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Ira Glass & Julien Temple at IDFA: Have Fun, Break Rules
indiewire.com — Serious movies with weighty international topics gave way to laughter (and even some tears) today after the Saturday skies cleared and the temperature warmed up a bit here in The Netherlands. British filmmaker Julien Temple sipped red wine while lecturing this afternoon at the International ... Ira Glass & Julien Temple at IDFA: Have Fun, Break Rules
Academy Sets Animated Short Shortlist
indiewire.com — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards. Thirty-seven pictures had originally qualified in the category. The Short Films and Feature Animation Branch Reviewing Committee viewed all ... Academy Sets Animated Short Shortlist
Werner Explains It All: 10 Herzogian Insights
indiewire.com — EDITOR’S NOTE: This feature was originally published as part of indieWIRE’s coverage of the Toronto International Film Festival. Herzog’s “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans” is being released in theaters across North America today. Werner Herzog has been the subject of much curiosity at ... Werner Explains It All: 10 Herzogian Insights
B.O. of the ‘00s: The Top Grossing Foreign-Language Films
indiewire.com — The 2010s are fast approaching - 41 days and counting - and indieWIRE is continuing this weekly Friday chart devoted to glancing back at the past ten years.  With a film opening each weekend as a starting point, we’re charting various sub-categories of 2000s film, focusing on their North ... B.O. of the ‘00s: The Top Grossing Foreign-Language Films
IDFA: Emotional Start to World’s Most Important Doc Fest
indiewire.com — Veteran directors Frederic Wiseman, D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus are among the documentary mavericks attending the 22nds International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), which opened last night in the Netherlands’ largest city. The festival is considered the most important in the ... IDFA: Emotional Start to World’s Most Important Doc Fest
IFC & Netflix Team To Stream 53 Indies
indiewire.com — IFC Entertainment and Netflix have announced a partnership that gives Netflix the U.S. rights to 53 unique titles from IFC Entertainment. Through this agreement select titles from IFC Entertainment’s library of independent films will become available to be streamed instantly to televisions and ... IFC & Netflix Team To Stream 53 Indies
cinemadaily | “Mammoth” Letdown
indiewire.com — In his review for indieWIRE, Eric Hynes calls Lukas Moodysson’s latest, “Mammoth,” a “career killer” and, while his may be among the most damning reviews of the film, which opens in the US today, it’s getting very little love from critics on the whole. “Moodysson hasn’t exactly descended to ... cinemadaily | “Mammoth” Letdown
iW Video | Reverse Shot Talkies: Pedro Almodóvar
indiewire.com — “A movie is something like – even something shot and edited and frozen there – I think it’s like a person…you know more about that person with time,” observed director Pedro Almodóvar in a recent video interview with Reverse Shot’s Eric Hynes. “That you know more about that person with time. ... iW Video | Reverse Shot Talkies: Pedro Almodóvar
Penelope’s NYC “Embrace”
indiewire.com — “Broken Embraces” star Penelope Cruz was the center of attention at a special screening of the film, directed by Pedro Almodovar in New York, hosted by the Cinema Society and Calvin Klein. And true to other Cinema Society events, the names turned out including Mira Sorvino, Marion Cotillard, ... Penelope’s NYC “Embrace”
For Your Consideration: 25 Things The Academy Got Right In The 2000s
indiewire.com — With the first wave of awards season precursors less than two weeks away, I figured I would use the very last addition of this column before an onslaught of commentary on critics awards and Spirit and Globe nominations beckons to provide some optimism in the wake of last week’s list of the “most ... For Your Consideration: 25 Things The Academy Got Right ...
cinemadaily | Herzog’s “Bad Lieutenant” Docks in US
indiewire.com — Werner Herzog’s rough remake of the Abel Ferrara’s 1992 film “Bad Lieutenant,” “Bad Lieutenant:  Port of Call New Orleans” is heading to US waters, after screenings in Venice and Toronto.  David Edelstein of New York Magazine tackles the film, “In Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New ... cinemadaily | Herzog’s “Bad Lieutenant” Docks in US
Academy Names 15 to Documentary Shortlist
indiewire.com — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences named 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards(R). Eighty-nine pictures had originally qualified in the category. The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with ... Academy Names 15 to Documentary Shortlist
PGA To Honor “Precious”
indiewire.com — The Producers Guild of America have announced that “Precious: Based on the novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” will be honored with the 2010 Stanley Kramer Award. The film’s producers will be honored with the award at the 21st Annual PGA Awards ceremony on Sunday, January 24, 2010 at the Hollywood ... PGA To Honor “Precious”
Hamilton to Direct Oscars
indiewire.com — Hamish Hamilton will direct the 82nd Academy Awards telecast, show producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman announced Wednesday. This will be his first time directing the telecast, though he has directed live television events such as the MTV Video Music Awards and the MTV Europe Music Awards ... Hamilton to Direct Oscars
cinemadaily | Back in Action: John Woo’s “Red Cliff”
indiewire.com — From international action auteur (breakout hit “Hard Boiled”) to Hollywood hack (2003’s widely panned “Paycheck”), John Woo’s career has ridden a critical rollercoaster. “Now he’s back, in two senses: back making movies in Asia and back in theaters with ‘Red Cliff,’ a nearly two-and-a-half-hour ... cinemadaily | Back in Action: John Woo’s “Red Cliff”
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