Monday, September 13, 2010 9:08AM - By Krystal Clark
At the 2010 Venice Film Festival Sofia Coppola walked away a big winner thanks to her latest feature, Somewhere. It’s a self-reflexive drama about the unconventional relationship between a father and his daughter set against the backdrop of Hollywood excess. According to Reuters, Coppola’s film earned the Golden Lion award, a honor that received mixed reviews from critics back home and abroad.
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010 1:22PM - By Krystal Clark
***Update: Read full I’m Still Here review now!***
Besides Black Swan, the most talked about film at this year’s Venice Film Festival has been Casey Affleck’s documentary, I’m Still Here. It chronicles a (lost) year in the life of actor turned aspiring hip hop artist Joaquin Phoenix as he steps outside of his comfort zone to try something new. The reviews are in, and here’s a bit of what everyone is saying about the actor, the director, and the film.
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010 3:09AM - By Mali Elfman
The 2010 Venice Film Festival opened with a bang (especially considering what has followed). For those of you who have been craving unique film-going experience that will baffle the mind (and if you were like me Inception wasn’t enough for you) Darren Aronofsky‘s latest film Black Swan might just do the trick!
Get ready to have you brain put in a blender and enjoy the ride, here we go…
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Thursday, May 6, 2010 9:47AM - By Krystal Clark
Director and writer Quentin Tarantino is coming off one of the best years of his career and after racking up several SAG Awards, Oscar nominations, and Golden Globe nods he’s headed to Venice. And no it won’t be for a vacation, Tarantino’s got serious work to do now that he’s been named the “Chair Juror” at this year’s Venice Film Festival.
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Monday, September 7, 2009 11:00AM - By Krystal Clark
This year’s Venice International Film Festival is moving full speed ahead by honoring some of the most talented individuals in filmmaking. One of the major events that have already taken place at the festival involved Pixar Animation. According to Yahoo, the studio’s founding directors and producers including John Lasseter were recipients of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009 2:20PM - By Krystal Clark
Sylvester Stallone will get some much deserved love from the jury at next month’s Venice Film Festival. According to Yahoo News, the actor will be honored with the “Glory to the Filmmaker” award. Stallone will be following in the footsteps of Japan’s Takeshi Kitano, Iranian Abbas Kiarostami and France’s Agnes Varda as a recipient of the prize. “The jury at the 66th Venice Film Festival, which runs from 2 to 12 September, will be headed by Taiwanese director Ang Lee.”
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