We're just two weeks away from Fantastic Fest and the lineup looks nothing short of "fantastic".. pun intended as I'm on the Jury for this section. What's been added you ask?
The Us premier of Lars von Trier's incredible Antichrist (review)
The Us premier of Spanish zombie sequel [Rec 2]
A sneak preview of Ninja Assassin
A sneak preview of supposed realistic horror Paranormal Activity which has been finally loosed after being hidden by Hollywood for a year or so.
Full list after the break includes shorts!
Antichrist Us Premiere
(dir. Lars Von Trier, 2009, Denmark)
Lars Von Trier rocked the Croisette at Cannes this year with his latest beautiful, visceral opus with themes on depression, insanity and arrogance. It's also got talking animals and some truly inspired horror moments.
The Bare Breasted Countess
(dir. Jesus Franco, 1973, France/Belgium)
Jess Franco directs his muse Lina Romay in this surreal story of a...
The Us premier of Lars von Trier's incredible Antichrist (review)
The Us premier of Spanish zombie sequel [Rec 2]
A sneak preview of Ninja Assassin
A sneak preview of supposed realistic horror Paranormal Activity which has been finally loosed after being hidden by Hollywood for a year or so.
Full list after the break includes shorts!
Antichrist Us Premiere
(dir. Lars Von Trier, 2009, Denmark)
Lars Von Trier rocked the Croisette at Cannes this year with his latest beautiful, visceral opus with themes on depression, insanity and arrogance. It's also got talking animals and some truly inspired horror moments.
The Bare Breasted Countess
(dir. Jesus Franco, 1973, France/Belgium)
Jess Franco directs his muse Lina Romay in this surreal story of a...
- 9/7/2009
- QuietEarth.us
I heart Palm Springs! Why not? It's my hometown :happy
And I equally heart the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films! Honestly, I like this better than the bloated International Film Fest in January. Why? Because this is more about the craft of filmmaking than the celebrities.
Also, the Short Fest is a good predictor of the Oscars for Best Short Film. So pay attention to the winners, and then next year, take a look at the nominees. Chances are, you'll hear about them again at the Oscars!
The 2009 Palm Springs International ShortFest award winners are:
Jury Awards
Best of Festival, "The Dinner" (Vacsora), Karchi Perlmann
Future Filmmaker Award, Katie Wolfe, "This is Her"
Panavision Grand Jury Award, "Jonathan's Home," Nathanael Carton
Audience Awards
Live Action Short, "Dandelion Dharma," Veronica Dipippo
Documentary Short, "Claiming the Title: Gay Olympics On Trial," Jonathan Joiner, Robert H. Martin
Animation Short, "Lost and Found,...
And I equally heart the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films! Honestly, I like this better than the bloated International Film Fest in January. Why? Because this is more about the craft of filmmaking than the celebrities.
Also, the Short Fest is a good predictor of the Oscars for Best Short Film. So pay attention to the winners, and then next year, take a look at the nominees. Chances are, you'll hear about them again at the Oscars!
The 2009 Palm Springs International ShortFest award winners are:
Jury Awards
Best of Festival, "The Dinner" (Vacsora), Karchi Perlmann
Future Filmmaker Award, Katie Wolfe, "This is Her"
Panavision Grand Jury Award, "Jonathan's Home," Nathanael Carton
Audience Awards
Live Action Short, "Dandelion Dharma," Veronica Dipippo
Documentary Short, "Claiming the Title: Gay Olympics On Trial," Jonathan Joiner, Robert H. Martin
Animation Short, "Lost and Found,...
- 7/1/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Hungarian film-maker Karchi Perlmann's "The Dinner" (Vacsora), the tale of a hapless pig farmer, received the best of festival award at the 2009 Palm Springs International ShortFest & Short Film Market, which concluded Sunday.
Nathanaelcq Carton's "Jonathan's Home" took home the Panavision grand jury award and best live action award.
Katie Wolfe's "This is Her" scored the future filmmaker award.
Winners were announced Sunday as the fest, which screened 315 short films from among more than 2,200 submissions, drew to a close on Monday. A total of 27 awards were handed out.
The 2009 Palm Springs International ShortFest award winners are:
Jury Awards
Best of Festival, "The Dinner" (Vacsora), Karchi Perlmann
Future Filmmaker Award, Katie Wolfe, "This is Her"
Panavision Grand Jury Award, "Jonathan's Home," Nathanael Carton
Audience Awards
Live Action Short, "Dandelion Dharma," Veronica Dipippo
Documentary Short, "Claiming the Title: Gay Olympics On Trial," Jonathan Joiner, Robert H. Martin
Animation Short, "Lost and Found,...
Nathanaelcq Carton's "Jonathan's Home" took home the Panavision grand jury award and best live action award.
Katie Wolfe's "This is Her" scored the future filmmaker award.
Winners were announced Sunday as the fest, which screened 315 short films from among more than 2,200 submissions, drew to a close on Monday. A total of 27 awards were handed out.
The 2009 Palm Springs International ShortFest award winners are:
Jury Awards
Best of Festival, "The Dinner" (Vacsora), Karchi Perlmann
Future Filmmaker Award, Katie Wolfe, "This is Her"
Panavision Grand Jury Award, "Jonathan's Home," Nathanael Carton
Audience Awards
Live Action Short, "Dandelion Dharma," Veronica Dipippo
Documentary Short, "Claiming the Title: Gay Olympics On Trial," Jonathan Joiner, Robert H. Martin
Animation Short, "Lost and Found,...
- 6/30/2009
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Danny Boyle, director of Slumdog Millionaire, won the Directors Guild of America award Saturday night. It was the first time Boyle has been nominated for the award.
Boyle beat out fellow nominees David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Gus Van Sant (Milk), Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight) and Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon).
After taking this prize and the Golden Globe for “Best Director,” it seems Danny Boyle is the man to beat on February 22 at the Oscars. The DGA Award has matched the Academy Award for “Best Director” all but six times since 1948 when the guild started presenting awards. It was a well-deserved win for the British director.
I picked Slumdog over Dark Knight as my favorite film of the year for a reason. Christopher Nolan is my favorite director working today, but Boyle has proven he can conquer any genre with solid, underrated films. He made a name for himself with Trainspotting,...
Boyle beat out fellow nominees David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Gus Van Sant (Milk), Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight) and Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon).
After taking this prize and the Golden Globe for “Best Director,” it seems Danny Boyle is the man to beat on February 22 at the Oscars. The DGA Award has matched the Academy Award for “Best Director” all but six times since 1948 when the guild started presenting awards. It was a well-deserved win for the British director.
I picked Slumdog over Dark Knight as my favorite film of the year for a reason. Christopher Nolan is my favorite director working today, but Boyle has proven he can conquer any genre with solid, underrated films. He made a name for himself with Trainspotting,...
- 2/2/2009
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
Danny Boyle took home the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for "Slumdog Millionaire."
Also competing for the top award were David Fincher ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"), Gus Van Sant ("Milk"), Christopher Nolan ("The Dark Knight") and Ron Howard ("Frost/Nixon").
"If I can get here, you can get here," Boyle said during his speech. Boyle's previous directing credits include "Sunshine," "28 Days Later..." and "Trainspotting."
Ari Folman won the award for best documentary for "Waltz with Bashir," while Jay Roach was named best director of a movie for television for "Recount."
Dan Attias won the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in dramatic series night for "The Wire" ("Transitions"), Paul Feig won in the comedy series category for "The Office" ("Dinner Party") and Tony Croll took home the award in the reality program category for "America's Next Top Model" ("1002").
Other winners included Brent Gunts for...
Also competing for the top award were David Fincher ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"), Gus Van Sant ("Milk"), Christopher Nolan ("The Dark Knight") and Ron Howard ("Frost/Nixon").
"If I can get here, you can get here," Boyle said during his speech. Boyle's previous directing credits include "Sunshine," "28 Days Later..." and "Trainspotting."
Ari Folman won the award for best documentary for "Waltz with Bashir," while Jay Roach was named best director of a movie for television for "Recount."
Dan Attias won the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in dramatic series night for "The Wire" ("Transitions"), Paul Feig won in the comedy series category for "The Office" ("Dinner Party") and Tony Croll took home the award in the reality program category for "America's Next Top Model" ("1002").
Other winners included Brent Gunts for...
- 2/2/2009
- by Franck Tabouring
- screeninglog.com
Okay y'all, it's now a sure bet! "Slumdog Millionaire's" Danny Boyle will win the Academy Awards for Best Director! Why? Because his comrades, the Directors Guild of America bestowed him as the best of the best of 2008!
Boyle was chosen over David Fincher ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"), Ron Howard ("Frost/Nixon"), Christopher Nolan (Yeah, the DGA nominated him for "The Dark Knight"), and Gus Van Sant ("Milk").
The best part for me? My hero, my inspiration, my own personal icon, Roger Ebert was given the DGA Honorary Life Member Award in recognition of outstanding creative achievement. Congratulations Mister Roger!!!!
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Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Feature Film
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures)
Unit Production Manager: Sanjay Kumar
First Assistant Director: Raj Acharya
Second Assistant Director: Avani Batra
Second Second Assistant Director: Sonia Nemawarkar...
Boyle was chosen over David Fincher ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"), Ron Howard ("Frost/Nixon"), Christopher Nolan (Yeah, the DGA nominated him for "The Dark Knight"), and Gus Van Sant ("Milk").
The best part for me? My hero, my inspiration, my own personal icon, Roger Ebert was given the DGA Honorary Life Member Award in recognition of outstanding creative achievement. Congratulations Mister Roger!!!!
Want to see the full list of winners? Click Read More!
Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Feature Film
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures)
Unit Production Manager: Sanjay Kumar
First Assistant Director: Raj Acharya
Second Assistant Director: Avani Batra
Second Second Assistant Director: Sonia Nemawarkar...
- 2/1/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The Little Movie That Could can do no wrong. Danny Boyle was handed the DGA Award for outstanding directorial achievement in feature film for "Slumdog Millionaire."
Boyle walked away with the honor Saturday night during the DGA's annual awards ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel. David Fincher ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"), Gus Van Sant ("Milk"), Christopher Nolan ("The Dark Knight") and Ron Howard ("Frost/Nixon"), who won the award in 1995 and 2001, also were nominated.
It was Boyle's first DGA nomination.
"If I can get here, you can get here," Boyle said from the podium, with the presenting Coen brothers behind him. "Dream hard."
It's been a miracle year for Boyle, the 52-year-old British director of "Shallow Grave," "Trainspotting," "A Life Less Ordinary," "The Beach," "28 Days Later...," "Millions" and "Sunshine." He's already been named the year's best director by several critics groups and took the top...
Boyle walked away with the honor Saturday night during the DGA's annual awards ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel. David Fincher ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"), Gus Van Sant ("Milk"), Christopher Nolan ("The Dark Knight") and Ron Howard ("Frost/Nixon"), who won the award in 1995 and 2001, also were nominated.
It was Boyle's first DGA nomination.
"If I can get here, you can get here," Boyle said from the podium, with the presenting Coen brothers behind him. "Dream hard."
It's been a miracle year for Boyle, the 52-year-old British director of "Shallow Grave," "Trainspotting," "A Life Less Ordinary," "The Beach," "28 Days Later...," "Millions" and "Sunshine." He's already been named the year's best director by several critics groups and took the top...
- 2/1/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Although Ari Folman's "Waltz With Bashir" did not make the shortlist of 15 films under consideration for the best documentary Oscar, it is among the nominees for the DGA's doc award, announced Friday.
"Waltz" will compete with Gonzalo Arijon's "Stranded: I've Come From a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains," in which survivors of a 1972 Andes plane crash tell their story; Elizabeth Farnsworth and Patricio Lanfranco's "The Judge and the General," a look back at the investigation into the regime of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet; Peter Gilbert & Stevie James' "At the Death House Door," an examination of the wrongful conviction of a Texas man executed for murder; and James Marsh's "Man on Wire," a study of tight-rope walker Philippe Petit.
All the nominees are first-time DGA nominees, with the exception of Gilbert (who won the DGA's doc award in 1998 for "Vietnam: Long Time Coming" and was...
"Waltz" will compete with Gonzalo Arijon's "Stranded: I've Come From a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains," in which survivors of a 1972 Andes plane crash tell their story; Elizabeth Farnsworth and Patricio Lanfranco's "The Judge and the General," a look back at the investigation into the regime of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet; Peter Gilbert & Stevie James' "At the Death House Door," an examination of the wrongful conviction of a Texas man executed for murder; and James Marsh's "Man on Wire," a study of tight-rope walker Philippe Petit.
All the nominees are first-time DGA nominees, with the exception of Gilbert (who won the DGA's doc award in 1998 for "Vietnam: Long Time Coming" and was...
- 1/9/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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