I probably would have gone
with Wild Tales, but that would have been a wild guess.
Two astronauts return from Mars with
wild tales of monstrous aliens and deadly plants.
Given its anthological nature, there's never a dull moment
in Wild Tales.
Nicholas Barber on why — as deliciously twisted new Argentinian film
Wild Tales shows — there's no room for shilly - shallying with a series of stand - alone stories
Wild Tales lives up to its title and to the prestige that comes with claiming one of the few Academy Award nominations relegated to foreign films.
Ida seemed the obvious winner when chief competitor Force Majuere was omitted for the nomination pool but the dark and
sumptuous Wild Tales could nab a win.
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Wild Tales Director: Damián Szifron Running time: 122 minutes Certificate: R A collection of darkly funny tales from Argentina, revolving around themes of anger and revenge, which was nominated for the best foreign language film Oscar.
The Academy creeps towards world cinema credibility with a slate of acclaimed nominees, from Pawlikowski's wistful Ida to short story collection Wild Tales
After making a big impression at last year's Cannes Film Festival, dominating Telluride in the fall, and earning an Oscar nomination in the Foreign Language Film category, Damián Szifrón's
Wild Tales finally gets unleashed on North American audiences this week.
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Vulnerable in the face of an unpredictable reality, the characters of
Wild Tales cross the thin line dividing civilization and barbarism.
As the superheroes behind A Separation, Volver, No Country for Old Men, All About My Mother, and
Wild Tales coalesce and move towards production, we can't wait to see what kind of direction they take the project.
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With perhaps the best opening scene of 2015,
Wild Tales starts things off with the shortest of its tales: passengers on a plane quickly discover inconceivable connections with each other, realizing it's more than just a coincidence just before the story comes to abrupt end.
Oscar nominated for Foreign film,
Wild Tales also swept through the Argentine Academy Awards, its crazy tales of retribution due to road rage, infidelity at a wedding and the like connecting with the common man and woman.
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USA Wild Tales (Relatos salvajes), Damian Szifron, Argentina / Spain Rosewater, Jon Stewart Mr Turner, Mike Leigh, United Kingdom 9 Homes, Ramin Bahrani, USA Foxcatcher, Bennett Miller, USA
Damian Szifron's extraordinarily fun and twisted
movie Wild Tales, out on Blu - ray tomorrow, was nominated for a best foreign language film Oscar earlier this year.
Among the choices for arthouse cinemas are the
aforementioned Wild Tales, fashion documentary Dior & I and Michael Winterbottom's The Face of an Angel.
The excellent Argentine
picture Wild Tales, which arrives this week, has already clocked up decent numbers in previews; and Mommy, the fifth feature from prolific French - Canadian enfant terrible Xavier Dolan, debuted last weekend with a decent # 36,000 from 24 sites.
Laurence Olivier is adorably daffy as the eccentric gentleman who
spins wild tales and watches over them as they travel to Venice and fall in love.
Inspired
by wild tales of Café Bizarre, a bygone legendary Greenwich Village club, Bizarre opened in January 2013.
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Wild tales of 16th Century pirates and shipwrecks surround the origins of the Coton de Tulear.
Wild Tales shows enough promise for you to expect big things from Szifrón, both as a human storyteller and as a stylish, nimble director.
But that won't stop
their wild tales.
As far as Christianity (another cult) goes, their version is
a wild tale of intrigue and betrayal.
Wild tales, lunatic tales, hard - to - believe tales.
The wild tale of the Portland Mavericks looks to be coming to the big screen via one of its former employees.
He packed out plenty of
wild tales, too, which are woven into this engaging autobiography.
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The Nominations: Foreign Language Film «Ida» Poland «Leviathan» Russia «Tangerines» Estonia «Timbuktu» Mauritania «
Wild Tales» Argentina...
The tide swinging between Ida and
Wild Tales, it is Leviathan «s topicality that may very well give Academy voters the sense that they realize this to be true.
According to
her wild tale, where she calls the villain The Moon King, in order to be safe Kubo must never be out after dark.
Last year's festival saw the premieres of Leviathan, Winter Sleep, Mr Turner, Jimmy's Hall, Foxcatcher,
Wild Tales, Clouds of Sils Maria, Mommy and Two Days, One Night.
Runners - up included IDA (2), WINTER SLEEP (3), LEVIATHAN (4) and
WILD TALES (5).