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The Terrence Malick film 'The Tree of Life' has been awarded the Palme d'Or at the close of the 64th Cannes Film Festival.
Despite a mixed reaction when it was screened, the jury felt that the film, starring Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain and Sean Penn, was a worthy winner, with a possibillity of doing well at next years Oscars. The Co-producer Bill Pohlad accepted the award on hehalf of Malick, who didn't attend the festival to promote the film.
Source: http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=31061The Terrence Malick film 'The Tree of Life' has been awarded the Palme... more
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"It was funny when I tweeted it... Man, I've got to stop channeling Bill Hicks." Stand-up comedian Chris Martin gets wobbly at Wabi-Sabi in Petersburg, VA June 4, 2010."It was funny when I tweeted it... Man, I've got to stop channeling Bill... more
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The Thai film "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives" (Yep, that is the full title) has won the 2010 Palme d'Or at the close of the Cannes Film Festival.
Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, the film tells a story of a dying man who gets a visit from his late wife and missing son. "Another Year" was the favourite to win at the festival, but went home empty handed. Other winners included Juliette Binoche winning Best Actress for "Copie Conforme", "Poetry" won best screenplay and Javier Bardem & Elio Germano shared the best actor award.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8699394.stmThe Thai film "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives" (Yep, that is... more
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Director Park Chan-wook may have invented a new genre with "Thirst," his film about a priest turned bloodsucker who doesn't like to kill.
The movie combines horror, suspense, social satire and humor in the story of a man of faith transformed into a vampire by a medical experiment gone wrong.
If pushed, Park calls the film "a vampire romance." But he doesn't like labels.
"I didn't set out to make a vampire film that would infuse fresh new blood into the genre," Park said through an interpreter. "I didn't want to make a completely new vampire film. I wanted to make a completely new film with priests in it."
Park is one of South Korea's most respected directors, with a resume that includes the gory "Oldboy," which won Cannes' second prize in 2004.
"Thirst," co-produced by Universal Pictures, is the first Korean film made with Hollywood backing.
The central character's faith in God makes "Thirst" the story of a spiritual struggle. Priest Sang-hyung (Song Kang-ho), experiences a crisis of faith and morality when he discovers he must drink human blood to survive...
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http://www.fandango.com/koreanvampiregrappleswithmoralityin%60thirst/news/4456
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Current Indie Film Curator - http://current.com/topics/77912881_indie-film/
Twitter User: loopmovieDirector Park Chan-wook may have invented a new genre with "Thirst," his... more
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A village in Protestant northern Germany. 1913-1914. On the eve of World War I. The story of the children and teenagers of a choir run by the village schoolteacher, and their families: the baron, the steward, the pastor, the doctor, the midwife, the tenant farmers. Strange accidents occur and gradually take on the character of a punishment ritual.
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One look at this film clip and others at: http://storytellertrailers.blogspot.com/2009/05/das-weie-band-white-ribbon.html will demonstrate why Michael Hanekes' brilliant film took Cannes top prize this year. There are other clips at the link, but this one is my favorite, showing the incredible black and white cinematography and the meticulous attention to detail that illustrated a story described as a "fascism parable."
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Pericles_Lewnes
Current Indie Film Curator - http://current.com/topics/77912881_indie-film/
Twitter User: loopmovieA village in Protestant northern Germany. 1913-1914. On the eve of World War I. The... more
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And the Palme d'Or goes to Michael Haneke's "The White Ribbon."
The Jury, presided over by Isabelle Huppert (other members: Asia Argento, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, James Gray, Hanif Kureishi, Lee Chang-dong, Shu Qi, Sharmila Tagore and Robin Wright Penn) have also presented the following awards:
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David Hudson rounds up the other award winners and presents a full list of the films in competition with links to individual films and other critics' reactions on them.And the Palme d'Or goes to Michael Haneke's "The White Ribbon."... more
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