'Everybody Knows' Trailer: Javier Bardem And Penelope Cruz Reunite In Asghar Farhadi's Kidnapping Thriller
Javier Bardem reunites onscreen with his wife Penelope Cruz for the first time since The Counselor in the Everybody Knows trailer.
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'Everybody Knows' Review: Javier Bardem And Penélope Cruz Lead A Thrilling, If Impersonal, Kidnapping Drama [TIFF]
Our Everybody Knows review takes a closer look at the TIFF-selected film starring Oscar winners Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem.
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This Week In Trailers: I Am Not Your Negro, The New Man, Detour, Unlocked: The World Of Games, Revealed, The Salesman
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week…
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'The Past' Trailer: 'A Separation' Director Asghar Farhadi Ends Another Marriage
Two of the brightest foreign stars of 2011 have joined forces for a new movie in 2013. The Past teams Asghar Farhadi, the Iranian director behind the brilliant domestic drama A Separation, with Bérénice Bejo, best known in the U.S. as the sweet-faced ingenue from The Artist. Given that pedigree, it's not surprising that there's Oscar…
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This Week In Trailers: Somm, Adjust Your Tracking, The Great Beauty (La Grande Bellezza), The Past (Le Passé), The Stroller Strategy
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week…
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'The Past' Trailer: First Subtitled Look At Cannes-Bound Film From 'A Separation' Director
The last film from Asghar Farhadi, A Separation, was a powerful drama that swept awards around the world and was one of the most impressive films of 2011. His new film, The Past, is premiering In Competition at Cannes next month, and now we've for the first English-subbed trailer. Bérénice Bejo (The Artist), Tahar Rahim (A…
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'A Separation' Director Heads To France For Next Film
Perhaps the most worthy film to take home an Oscar this year was the Iranian movie A Separation, which won the Best Foreign Language Film statuette. A Separation is truly a wonderful movie: acted with grace and depth, and written and directed with a pitch-perfect attention to broad social ideas (justice, gender equality, economic distress)…
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Best Foreign Language Film Oscar Shortlist Down To Nine, Including 'A Separation' And 'Pina'
The sixty-three films eligible for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 2012 Oscars have been culled down to nine movies, and the resulting list is a bit surprising. Not making the cut is The Flowers of War, with Christian Bale, or Miss Bala, the Mexican film that did well at festivals last year. Meanwhile…
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This Week In Trailers: Jiro Dreams Of Sushi, A Separation, Lads And Jockeys, The Kick, Redline
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m…
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Telluride Festival Primary Lineup Announced: New Cronenberg, Payne, Herzog Films Playing
The Telluride Film Festival, a presentation of the National Film Preserve which takes place beginning tomorrow, Friday Sept 2 and runs through Monday Sept 5, is an unusual beast as far as film festivals go. The core film lineup is not announced until the day before the festival begins, so attendees have to commit to…
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