June 1996 - “Independence Day” slain the monster, bringing in more than $ 300 million in sales. Its director, Roland Emmerich, has planned a sequel, called "ID2," and pre-production is to begin in the next few weeks. But that’s not really all that exciting anymore. What’s interesting, and rather weird, is the fact that French actress Charlotte Gainsbourg will have a leading role in “ID2.” Yes, Gainsbourg
French court rules against Abdellatif Kechiche, orders “Adele” filmmaker to pay back distributor MK2
(PARIS) Here’s guessing you’re not going to see French cinéaste Abdellatif Kechiche (at left in picture) and producer/distributor Marin Karmitz enjoying onion soup together at Le Sélect anytime soon. A court in France ruled that Palme D’Or recipient Kechiche (“Blue is the warmest color,” a.k.a. “La vie D’Adèle” in the original French title) did not fulfill the terms of the contract that bound him to MK2
Brazilian filmmakers sometimes cast a punishing gaze toward the social ills of their country. It's a feat of uninhibited self-examination that can make the viewer unsettled but also subdued by the beauty and mystery of this country, the directness of the image and the stirring tales of woes encountered by the characters who populate them. Starting tomorrow and running through to May 18th the Cinémathèque Française will be
IMDB’s External reviews page is conceivably the most complete index of film reviews in the history of computer-literate mankind. It's almost the most neglected one. Anyone who's needed to look up information about a film knows that External Reviews is it, a high-affluence destination where film critics post their point of view about any given film. But I'm guessing that more than a few people would rather run off to Reddit or Rotten
Albert Maysles, who was one of the first documentary filmmakers [...]
The eighties, what an awesome decade. M.J. was the king of pop, "Egyptian lover" was rocking the airwaves and Bill Cosby was everyone’s favorite grand-daddy. What a difference thirty years makes. A wave of something is sweeping through the film industry and a glut of sequels inspired by the seventies’, eighties’ and nineties’ most famous franchises is looming large. Is it nostalgia or a lack of inspiration? No matter

