Indeed, the inaugural program provides a wealth of options, from chronicles
of cinema icons Charlotte Rampling and Tony Curtis in The Look and Drive to Stardom respectively, to filmmaker portraits On Borrowed Time and Arirang.
Not exact matches
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He gives a stunning, perfect performance
of this
icon of cinema.
«Facing Windows» stars the late Massimo Girotti, an
icon of the Italian
cinema who starred in films by Visconti, Rossellini, De Sica and Bertolucci, as the old man whose presence compels characters — played by luminous Giovanna Mezzogiorno («The Last Kiss») and Raoul Bova («Under the Tuscan Sun»)-- into peering into the facing windows that symbolize unfulfilled longing.
Joining two
icons of French
cinema, filmmaker Claire Denis and actor Juliette Binoche, Let the Sunshine In is far from your everyday romantic comedy.
I can't help but feel that the classically - trained horror
icon has never truly gotten the respect he deserves for creating one
of the most iconic movie monsters in the history
of cinema.
Think
of them as
cinemas golden boys, the best directing duo out there, and indie
icons for the break out films at festivals and how they told stories on a limited canvas.
With his penetrating gaze, quiet strength, and unshakeable everyman persona, Jean Gabin was the most popular French matinee idol
of the prewar period, and remains one
of the great
icons of cinema.
Kristen Stewart is fast becoming an
icon of modern
cinema, and her latest performance in Personal Shopper confirms her as one
of most interesting and daring actors out there.
Two women on a journey — a middle - aged actress, established
icon of European
cinema and stage, and her young assistant — engage in a riveting pas de deux in Olivier Assayas's Clouds
of Sils Maria (2014).
Why you shouldn't miss it: An unabashed love letter to trash
cinema, Best Worst Movie reveals the improbable heartfelt story
of an Alabama dentist - turned - cult - movie
icon and an Italian filmmaker as they come to terms with their internationally revered cinematic failure.
The film, which stars Mel Gibson in the lead role will arrive in
cinemas later this year courtesy
of Icon Films, and it looks really rather good.
Chow's Mark was the iconic figure
of Hong Kong
cinema in the late 80s, an
icon so widespread you see its influence still in Jia Zhangke's Still Life 20 years later.
It will focus on the work
of contemporary actors like Samuel L Jackson, David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong» o, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sophie Okonedo and Denzel Washington, as well as
cinema's first black stars, Josephine Baker, Lena Horne and Dorothy Dandridge, and enduring
icons like Sidney Poitier, Whoopi Goldberg, Paul Robeson and Angela Bassett.
Rather than the usual elegant black and white photo
of a screen
icon from some golden age, Cannes 2016 celebrates
cinema itself with a golden shot
of a man ascending the staircase - wall
of Casa Malaparte on the Isle
of Capri, thus providing a film geek's field day
of interpretation and reference.
Thinking
of your place as an
icon of Hong Kong
cinema, I also think
of stars like Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Jackie Chan.
Amazon's rights for its acquisitions so far have been limited to US theatrical distribution, with no sign yet
of Chi - Raq in either UK
cinemas or Amazon's British streaming line - up (The Neon Demon is being released in the UK by
Icon this summer).
It's the classic hardboiled private - eye movie; the nervy maiden offering
of its celebrated director, John Huston; the first glamorous star vehicle for Humphrey Bogart, an
icon of American
cinema and the 20th century's definition
of existential cool; and still the most triumphantly well - cast movie from Hollywood's golden age (rivaled only by Casablanca).
In remembrance
of the late, great David Bowie, Sight & Sound examines the
icon's connection to
cinema.
What seemed like a novel idea, pairing two
of French
cinema's contemporary
icons from opposing schools...
James Faust, Artistic Director
of the Dallas Film Society, said, «Our two Dallas Star Award honorees hail back to something this festival has done from its inception — honor
cinema legends,
icons, and the film artists that made a difference in our film viewing lives.
A family
icon for all human kind to see, and a gem that permanently marked not only the Hollywood
cinema of the 80's, but the hearts
of millions as well.
The filmmaking
icon sat down with Empire ahead
of the launch
of Ready Player One to deliver an issue celebrating his entire
cinema - defining career — from Jaws and Jurassic Park, to E.T. and Saving Private Ryan — as well as his game - changing new virtual reality epic.
Iris, his profile
of fashion
icon Iris Apfel (and a film seemingly akin to his iconic Grey Gardens), has recently been released in
cinemas in the United States, whilst his final film, In Transit, has gone the festival route, premiering at Tribeca, where it received a Special Jury Mention in the World Documentary section
of the festival's program.
This is an excellent read about an
icon of cinema.
A contemporary shopper's paradise, housing a complete range
of products from jewellery to homeware, along with the famous Museum
of Style
Icons — one
of the most unique collections
of fashion and
cinema memorabilia in the world.
Each room features 1950s film
icons with black and white art deco interiors and soft teal, grey and beige furnishings, to create a quiet haven in the buzz
of London's
cinema district.
Others resurrect
icons of alternative
cinema, if perhaps ones more pertinent or familiar on the West Coast than in New York.
Drawing inspiration from popular
icons of cinema and theatre, Ourhouse hybridises aspects
of British sitcoms, absurdist theatre and science fiction, while making pointed observations about language, cultural appropriation and power structures.
Born to a poor but close - knit Byzantine Catholic family, young Andy Warhol absorbed images
of both the saintly
icons on the altar
of his local church and the glamorous stars he saw in the movies at his neighborhood
cinema.
Renée Green's (b. 1959) exhibition Within Living Memory is a meditation spurred by inhabiting an architectural
icon — Le Corbusier's Carpenter Center — while exploring the historical and institutional legacies
of modernism's other forms, including
cinema, visual art, poetry, music, and literature.
He has explored that theme in a series
of paintings based on John Singer Sargent's «The Daughters
of Edward Darley Boit» and in another cycle
of canvases drawing on imagery and
icons of the Italian
cinema of the 1960s.
Babette Mangolte is an
icon of international experimental
cinema.
Poor Poor Jerry investigates our collective awareness, overlapping the deeds
of an
icon of an American animated series and desert landscapes
of Lanzarote with pop
cinema soundtracks and dialogues.»
Since his Times Square Show debut, his pictorial universe has been incredibly consistent and meticulously staged: a cinematic landscape often flattened into eerie planes and characterized by classic foreign sports cars, French pop singers, camouflaged Spitfires and troop ships,
icons of European
cinema and snowy Alpine peaks — a series
of very particular, rhapsodic infatuations, through which he has conjured a fully - realized, unironic, modern - day narrative mythology.
Making films continuously since the late 1940s, Kenneth Anger is considered one
of the most original filmmakers
of American
cinema and a countercultural
icon.
The portraits were presented alongside four images
of the empty
cinemas which the actors will eventually fill with their screen presence, and are intended to question whether it is possible to distinguish between the person and the
icon.
Guests also previewed the work
of Kenneth Anger, also in attendance that night, in the exhibition Kenneth Anger:
ICONS, which showcases the films, books, and artwork
of one
of the most original filmmakers
of American
cinema.
Sarah Contos» second solo exhibition with Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery «Daughter Universe» considers ideas
of transmogrification — drawing parallels between stage magic,
cinema icons and theories
of the multiverse.