Tag: clairedenis
FICUNAM 2023: Program Highlights Include Albert Serra Retrospective, Venice Winner SAINT OMER
FICUNAM has been revealing the program of its upcoming 13th edition, set to take place in Mexico City from June 1 to 11. Highlights so far include a couple of retrospectives, one dedicated to Spanish auteur and showman Albert Serra,...
New York 2022 Review: STARS AT NOON, Rum, Sweat and Rain Soak Love Story in Global South
Directed by Claire Denis, the political-intrigue drama stars Margaret Qualley and Joe Alwyn.
Review: BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE, Moody, Sizzling Noir From Claire Denis
Directed by Claire Denis, the film contains visual/aural power and beauty, combined with blistering performances by Juliette Binoche and Vicent Lindon. It's damn near a masterpiece, in my book.
Blu-ray Review: Claire Denis' BEAU TRAVAIL Is A Last, Best Dance
The first time I saw Claire Denis' Beau Travail -- at a Cinematheque Ontario screening, which must have been long enough ago that it was before the TIFF Bell Lightbox -- I was convinced throughout, and for quite a while...
Coming Soon on Criterion: BEAU TRAVAIL and THE ELEPHANT MAN Lead Packed Lineup
Also: 'Christ Stopped at Eboli,' two Jules Dassin noir classics, plus six new titles in Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project No. 3 all headed to release in September 2020.
Blu-ray Review: Criterion's LET THE SUNSHINE IN Illuminates
Juliette Binoche lights up Claire Denis' effective drama of The Other Woman.
Review: Claire Denis' HIGH LIFE, In Space, Still Against Type
Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Mia Goth and André Benjamin star in director Claire Denis' first foray into science-fiction territory.
Upcoming Criterion: BLUE VELVET, FUNNY GAMES, HOUSE OF GAMES
Also: Denis' 'Let the Sunshine In,' Varda's 'One Sings, The Other Doesn't,' Wyler's 'The Heiress.'
Friday One Sheet: HIGH LIFE Essays Biology in Space
Thus far, 2019 has been the year of Green. While two weeks hardly make a trend, it cannot be understated how underused green is in movie key art. Here is the poster for Claire Denis's 'sex-ain't-sexy' space drama, High Life,...
HIGH LIFE Trailer: Claire Denis' Sci-Fi Debut Lands in April
A24 have released a haunting new trailer for Claire Denis' upcoming science fiction film High Life, starring Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, André Benjamin and Mia Goth. In the French auteur's English-language debut, Denis depicts hopeless death-row inmates who have been...
HIGH LIFE Trailer: Claire Denis and Robert Pattinson Get Space Madness
In Claire Denis' High Life, a group of criminals accept a mission in space to become the subjects of a human reproduction experiment. Things go from complicated to worse to hallucinogenic when a storm of cosmic rays hit their ship....
Review: LET THE SUNSHINE IN, Loose and Light Romantic Comedy
I think Claire Denis has been hanging out with Hong Sang-soo a little too much because I never expected her to do a wordy romantic comedy! And the result is delightful! It boasts the best rolling end credit of any...
New York 2017 Review: LET THE SUN SHINE IN, Claire Denis Goes Hong Sang-soo
I think Claire Denis has been hanging out with Hong Sang-soo a little too much because I never expected her to do a wordy romantic comedy! And the result is delightful! It boasts the best rolling end credit of any movie ever.
Claire Denis and Zadie Smith Team Up for New Sci-Fi Film
Here's your awesome film news of the day: Claire Denis, one of France's most acclaimed directors, and Zadie Smith, one of the UK's most acclaimed novelists, are teaming up for Denis' english-language film debut. At the moment, plot details are...
Full Disclosure 2014 The Directors Cut: Claire Denis
In 2014, Full Disclosure is turning its focus on the filmography of a different celebrated filmmaker each month, and challenging our writers to seek out something new to watch and consider from their sizeable oeuvres. This month welcomes the first...
"I Don't Need To Be Put On A Pedestal": An Interview With BASTARDS Director Claire Denis
Claire Denis goes all-out noir in Bastards, a brooding, nocturnal thriller where innocents get punished and good men die. With a star studded cast, Denis creates a film experience so seductive and mesmerizing, it reminded me of the exhilaration that...
AnarchyVision: Jason Gorber Talks CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, Denis' BASTARDS, and More!
Scott's back this week, and we've got a slew of films to talk about. While GRAVITY continues to rule the box office, Hanks makes a fine turn in Captain Phillips. Also chatted about Claire Denis' Bastards (playing Toronto's TIFF Lightbox...
Cannes 2013 Review: Claire Denis' THE BASTARDS Throws A Bleak, Sneaky Sucker Punch
Clair Denis' The Bastards begins as a simple, slow-burn revenge thriller, and then very quietly morphs into one of the bleakest, most twisted neo-noir films of the decade. As is often the case with Denis (35 Shots of Rum, White...
WHITE MATERIAL on BLURAY is RED HOT
Criterion releases all kinds of films. While they concentrate on time honored classics (often in need of careful restoration) they occasionally release current films. It's a practice that bothers some who see Criterion asa benchmark for what is classic or...
NYFF 09: WHITE MATERIAL
Set in an unspecified French speaking African nation mired by civil war, Claire Denis' White Material skirts around much of the social and political commentary that comes with many films shot on the African continent by semi-outsiders. It is in...
