Self promotion and unfettered egotism have served director Lars Von Trier well. After he proclaimed himself “the greatest film director in the world” at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival premier of his controversial “Antichrist,” he enjoyed loads of press and a significant spike in interest in the film. Now, two years later, the Danish filmmaker’s [...]
As Lars Von Trier’s “Antichrist” arrives on DVD, I felt compelled give the film a second viewing. What I found was this: despite the overwhelming controversy surrounding the film’s gratuitous sexual violence, the most troubling, terrifying moments in “Antichrist” were essentially sexless and bloodless — and talking fox-less. I realized that much of “Antichrist’s” terror [...]
Controversial Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier, known for his graphic and challenging films like “Antichrist” and “Breaking the Waves” has a new trick up his sleeve…Roland Emmerich style. According to Variety, the auteur’s next feature will be a disaster movie with psychological and dramatic elements titled, “Melancholia.” The title is shorthand for Planet Melancholia, a [...]
Lars von Trier’s controversial film, “Antichrist” will get a circa-Halloween release in Los Angeles and New York, with the film going out Oct. 23, reports Variety. IFC, the film’s largest buyer at the Cannes Film Festival, snatched up the surreal, psycho-erotic horror thriller starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Willem Dafoe during the festival. The film caused [...]
Michael Haneke’s “The White Ribbon,” won top honors at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, the Palme d’Or (Golden Palm). Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the North American rights to the black-and-white WWI drama. Jacques Audiard’s gritty prison drama, “A Prophet” won the Grand Prix, Christoph Waltz took top actor honors for Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds,” [...]
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