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Sexual Perversity in Denmark: An Interview with Lars von Trier

21 October 2009 4:41 AM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »

What does it take to be hailed the bad boy of Danish cinema? Among other feats, Lars von Trier co-signed the Dogme 95 manifesto, forcing regimented rules upon filmmakers in a cry for anti-blockbuster honesty. His own entry, "The Idiots," pissed people off for featuring able-bodied adults pretending to find their "inner spazz." He began two trilogies he has no intention of finishing (though one of the main actors from "The Kingdom" died after Part II), and forced aging mentor Jørgen Leth to remake his own short film with multiple sets of no-win restrictions in the experimental doc "The Five Obstructions." More notoriously, von Trier has plucked amazing performances out of actresses who don't seem to want to work with him again, including Nicole Kidman (who blamed scheduling problems for why she couldn't reprise her lead role in "Dogville" in the sequel "Manderlay") and "Dancer in the Dark" star Björk, who »

- Aaron Hillis

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Dystopian Outlook Continues...with Lars von Trier's 'Planet Melancholia'

9 October 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

- Unless he has a mental breakdown, in 2011 (more precisely, Cannes) we should be receiving the art-house answer to Matt Reeves' Cloverfield. Lars von Trier is taking on the disaster film genre on a micro-budgeted English-language project which will include (no surprises here) a pessimistic ending. Planet Melancholia is due to shoot in Germany and Sweden next summer. TrustNordisk will begin pre-sales at the Berlin Festival in February - this will easily be a sought after title especially after the overall impact that Antichrist will have had. Zentropa's Peter Aalbæk Jensen mentioned to the press that we should expect a handheld aesthetic and some elements of romance. Meta Foldager (Antichrist) and Louise Vesth (line producer on Manderlay) are producing. This means that the wait for the closing film in the trilogy, Wasington is put on the backburner, especially if von Trier starts tackling genres films like Tarantino.  I'm expecting »

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Tiff #3: Some of the films I've seen

11 September 2009 7:28 PM, PDT | blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news »

I have a quirky policy about writing of films from a film festival. In the early years, I tried to avoid an actual "review," especially negative, because I believed a film deserved a chance to open before I laid into it. This was grandiose--as if the world was awaiting my opinion. Then I began suggesting my thinking, without going into detail. Then, being human, I allowed that approach to enlarge into specific descriptions of films I really loved, or hated.

Alex Vo, editor of Rotten Tomatoes: No Meter when he needs it most.

That's now the strategy I use, with amendments. I can only review a film for the first time once, and if I've used all my energy in rehearsal, what have I saved for opening night? I'll reflect the general reception of certain films, however, if only in the spirit of providing news coverage. The first year I was here, »

- Roger Ebert

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Se&L's 10 Must-See Films of Fall/Winter 2009 (Short Ends and Leader)

8 September 2009 10:30 AM, PDT | PopMatters | See recent PopMatters news »

At last count, there are close to 80 movies slated for release in the next four months, not including the off studio independents, heralded foreign imports, and frequent film festival surprises. As the transition from summer's popcorn pleasantries to fall's forced import begins, it's often hard to get a handle on what, exactly, deserves your dollars - and more significantly, your precious entertainment attention span. The push towards Awards season consequence is always complicated. Release dates shuffle, perspectives shift, and what seemed like a sure thing only a few weeks ago can fade into oblivion faster than a Will Farrell take on a classic Saturday morning kid's show from the '70s. With that in mind, Se&L has been sizing up the offerings on tap for the next 17 weeks, and we've complied our very own Top 10 Must-See titles. Now, this is not an attempt to gauge the best films of the year, »

- By Bill Gibron

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tMF Talkback: Can anyone prevent Summit Entertainment from flexing its muscles?

30 July 2009 1:54 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

The biggest news swirling around the Twilight fandom is the 'abrupt' casting change for Victoria in the upcoming Twilight: Eclipse, the 3rd installment in the Twilight Saga. Instead of Rachelle Lefevre playing the vampire villain, Summit is reported to have cast Bryce Dallas-Howard instead.

Let's take a closer look at (1) Bryce Dallas-Howard, the actress. Is she a better Victoria? What can Dallas-Howard bring into Eclipse? tMF also examines her work as an actress and picks her top 3 best movies so far; (2) the transcript so far... the exchange of words between Ms. Lefevre and Summit Entertainment. What went wrong? Who did what and more...

As a final thought, (3) let's look at the more controversial casting news for the Twilight saga. If the Harry Potter series and Warner Bros. seem to be such 'smooth operators' in casting their stars, it seems the Twilight saga and Summit like to play the opposite - »

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tMF Talkback: Can anyone prevent Summit Entertainment from flexing its muscles?

30 July 2009 1:54 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

The biggest news swirling around the Twilight fandom is the 'abrupt' casting change for Victoria in the upcoming Twilight: Eclipse, the 3rd installment in the Twilight Saga. Instead of Rachelle Lefevre playing the vampire villain, Summit is reported to have cast Bryce Dallas-Howard instead.

Let's take a closer look at (1) Bryce Dallas-Howard, the actress. Is she a better Victoria? What can Dallas-Howard bring into Eclipse? tMF also examines her work as an actress and picks her top 3 best movies so far; (2) the transcript so far... the exchange of words between Ms. Lefevre and Summit Entertainment. What went wrong? Who did what and more...

As a final thought, (3) let's look at the more controversial casting news for the Twilight saga. If the Harry Potter series and Warner Bros. seem to be such 'smooth operators' in casting their stars, it seems the Twilight saga and Summit like to play the opposite - »

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tMF Talkback: Can anyone prevent Summit Entertainment from flexing its muscles?

30 July 2009 1:54 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

The biggest news swirling around the Twilight fandom is the 'abrupt' casting change for Victoria in the upcoming Twilight: Eclipse, the 3rd installment in the Twilight Saga. Instead of Rachelle Lefevre playing the vampire villain, Summit is reported to have cast Bryce Dallas-Howard instead.

Let's take a closer look at (1) Bryce Dallas-Howard, the actress. Is she a better Victoria? What can Dallas-Howard bring into Eclipse? tMF also examines her work as an actress and picks her top 3 best movies so far; (2) the transcript so far... the exchange of words between Ms. Lefevre and Summit Entertainment. What went wrong? Who did what and more...

As a final thought, (3) let's look at the more controversial casting news for the Twilight saga. If the Harry Potter series and Warner Bros. seem to be such 'smooth operators' in casting their stars, it seems the Twilight saga and Summit like to play the opposite - »

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All about new 'Eclipse' actress Bryce Dallas Howard (video)

29 July 2009 12:03 AM, PDT | Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news »

.. Most recently (aside from the news of her being cast in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse for former Rachelle Lefevre role Victoria), Bryce Dallas Howard wrote a screenplay entitled The Originals that Ron Howard will be directing. In an interview that she had with Cinema Spy in June about her role in Terminator Salvation, Howard talked about walking onto a franchise set with returning actors such as Christian Bale ... In 2004's Book Of Love, though, Howard really got her start with the role of Heather. That same year, her major starring role as Ivy in M. Night Shyamalan's feature film The Village made its way to the big screen. She would later return to working with Shyamalan on Lady In The Water. Howard has also appeared in films such as Manderlay, As You LIke It, Orchids (a short), Spider-Man 3, and Terminator Salvation ... »

- thetwilightexaminer

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Lars Von Trier, Antichrist and Me

27 July 2009 6:04 AM, PDT | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »

I've had many strange moments with Lars "Von" Trier. I sat, soaking wet, in a thunderstorm at an outdoor cinema in Australia and cried like a baby at the end of Dancer in the Dark, I laughed so inappropriately at the orgy scene in  The Idiots that I had to leave the cinema until it was over and I still can't watch the end of Breaking the Waves with anyone else in the room as it remains, for me, one of the most powerful moments of my cinema life. It's interesting to look back at Von Trier's life before his films because in many ways it is as bizarre, hectic and sad as anything he has put to screen. Raised in Denmark, Von Trier's (some what) communist, nudist parents believed that rules and discipline were counter productive aspects of growing up and the little "Von" is thought to have had free reign. »

- Neil Innes

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Exclusive Interview: Bryce Dallas Howard on 'Terminator'

4 June 2009 9:30 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

When Charlotte Gainsbourg left Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins due to scheduling conflicts, director McG turned to another famous daughter of film royalty, Bryce Dallas Howard to replace her. In this fourth installment of the groundbreaking sci-fi franchise, Howard is Kate Connor, the wife of John Connor, played by Christian Bale, and a member of the resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. A veterinarian in Terminator 3, she has adapted her knowledge of animal physiology and become the rebel group’s resident physician. 

Stepping into a part vacated by another actress is not a new experience for Howard. She landed the role of Fisher Willow in Tennessee Williams's Loss of A Teardop Diamond when Lindsay Lohan dropped out and, more controversially, Howard was cast by Lars Von Trier to replace Nicole Kidman as Grace in 2005’s Manderlay.

From the set of Terminator Salvation in Albuquerque, Nm, and before »

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Cannes #8: Oh, the days dwindle down, to a precious few...

24 May 2009 10:39 PM, PDT | blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news »

I think I may have just seen the 2010 Oscar winner for best foreign film. Whether it will win the Palme d'Or here at Cannes is another matter. It may be too much of a movie movie. It's named "A l'origine," by Xavier Giannoli, and is one of several titles I want to discuss in a little festival catch-up. Based on an incredible true story, it involves an insignificant thief, just released from prison, who becomes involved in an impromptu con game that results in the actual construction of a stretch of highway. At the beginning he has no plans to build a highway. He simply sees a way to swindle a contractor out of 15,000 euros. He is sad, defeated, unwanted, apart from his wife and child, sleeping on a pal's sofa. What happens is not caused by him nor desired by him. It simply happens to him.

This is one »

- Roger Ebert

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The Antichrist Finds a Home

20 May 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »

IFC Films is going to distribute Lars Von Trier's Antichrist , starring Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg, when it hits the States. "Since it premiered at Cannes on Monday, we haven't been able to stop 
talking or thinking about Antichrist " IFC Entertainment president Jonathan
 Sehring told The Hollywood Reporter. This is the third time IFC has stepped up to release a Von Trier picture after the titles The Boss of It All and Manderlay . IFC has been making a mark in the genre acquiring titles for their VOD service. It's unknown if they plan to debut Antichrist on demand or give it a limited theatrical run. And for those worried that the film might suffer unkind cuts for the U.S. release, fear not. IFC reps say the cut screened... »

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Cannes #5: Even now already is it in the world

18 May 2009 3:49 PM, PDT | blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news »

There's electricity in the air. Every seat is filled, even the little fold-down seats at the end of every row. It is the first screening of Lars von Trier's "Antichrist," and we are ready for anything. We'd better be. Von Trier's film goes beyond malevolence into the monstrous. Never before have a man and woman inflicted more pain upon each other in a movie. We looked in disbelief. There were piteous groans. Sometimes a voice would cry out, "No!" At certain moments there was nervous laughter. When it was all over, we staggered up the aisles. Manohla Dargis, the merry film critic of The New York Times, confided that she left softly singing "That's Entertainment!"

Whether this is a bad, good or great film is entirely beside the point. It is an audacious spit in the eye of society. It says we harbor an undreamed-of capacity for evil. It »

- Roger Ebert

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Want To Know Who ‘The World’s Greatest Director’ Is?

18 May 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

The film business can be a funny thing. We cater to a very specific set of readers here on MTV Movies Blog, but will sometimes look past the things you’re interested in to bring you news which is particularly funny, perverse or, for one reason or another, flat-out absurd. Let it be known that the following falls roughly into all three of those categories.

Director Lars von Trier is probably most known here in the United States for Björk’s “Dancer in the Dark” music video. He also had two fairly high-profile films, if incredibly odd ones, in what is planned to be a “U.S. trilogy”: “Dogville” (2003) and “Manderlay” (2005). Von Trier is also known for his frequent associations with the Dogme community of filmmakers.

Now the latest news from Cannes, as delivered by The Hollywood Reporter, reveals that von Trier has officially declared himself to be “the world’s greatest director. »

- Adam Rosenberg

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Kidman Waves Goodbye to Woody Allen Film - Who Should Replace Her?

13 May 2009 12:02 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

When I wrote about Nicole Kidman signing up for the next Woody Allen film in March, I bit my tongue and didn't mention my doubts. While I knew she could handle the material, I had a sneaking suspicion that it wouldn't come to fruition. This was not because I can see the future, but because many projects that she signs on for she inevitably exits -- Manderlay, The Reader, The Producers, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, etc.

And now she's out of Allen's latest ensemble piece, according to Variety. While she was a solid addition to the cast that boasts the likes of Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Brolin, Naomi Watts, and Freida Pinto, there's now a big hole to fill before production kicks off in London this summer. So the big question is: Who will fill it this time, and who should?

For the films I mentioned above, Kidman was replaced with Bryce Dallas Howard, »

- Monika Bartyzel

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Cannes 2009's Top 5 Items For Sale: Antichrist

6 May 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

- Written by Anders Thomas Jensen and Lars von Trier, based on the theory that it was Satan, not God, who created the world, Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg will play a couple who retreat to an isolated cabin in the woods following the death of their child. Art-house horror films don't compare in terms of interest in comparison to Hollywood remakes of Korean films or Hollywood remakes of Hollywood horror films, but this could pull off a surprise if the film goes into the demented side – the trailer certainly leads me to think this way. Von Trier hasn't been a box office draw with his last pictures Manderlay and The Boss of it All, and established Dafoe and Gainsbourg are quality actors but not big names – despite such shortcomings Antichrist should be reeled in early after the world preem.... »

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Who's the Next Big Female Movie Star?

9 March 2009 2:15 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Julia Roberts has yet to be surpassed. Back in September of last year I asked Who's the Next Big Male Movie Star? At the time Robert Pattinson Fever had spread all over the Internet and the conversation resulted in a wasted experiment as commenters weren't able to have a real debate. However, a few people did ask for a similar feature for the females and I have finally gotten around to putting it together. With the males the name I was looking at in comparison was Will "Guaranteed Box-Office Gold" Smith. With the females I was unable to come up with a name that lives up to the career Julia Roberts put together and she remained my muse. When Pretty Woman came out in 1990 Julia was 22-years-old and had just starred in and won a Golden Globe for Steel Magnolias. Over the following nine years she worked her way into »

- Brad Brevet

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