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'Pina' Aims for an Unprecedented Double-Play at Oscars
27 December 2011 11:43 AM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Wim Wenders' marvelous dance documentary "Pina," which had a remarkable $88,399 opening this weekend in only three theaters, has been defying the odds for a couple of years now. Its director (left), best known for the likes of "Paris, Texas," "Wings of Desire" and "The Buena Vista Social Club," struggled for decades to figure out how to document the work of German choreographer Pina Bausch and her Tanztheater Wuppertal. He canceled the whole thing when Bausch died unexpectedly on the eve of a key shoot in the summer of 2009. And he »
- Steve Pond
Pina Review (Five out of Five stars). Wim Wenders Makes a Movie for the Ages with 3D documentary Pina
24 December 2011 3:07 AM, PST | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Review of Wim Wenders' Pina. Wim Wenders takes 3D moviemaking to a new level with dance documentary Pina. The cinematic examples of lightning in a bottle are those rare films that capture an artist at work and preserve it for all to see. Pablo Picasso takes his paintbrush to a pane of glass in Henri-Georges Clouzot's The Mystery of Picasso. Sibling filmmakers Albert and David Maysles capture the glory of The Rolling Stones and the tragic violence at their concert at California’s Altamont Speedway in the 1970 documentary Gimme Shelter. German filmmaker Wim Wenders claims his share of acclaim thanks to beloved movies Kings of the Road (1976), Paris, Texas (1984) and Wings of Desire (1987) but he makes a movie for the ages via his 3D dance documentary Pina »
Pina Review (Five out of Five stars). Wim Wenders Makes a Movie for the Ages with 3D documentary Pina
24 December 2011 3:07 AM, PST | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Review of Wim Wenders' Pina. Wim Wenders takes 3D moviemaking to a new level with dance documentary Pina. The cinematic examples of lightning in a bottle are those rare films that capture an artist at work and preserve it for all to see. Pablo Picasso takes his paintbrush to a pane of glass in Henri-Georges Clouzot's The Mystery of Picasso. Sibling filmmakers Albert and David Maysles capture the glory of The Rolling Stones and the tragic violence at their concert at California’s Altamont Speedway in the 1970 documentary Gimme Shelter. German filmmaker Wim Wenders claims his share of acclaim thanks to beloved movies Kings of the Road (1976), Paris, Texas (1984) and Wings of Desire (1987) but he makes a movie for the ages via his 3D dance documentary Pina »
Pina Review (Five out of Five stars). Wim Wenders Makes a Movie for the Ages with 3D documentary Pina
24 December 2011 3:07 AM, PST | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Review of Wim Wenders' Pina. Wim Wenders takes 3D moviemaking to a new level with dance documentary Pina. The cinematic examples of lightning in a bottle are those rare films that capture an artist at work and preserve it for all to see. Pablo Picasso takes his paintbrush to a pane of glass in Henri-Georges Clouzot's The Mystery of Picasso. Sibling filmmakers Albert and David Maysles capture the glory of The Rolling Stones and the tragic violence at their concert at California’s Altamont Speedway in the 1970 documentary Gimme Shelter. German filmmaker Wim Wenders claims his share of acclaim thanks to beloved movies Kings of the Road (1976), Paris, Texas (1984) and Wings of Desire (1987) but he makes a movie for the ages via his 3D dance documentary Pina »
Wim Wenders, “Pina”
18 December 2011 2:09 PM, PST | Filmmaker Magazine - Blog | See recent Filmmaker Magazine news »
German filmmaker Wim Wenders started taking photographs at the age of seven. Over the years he has turned his attentions to medicine, philosophy, painting, and engraving, but it is his four decades directing that has most often caught the publics’ attention. I first saw and loved his films with Wings of Desire; later I could be found carrying around a copy of his book Once religiously.
His new film Pina, is a loving tribute to his 20-year friendship with, and admiration of, the dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch. It is a documentary that uses new 3D technology to exquisite effect. As he relates below, Wenders first approached Bausch about making a film together after being moved to tears by her dance performance, Café Müller. She agreed, but it then took him those two decades, and the advances in 3D technology, before he felt he could do justice on film to her work. »
- Alix Lambert
Elizabeth Taylor, Farley Granger, Jane Russell, Peter Falk, Sidney Lumet: TCM Remembers 2011
13 December 2011 4:16 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
"TCM Remembers 2011" is out. Remembered by Turner Classic Movies are many of those in the film world who left us this past year. As always, this latest "TCM Remembers" entry is a classy, immensely moving compilation. The haunting background song is "Before You Go," by Ok Sweetheart.
Among those featured in "TCM Remembers 2011" are Farley Granger, the star of Luchino Visconti's Senso and Alfred Hitchcock's Rope and Strangers on a Train; Oscar-nominated Australian actress Diane Cilento (Tom Jones, Hombre), formerly married to Sean Connery; and two-time Oscar nominee Peter Falk (Murder, Inc., Pocketful of Miracles, The Great Race), best remembered as television's Columbo. Or, for those into arthouse fare, for playing an angel in Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire.
Also, Jane Russell, whose cleavage and sensuous lips in Howard Hughes' The Outlaw left the puritans of the Production Code Association apoplectic; another Australian performer, Googie Withers, among »
- Andre Soares
Peter Falk remembered by Gena Rowlands
10 December 2011 4:08 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
He was America's most famous TV detective Columbo… but he was also so much more, recalls Gena Rowlands
I first met Peter Falk in 1969 on the set of a film called Gli Intoccabili, which, for some reason, was released in America as Machine Gun McCain. It was what I call a "kind of good movie" and it was a lot of fun to make. We hit it off and became good friends, Peter, John [Cassavetes, Rowland's husband] and I. That was the beginning of a long, close and very creative friendship. A very special friendship.
Then John wrote for Peter, Ben Gazzara and himself. That led to A Woman Under the Influence, which came out in 1974. Peter was my husband and I was the woman having a breakdown. His character was under a lot of pressure, too, and he played that out so well. He was a mixed-up guy but a loving husband. »
- Gena Rowlands
Peter Falk remembered by Gena Rowlands
10 December 2011 4:08 PM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
He was America's most famous TV detective Columbo… but he was also so much more, recalls Gena Rowlands
I first met Peter Falk in 1969 on the set of a film called Gli Intoccabili, which, for some reason, was released in America as Machine Gun McCain. It was what I call a "kind of good movie" and it was a lot of fun to make. We hit it off and became good friends, Peter, John [Cassavetes, Rowland's husband] and I. That was the beginning of a long, close and very creative friendship. A very special friendship.
Then John wrote for Peter, Ben Gazzara and himself. That led to A Woman Under the Influence, which came out in 1974. Peter was my husband and I was the woman having a breakdown. His character was under a lot of pressure, too, and he played that out so well. He was a mixed-up guy but a loving husband. »
- Gena Rowlands
Andrzej Zulawski's "Possession"
2 December 2011 12:43 PM, PST | MUBI | See recent MUBI news »
Andrzej Zulawski's Possession (1981) opens today at New York's Film Forum for a week-long run and, at Slant, Budd Wilkins writes that it's "a French/German co-production filmed on location throughout West Berlin (and hitting many of the same spots Wim Wenders would later use in Wings of Desire)" and "likewise bears the benchmarks of an entity divided against itself. It's certainly no coincidence that the film opens with shots of armed soldiers patrolling the Berlin Wall's liminal no man's land. Divisiveness and duplicity are at the heart of Zulawski's notorious cult film, and Possession's dramatic structure is almost as schizoid as its protagonists, married couple Mark (Sam Neill) and Anna (Isabelle Adjani), whose relationship inexplicably comes apart: The film's first half comes on like Scenes from a Marriage as directed by Lars von Trier and played at 2x speed, a lacerating depiction of disintegration both marital and psychological, »
Clip joint: Angels
30 November 2011 4:24 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Clip joint sheds its wings with the best of the men and women who fell to Earth
Flashy or modest, doting or self-seeking, timid or sassy: cinema angels seem to have little in common with one another other than the power to inflame our senses.
The winged creatures have descended on Earth and acquired human features. In the movies, they strut everywhere, tending would-be suicides, singing, dancing – they even travel on the underground.
But erratic behaviour and contradictory feelings are utterly human; often distracted, flustered and disorganised, angels are a pure reflection of their mortal proteges. So much so that some of them envy us and would renounce their feathery appendages if they could. So keep your eyes open: angels could be watching you right now ... and their intentions may not be pious.
1) Our first angel is a well-meaning guardian. It's a Wonderful Life's Clarence Oddbody earns his wings »
Sitges 2011: 22Nd Of May Review
11 October 2011 2:03 PM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
[With Koen Mortier's 22nd Of May now screening in Sitges we revisit our earlier review.]With his searing debut Ex Drummer Belgian director Koen Mortier burst onto the scene with a sort of punk rock bravado, a raw and abrasive style laid atop remarkable technical skills and a surprising amount of soul for those willing to muck about in the filth of his characters' lives to find it. With 22nd of May - his sophomore feature - returns to serve notice that the soul of Ex Drummer was no accident. If Ex Drummer was Irvine Welsh cranked up to eleven then 22nd of May is a sort of dark cousin to Wings of Desire era Wim Wenders, a film in which the line between the »
50 Films That You Wouldn’t Think Were Christian, But Actually Are
17 September 2011 11:32 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Being a Christian in the 21st century is difficult at the best of times. Even without Mel Gibson constantly putting his foot in it, or Westboro Baptist Church spitting venom at the very people they are supposed to be helping, we have to contend with a media backlash whenever a seemingly ‘Christian’ film is released.
The problem seems to be that people don’t mind Christianity per se: if people are Bible-bashing in the streets, they can ignore them or talk back. What they resent, or appear to resent, are films with Christian undertones – allegories or parables which introduce Christian beliefs or ideas in a supposedly secular context. When The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe came out in 2005, The Guardian’s Polly Toynbee accused it of “invad[ing] children’s minds with Christian iconography… heavily laden with guilt, blame, sacrifice and a suffering that is dark with emotional sadism.” Ouch. »
- Daniel Mumby
Film News: 25 Official Selections Released For 2011 Chicago International Film Festival
21 August 2011 1:42 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Chicago movie buffs psyched for the 47th Chicago International Film Festival (Ciff) have a limited-time opportunity to purchase their passes at a discounted price. Festivalgoers can save $10 on their purchase through Sept. 21, 2011. Ciff has wisely enticed attendees by releasing the names of their 25 official selections at the 2011 festival, which is scheduled from Oct. 6 through the Oct. 20, 2011.
Easily the most hotly anticipated picture in the bunch is “A Dangerous Method,” which marks the third consecutive collaboration between director David Cronenberg and star Viggo Mortensen. The film centers on an unbalanced woman (Keira Knightley) and her pivotal relationship with Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) and Sigmund Freud (Mortensen). “Method” promises to be a typically provocative addition to Cronenberg’s oeuvre, with the added intrigue of psychoanalysis and its origins.
Another must-see selection is “We Need to Talk About Kevin,” the long-awaited third feature from Lynne Ramsay, director of “Ratcatcher” and “Morvern Callar. »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
10 of the best films set in Berlin
17 August 2011 3:04 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Berlin has been the backdrop – and even the star – in movies from cold war spy thrillers to dramas about the collapse of East Germany. Andrew Pulver picks the top 10 films set in the city
• As featured in our Berlin city guide
People on Sunday (Menschen am Sonntag), Curt and Robert Siodmak, 1930
Silent cinema flourished in Germany during the Weimar years, and Berlin was immortalised in two particularly brilliant impressionist tributes: Walter Ruttmann's Berlin: Symphony of a Great City, and People on Sunday, which aimed to create a patchwork of ordinary Berliners' lives. This film, with its cast of non-professional actors and hidden camera, gets the pick – partly because of its extraordinary writing and directing credit roll. Virtually everyone – including Billy Wilder, Fred Zinnemann and Robert Siodmak – went on to make a name for themselves in Hollywood, after being forced out of Germany during the Nazi era.
• Bahnhof Zoo; Nikolassee
- Andrew Pulver
‘The Booth at the End’ Web Series Debuts on Hulu
13 July 2011 2:00 PM, PDT | Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal | See recent Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal news »
Getty Actor Xander Berkeley
The interesting thing about Hulu’s push to move beyond second-run television is its limited budget to create original shows. Hulu can’t compete directly against the networks or even cable but can afford to take a few risks, such as “The Booth at the End,” a psychological web thriller.
The character-driven web series is shot entirely in one diner booth and there aren’t any flashbacks, location shots or special effects. All of the stories »
- Dennis Nishi
Wenders Writes Touching Tribute To Falk
4 July 2011 3:01 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
German filmmaker Wim Wenders has paid a touching tribute to late Columbo star Peter Falk in a heartwarming essay, recalling the early days of their friendship.
The beloved actor passed away at the age of 83 last month and Wenders has posted an essay online, in which he recalls working with Falk on the set of his 1987 film Wings of Desire.
Describing the shoot in Berlin, Wenders writes, "Rarely a shoot was so much fun as those days with Peter Falk. Everybody recognised him, of course. As soon as you stood in the street with him, people showed up from everywhere...
"I never saw anybody deal with his fame so generously and kindly. Peter Falk shook everybody's hands, smiled at everybody, gave everybody an autograph, had everybody spell their funny German names, had his picture taken with everybody! With no exception! And everybody walked away happily: 'I met Columbo!'"
But Falk caused a headache for Wenders every time he decided to explore the city - because he always got lost.
Wenders continues, "Peter loved Berlin... The only drawback was his lack of any sense of direction.
"In any break he just wanted to go for a walk. 'Go spazieren', an expression he knew from his Grandmother. And he never found his way back to the set! Once we even had to call the police to search for him. (When they finally found him and brought him back, he knew all the officers by their first names)."
Signing off the essay, published by People.com, he writes, "Wim Wenders, on a sad day in Berlin". »
Peter Falk was kind with fame, says Wim Wenders
4 July 2011 2:49 PM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Wim Wenders has paid tribute to his close friend Peter Falk, who passed away at the age of 83 last month. The German filmmaker worked with the Columbo actor on his 1987 film Wings of Desire, and wrote of his late friend's "generous" and "kind" nature. Wenders wrote in an online essay published by People: "Rarely a shoot was so much fun as those days with Peter Falk. Everybody recognised him, of course. As soon as you stood in the street with him, people showed up from everywhere. "I never saw anybody deal with his fame so generously and kindly. Peter Falk shook everybody's hands, smiled at everybody, gave everybody an autograph, had everybody spell their funny German names, had his picture taken with everybody! With no exception! And everybody walked (more) »
- By Tom Eames
Wim Wenders pays tribute to the late Peter Falk
4 July 2011 11:30 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Peter Falk died on June 23 at the age of 83, and while most fans know him best from his starring turn as Columbo or the kindly grandfather from The Princess Bride, Wim Wenders had the distinction of directing him twice, in Wings of Desire (1987) and Faraway, So Close (1993). The German director put his thoughts about the beloved actor on paper in a tribute for People, titled “About Peter Falk.” Wenders had found himself in a jam during the shooting of Wings of Desire, and at the last moment, he decided he needed an actor to play an ex-angel. Falk was the only person he considered, »
- Jeff Labrecque
Peter Falk Tribute by Director Wim Wenders
4 July 2011 9:55 AM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
As rumpled TV detective Columbo and the grandfather in The Princess Bride, Peter Falk delighted audiences with his quirky charm. But Falk, who died June 23 at the age of 83, was accomplished in drama, nominated twice for an Oscar in 1960's Murder, Inc., and 1961's Pocketful of Miracles. In 1987, Falk began an association with acclaimed German film director Wim Wenders, appearing in Wings of Desire and its 1993 followup Faraway, So Close. Here, the director pays tribute to Falk in an exclusive essay: About Peter Falk "An Ex-Angel does not have a Grandma!" I remember that night, probably into the third week of shooting Wings of Desire, »
- Cynthia Wang
Movie Poster of the Week: Peter Falk and "...All the Marbles"
2 July 2011 1:21 PM, PDT | MUBI | See recent MUBI news »
“I can’t see you, but I know you’re there.” For me, the great Peter Falk, who passed away a week ago at the age of 83, earned his angel wings for three pictures: Wings of Desire, A Woman Under the Influence, and this terrific gritty sports comedy/road movie by Robert Aldrich. Made in 1981 (it was Aldrich’s final film) and released abroad as The California Dolls, …All the Marbles stars Falk as the go-for-broke manager of a pair of female tag-team wrestlers. As cheesy as the poster looks at first glance it has a zingy energy (with all that type on the diagonal) that is actually quite unlike the downbeat feel of much of the film.
Unfortunately there are not many other great Falk posters: most of his later ones are pretty awful. I already wrote about one of the best posters for Husbands (and my ambivalence about that film) a while ago. »
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