Cannes Ends with…Awards — 3rd of 3
The heightened security with machine gun armed soldiers and policemen constantly patrolling was intensified after the Manchester Massacre. With a pall over the festival, one minute of silence was observed for the 22 murdered and flags hung at half-mast. In addition to that, the sudden death at 57 of the Busan Film Festival deputy director Kim Ji-seok and that of the James Bond star Roger Moore brought the film world into a new perspective as we join the larger world to face the random indications of human mortality. High security vs. cinema as a sanctuary of freedom is highlighted this year like no other time that I can recall in my 31 years here.President of the jury, Pedro Almodovar
But life does go on, the jury judges, the stars get press attention on the red carpet and the rest of us continue to wait patiently in...
The heightened security with machine gun armed soldiers and policemen constantly patrolling was intensified after the Manchester Massacre. With a pall over the festival, one minute of silence was observed for the 22 murdered and flags hung at half-mast. In addition to that, the sudden death at 57 of the Busan Film Festival deputy director Kim Ji-seok and that of the James Bond star Roger Moore brought the film world into a new perspective as we join the larger world to face the random indications of human mortality. High security vs. cinema as a sanctuary of freedom is highlighted this year like no other time that I can recall in my 31 years here.President of the jury, Pedro Almodovar
But life does go on, the jury judges, the stars get press attention on the red carpet and the rest of us continue to wait patiently in...
- 5/29/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Chinese-American director Chloe Zhao’s second feature The Rider took the top prize, the Art Cinema Award, of the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes.
The Hollywood Reporter’s Todd McCarthy called Zhao’s cowboy drama “a rare gem.”
Zhao’s Songs My Brothers Taught Me played in the sidebar in 2015.
The Sacd prize from the French Writers and Directors Guild split the prize with both Philippe Garrel’s Lover for a Day (L’Amant d’Un Jour) and Claire Denis Bright Sunshine In (Un Beau Soleil Interieur) being recognized.
Garrel’s Lover is the last in a trilogy exploring love,...
The Hollywood Reporter’s Todd McCarthy called Zhao’s cowboy drama “a rare gem.”
Zhao’s Songs My Brothers Taught Me played in the sidebar in 2015.
The Sacd prize from the French Writers and Directors Guild split the prize with both Philippe Garrel’s Lover for a Day (L’Amant d’Un Jour) and Claire Denis Bright Sunshine In (Un Beau Soleil Interieur) being recognized.
Garrel’s Lover is the last in a trilogy exploring love,...
- 5/26/2017
- by Rebecca Ford,Rhonda Richford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A tender documentary profiles Leon Vitali, who gave up a promising acting career to become the celebrated auteur’s most valued assistant
Related: Un Beau Soleil Interieur (Let the Sunshine In) review – Juliette Binoche excels in grownup film
The film industry is full of unassuming figures quietly holding everything together without ever demanding a share of the limelight. This tender documentary makes time to profile one of them: Leon Vitali, the man who walked onto a Stanley Kubrick set in 1973 and never walked back off.
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Related: Un Beau Soleil Interieur (Let the Sunshine In) review – Juliette Binoche excels in grownup film
The film industry is full of unassuming figures quietly holding everything together without ever demanding a share of the limelight. This tender documentary makes time to profile one of them: Leon Vitali, the man who walked onto a Stanley Kubrick set in 1973 and never walked back off.
Continue reading...
- 5/19/2017
- by Gwilym Mumford
- The Guardian - Film News
The celluloid comeback continues. Less than three years ago, Kodak was faced with the prospect of closing its film manufacturing plant in Rochester, New York, which also would have closed the doors on filmmakers’ ability to shoot on film. Now they’re back from the dead, and a number of Hollywood biggest blockbusters are being shot on film (hello, “Dunkirk”), and going analog has become a mark of prestige for award contenders and first-rate TV.
Read More: Cannes 2017 – Here Are the Cameras Used To Shoot 29 of This Year’s Films
To highlight how integral shooting on film is to the top filmmakers, 15 films premiering at the Cannes Film Festival shot on Kodak stock, according to the company.
Seven of the 15 films are in competition, and among the most highly anticipated of the year:
“The Beguiled,” directed by Sofia Coppola, Dp Philippe Le Sourd, stars Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman and Kirsten Dunst
“Wonderstruck,...
Read More: Cannes 2017 – Here Are the Cameras Used To Shoot 29 of This Year’s Films
To highlight how integral shooting on film is to the top filmmakers, 15 films premiering at the Cannes Film Festival shot on Kodak stock, according to the company.
Seven of the 15 films are in competition, and among the most highly anticipated of the year:
“The Beguiled,” directed by Sofia Coppola, Dp Philippe Le Sourd, stars Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman and Kirsten Dunst
“Wonderstruck,...
- 5/17/2017
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
The Cannes updates are coming fast and furious now and hot on the heels of last week's press conference and the release of the official competition line-up, the Director's Fortnight titles have also been announced and this year, the sidebar offers up quite a diverse group of films and filmmakers.
Kicking off the program will be French director Claire Denis' Un Beau Soleil Interieur, an adaptation of Roland Barthes' novel starring Juliette Binoche and Gerard Depardieu. Other titles in this year's line-up include director Abel Ferrara's music documentary Alive in France and Jea [Continued ...]...
Kicking off the program will be French director Claire Denis' Un Beau Soleil Interieur, an adaptation of Roland Barthes' novel starring Juliette Binoche and Gerard Depardieu. Other titles in this year's line-up include director Abel Ferrara's music documentary Alive in France and Jea [Continued ...]...
- 4/20/2017
- QuietEarth.us
Danielle Macdonald in Patti Cake$ - straight out of Jersey comes Patricia Dombrowski, aka Killa P, aka Patti Cake$, an aspiring rapper fighting through a world of strip malls and strip clubs on an unlikely quest for glory. Photo: Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival Directors' Fortnight artistic director Eduoard Waintrop Photo: Quinzaine The Cannes Directors’ Fortnight selection will open with a starry comedy Un Beau Soleil Intérieur with Juliette Binoche and Gérard Depardieu, which marks a change of tone for director Claire Denis, known for hard hitting dramas such as Beau Travail and Chocolat.
The section’s artistic director Edouard Waintrop made no apology for the choice, noting that he applauded directors who dared to change direction and that laughter in these dark times would provide a tonic. The film has been adapted from Roland Barthes' A Lover’s Discourse: Fragments, which is said to deconstruct the language of love.
The section’s artistic director Edouard Waintrop made no apology for the choice, noting that he applauded directors who dared to change direction and that laughter in these dark times would provide a tonic. The film has been adapted from Roland Barthes' A Lover’s Discourse: Fragments, which is said to deconstruct the language of love.
- 4/20/2017
- by Richard Mowe
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Following the main line-up at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the first sidebar has been unveiled. Directors’ Fortnight has revealed their enticing slate, including the opening film, Claire Denis‘ Juliette Binoche-led Un Beau Soleil Interieur (formerly Dark Glasses).
Also in the line-up is Abel Ferrara‘s Alive in France, Sean Baker‘s Tangerine follow-up The Florida Project, Philippe Garrel‘s L’Amant D’Un Jour, Bruno Dumont‘s Jeannette, L’Enfance De Jeanne D’Arc, and Jonas Carpignano‘s A Ciambra. Peculiarly, there’s also two previous festival films we were quite mixed/negative on, Patti Cake$ and Bushwick. Check out the full line-up below.
Feature Films
Un Beau Soleil Interieur, dir. Claire Denis – Opening Night Film
A Ciambra, dir. Jonas Carpignano
Alive in France, dir. Abel Ferrara (pictured below)
L’Amant D’Un Jour, dir. Philippe Garrel
Bushwick, dir. Cary Murnion & Jonathan Milott
Cuori Puri, dir. Roberto De Paolis
The Florida Project,...
Also in the line-up is Abel Ferrara‘s Alive in France, Sean Baker‘s Tangerine follow-up The Florida Project, Philippe Garrel‘s L’Amant D’Un Jour, Bruno Dumont‘s Jeannette, L’Enfance De Jeanne D’Arc, and Jonas Carpignano‘s A Ciambra. Peculiarly, there’s also two previous festival films we were quite mixed/negative on, Patti Cake$ and Bushwick. Check out the full line-up below.
Feature Films
Un Beau Soleil Interieur, dir. Claire Denis – Opening Night Film
A Ciambra, dir. Jonas Carpignano
Alive in France, dir. Abel Ferrara (pictured below)
L’Amant D’Un Jour, dir. Philippe Garrel
Bushwick, dir. Cary Murnion & Jonathan Milott
Cuori Puri, dir. Roberto De Paolis
The Florida Project,...
- 4/20/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Baker, Nyoni, Jasper and Carpignano join Cannes veterans Denis, Ferrara, Dumont, Garrel and Gitai.Scroll Down For Full List
Tangerine director Sean Baker, the UK’s Rungano Nyoni and Italo-American film-maker Jonas Carpignano will be among the buzzed-about names premiering new works at the 49th edition of Cannes Directors’ Fortnight this year (18-28 May).
Artistic director Edouard Waintrop unveiled the eclectic selection, comprising 19 feature-length films and another 11 shorts, at a press conference at the Cinéma Le Grand Action in Paris on Thursday (20 April).
Read more: Cannes 2017: Official Selection in full
Opening And Closing Films
Claire Denis will open the 49th edition – running May 18-28 - with Un Beau Soleil Intérieur starring Juliette Binoche, Gérard Depardieu and Xavier Beauvois.
Us director Geremy Jasper’s debut feature Patti Cake$ - which world premiered at Sundance this year has been selected as the closing film.
Us Presence
It is one of two Sundance titles in this year’s selection...
Tangerine director Sean Baker, the UK’s Rungano Nyoni and Italo-American film-maker Jonas Carpignano will be among the buzzed-about names premiering new works at the 49th edition of Cannes Directors’ Fortnight this year (18-28 May).
Artistic director Edouard Waintrop unveiled the eclectic selection, comprising 19 feature-length films and another 11 shorts, at a press conference at the Cinéma Le Grand Action in Paris on Thursday (20 April).
Read more: Cannes 2017: Official Selection in full
Opening And Closing Films
Claire Denis will open the 49th edition – running May 18-28 - with Un Beau Soleil Intérieur starring Juliette Binoche, Gérard Depardieu and Xavier Beauvois.
Us director Geremy Jasper’s debut feature Patti Cake$ - which world premiered at Sundance this year has been selected as the closing film.
Us Presence
It is one of two Sundance titles in this year’s selection...
- 4/20/2017
- ScreenDaily
American directors Abel Ferrara, Chloe Zhao, Sean Baker and Geremy Jasper and international auteurs Bruno Dumont, Amos Gitai and Claire Denis are among the directors who will be represented in the Directors’ Fortnight section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. Denis’ “Un Beau Soleil Interieur” (“Dark Glasses”), a comedy starring Juliette Binoche and Gerard Depardieu, will open the section. Jasper’s “Patti Cake$,” which debuted to acclaim at Sundance in January, will close the fortnight. Baker, whose last film was the iPhone-shot “Tangerine,” will be in the section with “The Florida Project,” starring Willem Dafoe. French director Bruno Dumont, who was in the.
- 4/20/2017
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The 49th annual edition of the Cannes Film Festival’s lauded Directors’ Fortnight section announced its picks this morning. The section is a non-competitive sidebar, but members of the Société des Réalisateurs Français, which organizes the event, do dole out honors.
Directors’ Fortnight artistic director Edouard Waintrop announced the titles in a roughly 40 minute presentation Thursday. The section opens with the latest film from Claire Denis, “Un Beau Soleil Interieur,” an adaptation of Roland Barthes’ “A Lover’s Discourse: Fragments,” which stars Juliette Binoche and Gerard Depardieu. Major auteurs in the lineup include Bruno Dumont, with his musical “Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc,” and Bael Ferrara, who will return to Cannes after several years with “Alive In France,” a documentary that follows Ferrara and his band as they tour France.
Other notable titles include “The Florida Project,” Sean Baker’s follow-up to “Tangerine,” and “A Ciambra,” from “Mediterranea” director Jonas Carpignano.
Directors’ Fortnight artistic director Edouard Waintrop announced the titles in a roughly 40 minute presentation Thursday. The section opens with the latest film from Claire Denis, “Un Beau Soleil Interieur,” an adaptation of Roland Barthes’ “A Lover’s Discourse: Fragments,” which stars Juliette Binoche and Gerard Depardieu. Major auteurs in the lineup include Bruno Dumont, with his musical “Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc,” and Bael Ferrara, who will return to Cannes after several years with “Alive In France,” a documentary that follows Ferrara and his band as they tour France.
Other notable titles include “The Florida Project,” Sean Baker’s follow-up to “Tangerine,” and “A Ciambra,” from “Mediterranea” director Jonas Carpignano.
- 4/20/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Stop! If you haven’t watched The Killing‘s Season 2 finale, back away from this Spoilerific recap, and come back later. Otherwise, welcome, and come on in…
Maybe now Sarah Linden can finally catch some shut-eye.
In one somber, twisty hour, we finally got the answer to the question we’ve been asking for two seasons now: “Who killed Rosie Larsen?”
And while, yes, it was Darren Richmond’s campaign aide Jamie Wright who chased the teenage victim through the woods, brutally beat her, and stuffed her into a trunk, it was Rosie’s own Aunt Terry who put said...
Maybe now Sarah Linden can finally catch some shut-eye.
In one somber, twisty hour, we finally got the answer to the question we’ve been asking for two seasons now: “Who killed Rosie Larsen?”
And while, yes, it was Darren Richmond’s campaign aide Jamie Wright who chased the teenage victim through the woods, brutally beat her, and stuffed her into a trunk, it was Rosie’s own Aunt Terry who put said...
- 6/18/2012
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
They had it easy for too long, and on Sunday night's (May 6) episode of AMC's "The Killing," Detectives Linden and Holder are diverted from their target yet again, this time not by a bizarre clue, but a hard-hitting source of opposition.
The watchdog who was sent for Linden (Mireille Enos) gets slightly more detailed, though his face is masked by shadows and he's not a recognizable figure. Parked in front of Holder's (Joel Kinnaman) apartment where Linden and her son, Jack, have taken refuge, the cagey character is only the first in a larger counterattack that the officers will face as they prod further and begin to feel some resistance. After listening closer to Rosie's final voicemail, the detectives' turn to the casino, a sleeping dragon not wanting to be roused. Investigators hear the sound of construction buzzing in the background of the recording, leading them to believe a new...
The watchdog who was sent for Linden (Mireille Enos) gets slightly more detailed, though his face is masked by shadows and he's not a recognizable figure. Parked in front of Holder's (Joel Kinnaman) apartment where Linden and her son, Jack, have taken refuge, the cagey character is only the first in a larger counterattack that the officers will face as they prod further and begin to feel some resistance. After listening closer to Rosie's final voicemail, the detectives' turn to the casino, a sleeping dragon not wanting to be roused. Investigators hear the sound of construction buzzing in the background of the recording, leading them to believe a new...
- 5/7/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
There have been many horrifying moments throughout the first season and a half of AMC's The Killing -- from the brutal murder of Rosie Larsen to the public's brutal reaction to the bait-and-switch finale. But nothing has sent as much terror through my body as the moment in last week's episode when Stan Larsen quietly crept into his sister-in-law's bedroom in the wee hours with uncertain motives.
My hands flew to my mouth, I began shouting "No!" at the television and hoped against hope that these two lost souls wouldn't find comfort in one another's arms. Yet they did. And I learned while chatting with actress Jamie Anne Allman, that she had exactly the same reaction.
Insider.com: I pretty much freaked when Stan and Terry kisses -- how did you react?
Jamie Anne Allman: Your response was exactly how I felt too [laughs]. I thought the viewers would be screaming "No! No! No! Leave...
My hands flew to my mouth, I began shouting "No!" at the television and hoped against hope that these two lost souls wouldn't find comfort in one another's arms. Yet they did. And I learned while chatting with actress Jamie Anne Allman, that she had exactly the same reaction.
Insider.com: I pretty much freaked when Stan and Terry kisses -- how did you react?
Jamie Anne Allman: Your response was exactly how I felt too [laughs]. I thought the viewers would be screaming "No! No! No! Leave...
- 4/28/2012
- TheInsider.com
Life is filled with its conflicts, disappointments and failures - and The Killing grips onto them with its rain soaked fingers and refuses to let go. It prefers to illustrate characters digging their way back to the top, searching for redemption and purpose amidst the never-ending hunt for Rosie's killer, even if at times the world they live in throws them another shovel to deepen their own holes.
Yet if Rosie's killer is eventually discovered, and we might find ourselves satisfied, will Stan? Will Linden? Will any of the characters' be able to smile again? Live again?
For Stan and Mitch, it seems as if coping is the only mechanism that could be used during their time of grief. I can't imagine losing a child and the many effects it would have on my life; clearly for both Larsen parents, it's influenced their day to day in drastically different ways.
Yet if Rosie's killer is eventually discovered, and we might find ourselves satisfied, will Stan? Will Linden? Will any of the characters' be able to smile again? Live again?
For Stan and Mitch, it seems as if coping is the only mechanism that could be used during their time of grief. I can't imagine losing a child and the many effects it would have on my life; clearly for both Larsen parents, it's influenced their day to day in drastically different ways.
- 4/23/2012
- by smckenna412@gmail.com (Sean McKenna)
- TVfanatic
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Here’s another huge problem with how The Killing is currently constructed. Let’s assume, for a moment, that the events that transpire within “Ogi Jun” are not, in fact, functioning purely to misdirect the audience (a stretch, I know). In this case, “Ogi Jun” reveals that season two’s direction for the Larsen murder revolves around Stan Larsen’s past activities with the mob and Janek’s involvement with the Beau Soleil prostitution ring. This is a good thing – as opposed to season one’s constant jumping from one unrelated suspect to another, this would indicate that the show has decided to focus on one primary lead (a criminal syndicate) that links to a large cast of characters, but characters that are all naturally operating within one overarching world, nonetheless. Here’s where the problem comes in; if this is indeed the case (and again,...
Here’s another huge problem with how The Killing is currently constructed. Let’s assume, for a moment, that the events that transpire within “Ogi Jun” are not, in fact, functioning purely to misdirect the audience (a stretch, I know). In this case, “Ogi Jun” reveals that season two’s direction for the Larsen murder revolves around Stan Larsen’s past activities with the mob and Janek’s involvement with the Beau Soleil prostitution ring. This is a good thing – as opposed to season one’s constant jumping from one unrelated suspect to another, this would indicate that the show has decided to focus on one primary lead (a criminal syndicate) that links to a large cast of characters, but characters that are all naturally operating within one overarching world, nonetheless. Here’s where the problem comes in; if this is indeed the case (and again,...
- 4/19/2012
- by Cole Zercoe
- Obsessed with Film
The hunt to track down the man with the Japanese tattoo heated up on Sunday's (April 15) episode of AMC's "The Killing" with Detective Linden (Mireille Enos) and Detective Holder (Joel Kinnaman) uniting once again, almost as if Holder's little cover-up escapade never went down.
Now with Rosie's real backpack in play, along with surveillance footage from the Beau Soleil arson that revealed a mysterious new suspect, the police officers stake out the man they believe was behind the murder by studying his body art and connection to the Larsen family.
Stan Larsen's (Brent Sexton) former and renewed tie to the mob front and center during this episode, both for the detectives and Stan himself, who learns his organized crime alliance was behind the destruction of Beau Soleil, and likely his daughter's murder. While the mob men do not confirm or deny their involvement when Stan confronts them, they do offer a very subtle threat.
Now with Rosie's real backpack in play, along with surveillance footage from the Beau Soleil arson that revealed a mysterious new suspect, the police officers stake out the man they believe was behind the murder by studying his body art and connection to the Larsen family.
Stan Larsen's (Brent Sexton) former and renewed tie to the mob front and center during this episode, both for the detectives and Stan himself, who learns his organized crime alliance was behind the destruction of Beau Soleil, and likely his daughter's murder. While the mob men do not confirm or deny their involvement when Stan confronts them, they do offer a very subtle threat.
- 4/16/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
I mentioned last week that the season two premiere of The Killing was much better than anyone could have really expected it to be. There was one big reason for this; both episodes featured a renewed focus on character. What was before only implied or occasionally mentioned actually started to become tangible: Linden actually came off as paranoid and obsessive, Holder actually started acting erratic and unhinged, Jamie displayed the control and the passion that a campaign manager would have to have – the list goes on and on. I didn’t focus on the story elements much at all – truthfully, it’s been hard to care about the actual story of The Killing for quite some time now. The show is often very strong when it focuses on character, but when it’s wrapped up in its plot, things go downhill very quickly. But you can...
I mentioned last week that the season two premiere of The Killing was much better than anyone could have really expected it to be. There was one big reason for this; both episodes featured a renewed focus on character. What was before only implied or occasionally mentioned actually started to become tangible: Linden actually came off as paranoid and obsessive, Holder actually started acting erratic and unhinged, Jamie displayed the control and the passion that a campaign manager would have to have – the list goes on and on. I didn’t focus on the story elements much at all – truthfully, it’s been hard to care about the actual story of The Killing for quite some time now. The show is often very strong when it focuses on character, but when it’s wrapped up in its plot, things go downhill very quickly. But you can...
- 4/10/2012
- by Cole Zercoe
- Obsessed with Film
AMC's "The Killing" returned on Sunday (April 8) with a renewed mission to find the killer of Rosie Larson, but faltered in moving forward.
Paralyzed politican Darren Richmond (Billy Campbell) remains in his hospital bed, poking and prodding at his legs, determined to feel once again and rejoin his campaign. Meanwhile, Detective Linden (Mireille Enos) begins a solo effort to undo Detective Holder's (Joel Kinnaman) malpractice, determined to find Rosie's backpack and subsequently, her killer.
The most interesting twist is in the Larsen household where a troubled husband and wife struggle to overcome the looming darkness within them. Stan (Brent Sexton) has drawn upon his old alliance with the mob to assist in uncovering his daughter's murderer, and it's beginning to seem as if the ring may have more of a role in the story than Stan realizes. As the patriarch's past and present begin to merge, their twisted dichotomy is also impacting his future.
Paralyzed politican Darren Richmond (Billy Campbell) remains in his hospital bed, poking and prodding at his legs, determined to feel once again and rejoin his campaign. Meanwhile, Detective Linden (Mireille Enos) begins a solo effort to undo Detective Holder's (Joel Kinnaman) malpractice, determined to find Rosie's backpack and subsequently, her killer.
The most interesting twist is in the Larsen household where a troubled husband and wife struggle to overcome the looming darkness within them. Stan (Brent Sexton) has drawn upon his old alliance with the mob to assist in uncovering his daughter's murderer, and it's beginning to seem as if the ring may have more of a role in the story than Stan realizes. As the patriarch's past and present begin to merge, their twisted dichotomy is also impacting his future.
- 4/9/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Season two got off to a decent start eliminating Richmond as a suspect (but really, that would have been way too obvious), sending Stan Larsen back to his former Polish mob boss, and breaking apart the duo of Linden and Holder while sending the latter into a tailspin.
Essentially the slate was wiped clean and we're back to square one with no real idea of who killed Rosie Laresn. If you really think about it, you probably wouldn't even need to watch season one to catch up beyond knowing each of the characters.
Except "Numb" left me feeling exactly that: numb and perhaps a little bored. The episode really took the time to focus on its characters and how each has become dazed and trapped within their own feelings of gloom and rainy depression. Although even with a setting and tone of the show that revolves around the deep seated drama,...
Essentially the slate was wiped clean and we're back to square one with no real idea of who killed Rosie Laresn. If you really think about it, you probably wouldn't even need to watch season one to catch up beyond knowing each of the characters.
Except "Numb" left me feeling exactly that: numb and perhaps a little bored. The episode really took the time to focus on its characters and how each has become dazed and trapped within their own feelings of gloom and rainy depression. Although even with a setting and tone of the show that revolves around the deep seated drama,...
- 4/9/2012
- by smckenna412@gmail.com (Sean McKenna)
- TVfanatic
The Killing returned Sunday night, taking the two more steps toward finally finding out who killed Rosie Larsen. (That's official, too: The murderer will be revealed in the Season 2 finale.) So what have we learned since last year's open-ended, infuriating-to-some season-ender?
When we last left off, Councilman Richmond (Billy Campbell) had been revealed as Orpheus, a frequent Beau Soleil client, and a man without an alibi. Before he could be formally arrested, Belko (Brendan Sexton III), friend of the Larsens and unstable would-be Larsen, shot the councilman. Meanwhile, Detective Linden (Mireille Enos) who was almost en route to her fiancé learned that the most damning evidence against Richmond, a photo filed by Detective Holder (Joel Kinnaman), was a fake.
On the set: The Killing returns with more twists
Moments later, when Season 2 picks up, a royally ticked off Linden has exited the plane with Holder in her crosshairs. Here's what...
When we last left off, Councilman Richmond (Billy Campbell) had been revealed as Orpheus, a frequent Beau Soleil client, and a man without an alibi. Before he could be formally arrested, Belko (Brendan Sexton III), friend of the Larsens and unstable would-be Larsen, shot the councilman. Meanwhile, Detective Linden (Mireille Enos) who was almost en route to her fiancé learned that the most damning evidence against Richmond, a photo filed by Detective Holder (Joel Kinnaman), was a fake.
On the set: The Killing returns with more twists
Moments later, when Season 2 picks up, a royally ticked off Linden has exited the plane with Holder in her crosshairs. Here's what...
- 4/2/2012
- by Denise Martin
- TVGuide - Breaking News
TV Review for The Killing: Season 1, Episode 13: Orpheus Descending has premiered. The entire first season of The Killing led up to this episode and episode 12, Beau Soleil, led the viewer to believe that the killer had been identified as Darren Richmond (Bill Campbell). Oh those crafty writers. Veena Sud and Nic Pizzolatto pulled off a magnificent yet frustrating hoodwink on its resolution hungry audience.
The Killing did what no other TV series I can remember doing: it promised one thing than gave something completely unexpected.
Stephen Holder (Joel Kinnaman), that sly bastard, who knew he had been bought and was doing someone else’s bidding. It was a great surprise and turn of events.
These are the questions that the season finale of The Killing: Season 1 have created:
What will Sarah Linden (Mireille Enos) do? Will she get off the plane?
Of course she is going to get off of the plane.
The Killing did what no other TV series I can remember doing: it promised one thing than gave something completely unexpected.
Stephen Holder (Joel Kinnaman), that sly bastard, who knew he had been bought and was doing someone else’s bidding. It was a great surprise and turn of events.
These are the questions that the season finale of The Killing: Season 1 have created:
What will Sarah Linden (Mireille Enos) do? Will she get off the plane?
Of course she is going to get off of the plane.
- 6/20/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
Watch a preview clip from Episode 12 “Beau Soleil” from AMC’s popular new series series “The Killing” which aired 6/12/2011. “The Killing” stars Mireille Enos, Bill Campbell and Joel Kinnaman. Episode Summary: Rosie appears to have had an association to a suspicious website while Mitch discovers some secrets about her daughter. Series Summary: AMC presents a crime drama based on a popular Danish series called Forbrydelsen. The show follows three different subplots all linked to a single murder. Follow @Shockya for the latest from “The Killing” from AMC.
- 6/14/2011
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
Sometimes, the answer is staring at you right in the face. Other times, the truth lies far deeper beneath the surface, submerged inside the trunk of a mayoral campaign car. On this week's stunning episode of AMC's The Killing ("Beau Soleil"), written by Jeremy Doner and Soo Hugh and directed by Keith Gordon, the truth about Rosie Larsen's killer finally seemed within the grasp of Detectives Linden and Holder, or at the very least the initial prime suspect in the slaying of the teenage girl came back into the frame once more. Given that there is still one more episode left--likely one overflowing with further twists and turns--it's possible (but not all that probable) that there's still more to the story than we're seeing, another layer that's again deeper down in the murky water. But for now it seems as though the killer may have been unmasked. So what do...
- 6/13/2011
- by Jace
- Televisionary
I’m going to keep this as brief as possible. Ever since the first episode of The Killing, I’ve felt that if it turned out Richmond is Rosie’s murderer it would be the single most annoying thing the show could possibly do. Naturally “Beau Soleil” ended with little doubt that Richmond did the deed, or at least is somehow involved. Worst of all, it left me feeling like we followed his stupid campaign story all season just so the show can say “Oh look, that one guy was the killer all along. Har har.” The cliffhanger was good, but the whole idea of Richmond being our guy is just infuriating
At this point, because everyone just lies all the time and acts so suspiciously, everyone seems like they’re guilty of something, and I’m sick of it. We got yet another person added to the suspect list,...
At this point, because everyone just lies all the time and acts so suspiciously, everyone seems like they’re guilty of something, and I’m sick of it. We got yet another person added to the suspect list,...
- 6/13/2011
- by Brody Gibson
- Boomtron
A review of last night's "The Killing" coming up just as soon as there's a swimming pool in my ceiling... "Maybe none of us knew her." -Terry On the one hand, "Beau Soleil" - like last week's "Missing" - was a much stronger episode than we've gotten for the bulk of the season. With the finale only a week away, there's precious little time for messing around, which meant the show couldn't use its usual formula of two plot revelations bookending a whole lot of nothing. Significant things happened and were revealed this week, as we find out exactly what Rosie...
- 6/13/2011
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Linden and Holder hit the truth jackpot this week, as the charming and soft spoken Darren Richmond had quite the dirty little secret. After all, what would politics be without a little sex scandal? Now it seems we all know exactly what he did.
Or do we?
Just because Richmond is Orpheus doesn't necessarily make him Rosie's killer. Sure, the ominous shot of his hidden face in the doorway made him look menacing and the creepy questions about drowning were eerily reminiscent of the way in which Rosie died. Is that enough to convict him of a crime?
It would be easy to point the finger again, but let's remember what happened to Bennet Ahmed because of it.
Perhaps instead of a freaky water and drowning fetish, Richmond was simply looking for companionship in an effort to remember his dead wife and talk out his feelings of regret and loss.
Or do we?
Just because Richmond is Orpheus doesn't necessarily make him Rosie's killer. Sure, the ominous shot of his hidden face in the doorway made him look menacing and the creepy questions about drowning were eerily reminiscent of the way in which Rosie died. Is that enough to convict him of a crime?
It would be easy to point the finger again, but let's remember what happened to Bennet Ahmed because of it.
Perhaps instead of a freaky water and drowning fetish, Richmond was simply looking for companionship in an effort to remember his dead wife and talk out his feelings of regret and loss.
- 6/13/2011
- by smckenna412@gmail.com (Sean McKenna)
- TVfanatic
The Killing recap: Episode 12 - "Beau Soleil" (6/12/11)
That's French for "beautiful sun."
Day Twelve
Okay, so my theory about Jack being the "tree drawing" kid seems invalid, but I'm filled with vindication nonetheless, because from the start, my two favorite suspects have been Terry and Richmond. This penultimate episode was all about them.
- Major Adams' waterfront revitalization project is dead in the water due to construction workers digging up a Native American skull. The nation chief that gave Linden so much grief insists anthropologists handle the scene. Jamie - "Nothing beats dead Indians. Didn't you see Poltergeist?"
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That's French for "beautiful sun."
Day Twelve
Okay, so my theory about Jack being the "tree drawing" kid seems invalid, but I'm filled with vindication nonetheless, because from the start, my two favorite suspects have been Terry and Richmond. This penultimate episode was all about them.
- Major Adams' waterfront revitalization project is dead in the water due to construction workers digging up a Native American skull. The nation chief that gave Linden so much grief insists anthropologists handle the scene. Jamie - "Nothing beats dead Indians. Didn't you see Poltergeist?"
read more...
- 6/13/2011
- by Benny Gammerman
- Filmology
After last week's character-driven detour, "The Killing" looks like it's getting back to the details surrounding Rosie Larsen's murder in the penultimate episode of the season.
In the preview of Sunday's (June 12) episode below, Mitch (Michelle Forbes) inadvertently gets some unwelcome information about her husband, Stan (Brent Sexton). It comes in the midst of an episode in which she also learns things about Rosie that she never knew, so you can imagine she's not in the best state of mind.
Unfortunately for Belko Royce (Brendan Sexton III), he happens to be close by when Mitch lets out some of her frustrations. On the investigation side of things Sunday, the detectives find a connection between Rosie and a sketchy website that could lead them closer to the killer.
"The Killing" airs at 10 p.m. Et Sunday on AMC. You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook, and catch up with...
In the preview of Sunday's (June 12) episode below, Mitch (Michelle Forbes) inadvertently gets some unwelcome information about her husband, Stan (Brent Sexton). It comes in the midst of an episode in which she also learns things about Rosie that she never knew, so you can imagine she's not in the best state of mind.
Unfortunately for Belko Royce (Brendan Sexton III), he happens to be close by when Mitch lets out some of her frustrations. On the investigation side of things Sunday, the detectives find a connection between Rosie and a sketchy website that could lead them closer to the killer.
"The Killing" airs at 10 p.m. Et Sunday on AMC. You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook, and catch up with...
- 6/10/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The action has slowed down considerably on The Killing. This week's episode was evidence of that.
But there's action-based hope on the horizon, as a photo of Rosie and her connection to a suspicious website will play a vital role on Sunday's new installment, "Beau Soleil."
Elsewhere, Mitch learns a few secrets about her daughter. Check out a clip from the upcoming hour now:
Beau Soleil Clip...
But there's action-based hope on the horizon, as a photo of Rosie and her connection to a suspicious website will play a vital role on Sunday's new installment, "Beau Soleil."
Elsewhere, Mitch learns a few secrets about her daughter. Check out a clip from the upcoming hour now:
Beau Soleil Clip...
- 6/6/2011
- by matt@mediavine.com (Matt Richenthal)
- TVfanatic
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