The series has appeared on Netflix’s top 10 list in more than 50 countries worldwide.
Russian producer Valeriy Fedorovich can precisely recall how he reacted when his latest project, To The Lake, was acquired by Netflix: “I jumped into the pool fully clothed, and my kids are still asking, ‘Dad, what was that about?’”
Fedorovich is co-head of 1-2-3 Production, the Moscow-based production company owned by TV-3 – the Russian broadcaster where he also holds the role of director.
The company, launched by Fedorovich in 2018 with co-head Evgeniy Nikishov, has scored a major hit with plague thriller To The Lake, which...
Russian producer Valeriy Fedorovich can precisely recall how he reacted when his latest project, To The Lake, was acquired by Netflix: “I jumped into the pool fully clothed, and my kids are still asking, ‘Dad, what was that about?’”
Fedorovich is co-head of 1-2-3 Production, the Moscow-based production company owned by TV-3 – the Russian broadcaster where he also holds the role of director.
The company, launched by Fedorovich in 2018 with co-head Evgeniy Nikishov, has scored a major hit with plague thriller To The Lake, which...
- 2/3/2021
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
Just last year, Cork was dealt a crushing blow, as the much missed Kino Cinema closed it's doors for good. Recognizing our thirst for international arthouse and cult cinema, the good folks at the Triskel Arts Center have launched Ifi @ Triskel Christchurch. What this new plan entails is 8 films per month, with up to 4 showings per week, as well as Sunday & Wednesday matinées. With this announcement too, comes the first 8 titles. They are; Submarine - 2010 Essential Killing - 2010 Pina (2D) - 2010 Meek's Cutoff - 2010 How I Ended This Summer - 2010 Taxi Driver - 1976 Farewell - 2009 The Last Picture Show - 1971 Visit the official website here for the showtimes. And ladies and gentlemen, please, for the love of God, if you're interested in any way in alternative cinema, get your ass in those seats. The Triskel and the Ifi have created a beautiful line up of extraordinary films, as well as...
- 5/18/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Ferg)
- www.themoviebit.com
Meteorologist Dr Liz Bentley explains why her professional and personal curiosity are piqued by this excellent film
British meteorologists don't really get posted to weather stations as remote as the one in this excellent film, set on an island in the Arctic ocean. The two Russian meteorologists who work there have to carry guns to defend themselves against polar bear attacks. The most dangerous thing we ever have to worry about is cows and sheep.
There's not much dialogue, so it's hard to tell exactly what they're doing there; they seem to be using manual instruments to verify weather readings provided by automated equipment. The instruments are fairly standard, if old-fashioned. They have a Stevenson screen, which is a white slatted box that's used to protect equipment such as thermometers and hydrometers.
There's a lot of tension between the two meteorologists. One, Sergei, is very experienced; the other, Pavel, is on a student placement.
British meteorologists don't really get posted to weather stations as remote as the one in this excellent film, set on an island in the Arctic ocean. The two Russian meteorologists who work there have to carry guns to defend themselves against polar bear attacks. The most dangerous thing we ever have to worry about is cows and sheep.
There's not much dialogue, so it's hard to tell exactly what they're doing there; they seem to be using manual instruments to verify weather readings provided by automated equipment. The instruments are fairly standard, if old-fashioned. They have a Stevenson screen, which is a white slatted box that's used to protect equipment such as thermometers and hydrometers.
There's a lot of tension between the two meteorologists. One, Sergei, is very experienced; the other, Pavel, is on a student placement.
- 5/15/2011
- by Laura Barnett
- The Guardian - Film News
Netflix has revolutionized the home movie experience for fans of film with its instant streaming technology. Netflix Nuggets is my way of spreading the word about independent, classic and foreign films made available by Netflix for instant streaming.
How I Ended This Summer (2010)
Streaming Available: 05/10/2011
Synopsis: At an isolated science station in the Arctic, meteorologist Sergei and young intern Pavel face the impending closure of the now-irrelevant base. While Sergei eagerly anticipates returning to his family, Pavel still hopes for a grand adventure. Average Netflix rating: 3.5
Blue Velvet (1986)
Streaming Available: 05/15/2011
Synopsis: An innocent man gets mixed up in a small-town murder mystery involving a kinky nightclub chanteuse and a kidnapper with a penchant for snorting helium in this moodily surreal mystery from writer-director David Lynch. Average Netflix rating: 3.4
Don Juan Demarco (1994)
Streaming Available: 05/15/2011
Synopsis: Marlon Brando stars as a psychiatrist assigned to diagnose a mysterious man who’s convinced that...
How I Ended This Summer (2010)
Streaming Available: 05/10/2011
Synopsis: At an isolated science station in the Arctic, meteorologist Sergei and young intern Pavel face the impending closure of the now-irrelevant base. While Sergei eagerly anticipates returning to his family, Pavel still hopes for a grand adventure. Average Netflix rating: 3.5
Blue Velvet (1986)
Streaming Available: 05/15/2011
Synopsis: An innocent man gets mixed up in a small-town murder mystery involving a kinky nightclub chanteuse and a kidnapper with a penchant for snorting helium in this moodily surreal mystery from writer-director David Lynch. Average Netflix rating: 3.4
Don Juan Demarco (1994)
Streaming Available: 05/15/2011
Synopsis: Marlon Brando stars as a psychiatrist assigned to diagnose a mysterious man who’s convinced that...
- 5/10/2011
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Latest instalment in cars-and-crime franchise takes pole position over Easter weekend, leaving Russell Brand's Arthur eating its dust
The winner
Over the past couple of weeks, distributors and cinema owners have been quick to blame the sunshine for the depressed box office. But this column has always maintained that if there's a film audiences really want to see, they will forego the pleasures of a sunny afternoon or a warm summer evening for a couple of hours.
The latest film to storm the box office despite an unseasonally warm Easter is Fast & Furious 5. The latest entry in the popular cars-and-crime franchise took a stonking £5.33m including £1.32m in Thursday previews. Add in Easter Monday takings, and that figure rises to £6.37m over five days.
The figures are in line with the opening of fourth picture, Fast & Furious, over the Easter 2009 weekend. That took £4.93m over the Friday-Sunday period, and £6.01m including Easter Monday.
The winner
Over the past couple of weeks, distributors and cinema owners have been quick to blame the sunshine for the depressed box office. But this column has always maintained that if there's a film audiences really want to see, they will forego the pleasures of a sunny afternoon or a warm summer evening for a couple of hours.
The latest film to storm the box office despite an unseasonally warm Easter is Fast & Furious 5. The latest entry in the popular cars-and-crime franchise took a stonking £5.33m including £1.32m in Thursday previews. Add in Easter Monday takings, and that figure rises to £6.37m over five days.
The figures are in line with the opening of fourth picture, Fast & Furious, over the Easter 2009 weekend. That took £4.93m over the Friday-Sunday period, and £6.01m including Easter Monday.
- 4/27/2011
- by Charles Gant
- The Guardian - Film News
An award-winning tale of two meteorologists isolated on a remote Arctic island is a tense allegory about modern Russia
Last Sunday's film of the week, Kelly Reichardt's bleak American independent movie, Meek's Cutoff, centred on nine people losing their way while attempting to cross an arid, inhospitable part of remote Oregon in 1845. This week, in Alexei Popogrebsky's How I Ended This Summer, we have an equally harsh story with a cast of two, set on an Arctic island in Chukotka, at the extreme north-eastern tip of Russia. It is like a gulag designed for two, stuck on the edge of the world and, like Meek's Cutoff, it has a pared down quality that invites, indeed virtually compels, the viewer to see it as some kind of allegory.
The film's title suggests an essay a boy might write after an adventurous holiday in some colourful spot, and indeed one of...
Last Sunday's film of the week, Kelly Reichardt's bleak American independent movie, Meek's Cutoff, centred on nine people losing their way while attempting to cross an arid, inhospitable part of remote Oregon in 1845. This week, in Alexei Popogrebsky's How I Ended This Summer, we have an equally harsh story with a cast of two, set on an Arctic island in Chukotka, at the extreme north-eastern tip of Russia. It is like a gulag designed for two, stuck on the edge of the world and, like Meek's Cutoff, it has a pared down quality that invites, indeed virtually compels, the viewer to see it as some kind of allegory.
The film's title suggests an essay a boy might write after an adventurous holiday in some colourful spot, and indeed one of...
- 4/23/2011
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
Arthur (12A)
(Jason Winer, 2011, Us) Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig, Jennifer Garner, Luis Guzmán. 110 mins
You can see what they were thinking: "it worked for one difficult-to-market English comic, so let's try it again". But somewhere between the moon and New York City this romcom seems to have lost some of its spirit and spontaneity. There are some snappy lines and funny moments, but Brand's overprivileged wastrel is nowhere near as cuddly as Dudley Moore's was – or as convincingly drunk. Sometimes, hair of the dog isn't the answer.
How I Ended This Summer (12A)
(Aleksei Popogrebsky, 2010, Rus) Grigory Dobrygin, Sergei Puskepalis. 130 mins
Spare and distinctive two-hander set in remote Arctic Russia, where the endless daylight, monotonous work, some terrible news and a touch of radiation exacerbate generational differences to deadly levels.
Pina (U)
(Wim Wenders, 2011, Ger/Fra/UK) 104 mins
A 3D tribute to the work, rather than the life,...
(Jason Winer, 2011, Us) Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig, Jennifer Garner, Luis Guzmán. 110 mins
You can see what they were thinking: "it worked for one difficult-to-market English comic, so let's try it again". But somewhere between the moon and New York City this romcom seems to have lost some of its spirit and spontaneity. There are some snappy lines and funny moments, but Brand's overprivileged wastrel is nowhere near as cuddly as Dudley Moore's was – or as convincingly drunk. Sometimes, hair of the dog isn't the answer.
How I Ended This Summer (12A)
(Aleksei Popogrebsky, 2010, Rus) Grigory Dobrygin, Sergei Puskepalis. 130 mins
Spare and distinctive two-hander set in remote Arctic Russia, where the endless daylight, monotonous work, some terrible news and a touch of radiation exacerbate generational differences to deadly levels.
Pina (U)
(Wim Wenders, 2011, Ger/Fra/UK) 104 mins
A 3D tribute to the work, rather than the life,...
- 4/22/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
This week Wim Wenders arrives to discuss his foray into the world of 3D with the documentary Pina, about the influential choreographer Pina Bausch. Wenders talks about his search for a technical and creative way to convey Bausch's work and how digital photography and 3D allowed him to give full creative flight to the dancers in his film. He recalls that it was the Pina Bausch dancers who, after Pina's sudden death in 2009, insisted he finish the film in homage to her unique vision.
Jason also meets an actor on the rise, Greta Gerwig. She was hugely impressive in Greenberg alongside Ben Stiller, and now she is appearing in the Arthur remake, starring alongside Russell Brand and Helen Mirren.
Xan Brooks joins in to review some of this week's other releases, including the "man against nature" Russian drama How I Ended This Summer and Luc Besson's latest release,...
Jason also meets an actor on the rise, Greta Gerwig. She was hugely impressive in Greenberg alongside Ben Stiller, and now she is appearing in the Arthur remake, starring alongside Russell Brand and Helen Mirren.
Xan Brooks joins in to review some of this week's other releases, including the "man against nature" Russian drama How I Ended This Summer and Luc Besson's latest release,...
- 4/21/2011
- by Jason Solomons, Xan Brooks, Jason Phipps
- The Guardian - Film News
HeyUGuys brings you the latest in World Cinema film trailers in association with Film Dates UK.
Each week we’ll be showcasing some of most anticipated foreign releases as well as highlighting a few hidden gems which may have fallen off your radar. It’s no surprise that Hollywood has turned to World Cinema for inspiration in recent years with the number of remakes getting more and more popular.
Whilst it remains to be seen how many of these remakes go on to succeed or stay true to their original story counterparts, we decided it was high-time we turned the spotlight onto the next wave of foreign films to grace our screens.
This week we have 3 new trailers for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
Dum Maaro Dum UK Cinema Release Date: Friday 22nd April 2011
Synopsis: Goa. Paradise on Earth. But every Paradise has a few snakes. Multiple lives collide brutally one day at Goa Airport…...
Each week we’ll be showcasing some of most anticipated foreign releases as well as highlighting a few hidden gems which may have fallen off your radar. It’s no surprise that Hollywood has turned to World Cinema for inspiration in recent years with the number of remakes getting more and more popular.
Whilst it remains to be seen how many of these remakes go on to succeed or stay true to their original story counterparts, we decided it was high-time we turned the spotlight onto the next wave of foreign films to grace our screens.
This week we have 3 new trailers for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
Dum Maaro Dum UK Cinema Release Date: Friday 22nd April 2011
Synopsis: Goa. Paradise on Earth. But every Paradise has a few snakes. Multiple lives collide brutally one day at Goa Airport…...
- 4/19/2011
- by Andy Petrou
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Meek's Cutoff (PG)
(Kelly Reichardt, 2010, Us) Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Shirley Henderson, Paul Dano, Will Patton. 102 mins
Take away the epic music, the widescreen vistas, the male chauvinism, the gunfights, and just about every other Hollywood western convention, and you get this sparse, haunting evocation of American pioneering – which is probably far closer to how the west was really won. This group of settlers breaks away from the Oregon trail only to wander through an uncharted desert limbo in a trance of thirst, tension and uncertainty. Putting women's roles and the hardships of frontier survival very much to the fore, the result is a western unlike any other.
Your Highness (15)
(David Gordon Green, 2011, Us) Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman. 102 mins
A medieval stoner-com, dude! Which sounds like a great idea if you're baked, but not if you remember how Year One, that caveman stoner-com, turned out.
Scream 4 (15)
(Wes Craven,...
(Kelly Reichardt, 2010, Us) Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Shirley Henderson, Paul Dano, Will Patton. 102 mins
Take away the epic music, the widescreen vistas, the male chauvinism, the gunfights, and just about every other Hollywood western convention, and you get this sparse, haunting evocation of American pioneering – which is probably far closer to how the west was really won. This group of settlers breaks away from the Oregon trail only to wander through an uncharted desert limbo in a trance of thirst, tension and uncertainty. Putting women's roles and the hardships of frontier survival very much to the fore, the result is a western unlike any other.
Your Highness (15)
(David Gordon Green, 2011, Us) Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman. 102 mins
A medieval stoner-com, dude! Which sounds like a great idea if you're baked, but not if you remember how Year One, that caveman stoner-com, turned out.
Scream 4 (15)
(Wes Craven,...
- 4/15/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Armadillo (15)
(Janus Metz, 2010, Den) 105 mins
After last year's Restrepo, another fine documentary from the Afghanistan front line, bringing us closer than we'd like to a war we'd rather not think about. Again we track a tour of duty with its mix of boredom, adrenaline and futility, but the key differences here are that they're Danish soldiers (who seem a lot less uptight about access) and the camerawork is better than in most fictional war movies. As a result, we're brought right into the soldiers' lives, and pitched into the heart of battle when things really heat up.
Cold Fish (18)
(Sion Sono, 2010, Jap) Makoto Ashikawa, Denden, Mitsuru Fukikoshi. 146 mins
Not your average serial killer, this one's sociable, presentable and a big fish in the fishkeeping world – even if there's a grisly explanation for his success. As we follow a meek colleague drawn into his demented orbit, proceedings get uglier and messier,...
(Janus Metz, 2010, Den) 105 mins
After last year's Restrepo, another fine documentary from the Afghanistan front line, bringing us closer than we'd like to a war we'd rather not think about. Again we track a tour of duty with its mix of boredom, adrenaline and futility, but the key differences here are that they're Danish soldiers (who seem a lot less uptight about access) and the camerawork is better than in most fictional war movies. As a result, we're brought right into the soldiers' lives, and pitched into the heart of battle when things really heat up.
Cold Fish (18)
(Sion Sono, 2010, Jap) Makoto Ashikawa, Denden, Mitsuru Fukikoshi. 146 mins
Not your average serial killer, this one's sociable, presentable and a big fish in the fishkeeping world – even if there's a grisly explanation for his success. As we follow a meek colleague drawn into his demented orbit, proceedings get uglier and messier,...
- 4/8/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Source Code (12A) (Duncan Jones, 2011, Us/Fra)
Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright. 93 mins.
After cult hit Moon, Jones goes for the mainstream with a conceptual thriller that makes Christopher Nolan look soulless but would have Hitchcock scratching his head. The Deja Vu-meets-Groundhog Day plot forces Gyllenhaal's GI to relive the last eight minutes of a train bombing over and over till he finds the terrorist (experimental technology – don't ask). That shouldn't leave much time for relationships, big questions or light relief but it's all squeezed in, just about…
Sucker Punch (12A)
(Zack Snyder, 2011, Us/Can) Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone. 110 mins.
Zack Snyder shows you his fantasy, which turns out to consist of fetish-outfitted babes in scenarios out of computer games and women's prison movies, to a diluted alt soundtrack. This man needs help.
Oranges And Sunshine (15)
(Jim Loach, 2010, UK/Aus) Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving,...
Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright. 93 mins.
After cult hit Moon, Jones goes for the mainstream with a conceptual thriller that makes Christopher Nolan look soulless but would have Hitchcock scratching his head. The Deja Vu-meets-Groundhog Day plot forces Gyllenhaal's GI to relive the last eight minutes of a train bombing over and over till he finds the terrorist (experimental technology – don't ask). That shouldn't leave much time for relationships, big questions or light relief but it's all squeezed in, just about…
Sucker Punch (12A)
(Zack Snyder, 2011, Us/Can) Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone. 110 mins.
Zack Snyder shows you his fantasy, which turns out to consist of fetish-outfitted babes in scenarios out of computer games and women's prison movies, to a diluted alt soundtrack. This man needs help.
Oranges And Sunshine (15)
(Jim Loach, 2010, UK/Aus) Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving,...
- 4/1/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Cave Of Forgotten Dreams (U)
(Werner Herzog, 2010, Can/Us/Fra/Ger/UK) 90 mins
Herzog's perceptive, musically accented voiceovers have become a trademark of his documentaries, but he's practically humbled into silence here by the world's oldest art gallery – or was it a cinema? Recently discovered, and unlikely to be seen by any of us for real, these 35,000-year-old cave paintings are a sight to behold, and Herzog wisely lets them speak for themselves, in fully justified 3D. We are given some insight into the history and the difficulties of filming, plus a few vintage Herzog musings (radioactive albino crocodiles!), but primarily, this puts us in the position of our supposedly primitive ancestors, gazing in awe at things we barely comprehend.
The Eagle (12A)
(Kevin Macdonald, 2011, Us/UK) Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland. 114 mins
A Roman soldier and his British slave band together in a boys' adventure mixing Gladiator-like action and sober historical bromance.
(Werner Herzog, 2010, Can/Us/Fra/Ger/UK) 90 mins
Herzog's perceptive, musically accented voiceovers have become a trademark of his documentaries, but he's practically humbled into silence here by the world's oldest art gallery – or was it a cinema? Recently discovered, and unlikely to be seen by any of us for real, these 35,000-year-old cave paintings are a sight to behold, and Herzog wisely lets them speak for themselves, in fully justified 3D. We are given some insight into the history and the difficulties of filming, plus a few vintage Herzog musings (radioactive albino crocodiles!), but primarily, this puts us in the position of our supposedly primitive ancestors, gazing in awe at things we barely comprehend.
The Eagle (12A)
(Kevin Macdonald, 2011, Us/UK) Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland. 114 mins
A Roman soldier and his British slave band together in a boys' adventure mixing Gladiator-like action and sober historical bromance.
- 3/26/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
1. Meek’s Cutoff: Grade C+
This is not a typical looking poster in terms of color and design. The detailing used for Michelle Williams looks great, unfortunately it doesn’t look like her. Is it her?
2. Meet Monica Velour: Grade C
It would appear we are supposed to be laughing at the aged woman and all her physical misgivings while she strips on the stage, and it is worth a snicker, but it is also quite sexy to see such self-awareness.
3. Confessions of An Eco-Terrorist: Grade B
I like the grittiness of this poster, but I really hate using the word, it is used far too often. Edginess? No. A brazen and frank depiction of an “eco-terrorist”? I suppose it will have to do.
4. Blind Alley: Grade C-
There is something strangely cheesy about this poster. In a way I think it works for it, in that it kind of...
This is not a typical looking poster in terms of color and design. The detailing used for Michelle Williams looks great, unfortunately it doesn’t look like her. Is it her?
2. Meet Monica Velour: Grade C
It would appear we are supposed to be laughing at the aged woman and all her physical misgivings while she strips on the stage, and it is worth a snicker, but it is also quite sexy to see such self-awareness.
3. Confessions of An Eco-Terrorist: Grade B
I like the grittiness of this poster, but I really hate using the word, it is used far too often. Edginess? No. A brazen and frank depiction of an “eco-terrorist”? I suppose it will have to do.
4. Blind Alley: Grade C-
There is something strangely cheesy about this poster. In a way I think it works for it, in that it kind of...
- 2/22/2011
- by James Merolla
- SoundOnSight
Blue Valentine led limited releases for the fifth straight weekend, though it seems to be on the verge of yielding the top spot to surging Oscar hopeful Biutiful. Without any other significant new releases or notably successful expansions, the arthouse scene was pretty quiet, though this was generally in line with past Super Bowl weekends. While it was able to retain its lead, Blue Valentine dropped a fairly steep 34 percent to $786,441. Its per-theater average of $1,748 was by far its lowest yet. Oscar buzz for Michelle Williams' role should help the romantic drama ease at a similar rate throughout the rest of the awards season, and, with a solid $7.3 million already in the bank, the movie is likely to close with around $10 million. In its second weekend, From Prada to Nada was off 33 percent to $748,852 at 261 locations. In 10 days, the Latino-focused romantic comedy has earned $2.1 million. Biutiful, which is also geared towards Latinos,...
- 2/8/2011
- by Ray Subers <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
Reviewed by Amanda Georges
(February 2011)
Directed/Written by: Alexei Popogrebsky
Starring: Sergei Puskepalis and Grigory Dobrygin
Some horror films rely on monsters from other worlds, but others tell the story of the monster within, the one that waits dormant inside a man, nurtured by solitude and awoken by trauma. “How I Ended This Summer” from director Alexei Popogrebsky is one such horror.
This may be a misleading categorization, as there is no gore or gimmicky scare tactics. There are no bloody chainsaws to send shivers up the spine but instead a raw display of the fragility of humans pushed to a limit. Popogrebsky delicately constructs his characters, two men isolated on an Arctic meteorological station in northern Russia, so that they and their demons resonate with viewers. In many ways, the ability to connect to their vulnerability is far more horrifying than any extraterrestrial villain.
Sergei (Sergei Puskepalis) is a...
(February 2011)
Directed/Written by: Alexei Popogrebsky
Starring: Sergei Puskepalis and Grigory Dobrygin
Some horror films rely on monsters from other worlds, but others tell the story of the monster within, the one that waits dormant inside a man, nurtured by solitude and awoken by trauma. “How I Ended This Summer” from director Alexei Popogrebsky is one such horror.
This may be a misleading categorization, as there is no gore or gimmicky scare tactics. There are no bloody chainsaws to send shivers up the spine but instead a raw display of the fragility of humans pushed to a limit. Popogrebsky delicately constructs his characters, two men isolated on an Arctic meteorological station in northern Russia, so that they and their demons resonate with viewers. In many ways, the ability to connect to their vulnerability is far more horrifying than any extraterrestrial villain.
Sergei (Sergei Puskepalis) is a...
- 2/3/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by Amanda Georges
(February 2011)
Directed/Written by: Alexei Popogrebsky
Starring: Sergei Puskepalis and Grigory Dobrygin
Some horror films rely on monsters from other worlds, but others tell the story of the monster within, the one that waits dormant inside a man, nurtured by solitude and awoken by trauma. “How I Ended This Summer” from director Alexei Popogrebsky is one such horror.
This may be a misleading categorization, as there is no gore or gimmicky scare tactics. There are no bloody chainsaws to send shivers up the spine but instead a raw display of the fragility of humans pushed to a limit. Popogrebsky delicately constructs his characters, two men isolated on an Arctic meteorological station in northern Russia, so that they and their demons resonate with viewers. In many ways, the ability to connect to their vulnerability is far more horrifying than any extraterrestrial villain.
Sergei (Sergei Puskepalis) is a...
(February 2011)
Directed/Written by: Alexei Popogrebsky
Starring: Sergei Puskepalis and Grigory Dobrygin
Some horror films rely on monsters from other worlds, but others tell the story of the monster within, the one that waits dormant inside a man, nurtured by solitude and awoken by trauma. “How I Ended This Summer” from director Alexei Popogrebsky is one such horror.
This may be a misleading categorization, as there is no gore or gimmicky scare tactics. There are no bloody chainsaws to send shivers up the spine but instead a raw display of the fragility of humans pushed to a limit. Popogrebsky delicately constructs his characters, two men isolated on an Arctic meteorological station in northern Russia, so that they and their demons resonate with viewers. In many ways, the ability to connect to their vulnerability is far more horrifying than any extraterrestrial villain.
Sergei (Sergei Puskepalis) is a...
- 2/3/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
It's difficult to believe that the freezing, windswept, rocky coastline of the Russia's far northeast province of Chukotka has a population of 53,000, the adventurous Russian people involved in exploiting large reserves of oil, natural gas, coal, gold, and tungsten, while much of the rural population survives on subsistence reindeer herding, hunting, and fishing. From the looks of Alexei Popogrebsky's two-handed psychological drama, "How I Ended This Summer," named from an article published by a classy magazine about a writer's brief experience there, the two inhabitants seem to be only ones wacky enough to spend more than a night in such an inhospitable place.
- 1/27/2011
- Arizona Reporter
Review by Stephen Jones
If there’s one thing that How I Ended This Summer knows how to do really well, it’s to take its time. Whole passages go by without storyline progression; events are allowed to unfold without having to rush to the next development. There’s time for the characters to react and recover when something happens. There’s also time to enjoy the scenery. One shot late in the
film of a character chasing after a helicopter is one wide, static shot, and it lingers on long after he’s become a speck in the distance. Well before it cuts away, it has become just a shot of the frozen wilderness.
It’s sort of astounding how much breathing room the story is given. The film consists of two characters working at a meteorological station in Russia. Some sections only have the one character; the younger worker,...
If there’s one thing that How I Ended This Summer knows how to do really well, it’s to take its time. Whole passages go by without storyline progression; events are allowed to unfold without having to rush to the next development. There’s time for the characters to react and recover when something happens. There’s also time to enjoy the scenery. One shot late in the
film of a character chasing after a helicopter is one wide, static shot, and it lingers on long after he’s become a speck in the distance. Well before it cuts away, it has become just a shot of the frozen wilderness.
It’s sort of astounding how much breathing room the story is given. The film consists of two characters working at a meteorological station in Russia. Some sections only have the one character; the younger worker,...
- 11/18/2010
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
On Day 15 the BFI London Film Festival held its second annual Awards ceremony. The event hosted Martin Scorsese, who bestowed the BFI's highest honour, the BFI Fellowship, on director Danny Boyle. The Best British Newcomer Award, in partnership with Swarovski, was presented by Andy Serkis and went to Clio Barnard, for The Arbor. The Sutherland Award for the most original feature debut was presented by Michael Winterbottom and Olivia Williams and also went to Clio Barnard for The Arbor. The Grierson Award for best documentary was presented by Jon Snow and went to Janus Metz for Armadillo. The Best Film Award, in partnership with American Express, was presented by Patricia Clarkson and went to Alexei Popogrebsky for How I Ended This Summer. The event also hosted Martin Scorsese, who paid tribute to the BFI National Archive's 75th anniversary, as well as bestowing the BFI's highest honour, the BFI Fellowship, on director Danny Boyle.
- 10/31/2010
- by Dan Higgins
- Pure Movies
Documentaries and a gruesome true story were the high points of the closing week of the London film festival, says Jason Solomons
Danny Boyle's 127 Hours closed the 54th BFI London film festival, just as his Slumdog Millionaire ended the 52nd edition, both years saving one of the best till last. Although 127 Hours is ostensibly a flipside movie to Slumdog, it is in so many ways a typical Boyle movie, the work of a smart and popular artist whose quest for film ecstasy continues unabated.
The story is based on the true one – indeed, one of several at this Lff – of extreme sports enthusiast Aron Ralston, who bounded on stage before the gala to wave to the audience with his one remaining hand. 127 Hours is the story of the other hand, now a hook.
Boyle begins the film at frantic pace over Free Blood's dance anthem "Never Hear Surf Music...
Danny Boyle's 127 Hours closed the 54th BFI London film festival, just as his Slumdog Millionaire ended the 52nd edition, both years saving one of the best till last. Although 127 Hours is ostensibly a flipside movie to Slumdog, it is in so many ways a typical Boyle movie, the work of a smart and popular artist whose quest for film ecstasy continues unabated.
The story is based on the true one – indeed, one of several at this Lff – of extreme sports enthusiast Aron Ralston, who bounded on stage before the gala to wave to the audience with his one remaining hand. 127 Hours is the story of the other hand, now a hook.
Boyle begins the film at frantic pace over Free Blood's dance anthem "Never Hear Surf Music...
- 10/30/2010
- by Jason Solomons
- The Guardian - Film News
London Children's Film Festival
It's a win-win at this kids' cinema event: the anxiety of plonking your children in front of the screen for some (quality) passive entertainment is offset by energetic activities. It's parental guilt neutral. There's a mass outdoor balloon release to go with German girl drama Here Comes Lola, and a Finnish breakfast to warm you up for Moomins And The Comet Chase. The Spiderwick Chronicles is complemented by star Freddie Highmore and a Halloween workshop, while Megamind, with Will Ferrell and Brad Pitt, gives the whole family a chance to veg out.
Venues inc Barbican, EC2, Sat to 7 Nov
Leeds International Film Festival
England's biggest film festival after London, and though it features some the highlights of its rival including Never Let Me Go, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, and The King's Speech, Leeds is very much its own show, with a mostly...
It's a win-win at this kids' cinema event: the anxiety of plonking your children in front of the screen for some (quality) passive entertainment is offset by energetic activities. It's parental guilt neutral. There's a mass outdoor balloon release to go with German girl drama Here Comes Lola, and a Finnish breakfast to warm you up for Moomins And The Comet Chase. The Spiderwick Chronicles is complemented by star Freddie Highmore and a Halloween workshop, while Megamind, with Will Ferrell and Brad Pitt, gives the whole family a chance to veg out.
Venues inc Barbican, EC2, Sat to 7 Nov
Leeds International Film Festival
England's biggest film festival after London, and though it features some the highlights of its rival including Never Let Me Go, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, and The King's Speech, Leeds is very much its own show, with a mostly...
- 10/29/2010
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
How I Ended the Summer also won the Gold Hugo award for Best Film at the Chicago Film Fest, continues its run in London. Winners courtesy of Guy Lodge:...
- 10/28/2010
- by Sasha Stone
- AwardsDaily.com
Russian drama movie How I Ended This Summer is continuing its award-winning run in Europe - it scooped the top prize at the BFI London Film Festival on Wednesday night.
The film, which is directed by Aleksei Popogrebsky, tells the story of two men working at an isolated Arctic research station, who gradually lose touch with reality.
How I Ended This Summer won several awards at the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany earlier this year, and now it has taken the Best Film honour at London's premiere movie event.
Head of the festival jury, actress Patricia Clarkson, says, "The film turns the hunter-versus-hunted narrative on its head to provoke powerful questions about life and death, resilience and human compassion. Tense, moving and universal in its scope, this is a cinematic tour de force."
Lord Of The Rings star Andy Serkis took to the stage to present director Clio Barnard with the Best British Newcomer award for her offering The Arbor, while she also picked up the Sutherland Award for best direction.
Oscar-winning moviemaker Danny Boyle was also honoured at the event with a BFI Fellowship, which was presented to him by Billy Elliot director Stephen Daldry.
The film, which is directed by Aleksei Popogrebsky, tells the story of two men working at an isolated Arctic research station, who gradually lose touch with reality.
How I Ended This Summer won several awards at the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany earlier this year, and now it has taken the Best Film honour at London's premiere movie event.
Head of the festival jury, actress Patricia Clarkson, says, "The film turns the hunter-versus-hunted narrative on its head to provoke powerful questions about life and death, resilience and human compassion. Tense, moving and universal in its scope, this is a cinematic tour de force."
Lord Of The Rings star Andy Serkis took to the stage to present director Clio Barnard with the Best British Newcomer award for her offering The Arbor, while she also picked up the Sutherland Award for best direction.
Oscar-winning moviemaker Danny Boyle was also honoured at the event with a BFI Fellowship, which was presented to him by Billy Elliot director Stephen Daldry.
- 10/28/2010
- WENN
British director Clio Barnard's The Arbor has won two London Film Festival awards. The film, which explores the life of Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar, scooped the 'Best British Newcomer' and 'Sutherland' gongs at the awards ceremony last night. The 'Best Film' prize went to Alexei Popogrebsky's Russian drama How I Ended This Summer, about two men stationed at a remote meteorological outpost in the Arctic Circle. Actress Patricia Clarkson, who chaired the international jury, said of How I Ended This Summer: "Director Alexei Popogrebsky has combined stunning cinematography with painterly attention to production detail and drawn intense and subtle performances from actors Grigory Dobrygin and Sergei Puskepalis. "The film turns the hunter-versus-hunted narrative on its head (more)...
- 10/28/2010
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
Best film goes to Alexei Popogrebsky's How I Ended This Summer
An artist film-maker whose work is more often seen in galleries such as Tate Modern and MoMA tonight won two of the five awards given out at the London film festival.
Clio Barnard won best British newcomer and the Sutherland award given to the director of the most original feature debut for her film The Arbor, about the life of Andrea Dunbar, best known for writing Rita, Sue and Bob Too!.
In only the second year of having a formal, stand-alone awards ceremony, the judges named a psychological drama set in the bleak beauty of the Arctic Circle as winner in the best film category. How I Ended This Summer, directed by Russian Alexei Popogrebsky, beat off strong competition that included films by Mike Leigh and Danny Boyle as well as the Oscar-tipped crowd-pleaser The King's Speech.
The best...
An artist film-maker whose work is more often seen in galleries such as Tate Modern and MoMA tonight won two of the five awards given out at the London film festival.
Clio Barnard won best British newcomer and the Sutherland award given to the director of the most original feature debut for her film The Arbor, about the life of Andrea Dunbar, best known for writing Rita, Sue and Bob Too!.
In only the second year of having a formal, stand-alone awards ceremony, the judges named a psychological drama set in the bleak beauty of the Arctic Circle as winner in the best film category. How I Ended This Summer, directed by Russian Alexei Popogrebsky, beat off strong competition that included films by Mike Leigh and Danny Boyle as well as the Oscar-tipped crowd-pleaser The King's Speech.
The best...
- 10/28/2010
- by Mark Brown
- The Guardian - Film News
As previously reported Danny Boyle was honoured last night with the BFI Fellowship on the eve of the London Film Festival’s close, with his latest 127 Hours set to play to eager crowds at the Closing Gala screening tonight.
Boyle was handed the award by Stephen Daldry, and as part of the Festival awards Martin Scorsese celebrated the 75th anniversary of the BFI National Archive, whose work in restoring Herbert Ponting’s epic silent film The Great White Silence was a festival highlight.
How I Ended This Summer by Alexei Popogrebsky won the Best Film award while the Grierson award for Best Documentary went to Janus Metz for Armadillo.
The big winner of the festival however was director of The Arbor, Clio Barnard, who won the award for Best British Newcomer, as well as winning the Sutherland award for Best British Film Debut. The Arbor is undoubtedly a brave take...
Boyle was handed the award by Stephen Daldry, and as part of the Festival awards Martin Scorsese celebrated the 75th anniversary of the BFI National Archive, whose work in restoring Herbert Ponting’s epic silent film The Great White Silence was a festival highlight.
How I Ended This Summer by Alexei Popogrebsky won the Best Film award while the Grierson award for Best Documentary went to Janus Metz for Armadillo.
The big winner of the festival however was director of The Arbor, Clio Barnard, who won the award for Best British Newcomer, as well as winning the Sutherland award for Best British Film Debut. The Arbor is undoubtedly a brave take...
- 10/28/2010
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Janus Metz's Armadillo Janus Metz's Armadillo Wins Best Documentary at 2010 BFI London Film Festival Broadcaster and journalist Sue Perkins hosted the awards ceremony of the 54th BFI London Film Festival awards. Guests at the 2010 London Festival awards ceremony included Danny Boyle, whose 127 Hours is the festival's closing-night gala presentation, Greg Dyke, John Hurt, Joanne Froggatt, Richard Ayoade, Craig Roberts, Joanna Hogg, Sue Perkins, Michelle Eastwood, Brian Welsh, Clio Barnard, Kim Longiontto, Janus Metz, Eduardo de la Serna, and Jb Ghuman Jr. Among the other industry guests were Tessa Ross, Sue Bruce Smith, Peter Buckingham, Tim Cagney, Lizzie Francke, Duncan Kenworthy, Clare Binns, Steve Jenkins, Mia Bays, Eddie Berg, Sandra Hebron, Amanda Nevill,Stuart Boreman, and Edward Fletcher. Below is the full list of winners at the 2010 BFI London Film Festival. Best Film: How I Ended This Summer, directed by Alexei Popogrebsky Best British Newcomer: Clio Barnard, director of The [...]...
- 10/28/2010
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Manjinder Virk as Lorraine Dunbar in Clio Barnard's The Arbor BFI London Film Festival 2010 Best Film: How I Ended This Summer The 2010 BFI London Film Festival's Grierson Award for Best Documentary went to Janus Metz's Afghanistan War-set Armadillo, which became a cause célèbre in its native Denmark as it exposes the brutal, inhuman side of not only the war itself but of the Danish warriors fighting it. Earlier today, Armadillo was named one of the three documentary feature contenders for the 2010 European Film Awards. Other winners at the London Festival were Best British Newcomer and Sutherland Award winner Clio Barnard, director of the unusual biopic/documentary The Arbor, the story of alcoholic playwright Andrea Dunbar’s uneasy relationship with her daughter, Lorraine (lip-synced by Manjinder Virk), convicted of killing her two-year-old son. Best British Newcomer jury member Tony Grisoni called The Arbor both "genre-busting," and "innovative, eloquent and emotionally resonant.
- 10/28/2010
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Alexei Popogrebsky’s “How I Ended This Summer" was crowned Best Film at the 54th BFI London Film Festival. A nominee earlier this year for the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, the story of a meteorologist and recent college student working at a remote station on an Arctic island was hailed “for the most original, intelligent and distinctive filmmaking in the festival” at a ceremony Wednesday night.
Clio Bernard, director of “The Arbor,” was named Best British Newcomer and was the recipient of the Sutherland Award, which is presented “to the director of the most original and imaginative feature debut in the festival.”...
Clio Bernard, director of “The Arbor,” was named Best British Newcomer and was the recipient of the Sutherland Award, which is presented “to the director of the most original and imaginative feature debut in the festival.”...
- 10/27/2010
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Alexei Popogrebsky's drama How I Ended This Summer was named the Best Film at the 54th BFI London Film Festival at a ceremony hosted by journalist and broadcaster Sue Perkins at London’s Lso St Luke’s this evening. On behalf of the jury, Chair Patricia Clarkson declared: “With elemental themes of isolation, alienation and the power of misunderstanding, How I Ended This Summer is a visceral psychological drama set in the immersive landscape of the windswept Arctic. “Director Alexei Popogrebsky has combined stunning cinematography with painterly attention to production detail and drawn intense and subtle performances from actors Grigory Dobrygin and Sergei Puskepalis. The film turns the hunter-versus-hunted narrative on its head to provoke powerful questions about life and death, resilience and human compassion. Tense, moving and universal in its scope, this is a cinematic tour de force.” Earlier this year, How I Ended This Summer earned stars Dobrygin...
- 10/27/2010
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The 54th BFI London Film Festival came to a close tonight after 16 days and nights of screening over 200 films from around the world. The festival was capped off with the announcement of a series of awards which saw Alexei Popogrebsky's "How I Ended This Summer" beating out some of the year's biggest festival favorites for best film, and homegrown Clio Barnard's "The Arbor" taking two of the other ...
- 10/27/2010
- Indiewire
The director, whose 127 Hours is closing the festival, was presented with a BFI Fellowship at tonight's awards ceremony by fellow director Stephen Daldry. Also on hand was Martin Scorsese, who paid tribute to the BFI National Archive. As for the winners, jury president Patricia Clarkson presented director Alexei Popogrebsky the Best Film award for the isolation-themed How I Ended This Summer. Andy Serkis presented the Best British Newcomer award to Clio Barnard, director of The Arbor, about playwright Andrea Dunbar. And Barnard also won this year’s Sutherland Award for most original and imaginative feature debut, presented by jurors Michael Winterbottom and Olivia Williams. Armadillo won Best Documentary. Other guests at the ceremony, held at Lso St. Luke's, home of the London Symphony Orchestra, included ex-bbc Director General Greg Dyke and screenwriter Tony Grisoni.
- 10/27/2010
- by TIM ADLER in London
- Deadline London
Bran Nue Dae and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole have been nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards in the Best Children’s Film and Best Animated Film categories respectively.
New Zealand’s Boy was also nominated for Best Children’s Film, and Australian actor Tony Barry has been recognised for his performance in that country’s feature Home by Christmas.
The Jury is headed by producer Lord David Puttnam, and winners will be announced on the Gold Coast on December 2.
The nominees are:
Best Feature Film
Tangshan dadizheng (Aftershock)
People’s Republic of China (Mainland China / Hong Kong)
Produced by Guo Yanhong, Han Sanping, Wang Zhonjun, Peter Lam Kin Ngok, Wang Tonguan and Albert Yeung.
Bal (Honey)
Turkey / Germany
Produced by Semih Kaplanoðlu.
Co-Produced by Johannes Rexin, Bettina Brokemper.
Mengjia (Monga)
Taiwan
Produced by Lee Lieh and Doze Niu Chen-zer.
Paju
Republic of Korea
Produced...
New Zealand’s Boy was also nominated for Best Children’s Film, and Australian actor Tony Barry has been recognised for his performance in that country’s feature Home by Christmas.
The Jury is headed by producer Lord David Puttnam, and winners will be announced on the Gold Coast on December 2.
The nominees are:
Best Feature Film
Tangshan dadizheng (Aftershock)
People’s Republic of China (Mainland China / Hong Kong)
Produced by Guo Yanhong, Han Sanping, Wang Zhonjun, Peter Lam Kin Ngok, Wang Tonguan and Albert Yeung.
Bal (Honey)
Turkey / Germany
Produced by Semih Kaplanoðlu.
Co-Produced by Johannes Rexin, Bettina Brokemper.
Mengjia (Monga)
Taiwan
Produced by Lee Lieh and Doze Niu Chen-zer.
Paju
Republic of Korea
Produced...
- 10/18/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Chicago – We’re back with the highlights of the rest of the 46th Annual Chicago International Film Festival, which features a centerpiece tonight in Danny Boyle’s “127 Hours” and continues through to a Closing Night presentation of John Madden’s “The Debt” on October 21st, 2010. Here are six of the best films yet to play during of the remainder of the festival, covering October 13th to October 21st, 2010.
The most memorable films of the second act including two very different documentaries, two dramas from a pair of our best directors, a wacky Korean thriller, and a devastating drama from an honorary Chicagoan. The top tier of films remaining at Ciff include “127 Hours,” “Hereafter,” “Trust,” “The Housemaid,” “The Minutemen,” and “Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff.”
It should also be noted that several of the best films that debuted last weekend have second or third shows still to play...
The most memorable films of the second act including two very different documentaries, two dramas from a pair of our best directors, a wacky Korean thriller, and a devastating drama from an honorary Chicagoan. The top tier of films remaining at Ciff include “127 Hours,” “Hereafter,” “Trust,” “The Housemaid,” “The Minutemen,” and “Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff.”
It should also be noted that several of the best films that debuted last weekend have second or third shows still to play...
- 10/13/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – We’ve been working our way through the schedule for the upcoming 46th Annual Chicago International Film Festival, kicking off tonight with the premiere of “Stone,” starring Edward Norton, Robert De Niro, and Milla Jovovich. While this year’s festival includes a few high-profile films with A-list stars, we’ve dipped below the line, watching screeners of films that might slide below your radar. Here are the highlights of the opening weekend and into the beginning of next week covering October 7th to October 12th, 2010 (and come back next week for the rest).
The best films of the opening act include an amazing Chicago-set documentary about poetry, a small drama starring two potential future stars, a Russian existential piece, an Australian thriller, and two more documentaries about the transformative sociological power of art. The lineup for this year doesn’t immediately pop like last year’s, which unspooled “An Education,...
The best films of the opening act include an amazing Chicago-set documentary about poetry, a small drama starring two potential future stars, a Russian existential piece, an Australian thriller, and two more documentaries about the transformative sociological power of art. The lineup for this year doesn’t immediately pop like last year’s, which unspooled “An Education,...
- 10/7/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Mike Leigh’s Another Year, Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours, Joanna Hogg’s Archipelago, Alexei Popgrebsky’s How I Ended This Summer, Kelly Reichhardt’s Meek’s Cutoff, Xavier Beauvois’ Of Gods and Men, Catherine Breillat’s The Sleeping Beauty and Palme d’Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Uncle Boonme Who Can Recall His Past Lives are also competing. It’s the 2nd year that the BFI London Film Festival has run an awards ceremony. Actress Patricia Clarkson chairs this year’s Best Film jury, which includes actor Gabriel Byrne, costumier Sandy Powell and director Shekhar Kapur. Jacques Audiard's powerful crime drama, won Best Film last year. Best British Newcomer will choose from writer/director Richard Ayoade (Submarine), writer/director Clio Barnard (The Arbor), producer Michelle Eastwood (In Our Name), actor Conor McCarron (Neds), producer Tracy O'Riordan (The Arbor), actor Craig Roberts (Submarine),actress Manjinder Virk (The Arbor) and writer...
- 9/29/2010
- by TIM ADLER
- Deadline London
The 54th BFI London Film Festival has announced the shortlists for the awards at this year's event. All prizes will be presented at a ceremony on 27 October at Jerwood Hall, Lso St Luke's. The jury for the 'Best Film' award includes Andrea Calderwood, Antonia Bird, David Morrissey, Mike Goodridge and Tony Grisoni. The nominations in each categories are as follows: Best Film
127 Hours
Another Year
Archipelago
Black Swan
How I Ended This Summer
The King's Speech
Meek's Cut-Off
Never Let Me Go
Of Gods And Men
The Sleeping Beauty
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Best British Newcomer
Brian Welsh - Director/Writer - In Our Name
Clio Barnard - Director/Writer - The Arbor
Richard Ayoade - Director/Writer - Submarine
Michelle (more)...
127 Hours
Another Year
Archipelago
Black Swan
How I Ended This Summer
The King's Speech
Meek's Cut-Off
Never Let Me Go
Of Gods And Men
The Sleeping Beauty
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Best British Newcomer
Brian Welsh - Director/Writer - In Our Name
Clio Barnard - Director/Writer - The Arbor
Richard Ayoade - Director/Writer - Submarine
Michelle (more)...
- 9/29/2010
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
London -- Oscar winner Danny Boyle is guaranteed at least one more trophy for his shelf as the British Film Institute is presenting the filmmaker with a BFI Fellowship next month.
He will receive the organization's highest accolade Oct. 27 during the BFI London Film Festival awards ceremony, organizers said Wednesday. The honor is given to individuals whose body of work has made an outstanding contribution to film culture.
The festival runs Oct. 13-28.
Boyle also is on the shortlist for the evening's best film award with "127 Hours," the closing-night gala pick, which is in competition with 10 other titles picked from this year's lineup including Mike Leigh's "Another Year," Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan" and Tom Hooper's "The King's Speech."
The best film award was introduced by organizers last year to celebrate original, inventive and distinctive filmmaking programmed in the festival.
Standing in judgment is a jury chaired by...
He will receive the organization's highest accolade Oct. 27 during the BFI London Film Festival awards ceremony, organizers said Wednesday. The honor is given to individuals whose body of work has made an outstanding contribution to film culture.
The festival runs Oct. 13-28.
Boyle also is on the shortlist for the evening's best film award with "127 Hours," the closing-night gala pick, which is in competition with 10 other titles picked from this year's lineup including Mike Leigh's "Another Year," Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan" and Tom Hooper's "The King's Speech."
The best film award was introduced by organizers last year to celebrate original, inventive and distinctive filmmaking programmed in the festival.
Standing in judgment is a jury chaired by...
- 9/29/2010
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Moscow -- The Russian Oscar committee has announced Alexei Uchitel's "The Edge" ("Krai") as the country's entry in the race for the best foreign-language Oscar. The movie surprisingly beat the other shortlisted films, including Alexei Popogrebsky's "How I Ended This Summer," which collected the best actor and the Outstanding Artistic Achievement/Camera Silver Bears awards at this year's Berlinale, and Nikita Mikhalkov's "Exodus -- Burnt by the Sun 2," which was part of the official selection at Cannes this year.
"The Edge," a drama set in the Siberian hinterland shortly after the end of World War II, had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month.
"The Edge," a drama set in the Siberian hinterland shortly after the end of World War II, had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month.
- 9/14/2010
- by By Vladimir Kozlov
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Moscow -- The Russian Oscar committee has announced Alexei Uchitel's "Krai" as the country's entry in the race for the best foreign language Oscar.
The movie surprisingly beat the other shortlisted films, including Alexei Popogrebsky's "How I Ended This Summer," which collected the best actor and the outstanding artistic achievement/camera Silver Bears at this year's Berlinale, and Nikita Mikhalkov's "Burnt by the Sun 2," which was part of the official selection at Cannes this year.
"Krai," a drama set in the Siberian hinterland shortly after the end of World War II, had its world premiere at Toronto Film Festival earlier this month.
The movie surprisingly beat the other shortlisted films, including Alexei Popogrebsky's "How I Ended This Summer," which collected the best actor and the outstanding artistic achievement/camera Silver Bears at this year's Berlinale, and Nikita Mikhalkov's "Burnt by the Sun 2," which was part of the official selection at Cannes this year.
"Krai," a drama set in the Siberian hinterland shortly after the end of World War II, had its world premiere at Toronto Film Festival earlier this month.
- 9/14/2010
- by By Vladimir Kozlov
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cologne, Germany -- Roman Polanski's political thriller "The Ghost Writer," Mike Leigh's melancholic drama "Another Year" and Berlin Film Fest winner "Honey" from Turkish director Semih Kaplanoglu are among the features on the European Film Academy's 46-title long list for this year's European Film Awards.
Other high-profile films on the Efa long list include Samuel Maoz's Venice Film Fest winner "Lebanon," Stephen Frears' comic-book adaptation "Tamara Drewe" and "Oliver Assayas' five-and-a-half hour terrorist biopic "Carlos."
The 20 countries with the most Efa Members each picked a national feature, with the remaining 12 selected by the Efa selection committee. The 2,300 European Film Academy members will vote for the official nominees, which will be announced at the Sevilla Film Festival in Spain on Nov. 6.
The 23rd European Film Awards will be held in Tallinn, Estonia Dec. 4.
The long list of nominees for the 2010 European Film Awards:
European Film Awards 2010
"3 Seasons In Hell,...
Other high-profile films on the Efa long list include Samuel Maoz's Venice Film Fest winner "Lebanon," Stephen Frears' comic-book adaptation "Tamara Drewe" and "Oliver Assayas' five-and-a-half hour terrorist biopic "Carlos."
The 20 countries with the most Efa Members each picked a national feature, with the remaining 12 selected by the Efa selection committee. The 2,300 European Film Academy members will vote for the official nominees, which will be announced at the Sevilla Film Festival in Spain on Nov. 6.
The 23rd European Film Awards will be held in Tallinn, Estonia Dec. 4.
The long list of nominees for the 2010 European Film Awards:
European Film Awards 2010
"3 Seasons In Hell,...
- 9/9/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Wow, that's a lot of flicks. Everything from Peter Mullan's Neds to Benedek Fliegauf's Womb (that's right, it's a trailer!) to more Greek weirdness in Athena Tsangari's Attenberg. I wish I was going.
It's late so I'm not writing much of a post here.. Maybe I'll update tomorrow.
Full list after the break via Variety.
Contemporary World Cinema
(World preems)
* "Home for Christmas," Bent Hamer (Norway/Germany/Sweden)
* "Behind Blue Skies," Hannes Holm (Sweden)
* "Even The Rain," Iciar Bollain (Spain/France/Mexico)
* "The First Grader," Justin Chadwick (I.K.)
* "Neds," Peter Mullan (U.K./France/Italy)
* "White Irish Drinkers," John Gray (U.S.)
* "22nd of May," Koen Mortier (Belgium)
* "African United," Deb Gardner-Paterson (U.K.)
* "Blessed Events," Isabelle Stever (Germany)
* "The Edge," Alexey Uchitel (Russia)
* "Jucy," Louise Alston (Australia)
* "Lapland Odyssey," Dome Karukoski (Finland)
* "Late Autumn," Kim Teo-Yong (South Korea)
* "Matariki" Michael Bennet (New Zealand)
* "Tracker" Ian Sharp (U.
It's late so I'm not writing much of a post here.. Maybe I'll update tomorrow.
Full list after the break via Variety.
Contemporary World Cinema
(World preems)
* "Home for Christmas," Bent Hamer (Norway/Germany/Sweden)
* "Behind Blue Skies," Hannes Holm (Sweden)
* "Even The Rain," Iciar Bollain (Spain/France/Mexico)
* "The First Grader," Justin Chadwick (I.K.)
* "Neds," Peter Mullan (U.K./France/Italy)
* "White Irish Drinkers," John Gray (U.S.)
* "22nd of May," Koen Mortier (Belgium)
* "African United," Deb Gardner-Paterson (U.K.)
* "Blessed Events," Isabelle Stever (Germany)
* "The Edge," Alexey Uchitel (Russia)
* "Jucy," Louise Alston (Australia)
* "Lapland Odyssey," Dome Karukoski (Finland)
* "Late Autumn," Kim Teo-Yong (South Korea)
* "Matariki" Michael Bennet (New Zealand)
* "Tracker" Ian Sharp (U.
- 8/25/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Rachel Weisz in The Whistleblower The Toronto International Film Festival has added even more films to their line-up today as the complete line-up was announced, which ended up causing the festival's server to crash, but I was lucky enough to get in and get out before missing out on the information.
First off, the festival's Mavericks line-up is quite interesting, which includes a series of guest presentations and this year will see Edward Norton interview Bruce Springsteen, NBA All-Star and native Canadian Steve Nash will present his hour-long film Into the Wind, Apichatpong Weerasethakul will talk with the audience as his Cannes Palm d'Or-winning film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall his Past Lives was just added to the Masters programme, Ken Loach and Paul Laverty will be interviewed by Michael Moore on politics and cinema and Philip Seymour Hoffman will have his own panel. Also on hand will be Bill Gates,...
First off, the festival's Mavericks line-up is quite interesting, which includes a series of guest presentations and this year will see Edward Norton interview Bruce Springsteen, NBA All-Star and native Canadian Steve Nash will present his hour-long film Into the Wind, Apichatpong Weerasethakul will talk with the audience as his Cannes Palm d'Or-winning film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall his Past Lives was just added to the Masters programme, Ken Loach and Paul Laverty will be interviewed by Michael Moore on politics and cinema and Philip Seymour Hoffman will have his own panel. Also on hand will be Bill Gates,...
- 8/24/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The sophomore film from the director of Ex Drummer, Swedish thriller Bad Faith, Pablo Trapero's Carancho (my personal favorite film from Cannes 2010), Tsui Hark's Detective Dee, Tom Tykwer's Three and a host of others populate one of the more exciting lineups for the Tiff Contemporary World Cinema Program in recent years. Here's the complete lineup:
22nd of May Koen Mortier, Belgium World Premiere
The director of Ex-Drummer returns with an artful meditation on political violence. A security guard fails to prevent a horrific explosion in a shopping mall, then lives through the aftermath as a series of overlapping what-ifs.
Africa United Debs Gardner-Paterson, United Kingdom World Premiere
Africa United tells the extraordinary story of three Rwandan children and their bid to achieve their lifelong dream - to take part in the opening ceremony of the 2010 Football World Cup in Johannesburg.
Aftershock Feng Xiaogang, China North American Premiere...
22nd of May Koen Mortier, Belgium World Premiere
The director of Ex-Drummer returns with an artful meditation on political violence. A security guard fails to prevent a horrific explosion in a shopping mall, then lives through the aftermath as a series of overlapping what-ifs.
Africa United Debs Gardner-Paterson, United Kingdom World Premiere
Africa United tells the extraordinary story of three Rwandan children and their bid to achieve their lifelong dream - to take part in the opening ceremony of the 2010 Football World Cup in Johannesburg.
Aftershock Feng Xiaogang, China North American Premiere...
- 8/24/2010
- Screen Anarchy
For 351 days of the year the average age of Karlovy Vary’s tourists could be conservatively estimated at 60. The tiny resort town (a two hour bus ride from Prague) is famous for its hot springs and spas and host to predominantly Russian, Israeli and German pensioners who come to imbibe the town’s waters which play doctor to various digestive ailments. So it comes as a surprise when for nine days at the beginning of each July, as if struck by the magic power of its own waters, Karlovy Vary rejuvenates itself, becoming a cinephilic playground, the average age dropping to 20. Journalists, filmmakers, and industry professionals aside, nearly everyone else is a student. They descend from different parts of the country to camp out (in parks, at nearby schools), forming a Bedouin village of cinephiles.
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a winery in which the aged wines and...
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a winery in which the aged wines and...
- 8/7/2010
- MUBI
With a prize of $60,000, Jury President Jan Chapman announced French Canadian actor/director Xavier Dolan's Heartbeats as the winner of the 2010 Sydney Film Prize at the Festival's closing night gala. Chapman said that the jury found Dolan's examination of wilful delusion and rejection to be a "boldly truthful and compassionate observation of one of the great crippling foibles of human nature - the hopeless crush." Chapman also gave an honourable mention to Alexei Popogrebsky's psychological thriller How I Ended This Summer and the Australian film directed by first-timer Ben C. Lucas, Wasted on the Young, which exposes the anxieties that can push young people to the edge.
- 6/15/2010
- FilmInk.com.au
Xavier Dolan’s French Canadian film Les Amours Imaginaires (Heartbeats) has won the third Sydney Film Festival competition.
Australian teenage film Wasted on the Young (dir. Ben C. Lucas) and Russian drama Kak Ya Provyol Etim Letom (How I Ended This Summer – dir. Aleksei Popogrebsky) received honourable mentions from the jury, headed by producer Jan Chapman.
Chapman said Heartbeats had won because of its witty and insightful script and strikingly playful use of cinematic language.
“The jury found Heartbeats to be a boldly truthful and compassionate observation of one of the great crippling foibles of human nature – the hopeless crush,” she said. The filmmakers will receive the $60,000 prize.
The Australian documentary prize went to The Snowman (dir. Juliet Lamont, prod. Rachel Landers and Dylan Blowen).
The short film categories were won by The Kiss (Best Live Action Short, dir. Ashlee Page, prod. Sonya Humphrey), Deeper than Yesterday (Best Director for Ariel Kleiman,...
Australian teenage film Wasted on the Young (dir. Ben C. Lucas) and Russian drama Kak Ya Provyol Etim Letom (How I Ended This Summer – dir. Aleksei Popogrebsky) received honourable mentions from the jury, headed by producer Jan Chapman.
Chapman said Heartbeats had won because of its witty and insightful script and strikingly playful use of cinematic language.
“The jury found Heartbeats to be a boldly truthful and compassionate observation of one of the great crippling foibles of human nature – the hopeless crush,” she said. The filmmakers will receive the $60,000 prize.
The Australian documentary prize went to The Snowman (dir. Juliet Lamont, prod. Rachel Landers and Dylan Blowen).
The short film categories were won by The Kiss (Best Live Action Short, dir. Ashlee Page, prod. Sonya Humphrey), Deeper than Yesterday (Best Director for Ariel Kleiman,...
- 6/14/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Directors Shirley Barrett and Yonfan (Hong Kong) have joined the jury for the Sydney Film Festival’s Official Competition.
They will judge the 12 films under the direction of jury president Jan Chapman, working with the director of the Sundance Film Festival, John Cooper, and a fifth jury member yet to be announced.
Barrett’s latest project, South Solitary, will premiere on June 2, opening the festival. It will be released by Icon on July 29.
The director’s 1996 Love Serenade will also screen, as part of the Deluxe/Kodak film preservation program (June 12).
Yonfan’s Prince of Tears - Hong Kong’s entry for the 2010 Academy Awards – will also premiere at the festival on June 9.
The wining film will be announced on closing night, June 14.
The 12 films are:
• Four Lions, Dir Christopher Morris
• Heartbeats, Dir-Scr Xavier Dolan
• How I Ended This Summer, Dir-Scr Alexej Popogrebski
• If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle,...
They will judge the 12 films under the direction of jury president Jan Chapman, working with the director of the Sundance Film Festival, John Cooper, and a fifth jury member yet to be announced.
Barrett’s latest project, South Solitary, will premiere on June 2, opening the festival. It will be released by Icon on July 29.
The director’s 1996 Love Serenade will also screen, as part of the Deluxe/Kodak film preservation program (June 12).
Yonfan’s Prince of Tears - Hong Kong’s entry for the 2010 Academy Awards – will also premiere at the festival on June 9.
The wining film will be announced on closing night, June 14.
The 12 films are:
• Four Lions, Dir Christopher Morris
• Heartbeats, Dir-Scr Xavier Dolan
• How I Ended This Summer, Dir-Scr Alexej Popogrebski
• If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle,...
- 5/20/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Cannes -- New York-based specialty distributor Film Movement has picked up North American rights to Aleksei Popogrebsky's Berlin Silver Bear winner "How I Spent This Summer" from Bavaria Film International.
Film Movement plans to release title in New York in September, followed by a limited national rollout and VOD bow in the fall.
The stark drama centers on two men stationed at a meteorological station on an island in the Artic Circle who find themselves cut off from the outside world and have to fight to survive.
"It is hard to remember a more gorgeous film than 'How I Spent This Summer' from the last few years. This is a film that blew us away in Berlin, and consolidates director Popogrebsky as an incredible master of his craft," Film Movement President Adley Gartenstein said.
Gartenstein and Bavaria's head of sales Stefanie Zeitler negotiated the deal.
In a separate pickup,...
Film Movement plans to release title in New York in September, followed by a limited national rollout and VOD bow in the fall.
The stark drama centers on two men stationed at a meteorological station on an island in the Artic Circle who find themselves cut off from the outside world and have to fight to survive.
"It is hard to remember a more gorgeous film than 'How I Spent This Summer' from the last few years. This is a film that blew us away in Berlin, and consolidates director Popogrebsky as an incredible master of his craft," Film Movement President Adley Gartenstein said.
Gartenstein and Bavaria's head of sales Stefanie Zeitler negotiated the deal.
In a separate pickup,...
- 5/14/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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