Paramount has debuted another official trailer for Alexander Payne's Downsizing, which has been playing
at film festivals over the past few months.
Not exact matches
Events will include a
film festival of science fiction
films «before and after the discovery of DNA», in Italy, an overnight camp
at the Science Museum in London for children from all
over Europe, science contests in newspapers, and a «scientific ballet» organised by CERN, the centre for particle physics near Geneva.
The
films at this year's
festival offered plenty examples of legacies lived up to and not — neglected and obsessed
over.
Below, sample the critical response to
over a dozen key
films (and a few TV series) which debuted
at this year's
festival.
The
film which was funded as part of the Irish
Film Boards Reality Bites Scheme has so far screened
at over 25
festivals worldwide after its premiere
at the Sundance
Film Festival.
If either of those
films are a hit
at Sundance, chances are they'll go on to even bigger things, because
over the years the
festival has become a formidable launching pad for actors, directors and their movies.
Over the 45 years of USA
Film Festival glamor, elegance, and beauty all could sum up the
film experiences shown
at the
festival.
She has
over 10 years of experience in international
festival management and
film programming, with past positions
at the Toronto International
Film Festival, the Canadian
Film Centre, Fashion in
Film, and the Museum of the Moving Image.
I probably missed a few, as I was only able to see about 20 of the
films at the
festival (which is not a lot, since it is possible to see nearly 40
over the
festival's 8 days), but suffice it to say, if you're a canine lover, be wary of all the
films listed above.
Director Jeremy Saulnier's horror - thriller «Green Room» — which Broad Green financed but did not release, selling the movie to A24 — premiered
at the 2015 Cannes
Film Festival's Directors» Fortnight, but only after a lengthy dispute with Broad Green
over sending the
film to the
festival at all.
«Many audience members made it a point to see the
film two or three times, which is a rare occurrence
at the
festival where attendees try to see as many
films as possible
over the weekend.»
Although there's the usual selection of premieres,
at least half of the screenings this year are retrospectives: a look
at 1928, the last great year of silent
film; personal selections from the
festival's guest programmers
over the years, and a salute to black - and - white cinematography.
The two main - competition
films from Netflix, Bong Joon Ho's «Okja» and Noah Baumbach's «The Meyerowitz Stories,» also went unrewarded amidst controversy
over the streaming service's presence
at the
festival.
This may only fuel the rumblings
over how upset the «Christine» team was that Sundance programmed both
films at the
festival.
Woody Allen) Cast: Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Sally Hawkins, Louis C.K.
Over the years, eleven of Woody Allen «s
films have shown
at Cannes (five opening the
festival, including most recently «Midnight In Paris «-RRB-, with some of his biggest latter - day successes unspooling.
«Jerry's Flight
Over Cannes» (3:00) documents the publicity stunt Seinfeld made
at the French
film festival last May, with a pulley system, giant bee costume, and some help from Chris Rock.
Unfortunately Bening presiding
over the Venice jury not only rules the
film out of that
festival, but also out of Telluride which takes place
at the same time, and the first and more important week of buzz building
at TIFF.
As I fly to Canada to meet Sarah Polley, I think about the glimpses of her in Stories We Tell — her first full - length documentary feature, which bowled
over critics
at Sundance and the Venice
film festival and has won Canada's
Film of the Year award.
However he does admit that things were
at the worst a couple of years ago, when Toronto decided to drop any
films from the popular first half of its schedule that had premiered anywhere else — but now, he says, the ban is
over and it is more relaxed, and there is now less competition between the three
festivals.
Filmmaker Joshua Marston has been a fixture of the Berlin International
Film Festival
over the past several years thanks to «Maria Full of Grace» and «The Forgiveness of Blood,» both of which picked up prestigious awards before earning further acclaim
at international
film festivals.
Not only has the
film been out for a for
over a month now but it also been shown
at multiple
film festivals over the last seven months, winning Best Director for Miller
at Cannes in May.
Introducing itself to the world
at the 2015 Sundance
Film Festival and creating substantial buzz in
film festivals the world
over before opening in an elite listing of American cinemas in July, Sean Baker's fifth feature plays out with genuine emotion and manifests as an eye - opening day - in - the - life of two transgender sex workers on the streets of Los Angeles.
I did find it a bit ironic and coincidental that two people get hit by cars in the
film, especially following the tragic events that unfolded
at the 2014 SXSW
festival where two people died after getting run
over.
The jury
at this year's Cannes
film festival fell
over themselves to award top honours to Nuri Bilge Ceylan's rumbling 196 - minute Chekhovian drama («I could happily have stayed there for another couple of hours,» insisted judge Jane Campion).
«
Over the weekend, it was quietly announced
at the Library of Congress»
festival of» unidentified, underidentified, or misidentified
films» that one of the most deeply mourned lost treasures in
film history has reappeared.
Fantastic Fest (recap our coverage from this year)-- the nation's largest genre
film festival — is pleased to announce the Fantastic Fest Tour, which will take place
at all Alamo Drafthouse markets
over three weekends in November (check your local listings for details).
Out of the 52 prizewinners
over the past 17 years of the Tiger Awards, 13
films went on to achieve significant visibility
at other
festivals — and only seven of the filmmakers have become established directors (for the record: Zhang Yuan, Hong Sang - soo, Patrick Keiller, Lou Ye, Pablo Trapero, Kelly Reichardt — and Christopher Nolan).
This delightfully gory anthology
film made a few cursory appearances
at festivals over the next two years and then vanished without a proper theatrical release.
I «ve been lucky enough to be
over at the Cannes
film festival for the week (with the epic re-run of competition
films still to come tomorrow).
Members of the CFCA see
films at festivals all
over the world and the purpose of the
film festival is to bring that experience back to the Windy City for a week.
The world's most prestigious
film festival, unfolding
over a dozen days against the sunbaked splendor of the French Riviera, can sometimes feel (or
at least look) like a giant, glamorous,...
«99 HOMES»:
Over the years, filmmaker Ramin Bahrani has become almost as readily identified with Ebertfest as Ebert himself — though only 40 years old, he has already screened four
films at the
festival, including the features «Man Push Cart» (2005), «Chop Shop» (2007), «Goodbye Solo» (2008) and the 2009 short «Plastic Bag.»
It's another amazing
film from Ms. Zhao that has been winning
over fans
at all the
festivals where it has played, and it also received four Independent Spirit Award nominations.
The 8 - day
festival takes place
at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar and sees
over 100 feature
films screened for attendees.
But in the way of a quick overview, here's a look
at 25
films landing
over the next couple of weeks
at these
festivals that could turn out to be players this season.
There's been more of my
film -
festival coverage
at Hammer to Nail
over the past 7 days!
The ceremony, presided
over by Cochis and
Film Independent President Josh Welsh, presented the
festival guest director, filmmaker Miguel Arteta («Beatriz
at Dinner»), with the Spirit of Independence Award for his work in the indie
film world.
Over the past two weeks, Hammer to Nail published five reviews I wrote about
films at the recent AFI DOCS
festival, plus a review of Misconception, which was released in select theaters on June 24, and a review of the recent Criterion Collection release of Clouds of Sils Maria on Blu - ray.
The movie had its world premiere
at the South by Southwest
film festival last night, and for all the fans of the book who can't wait to see the movie, we've got something that should hold you
over.
At Sundance 2016, I am hoping to see over 40 films at this year's festiva
At Sundance 2016, I am hoping to see
over 40
films at this year's festiva
at this year's
festival.
This first premiered
at Sundance and has played
at numerous
festivals all
over the world, and is getting quite a bit of acclaim because it's a hell of a
film.
Screened
at film festivals all
over the world, «Wajib» follows an estranged father - son pair who are brought together to hand - deliver the wedding invitations for their daughter / sister.
Based on Tobias Schneebaum's book, the
film went on to play in
over 37 international
film festivals winning many major awards, including the Independent Spirit Award for Best New Director (2001), the Special Jury Award
at IDFA (2000), Best Documentary Feature at the Hamptons Film festival (2000) and a Special Critics Award At LAFF (2000
at IDFA (2000), Best Documentary Feature
at the Hamptons Film festival (2000) and a Special Critics Award At LAFF (2000
at the Hamptons
Film festival (2000) and a Special Critics Award
At LAFF (2000
At LAFF (2000).
Del Toro's upcoming
film, which he directed and co-wrote with Vanessa Taylor (Divergent, Game of Thrones), has been building buzz
over the last few months with screenings
at various
film festivals - and even won Best Picture
at Venice
Film Festival - ahead of its official rollout next month.
Debate still rages
over the scarcity of women directors, but many
at the
festival have been encouraged by the wealth of competition
films featuring female leads — not all of them preoccupied with their love lives
As it is, I visited three «old»
film festivals — the Nitrate Picture Show
at the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York, and two in Italy: Il Cinema Ritrovato in Bologna, and the Giornate del Cinema Muto in Pordenone — accounting for
over 100 screenings and 80 features (plus many more shorts), that I had never seen before.
FILM FESTIVALS Harlan Kennedy in Venice, Kathleen Murphy and Richard T. Jameson
at Toronto, Robert Horton all
over New York
Directors: Jean - Pierre and Luc Dardenne Surely Belgium's Dardenne brothers have bought a timeshare in Cannes by now: They've premiered six
films in competition
at the
festival over the years and won the Palme d'Or twice, first for Rosetta in 1999 and later for The Child in 2005.
At this point, we have played in
over 20 international
film festivals, and we have won four esteemed awards.
His 2014 short
film Verbatim premiered
at the Sundance
Film Festival and went on to play
at over a dozen
festivals including South By Southwest, Telluride and the Dallas International
Film Festival, where it won the audience award.