An European Girl trapped in Hollywood tries to deal with the bridge between cinema and life.
Friday, January 31, 2014
Parks and Wreck
Tears tears tears.
What a beautiful, heartfelt and pretty emotional scene, one of the most beautiful scenes to remember from Parks and Recreation.
Adèle and Césars
Adèle Haenel was nominated for a César Award, Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Suzanne!
And so were her co-starts - Sara Forestier for Best Actress. François Damiens for Supporting. Paul Hamy for Best Male Newcomer. And so was Katell Quilévéré and her co-writer Mariette Désert for Original Screenplay.
Here are the César Nominations of 2014.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Sundance 2014
from The Hollywood Reporter.
The talk from many films was so good, so interesting,
so appealing. Obviously, this is what I can talk about…Pretty interesting stories
or rather reviews coming from Sundance. You can always sense the films working
out or that will work out and the films that won’t. Then there are a few that’s just pretty
unpredictable. Like the documentary The Green Prince, with two very distinct reviews here
and here.
And then you have the names alone. Like Mike Cahill, who is back this year
after Another Earth. He’s the scientist filmmaker. Or Richard
Linklater with his exceptional film called Boyhood. Well, I’m pretty sure it will be a pretty exceptional
film. You must know the reasons by now. It was filmed for over ten years,
following the growing up of two children and the intricacies of their parents marriage.
Gay gay gay. There are some fair amount of gay to
look at. Actually LGBT.
Here are the films I stand out.
Laggies
Because of Lynn Shelton. Because of Keira Knightley. Every
now and then I am hit with overwhelming feelings of affection for Keira
Knightley.
Appropriate Behaviour
I don’t like when people say ‘She could be the next
this person, he could be the next other person…’ I know it helps to create a
bridge of understanding, but at the same time it’s a pretty inaccurate way to
do it. Above all, this person can’t be anyone else but her! Anyway, Desiree Akhavan is been compared to the
name Lena Dunham and Girls. Her film
had a great reception and I can’t wait. It seems everyone loved it.
The Skeleton
Twins
Because there are twins. I like the premise. It also
won the Screenplay award.
I, Origins
I absolutely loved Another Earth. I’m looking forward
to a new challenge.
Whiplash
It was the premier film. Everyone liked it. It end up
winning the audience award and Grand Jury Dramatic.
Frank
They Came
Together
Wet Hot American Summer is probably the first
reference. I just hope it isn’t something like the awful A.C.O.D.
A Most Wanted
Man
Life After
Beth
Happy
Christmas
Listen Up
Philip
The One I love
Obvious Child
Dear White
People
The
Sleepwalker
52 Tuesdays
Blind
Jamie Marks is
Dead
Little
Accidents
A Girl Walks
Home Alone at Night
God Help the
Girl I like musicals sometimes.
The Cooties
Docs
Pretty much most of them!
Special mention to Lucy Walker, she brought this
really special short doc called The Lion’s
Mouth Opens. It’s fifteen minutes long and follows Marianna Parker, an
actress born in Scotland, who’s about to find out if whether she inherited Huntington’s
Desease from her father or not.
The Overnighters
Dinosaur 13
The Case
Against 8
Rich Hill
FF
I giggle so hard every time I look at this...mostly because I myself have a huge crush on Hélène Florent and love Suzanne Clément.
Féminin/Féminin
It is one of those cases, where I can positively say I've been laughing for minutes after the end of the episode.
You know the name Chloé Robichaud, or you should know this name by now - the Canadian filmmaker who premiered her film Sarah Prefers to Run at the Cannes Film Festival last year. A week ago, the first episode of her miniseries Féminin/Féminin for LesSpread the Word was released. I've watched it a couple minutes ago and it's just plain fun!
Watch the pilot here.
Hopefully, we'll have eight episodes coming in June.
Monday, January 27, 2014
Quote it
"This film is the most deeply personal film I ever made, watching my country change. lt redefined my understanding of what was possible. On the inside, if I learned anything, you have to believe in what's absolutely impossible. For those in (Egypt) who are still fighting on the ground, they still believe what is possible. January 23rd marks the third anniversary of the revolution. We wanted to launch the film in Egypt, but it wasn't cleared by censors. But it has been pirated, copied and uploaded again and again and 750,000 people have seen it in the last couple of days. I called Ahmed (Hassan), one of the main characters, and he told me, 'I can't walk the streets! Girls want to take pictures with me! The film has spread far beyond Cairo to villages you haven't even heard of.' This is the first Egyptian film nominated for an Oscar, and by a woman no less, and so this award means so much."
Jehane Noujaim, DGA Winner, for her documentary The Square.
Sunday, January 26, 2014
I could just watch docs all day
And maybe I do it sometimes...
Today I watched The Square and 20 Feet from Stardom.
Watch them.
Today I watched The Square and 20 Feet from Stardom.
Watch them.
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Sarah Paulson joins Carol
Carol, the book adaptation, the film directed by Todd Haynes, starring Cate Blanchett as Carol.
I can't believe this. I think everyone is pretty damn happy about this casting call.
This is going to be interesting. She'll be playing Carol's ex-lover and close friend Abby.
Let's see how many times I'm going to read this book again until I see the film...
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Sundance Days
Keira Knightley is BACK.
With Lynn Shelton, of all people. I say this in the most exciting way.
Co Star Sam Rockwell.
Reaction from Hollywood Elsewere - here.
Laggis's review from Variety here.
Another review from HitFix here.
From The Hollywood Reporter here.
Mark Webber, Laggies, with his pregnant wife Teresa Palmer.
Frank.
Friday, January 17, 2014
Adèle News
Cécile de France and Adèle Haenel will be working together...
From Allocine.
It is called "La Belle Saison", 'The Great Season', translated by words, and according to the director, Catherine Corsini, who Adèle previously worked for "Trois Mondes", is a much lighter film, per say, shiny, with positive, good and brave characters facing their desires and succeeding along the way.
The beginning of the shoot will happen in the Summer.
Needless to say, this sounds so so so so so so good. It's Cécile de France. With Adèle Haenel.
Last year it was Catherine Deneuve. This year starts with Cécile De France...what's next? Léa Seydoux? Emmanuelle Devos? Isabelle Hupert? Céline Sallette again?
Making dreams come true, one year at the time...
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