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2 September 2008 9:32 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

Take one renegade Japanese director, set him to work on a Spaghetti Western, add a cameo by a talkative American filmmaker, and what do you get? First place in the indie four-day weekend box office race. Sukiyaki Western Django, directed by the prolific and extremely versatile Takashi Miike and featuring Quentin Tarantino in a small role, tore it up at the single Manhattan theatre where it opened, grossing $13,100, according to estimates compiled by Box Office Mojo. The version released in the Us does not represent Miike's original vision, however. Distributor First Look edited 20 or so minutes for the bastardized edition currently playing, so this is a muted triumph. *

The light-hearted I Served the King of England had the right stuff to average $8,487 per screen at eight locations. Directed by Jirí Menzel, the film stars Ivan Barnev, Oldrich Kaiser, and the always wonderful Julia Jentsch. Naked Penélope Cruz outdrew mostly-clothed Penélope Cruz,

Peter Martin

18 August 2008 10:34 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Enrique Rivero's Mexican drama "Parque vía" won top honors Saturday at the 61st edition of the Locarno Film Festival.

Winner of the festival's Golden Leopard, the film centers on a elderly recluse (Nolberto Coria) who struggles to reconnect with the outside world after living in an empty house for several years.  

The Special Jury Prize went to "33 sceny z zycia" ("33 Scenes from Life"), Malgoska Szumowska's drama about a young woman whose life slowly starts to fall apart after she learns her mother has cancer. Starring is German actress Julia Jentsch, whose credits include "Sophie Scholl: The Final Days" and "The Downfall."

Denis Côté took home the best director award for "Elle veut le chaos," a drama about a father who pushes his daughter into prostitution because he's unable to provide financial security for his family.

Meanwhile, Ilaria Occhini snatched the Leopard for best actress for her performance in Federico Bondi's "Mar Nero.

Franck Tabouring

2 articles from 2008