Trapero's work, which, with an increase in budget and visibility, have also broadened in scope, leading to two recent films, "Carancho" and "White Elephant" (the latter out in theaters on Friday ahead of its April 2 DVD release), that explicitly and forcefully act as pieces of social criticism. The changes in Trapero's recent work are not new developments but products of emphasis. Trapero has, throughout his career, profiled characters often incapable of understanding and certainly incapable of controlling the political. »
- Tomas Hachard
Lead Actors: The Overlooked and Underrated
27 February 2013 2:18 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
This article is dedicated to Andrew Copp: filmmaker, film writer, artist and close friend who passed away on January 19, 2013. You are loved and missed, brother.
****
Looking at the Best Actor Academy Award nominations for the film year 2012, the one miss that clearly cries out for more attention is Liam Neeson’s powerful performance in Joe Carnahan’s excellent survival film The Grey, easily one of the best roles of Neeson’s career.
In Neeson’s case, his lack of a nomination was a case of neglect similar to the Albert Brooks snub in the Best Supporting Actor category for the film year 2011 for Drive(Nicolas Winding Refn, USA).
Along with negligence, other factors commonly prevent outstanding lead acting performances from getting the kind of critical attention they deserve. Sometimes it’s that the performance is in a film not considered “Oscar material” or even worthy of any substantial critical attention. »
- Terek Puckett
From Faith Akin to Craig Zobel: Our Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2014
8 January 2013 1:30 PM, PST | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
Before we unleash the beast that is our annual Top 100 Most Anticipated Films List for 2013, we thought we’d give our readers an eyeful on the projects we’re keeping tabs on for… the 2014 campaign. We’re a little nuts with ours lists, but in the upcoming year we’ll be reporting on several of these films as producers find coin, screenplays are finalized, tech crews are hired, cast come abroad and greenlights are announced. Our countdown begins with…:
100. Prodigal Summer – Dir. Nicole Kassell
99. Stepne – Dir. Maryna Vroda
98. We Are Now Beginning Our Descent – Dir. Pawel Pawlikowski
97. Tree Shade – Dir. Pedro Gonzalez Rubio
96. In Your Name – Dir. Marco Van Geffen
95. Twinkle Twinkle – Dir. Harmony Korine
94. Dead Spy Running – Dir. Adam Wingard
93. Leningrad – Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore
92. The Man Who Sold the World – Dir. Bill Condon
91. Used Guys – Dir. Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris
90. Untitled Freddie Mercury Biopic – Stephen Frears
89. Deux Nuits – Dir. »
- Nicholas Bell
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