Cannes rejected it. The Oscars ignored it. But “Amélie” lives on, as everyone’s favorite crème-brulee-cracking, stone-skipping Montmartre mischief-maker and romantic go-between is back in theaters come Valentine’s Day, courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.
“Amélie,” directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and written by the French filmmaker with Guillaume Laurant, remains one of the 21st-century arthouse’s most imaginative confections, the rare film perhaps more misunderstood now than it was when it came out in 2001. Make no mistake that “Amélie” was huge then. There was the box office, the awards, the infectious swells of composer Yann Tiersen’s music in the air (at least in my headphones), and then came the imitators. I remember in college a close friend had a poster of the film pinned to her dorm room wall, a bemused Audrey Tautou upright in bed flanked by framed pictures of an Elizabeth-collared dog and a white-feathered fowl, and...
“Amélie,” directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and written by the French filmmaker with Guillaume Laurant, remains one of the 21st-century arthouse’s most imaginative confections, the rare film perhaps more misunderstood now than it was when it came out in 2001. Make no mistake that “Amélie” was huge then. There was the box office, the awards, the infectious swells of composer Yann Tiersen’s music in the air (at least in my headphones), and then came the imitators. I remember in college a close friend had a poster of the film pinned to her dorm room wall, a bemused Audrey Tautou upright in bed flanked by framed pictures of an Elizabeth-collared dog and a white-feathered fowl, and...
- 2/1/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Sony to open fantasy drama on Valentine’s Day 2024 in 250 theatres.
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has acquired all rights in North America excluding French Canada to Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Amelie and will reissue the film on February 14, 2024 – 22 years after the original release through Miramax.
The move comes as theatres continue to court older audiences and anticipate a tricky year ahead in light of supply issues stemming from the six-month production halt during the Hollywood strikes.
Amelie stars Audrey Tatou in the title role as an altruistic waitress in Montmartre, Paris, who finally sets out to do something for herself. Mathieu Kassovitz also stars.
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has acquired all rights in North America excluding French Canada to Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Amelie and will reissue the film on February 14, 2024 – 22 years after the original release through Miramax.
The move comes as theatres continue to court older audiences and anticipate a tricky year ahead in light of supply issues stemming from the six-month production halt during the Hollywood strikes.
Amelie stars Audrey Tatou in the title role as an altruistic waitress in Montmartre, Paris, who finally sets out to do something for herself. Mathieu Kassovitz also stars.
- 12/20/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
‘Bigbug’ Review: Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Latest Is a Dreadful Sex Farce Set During the Robot Apocalypse
The fact that “Amélie” director Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s first movie in nine years is quietly being dumped on Netflix without festival play or advance press of any kind after Jeunet insisted that he would only partner with the streamer as “a last resort” is really the only review you should need when it comes to “Bigbug,” of 2050 (mark it on your calendars). And yet — as this feature-length cluster headache makes perfectly clear — humankind has already surrendered itself to the mercy of our corporate machine overlords, meaning that even the most exasperated critic has to pump out at least 600 words just to convince the tiny God-king inside the Google algorithm not to banish their content to the elephant graveyard that is page two of the search results. So let’s get on with it.
A filmmaker whose breakthrough successes don’t entirely diminish the feeling that he was put on this...
A filmmaker whose breakthrough successes don’t entirely diminish the feeling that he was put on this...
- 2/11/2022
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Jean-Pierre Jeunet put his stamp across the 1990s and 2000s with a unique blend of zany personality, thoughtful character portraits, and sharp, multi-dimensional humor. So much was running in films like Delicatessen and The City of Lost Children, both co-directed with Marc Caro, that they could have boiled over, yet somehow remained focused works that played completely as the ownerships of their creators. After a brief misfire when stepping into the world of Hollywood blockbusters with 1997’s Alien: Resurrection—an early forebear of the “indie director to studio tentpole” pipeline that gobbles up every promising young filmmaker these days—Jeunet found his peak as a solo director in the early aughts: Amélie and A Very Long Engagement brought his particular style into a new era with remarkable sophistication and retention of his characteristic charm.
Then a curious thing happened. Despite being a beloved international director arguably at the height of his career,...
Then a curious thing happened. Despite being a beloved international director arguably at the height of his career,...
- 2/11/2022
- by Mitchell Beaupre
- The Film Stage
Academy Award-nominated “Amelie” and “A Very Long Engagement” director Jean-Pierre Jeunet hasn’t released a feature film since 2013’s “The Young and Prodigious T. S. Spivet.” But the always visually bonkers director of films including the swooningly odd “Delicatessen” and the gonzo “Alien Resurrection” is back with his latest film, “Bigbug.” The artificial intelligence comedy is hitting Netflix on February 11, and the streamer has released a first trailer for the film. Watch below.
Here’s the appropriately weird synopsis, courtesy of Netflix:
In 2050, artificial intelligence is everywhere. So much so that humanity relies on it to satisfy its every need and every desire – even the most secret and wicked…
In a quiet residential area, four domestic robots suddenly decide to take their masters hostage in their own home. Locked together, a not-quite-so-blended family, an intrusive neighbour and her enterprising sex-robot are now forced to put up with each other in an increasingly hysterical atmosphere!
Here’s the appropriately weird synopsis, courtesy of Netflix:
In 2050, artificial intelligence is everywhere. So much so that humanity relies on it to satisfy its every need and every desire – even the most secret and wicked…
In a quiet residential area, four domestic robots suddenly decide to take their masters hostage in their own home. Locked together, a not-quite-so-blended family, an intrusive neighbour and her enterprising sex-robot are now forced to put up with each other in an increasingly hysterical atmosphere!
- 12/27/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
We told you. Remember the rules. You didn’t listen. Now we’re Back with an all new batch of guest recommendations featuring Blake Masters, Julien Nitzberg, Floyd Norman, Tuppence Middleton and Blaire Bercy.
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Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Wild Angels (1966)
Spirits of the Dead (1966)
The Trip (1967)
Mooch Goes To Hollywood (1971)
Stalker (1979)
The Candidate (1972)
The Parallax View (1974)
Network (1976)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Ace In The Hole (1951)
Margin Call (2011)
Death Wish (1974)
Death Wish (2018)
Seconds (1966)
Soylent Green (1973)
Rage (1972)
Assault on Wall Street (2013)
Repo Man (1984)
Elmer Gantry (1960)
The Train (1965)
Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
Strange Brew (1983)
To Have And Have Not (1944)
Singin’ In The Rain (1952)
Easter Parade (1948)
The Band Wagon (1953)
Guys And Dolls (1955)
On The Town (1949)
Casablanca (1942)
The Dirt Gang (1972)
Back To The Future (1985)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Bomba, the Jungle Boy (1949)
My Man Godfrey...
Please support the Hollywood Food Coalition. Text “Give” to 323.402.5704 or visit https://hofoco.org/donate!
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Wild Angels (1966)
Spirits of the Dead (1966)
The Trip (1967)
Mooch Goes To Hollywood (1971)
Stalker (1979)
The Candidate (1972)
The Parallax View (1974)
Network (1976)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Ace In The Hole (1951)
Margin Call (2011)
Death Wish (1974)
Death Wish (2018)
Seconds (1966)
Soylent Green (1973)
Rage (1972)
Assault on Wall Street (2013)
Repo Man (1984)
Elmer Gantry (1960)
The Train (1965)
Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
Strange Brew (1983)
To Have And Have Not (1944)
Singin’ In The Rain (1952)
Easter Parade (1948)
The Band Wagon (1953)
Guys And Dolls (1955)
On The Town (1949)
Casablanca (1942)
The Dirt Gang (1972)
Back To The Future (1985)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Bomba, the Jungle Boy (1949)
My Man Godfrey...
- 8/14/2020
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Jean-Pierre Jeunet is going back to his roots. While visiting Los Angeles for a retrospective of several of his films at the American Cinematheque and the USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, the idiosyncratic French director shared details of his plans to make a mockumentary about the production of his beloved 2001 romantic comedy “Amelie” in anticipation of the movie’s 20th anniversary.
Jeunet, whose last completed feature was 2013’s “The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet,” also revealed that he was in the early stages of developing a sci-fi animated feature and a futuristic comedy.
“The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet” received a botched released in the U.S. in 2015 after distributor Harvey Weinstein decided to shelve it as retaliation for the director’s refusal to make cuts.
Since then, Jeunet has been trying to get a project off the ground with mostly discouraging results. “I’ve been fighting to make a...
Jeunet, whose last completed feature was 2013’s “The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet,” also revealed that he was in the early stages of developing a sci-fi animated feature and a futuristic comedy.
“The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet” received a botched released in the U.S. in 2015 after distributor Harvey Weinstein decided to shelve it as retaliation for the director’s refusal to make cuts.
Since then, Jeunet has been trying to get a project off the ground with mostly discouraging results. “I’ve been fighting to make a...
- 5/6/2019
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Indiewire
Warning: spooky spoilers for Pet Sematary ahead!
Stephen King's Pet Sematary has returned to the big screen, and the 2019 reboot of the terrifying story - which King originally published in 1983 and was also adapted in a 1989 film - makes a few big updates to its source material. But for the most part, it's a faithful retelling of the core story, down to the chilling inclusion of an ancient creature known as the Wendigo.
If you're familiar with King's book or the new horror film, then you know that the story follows the Creed family as they move from Boston to a big farmhouse on a sprawling, 50-acre piece of land in the small town of Ludlow. Unfortunately their property includes the cursed "pet sematary," where kids from Ludlow perform creepy burial rites for their deceased pets.
Related: The Pet Sematary Reboot Includes a Startling Change to Stephen King's Original...
Stephen King's Pet Sematary has returned to the big screen, and the 2019 reboot of the terrifying story - which King originally published in 1983 and was also adapted in a 1989 film - makes a few big updates to its source material. But for the most part, it's a faithful retelling of the core story, down to the chilling inclusion of an ancient creature known as the Wendigo.
If you're familiar with King's book or the new horror film, then you know that the story follows the Creed family as they move from Boston to a big farmhouse on a sprawling, 50-acre piece of land in the small town of Ludlow. Unfortunately their property includes the cursed "pet sematary," where kids from Ludlow perform creepy burial rites for their deceased pets.
Related: The Pet Sematary Reboot Includes a Startling Change to Stephen King's Original...
- 4/14/2019
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
Kim Cattrall, Ewan McGregor in Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer Best Film 127 Hours Black Swan Exit Through the Gift Shop The Fighter The Ghost Writer Inception The Kids Are All Right The King's Speech Scott Pilgrim vs. the World The Social Network Toy Story 3 True Grit Winter's Bone Best Foreign Language Film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor) Micmacs (Micmacs à tire-larigot) Mother (Madeo) A Prophet (Un prophète) The Secret in Their Eyes (El secreto de sus ojos) The White Ribbon (Das weisse Band – Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte) Best Director Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan Danny Boyle, 127 Hours David Fincher, The Social Network Tom Hooper, The King's Speech Christopher Nolan, Inception Best Actor Jeff Bridges, True Grit Leonardo DiCaprio, Inception Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network Colin Firth, The King's Speech James Franco, 127 Hours Best Actress Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right Nicole Kidman, Rabbit [...]...
- 1/4/2011
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet has finally returned to the darkly whimsical form that won him a place in the heart of many a cineaste with Micmacs (Micmacs à tire-larigot), a hit at both Butt-Numb-a-Thon 2009 and SXSW 2010. The film opens today at Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar and the Arbor.
Through improbable circumstances, Bazil (Dany Boon) loses everything after a bullet gets lodged in his skull. Homeless, he's taken in by a motley crew of salvaging outcasts making a living off Paris' discarded junk. When Bazil happens upon the weapons/munitions companies that cost him his old life, he and his new friends embark on a series of capers to shut both companies down and bring their chairmen to justice.
If you're unfamiliar with Jeunet's peculiar brand of cinema magic, then imagine Chaplin's Little Tramp in a contemporary ensemble caper film. Dialogue is limited, relying heavily on the gestures and expressions of...
Through improbable circumstances, Bazil (Dany Boon) loses everything after a bullet gets lodged in his skull. Homeless, he's taken in by a motley crew of salvaging outcasts making a living off Paris' discarded junk. When Bazil happens upon the weapons/munitions companies that cost him his old life, he and his new friends embark on a series of capers to shut both companies down and bring their chairmen to justice.
If you're unfamiliar with Jeunet's peculiar brand of cinema magic, then imagine Chaplin's Little Tramp in a contemporary ensemble caper film. Dialogue is limited, relying heavily on the gestures and expressions of...
- 6/25/2010
- by Jenn Brown
- Slackerwood
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet Writer: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Guillaume Laurent Starring: Dany Boon, Dominique Pinon, François Berléand, Albert Dupontel The year is 1979, Bazil’s (Dany Boon) father is blown to bloody bits while dismantling a mine in the Sahara (this ain’t no Hurt Locker); his mother subsequently has a complete mental breakdown. Next, Bazil escapes from a repressive Catholic orphanage. We find him years later, now an unabashed cinephile (ala Quentin Tarantino), working as a clerk in a video store. One night while mimicking the The Big Sleep verbatim, Bazil is caught in the crossfire of a shootout. At this moment, we dissolve into the opening credits of what seems to be a film within a film. (Is Bazil dead? In which case…is everything else all a dream?) With a bullet lodged in his head, Bazil’s surgeon is left with two options: remove the bullet (reducing Bazil to a...
- 6/25/2010
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Editor’s Note: this review was written at SXSW 2010.
Rating 4/5
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Writer(s): Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Guillaume Laurant
Cast: Danny Boon, Yolande Moreau, Dominique Pinon
It is my suspicion that Jean-Pierre Jeunet is a nostalgic man. His is a world where one man’s trash is another man’s treasure indeed and he takes great delight in the things that you and I discard. I imagine that his backyard is riddled with buried treasure, time capsules for future visitors. His films seem to hang on a similar theme of loss and material possession and Micmacs is no different. Marked by his trademark visual style, Micmacs differs from films like Amelie, Delicatessen, and The City Of Lost Children in that this has a clear-cut narrative that includes an overt political statement.
Read more on Theatrical Review: Micmacs À Tire-larigot…...
Rating 4/5
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Writer(s): Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Guillaume Laurant
Cast: Danny Boon, Yolande Moreau, Dominique Pinon
It is my suspicion that Jean-Pierre Jeunet is a nostalgic man. His is a world where one man’s trash is another man’s treasure indeed and he takes great delight in the things that you and I discard. I imagine that his backyard is riddled with buried treasure, time capsules for future visitors. His films seem to hang on a similar theme of loss and material possession and Micmacs is no different. Marked by his trademark visual style, Micmacs differs from films like Amelie, Delicatessen, and The City Of Lost Children in that this has a clear-cut narrative that includes an overt political statement.
Read more on Theatrical Review: Micmacs À Tire-larigot…...
- 5/29/2010
- by Ronnita Miller
- GordonandtheWhale
To simply call the new Jean-Pierre Jeunet movie ‘Micmacs’ non-stop madness, the English translation of its French title ‘Micmacs à tire-larigot,’ is an understatement. The action-slapstick comedy stars such supporting actors as Andre Dussollier, Nicolas Marie and Julie Ferrier, who Jeunet compared to the Seven Dwarfs. Lead actor Dany Boon also spontaneously added traces of Charlie Chaplin to his character Bazil in this movie about getting vengeance and revenge against those who have morally-corrupt actions. The movie starts off during Bazil’s childhood, when he was orphaned after his father was killed by a mine that exploded in the Moroccan dessert. The movie then cuts to Bazil as [...]...
- 5/25/2010
- by karen
- ShockYa
Sony Pictures Classics have provided us with poster, photos and trailer from Micmacs.
Micmacs is a 2009 film by French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amélie, The City of Lost Children, A Very Long Engagement) that premiered on 15 September 2009 at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival as a gala screening at Roy Thompson Hall. Its original French title is Micmacs à tire-larigot, (‘Non-stop madness’). The film is billed as a “satire on the world arms trade”.
Micmacs synopsis
First, it was a mine that exploded in the middle of the Moroccan desert. Years later, it was a stray bullet that lodged in his brain… Bazil (Dany Boon) doesn’t have much luck with weapons. The first made him an orphan, the second holds him on the brink of sudden and instant death.
Released from the hospital, Bazil is homeless. Luckily, our inspired and gentle-natured dreamer is adopted by a motley crew of secondhand dealers...
Micmacs is a 2009 film by French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amélie, The City of Lost Children, A Very Long Engagement) that premiered on 15 September 2009 at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival as a gala screening at Roy Thompson Hall. Its original French title is Micmacs à tire-larigot, (‘Non-stop madness’). The film is billed as a “satire on the world arms trade”.
Micmacs synopsis
First, it was a mine that exploded in the middle of the Moroccan desert. Years later, it was a stray bullet that lodged in his brain… Bazil (Dany Boon) doesn’t have much luck with weapons. The first made him an orphan, the second holds him on the brink of sudden and instant death.
Released from the hospital, Bazil is homeless. Luckily, our inspired and gentle-natured dreamer is adopted by a motley crew of secondhand dealers...
- 5/23/2010
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
Five very long years after Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s A Very Long Engagement, the eccentric French filmmaker returns with another uniquely stylized vision of life and love.
Micmacs à tire-larigot is a whimsical crime caper about the “shenanigans” of a man enacting his clever revenge on two munitions makers. A landmine killed his father when Bazil (Dany Boon) was just a boy and a stray bullet lodges in his head after an explosion outside his video store. The freak accident brings him to the brink of sudden death (and holds him there) before robbing Bazil of his job and apartment.
Wandering the streets alone, Bazil is taken in by a hodgepodge of bizarre characters who dwell in a sort of makeshift junkyard cave and offer to help him get back at the pair of weapon manufacturers who ruined his life. Accompanying him are a contortionist (Julie Ferrier), a brainy math whiz...
Micmacs à tire-larigot is a whimsical crime caper about the “shenanigans” of a man enacting his clever revenge on two munitions makers. A landmine killed his father when Bazil (Dany Boon) was just a boy and a stray bullet lodges in his head after an explosion outside his video store. The freak accident brings him to the brink of sudden death (and holds him there) before robbing Bazil of his job and apartment.
Wandering the streets alone, Bazil is taken in by a hodgepodge of bizarre characters who dwell in a sort of makeshift junkyard cave and offer to help him get back at the pair of weapon manufacturers who ruined his life. Accompanying him are a contortionist (Julie Ferrier), a brainy math whiz...
- 5/10/2010
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
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- 5/1/2010
- by Rudie Obias
- CriterionCast
It’s safe to assume that Jean-Pierre Jeunet has made some of the most unique and outlandish films of the last few decades. His work is always immediately recognizable when you see it, from the heralded cannibalist classic Delicatessa, to his Wwi romantic drama A Very Long Engagement.
Read more on Tribeca 2010 Interview: Co-Writer/Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Micmacs À Tire-larigot)…...
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- 4/30/2010
- by Drew Tinnin
- GordonandtheWhale
There are five new clips in from Sony Pictures Classics' "Micmacs" comedy/crime flick. Jean-Pierre Jeunet ("A Very Long Engagement," "Alien Resurrection") directs from the screenplay he wrote along with Guillaume Laurant. The film stars Dany Boon, André Dussollier, Nicolas Marié, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Yolande Moreau, Julie Ferrier, Omar Sy, Dominique Pinon, Michel Crémadès and Marie-Julie Baup. "Micmacs à tire-larigot" opens on May 28th in limited areas. First it was a mine that exploded in the middle of the Moroccan desert. Years later, it was a stray bullet that lodged in his brain... Bazil doesn't have much luck with weapons. The first made him an orphan, the second holds him on the brink of sudden, instant death. Released from the hospital after his accident, Bazil is homeless. Luckily, our inspired and gentle-natured dreamer is quickly taken in by a motley crew of junkyard dealers living in a veritable Ali Baba's cave.
- 4/5/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Oh, the French. Here’s another trailer for Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s “Micmacs”, or as it’s known in Frogland, “Micmacs à tire-larigot”. First it was a mine that exploded in the middle of the Moroccan desert. Years later, it was a stray bullet that lodged in his brain… Bazil doesn’t have much luck with weapons. The first made him an orphan, the second holds him on the brink of sudden, instant death. Released from the hospital after his accident, Bazil is homeless. Luckily, our inspired and gentle-natured dreamer is quickly taken in by a motley crew of junkyard dealers living in a veritable Ali Baba’s cave. The group’s talents and aspirations are as surprising as they are diverse: Remington, Calculator, Buster, Slammer, Elastic Girl, Tiny Pete and Mama Chow. Then one day, walking by two huge buildings, Bazil recognizes the logos of the weapons manufacturers that caused all of his misfortune.
- 3/29/2010
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Check out the trailer for Sony Pictures Classics' "Micmacs à tire-larigot" (a.k.a."Micmacs") starring Dany Boon, André Dussollier, Nicolas Marié, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Yolande Moreau, Julie Ferrier, Omar Sy, Dominique Pinon, Michel Crémadès and Marie-Julie Baup. Very intriguing, certainly caught my attention. The film produced by Epithète Films, Tapioca Films, France 3 Cinéma and Warner Bros. Entertainment France opens May 28th in limited areas and is R for sexuality and brief violence.
- 3/29/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Ah yes, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, he's definitely got his fans. Sony Pictures Classics debuted earlier this week the official Us trailer (via Yahoo) for Jeunet's new film Micmacs, or Micmacs à tire-larigot in French. It's a whimsical fairy-tale-like film about a quirky?? guy who tries to destroy two big weapons manufacturers with a team of mistfit friends. It looks so incredibly fun and I'm actually very excited to see it, probably because I'm in the mood for a fun French flick like this. It's been playing at some festivals (like SXSW recently) and getting fairly good reviews (see Fsr). It's finally hitting theaters in May, so check out the new trailer below! Watch the official Us trailer for Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Micmacs: [flv:http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/micmacs-official-us-trailer.flv http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/micmacs-official-us-trailer.jpg 596 248] You can also watch the new Micmacs trailer in High Definition on Yahoo Micmacs, aka Micmacs à tire-larigot in French, is both written and directed by beloved French filmmaker...
- 3/29/2010
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
So far, SXSW Film has been a whirlwind of panels, red-carpet premieres, films, interviews and celebrity sightings, with barely enough time to breathe and eat before the next "can't miss" event on my schedule. What's been most amazing is how comfortable and relaxed major stars and filmmakers have been at SXSW premieres, including Jean Pierre-Jeunet (Micmacs à tire-larigot) and Jay and Mark Duplass (Cyrus) hamming it up for the cameras. The biggest highlight by far has been Edward Norton, who I've seen several times over the weekend. He and Tim Blake Nelson were busy with the premiere of their film Leaves of Grass on Friday night at the Alamo South Lamar -- you can see him below on the red carpet for that film.
At our interview on Saturday afternoon Edward stated that he was looking forward to catching a movie while at the festival. Therefore, it was not a...
At our interview on Saturday afternoon Edward stated that he was looking forward to catching a movie while at the festival. Therefore, it was not a...
- 3/16/2010
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
I'm a sucker for flicks about scams and con jobs. So on a recent Saturday night, I was inspired after channel-surfing during a morning hangover daze and stumbling upon Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Self, I declared, it's time for a mini-marathon. Several hours later, I had re-digested The Sting, The Thomas Crown Affair and The Spanish Prisoner. Hangover mostly gone, I decided that the night called for a burrito. But not a normal burrito. A monster burrito. Chicken and steak, jalapenos, habaneros, onions, rice, beans, sour cream, guac, pico de gallo and I think, maybe, a tequila worm -- seriously, this thing was the size of a small dog. And because it apparently was not gluttonous enough, I topped it off with a three-alarm chili-con-queso. Because why risk not getting a heart attack when you can clog your arteries and all-but-assure it? After conquering this great beast, I took to my...
- 3/15/2010
- by Seth Freilich
Jean-Pierre Jeunet took the Paramount stage briefly Saturday to introduce his latest film, Micmacs à tire-larigot, clarifying the title (saying that it translates to ’shenanigans’ in English, a word he loves) and warned against leaving early, as he had a list of everyone in attendance and would find anyone who exited before the movie’s end.
In a nutshell: The film centers on Bazil (Dany Boon), whose solitary existence began young when his military father was killed by a landmine and his mother falls apart as a result. Flash forward a decade or two, and Bazil is still leading a basic, quiet life, working as a clerk in a video store and lip-synching along to the old movies that appear to be his only close acquaintances when a random drive-by shooting leaves him wounded, a bullet left lodged in his brain. The injury results in him becoming unemployed and homeless,...
In a nutshell: The film centers on Bazil (Dany Boon), whose solitary existence began young when his military father was killed by a landmine and his mother falls apart as a result. Flash forward a decade or two, and Bazil is still leading a basic, quiet life, working as a clerk in a video store and lip-synching along to the old movies that appear to be his only close acquaintances when a random drive-by shooting leaves him wounded, a bullet left lodged in his brain. The injury results in him becoming unemployed and homeless,...
- 3/15/2010
- by Heather Campbell
- IMDb Blog - All the Latest
This year I've decided to not include titles that were introduced in 2009 and are having their theatrical release this year: they include top of the list we find A Prophet and Fish Tank, a pair of cream of the crop titles showcased in Cannes, and films such as Dogtooth, Hadewijch, Tales From the Golden Age, Father of My Children, City of Life and Death, I Killed My Mother (J'ai tue ma mere), Mother, Mother and Child, Lebanon, Micmacs à tire-larigot are all worthy titles to look out for. - Welcome to the official landing page for where the 2010's top 100 most anticipated list begins. Now in year three, I started putting the list together in an attempt to keep tabs on the projects that matter the most to the site – it acts on some occasions as an F-u to the year in film previews that fail to include important...
- 2/22/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Though the happenstance, serendipitous cosmic conditions in the film may be on the 'quirky' side, the camraderie and visual treats on screen are genuinely uplifting.
Micmacs à tire-larigot is directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, who brought us the beautifully off-beat Amelie, A very long engagement and, strangely, Alien Resurrection. The title translates to either ‘endless big mess’ or ‘dodgy dealings by the dozens,’ both of which sum it up pretty well.
The film opens in a desert, where a man is killed by a landmine.
Micmacs à tire-larigot is directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, who brought us the beautifully off-beat Amelie, A very long engagement and, strangely, Alien Resurrection. The title translates to either ‘endless big mess’ or ‘dodgy dealings by the dozens,’ both of which sum it up pretty well.
The film opens in a desert, where a man is killed by a landmine.
- 2/18/2010
- by Simon Lewis
- Pure Movies
The South by Southwest Film Festival announced its 2010 feature line-up Wednesday night, and I couldn’t be more excited. The nine day event starts March 12, 2010 here in Austin, Texas, and I’ll be covering as much as I can from start to finish. Though, if it’s anything like last year, I’ll be asleep on my feet by the end of it.
The 2010 list includes 119 films (55 world premieres), but here are a few notables: The previously announced Kick-Ass will start the festivities. Elektra Luxx, the sequel to the underseen comedy Women in Trouble, starring Carla Gugino, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and too many more to name. Tim Blake Nelson’s Leaves of Grass in which Edward Norton plays identical twins. A documentary titled People vs. George Lucas that I will be seeing. Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs. Plus the “SNL” spin-off movie MacGruber in its world premiere, possibly before the MacGyver creator shuts it down.
The 2010 list includes 119 films (55 world premieres), but here are a few notables: The previously announced Kick-Ass will start the festivities. Elektra Luxx, the sequel to the underseen comedy Women in Trouble, starring Carla Gugino, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and too many more to name. Tim Blake Nelson’s Leaves of Grass in which Edward Norton plays identical twins. A documentary titled People vs. George Lucas that I will be seeing. Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs. Plus the “SNL” spin-off movie MacGruber in its world premiere, possibly before the MacGyver creator shuts it down.
- 2/4/2010
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
Less than a week worth of recovering from the Sundance Film Festival, and we are already looking forward to our next, big film fest coverage. That would be the South by Southwest Film Festival held annually in Austin, Texas. Last year, Scott and I brought you all kinds of coverage from the Lone Star State, and this year doesn’t look to be much different.
With that, the announcement came last night of the feature films that will be playing at the SXSW Film Festival. Previous announcement were already made about films like Cold Weather, Electra Luxx, Hubble 3D, Lemmy, Saturday Night, and The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights making their debut. Kick-ass was recently announced as the opening night film, as well.
Among the other films being presented this year are some Sundance darlings, a few, highly anticipated premieres, and MacGruber.
Check out the full list...
With that, the announcement came last night of the feature films that will be playing at the SXSW Film Festival. Previous announcement were already made about films like Cold Weather, Electra Luxx, Hubble 3D, Lemmy, Saturday Night, and The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights making their debut. Kick-ass was recently announced as the opening night film, as well.
Among the other films being presented this year are some Sundance darlings, a few, highly anticipated premieres, and MacGruber.
Check out the full list...
- 2/4/2010
- by Kirk
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
I was so excited at seeing the SXSW line up last night that I completely forgot to post it and started searching the interwebs for cool content to go with it. Oops. Yes, I wish I was there but alas, it wasn’t mean to be (though don’t despair. We’ll be bringing you wicked awesome coverage).
But enough rambling, you want to know what’s all playing. Well, for a start there’s the much anticipated McGruber (trailer), the Duplass’ semi-mainstream comedy Cyrus, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs (trailer, review), Daniel Stamm’s horror flick Cotton and that’s on top of the previously announced titles which include Electra Luxx (Carla Gugino as a pregnant porn star? Bring. It. On.) and Kick-Ass (trailer). That’s already a great line-up but dear me, some of the other titles are pretty awesome too.
There’s Clay Liford scifi drama Earthling (trailer...
But enough rambling, you want to know what’s all playing. Well, for a start there’s the much anticipated McGruber (trailer), the Duplass’ semi-mainstream comedy Cyrus, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs (trailer, review), Daniel Stamm’s horror flick Cotton and that’s on top of the previously announced titles which include Electra Luxx (Carla Gugino as a pregnant porn star? Bring. It. On.) and Kick-Ass (trailer). That’s already a great line-up but dear me, some of the other titles are pretty awesome too.
There’s Clay Liford scifi drama Earthling (trailer...
- 2/4/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Late yesterday the SXSW Fim Festival, which runs from March 12-20 in Austin, TX, announced the full lineup of films that will be screening at this year’s event. And baby, it’s quite a list. Mixing big name films with intimate indie gems, the sheer number of films and the vast array of talented filmmakers is sure to be a hit with attendees and critics alike.
This lineup includes premieres of studio films such as Universal’s MacGruber, Lionsgate’s teen superhero actioneer Kick-Ass and smaller films like Tim Blake Nelson’s Leaves of Grass, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs, Michel Gondry’s The Thorn in the Heart and Steven Soderbergh’s And Everything Is Going Fine. With so many films to watch, it will be very difficult to find time to seem them all during the events nine days. But hell, we’re going to try.
For more on...
This lineup includes premieres of studio films such as Universal’s MacGruber, Lionsgate’s teen superhero actioneer Kick-Ass and smaller films like Tim Blake Nelson’s Leaves of Grass, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs, Michel Gondry’s The Thorn in the Heart and Steven Soderbergh’s And Everything Is Going Fine. With so many films to watch, it will be very difficult to find time to seem them all during the events nine days. But hell, we’re going to try.
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- 2/4/2010
- by Chris Ullrich
- The Flickcast
The 2010 SXSW Film Festival and Conference has announced its initial slate of titles. The list is rife with hot world premieres (Kick-Ass), films fresh from Sundance (The Runaways, Cyrus), hot titles from the 2009 editions of Tiff and Cannes that haven't had much U.S. play (Enter the Void, Dogtooth, Trash Humpers), interesting documentaries (Lemmy, The People v. George Lucas) and much, much more. Simon Rumley's Red, White & Blue, which has received much praise on Twitch based on its Iffr screenings, will have its North American premiere.
Midnight programming courtesy of Fantastic Fest is also back with titles like Higanjima, Monsters, Serbian Film, Outcast, and a yet to be announced special film. Keep eye out for SXSW coverage at Twitch, but for now, pursue the massive list below (descriptions courtesy of SXSW).
Headliners
Big names, big talent: Headliners bring star power to SXSW, featuring red carpet premieres and gala film...
Midnight programming courtesy of Fantastic Fest is also back with titles like Higanjima, Monsters, Serbian Film, Outcast, and a yet to be announced special film. Keep eye out for SXSW coverage at Twitch, but for now, pursue the massive list below (descriptions courtesy of SXSW).
Headliners
Big names, big talent: Headliners bring star power to SXSW, featuring red carpet premieres and gala film...
- 2/4/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Ok, I know that I'm almost one month late. After all, the list of the candidates for the Best Male and Female Hopes has been public knowledge since November 25. Anyway, I just want to post the information since I'm a lover of French culture. Enjoy.
The 2010 César for the Best Female Hope:
Marie-Julie Baup in Micmacs à tire-larigot
Astrid Berges Frisbey in Un barrage contre le Pacifique
Agathe Bonitzer in Un chat un chat
Sophie Cattani in Je suis heureux que ma mère soit vivante
Judith Davis in Je te mangerais
Anaïs Demoustier in Sois sage
Mati Diop in 35 rhums
Pauline Etienne in Qu’un seul tienne et les autres suivront
Alice de Lencquesaing in Le père de mes enfants
Florence Loiret-Caille in Je l’aimais
Sara Martins in Mensch
Lola Naymark in L’armée du crime
Vimala Pons in La Sainte Victoire
Soko in A l’Origine
Christa Theret...
The 2010 César for the Best Female Hope:
Marie-Julie Baup in Micmacs à tire-larigot
Astrid Berges Frisbey in Un barrage contre le Pacifique
Agathe Bonitzer in Un chat un chat
Sophie Cattani in Je suis heureux que ma mère soit vivante
Judith Davis in Je te mangerais
Anaïs Demoustier in Sois sage
Mati Diop in 35 rhums
Pauline Etienne in Qu’un seul tienne et les autres suivront
Alice de Lencquesaing in Le père de mes enfants
Florence Loiret-Caille in Je l’aimais
Sara Martins in Mensch
Lola Naymark in L’armée du crime
Vimala Pons in La Sainte Victoire
Soko in A l’Origine
Christa Theret...
- 12/22/2009
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
From the quirky, kooky, crazy mind of French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Delicatessen, Amélie) comes Micmacs, the story of a man named Bazil who sets out with his new group of misfit friends to destroy two big weapons manufacturers. This new UK trailer comes from Empire, as the film hits theaters there in early January (although Sony Pictures Classics hasn't set a Us release date yet). I'm not the biggest fan of Jeunet, but I've got to say this looks great. There's something about his style and storytelling that's unlike anything else out there and I just love it. If you're a fan of any of Jeunet's films, I highly suggest you watch this! Watch the first UK trailer for Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Micmacs: Micmacs, aka Micmacs à tire-larigot in French, is both written and directed by beloved French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet, of Things I Like, Things I Don't Like, Delicatessen,...
- 12/2/2009
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the man behind Amelie and The City of the Lost Children, is bringing us a new slice of fried madness in Micmacs - and there's a new UK trailer online to give us a better taste of what flavour of barmy is in store.Our hero is Bazil (French superstar Dany Boon) who is accidentally shot in the head and finds his whole life turned upside down. Homeless, he ends up being taken in by a group of eccentrics, and starts to plot with them to take down the source of all his woes: the weapons manufacturers responsible for the bullets that hit him and killed his father years before.Micmacs is out here in the UK on March 26, but if you need to see it sooner, learn some French and hop on the Eurostar, because it's already out in its native land.
- 12/2/2009
- EmpireOnline
Drawing on one of France's most popular screen stars, the incorrigible Dany Boon from the comedy mega hit Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis, as well as a cast of some of the country's best-known actors, including André Dussollier, Nicolas Marié, Jean-Pierre Marielle and Julie Ferrier, Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Delicatessen, City Of Lost Children, e Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain) returns with his latest film Micmacs a satire on the world arms trade. Judging by the trailer, this has got all the qualities audiences have come to love in Jeunet's previous films, a fantastical comedy from a world class director that is sure to not disappoint. Is it better to live with a bullet lodged in your brain, even if it means you might drop dead any time or would you rather have the bullet taken out and live the rest of your life as a vegetable? Are zebras white with black stripes or black with white stripes?...
- 9/21/2009
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
- #14. Micmacs à tire-larigot Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet Cast: Dany Boon, André Dussollier, Nicolas Marie, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Julie FerrierDistributor: Rights Available. Buzz: One of the most sought after titles at Tiff with subtitles, buyers and the viewing public can expect the essential Jeunet-esque trademark elements to make it into this film: visual flair, curious looking and sounding characters, and Jeunet's ability to stretch comedy into all sorts of directions. The Gist: Co-scripted by Guillaume Laurent and Jeunet, this is a satire on the world arms-trade. Is it better to live with a bullet lodged in your brain, even if it means you might drop dead any time or would you rather have the bullet taken out and live the rest of your life as a vegetable? Are zebras white with black stripes or black with white stripes? Is scrap metal worth more than landmines? Can you get drunk from eating waffles?
- 9/1/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
Toronto -- Gaul continues to bless America with films, but a slew of French titles await U.S. deals going into the Toronto International Film Festival.
Only 14 of the 31 French films bound for Toronto have U.S. distribution, according to national promotion agency Unifrance.
"Amelie" director Jean-Pierre Jeunet will debut his weapons comedy "Micmacs A Tire-Larigot" as a gala at Roy Thomson Hall ahead of an October Gallic release by Warner Bros. France, but has yet to line up theatrical distribution stateside.
French sales agents will also be in Toronto to shop Francois Ozon's "Le Refuge," Claire Denis' "White Material" and Israeli director Amos Gitai's "Carmel," an Israel-France co-production, and Gaspar Noe's "Enter The Void."
And in the high-profile Special Presentations sidebar, French titles up for grabs include Christian Carion's "Farewell," "Hadewijch," by Bruno Dumont, Jean-Marie et Arnaud Larrieu's "Les Derniers jours du monde," and "London River,...
Only 14 of the 31 French films bound for Toronto have U.S. distribution, according to national promotion agency Unifrance.
"Amelie" director Jean-Pierre Jeunet will debut his weapons comedy "Micmacs A Tire-Larigot" as a gala at Roy Thomson Hall ahead of an October Gallic release by Warner Bros. France, but has yet to line up theatrical distribution stateside.
French sales agents will also be in Toronto to shop Francois Ozon's "Le Refuge," Claire Denis' "White Material" and Israeli director Amos Gitai's "Carmel," an Israel-France co-production, and Gaspar Noe's "Enter The Void."
And in the high-profile Special Presentations sidebar, French titles up for grabs include Christian Carion's "Farewell," "Hadewijch," by Bruno Dumont, Jean-Marie et Arnaud Larrieu's "Les Derniers jours du monde," and "London River,...
- 8/25/2009
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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