Storm Warning
“Stormy,” a documentary about former porn star Stormy Daniels, has been picked up by Blue Ant Studios for international distribution.
The launch was announced on Monday, the same day that former U.S. president Donald Trump begins a criminal trial in New York for allegedly covering up hush money payments to Daniels.
“Stormy,” offered as two one-hour episodes or a two-hour feature, is produced by Emmy-nominated producers Erin Lee Carr and producer-director, Sarah Gibson (“Orgasm Inc: The Story of One Taste”) who previously made the documentary, “Britney vs. Spears.”
The film is executive produced by Judd Apatow of Apatow Productions alongside Sara Bernstein and Meredith Kaulfers from Imagine Documentaries. Emelia Brown also serves as producer. “Stormy” is currently streaming on Peacock in the U.S.
Hcm Prizes
“The Gospel of the Beast,” directed by Sheron Dayoc, was named winner of the Golden Star Award for best Southeast Asian...
“Stormy,” a documentary about former porn star Stormy Daniels, has been picked up by Blue Ant Studios for international distribution.
The launch was announced on Monday, the same day that former U.S. president Donald Trump begins a criminal trial in New York for allegedly covering up hush money payments to Daniels.
“Stormy,” offered as two one-hour episodes or a two-hour feature, is produced by Emmy-nominated producers Erin Lee Carr and producer-director, Sarah Gibson (“Orgasm Inc: The Story of One Taste”) who previously made the documentary, “Britney vs. Spears.”
The film is executive produced by Judd Apatow of Apatow Productions alongside Sara Bernstein and Meredith Kaulfers from Imagine Documentaries. Emelia Brown also serves as producer. “Stormy” is currently streaming on Peacock in the U.S.
Hcm Prizes
“The Gospel of the Beast,” directed by Sheron Dayoc, was named winner of the Golden Star Award for best Southeast Asian...
- 4/15/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Honorary Golden Cyclo (offered by the Agglomeration Community and the city of Vesoul): to Zero Chou director (Taiwan) et à Tu Du-chih, sound engineer (Taiwan).
Cyclo D'Or (offered by the Regional Council of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté), International Jury: President: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, director (Iran), members: Zero Chou, director (Taiwan), Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, actress (Iran), Shogen, actor (Japon).
The Snow Leopard de Pema Tseden (Chine-Tibet) –Through the mysterious relationship between the monk and the snow leopard, the traditional worldview of the Tibetan people is revealed – a realm of spiritual emotion that is challenging to express. The director skillfully captures this enchanting world with great precision, making it a remarkable and profoundly moving achievement.
Film interprets the conflicts of the human world through a spiritual lens, this work is a truly rare gem!
Grand Jury Award:
Film Review: Scream (2023) by Kenzhebek Shaikakov
Scream by Kenzhebek Shaikakov (Kazakhstan). The film has magical realism style that truly commendable,...
Cyclo D'Or (offered by the Regional Council of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté), International Jury: President: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, director (Iran), members: Zero Chou, director (Taiwan), Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, actress (Iran), Shogen, actor (Japon).
The Snow Leopard de Pema Tseden (Chine-Tibet) –Through the mysterious relationship between the monk and the snow leopard, the traditional worldview of the Tibetan people is revealed – a realm of spiritual emotion that is challenging to express. The director skillfully captures this enchanting world with great precision, making it a remarkable and profoundly moving achievement.
Film interprets the conflicts of the human world through a spiritual lens, this work is a truly rare gem!
Grand Jury Award:
Film Review: Scream (2023) by Kenzhebek Shaikakov
Scream by Kenzhebek Shaikakov (Kazakhstan). The film has magical realism style that truly commendable,...
- 2/14/2024
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
The late Pema Tseden’s “Snow Leopard” (China) won the top prize, the Golden Cyclo, at the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema on Tuesday.
The film, which previously won awards at the Tokyo and Hainan festivals, also won Vesoul’s National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (Inalco) jury prize and actor Tseten Tashi scored a jury special mention. Pema Tseden (aka Wanmacaidan) died in May last year, age 53.
The grand jury award went to Kenzhebek Shaikakov’s “Scream” (Kazakhstan), which also won the Netpac award and the Mark Haaz award. “Scream” actors Orynbek Shaimaganbetov and Arnur Akram were accorded a jury prize special mention. The film shared the Mark Haaz award with Rajesh Jala’s “The Spark” (India), which also had a special mention at the film critics’ award.
“Solids by The Seashore” by Patiparn Boontarig (Thailand) won the jury prize and also the Inalco favorite award.
The film, which previously won awards at the Tokyo and Hainan festivals, also won Vesoul’s National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (Inalco) jury prize and actor Tseten Tashi scored a jury special mention. Pema Tseden (aka Wanmacaidan) died in May last year, age 53.
The grand jury award went to Kenzhebek Shaikakov’s “Scream” (Kazakhstan), which also won the Netpac award and the Mark Haaz award. “Scream” actors Orynbek Shaimaganbetov and Arnur Akram were accorded a jury prize special mention. The film shared the Mark Haaz award with Rajesh Jala’s “The Spark” (India), which also had a special mention at the film critics’ award.
“Solids by The Seashore” by Patiparn Boontarig (Thailand) won the jury prize and also the Inalco favorite award.
- 2/14/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
On the occasion of her film “Untold Her Story” screening at Fica Vesoul, Zero Chou talks to Panos Kotzathanasis about the reason behind shooting mostly sad films, the book that inspired the movie and the research she did regarding the events in Green Island, the difficulties she stumbled upon regarding the casting and other aspects of the movie, the Taiwanese movie industry and her upcoming project.
- 2/9/2024
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Acclaimed Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf will serve as jury president at the 30th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (Viffac), which runs from February 6-13.
Held in France, this year’s edition will spotlight Taiwanese cinema and Malayalam-language films from India. A total of 92 films from 29 countries will be screened.
Makhmalbaf’s works include A Moment of Innocence (1996), which won a special mention at the Locarno Film Festival, as well as Kandahar (2001), which won the Ecumenical Jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Other jury members at Viffac this year include Taiwanese director Zero Chou, winner of the Golden Bear at the Berlinale in 2007, Iranian actress Fatemed Motamed-Arya and Japanese actor Shogen.
There are 17 films across the fiction and documentary competitions, which come from China, Korea, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bangladesh, Nepal and Taiwan. There are two world premieres, five international premieres, six European premieres and four French premieres.
Held in France, this year’s edition will spotlight Taiwanese cinema and Malayalam-language films from India. A total of 92 films from 29 countries will be screened.
Makhmalbaf’s works include A Moment of Innocence (1996), which won a special mention at the Locarno Film Festival, as well as Kandahar (2001), which won the Ecumenical Jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Other jury members at Viffac this year include Taiwanese director Zero Chou, winner of the Golden Bear at the Berlinale in 2007, Iranian actress Fatemed Motamed-Arya and Japanese actor Shogen.
There are 17 films across the fiction and documentary competitions, which come from China, Korea, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bangladesh, Nepal and Taiwan. There are two world premieres, five international premieres, six European premieres and four French premieres.
- 2/1/2024
- by Sara Merican
- Deadline Film + TV
Taiwan and India in the spotlight at the 30th Vesoul Iff of Asian Cinema
The 30th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema will feature 92 films, including 52 never-before-seen films from 29 countries, under the banner of commitment!
Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Iranian director with 60 international awards to his credit, is President of the Jury. Other members include Taiwanese director Zero Chou, winner of the Golden Bear at Berlin 2007, Fatemed Motamed-Arya, the most awarded Iranian actress in the history of Iranian cinema, and Japanese actor Shogen, cinema ambassador at the Sea-Okinawa Pan-Pacific International Film Festival.
The 17 films in the fiction and documentary competitions come from China, Korea, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bangladesh, Nepal and Taiwan. Four are French premieres, six European premieres, five international premieres and two world premieres.
Feature Film Competition :
China: All Ears by Liu Jiayin – China (Tibet): The Snow Leopard by Pema Tseden – Korea: Work to...
The 30th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema will feature 92 films, including 52 never-before-seen films from 29 countries, under the banner of commitment!
Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Iranian director with 60 international awards to his credit, is President of the Jury. Other members include Taiwanese director Zero Chou, winner of the Golden Bear at Berlin 2007, Fatemed Motamed-Arya, the most awarded Iranian actress in the history of Iranian cinema, and Japanese actor Shogen, cinema ambassador at the Sea-Okinawa Pan-Pacific International Film Festival.
The 17 films in the fiction and documentary competitions come from China, Korea, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bangladesh, Nepal and Taiwan. Four are French premieres, six European premieres, five international premieres and two world premieres.
Feature Film Competition :
China: All Ears by Liu Jiayin – China (Tibet): The Snow Leopard by Pema Tseden – Korea: Work to...
- 2/1/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Blackbird Lands In Osaka
The Osaka Asian Film Festival has added eight more titles to its line-up, including the award-winning Georgian drama “Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry,” which will play in competition.
Elene Naveriani’s “Blackbird,” about a middle-aged woman’s relationship decision, has had wide festival play in Europe and earned multiple prizes for lead actor Eka Chavleishvili.
Other additions are Cambodian directing duo Inrasothythep Neth and Sokyou Chea’s “Tenement”; the world premiere of Hong Kong director Ricky Ko’s “Out of the Shadow”; “Supposed,” by Thanakorn Pongsuwan and “Death Whisperer,” by Taweewat Wantha, which expand the festival’s selection of Thai films to eight; and “The Winter of 1905,” a 1981 film by Hong Kong director Yu Wei-Cheng, which joins the Taiwan: Movies on the Move 2024 special section.
Other revival inclusions are: the 4K restored director’s cut of Patrick Tam’s 1982 Hong Kong movie “Nomad” and “240 Hours in One Day,...
The Osaka Asian Film Festival has added eight more titles to its line-up, including the award-winning Georgian drama “Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry,” which will play in competition.
Elene Naveriani’s “Blackbird,” about a middle-aged woman’s relationship decision, has had wide festival play in Europe and earned multiple prizes for lead actor Eka Chavleishvili.
Other additions are Cambodian directing duo Inrasothythep Neth and Sokyou Chea’s “Tenement”; the world premiere of Hong Kong director Ricky Ko’s “Out of the Shadow”; “Supposed,” by Thanakorn Pongsuwan and “Death Whisperer,” by Taweewat Wantha, which expand the festival’s selection of Thai films to eight; and “The Winter of 1905,” a 1981 film by Hong Kong director Yu Wei-Cheng, which joins the Taiwan: Movies on the Move 2024 special section.
Other revival inclusions are: the 4K restored director’s cut of Patrick Tam’s 1982 Hong Kong movie “Nomad” and “240 Hours in One Day,...
- 1/31/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Leaff 2023 brings a diverse programme from East and Southeast Asia, including international and UK premieres. This year, our programme will be showcased through these strands: Retrospective: Director Chung Ji-Young, Leaff’s Official Selection, Competition, Stories of Women, Halloween Horror Special, Cherish the World, Lgbtqia+ and Classics Restored. The festival will open and close at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square. Other screenings and Q&As will take place at Odeon Luxe West End and the Cinema at Selfridges.
For more information about tickets, please visit: https://www.leaff.org.uk/2023tickets
Here is the full programme:
Opening Gala
The Boys + Q&a with the Director | Dir. Chung Ji-Young | Korea | 2023 | 124 mins
Closing Gala
Concrete Utopia + Q&a with Director, Actor Park Bo-young | Dir. Um Tae-hwa | Korea | 2023 | 130 mins
Leaff Official Selection
The Breaking Ice | Dir. Anthony Chen | Singapore | 2022 | 97 mins
Dan Dan | Dir. Song Chuan | China | 2022 | 103 mins
Hidden Blade | Dir. Cheng Er | Hong Kong | 2022 | 128 mins
In Broad Daylight | Dir.
For more information about tickets, please visit: https://www.leaff.org.uk/2023tickets
Here is the full programme:
Opening Gala
The Boys + Q&a with the Director | Dir. Chung Ji-Young | Korea | 2023 | 124 mins
Closing Gala
Concrete Utopia + Q&a with Director, Actor Park Bo-young | Dir. Um Tae-hwa | Korea | 2023 | 130 mins
Leaff Official Selection
The Breaking Ice | Dir. Anthony Chen | Singapore | 2022 | 97 mins
Dan Dan | Dir. Song Chuan | China | 2022 | 103 mins
Hidden Blade | Dir. Cheng Er | Hong Kong | 2022 | 128 mins
In Broad Daylight | Dir.
- 10/15/2023
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Three female convicts transferred to the New Life Correction Center for communists and traitors on Green Island (formerly known as Bonfire Island) are subjected to unspeakable humiliation and abuse in Zero Chou’s dark drama “Untold Herstory”, that has just had its European premiere at IFFR. The year is 1953, and the White Terror period is in full swing. Many people, most of them students, are being apprehended for innocent offenses such as saying something wrong, reading banned (mainly leftist) books, or for being related or befriended to the ‘enemies of the state’. Some are being reported as spies as a spiteful act of retaliation, and others for refusing men’s advances. Only few can call themselves guilty, if being a communist is still considered a crime.
Untold Her Story screened at International Film Festival Rotterdam
“Untold Herstory” pulls many tricks out of the epic historical dramas hat:...
Untold Her Story screened at International Film Festival Rotterdam
“Untold Herstory” pulls many tricks out of the epic historical dramas hat:...
- 2/10/2023
- by Marina D. Richter
- AsianMoviePulse
Within the context of her Six-City Rainbow Project, “Secrets of 1979” harks back at director Zero Chou’s life, whose relatives have also been banana farmers in Southern Taiwan, much like the family of one of the protagonists of her feature. The story is set during the time of martial law, a decisive time for the nation which not only brought many changes, but also much conflict, in society as well as the family, as the smallest social unit. Originally planned for a TV release in Taiwan, “Secrets of 1979” will also be screened at several festivals, including Queer East Film Festival, where it receives its UK premiere.
Secrets of 1979 screened at Queer East Film Festival
Willing to follow a different path than the one her parents have in mind for her future, student Shu-lan (Daphne Low) has moved to Taiwan, where she not only hopes to continue her studies, but also...
Secrets of 1979 screened at Queer East Film Festival
Willing to follow a different path than the one her parents have in mind for her future, student Shu-lan (Daphne Low) has moved to Taiwan, where she not only hopes to continue her studies, but also...
- 10/2/2021
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
A number of Taiwanese LGBTQ+ related films have been circulating recently, but none so with the themes “Wrath of Desire” copes with. That alone should make for an interesting watching experience, even if director Zero Chou manages to make this film a unique experience regardless of context.
Wrath of Desire is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
“Wrath of Desire” is about the androgynous Phoenix Du, a truly mysterious character who kills a man that illegally enters their apartment. Accused of excessive force, Du comes before prosecutor Jade Liu. However, before Liu prosecutes Du, they share a single night together that would lead to both their lives changing forever. With Du being sentenced to three years in prison by Liu, the latter tries to forget about them, and takes in a young transsexual woman called Meng Ye, who brings along her own troubles.
The film opens with a bizarre scene...
Wrath of Desire is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
“Wrath of Desire” is about the androgynous Phoenix Du, a truly mysterious character who kills a man that illegally enters their apartment. Accused of excessive force, Du comes before prosecutor Jade Liu. However, before Liu prosecutes Du, they share a single night together that would lead to both their lives changing forever. With Du being sentenced to three years in prison by Liu, the latter tries to forget about them, and takes in a young transsexual woman called Meng Ye, who brings along her own troubles.
The film opens with a bizarre scene...
- 3/13/2021
- by Reinier Brands
- AsianMoviePulse
According to some sources, Zero Chou is the only openly lesbian filmmaker in Taiwan, so it does not come as a surprise that she often tackles LGBTQ+-related topics. For her second feature film “Spider Lilies” (2007), she was awarded with the Teddy Award at Berlinale. After nearly a decade of work predominantly on television and on documentaries, she is back with her newest feature “Wrath of Desire”, which premiered in the more radical Rebels With a Cause competition at Tallinn Black Nights. As it is suggested in a short graphic before the opening credits, it is the first instalment of the intended six-film series about LGBTQ+ romances set in the different East-Asian cities.
“Wrath of Desire” is screening at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
After a prologue set on a beach in an imaginary world, presumably in the afterlife, we meet Phoenix Du (Peace Yang) as she is being attacked...
“Wrath of Desire” is screening at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
After a prologue set on a beach in an imaginary world, presumably in the afterlife, we meet Phoenix Du (Peace Yang) as she is being attacked...
- 12/4/2020
- by Marko Stojiljković
- AsianMoviePulse
The full programme for the first Queer East Film Festival is announced. The curated series of screenings across London, with accompanying panel events, will explore identity, religion, family, adulthood and politics through queer relationships on screen, specifically from East and Southeast Asia.
Many have seen the significant progress of Lgbtq + rights across the world, but progress in Asia has been mixed. The festival invites everyone in the UK to be part of the discussion and celebrate diverse identities, cultures, and heritages of Asian and Asian diasporic communities who’ve often been excluded from mainstream discourse.
The programme is a mix of classic films and new releases, exploring how culture, law, history, and social norms have affected and built the current Asian queer landscape over 50 years of cinema.
Twenty-nine films, including 6 UK Premieres and 2 London Premieres, from 13 countries across Asia will be screened in cinemas across the capital to foster and...
Many have seen the significant progress of Lgbtq + rights across the world, but progress in Asia has been mixed. The festival invites everyone in the UK to be part of the discussion and celebrate diverse identities, cultures, and heritages of Asian and Asian diasporic communities who’ve often been excluded from mainstream discourse.
The programme is a mix of classic films and new releases, exploring how culture, law, history, and social norms have affected and built the current Asian queer landscape over 50 years of cinema.
Twenty-nine films, including 6 UK Premieres and 2 London Premieres, from 13 countries across Asia will be screened in cinemas across the capital to foster and...
- 3/15/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
The door has opened wider for gay content in Taiwan since the island became the first in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage in May, and companies like CEO Jay Lin’s Portico Media are hoping to turn Lgbtq stories into good business.
The firm is ramping up its development of originals on its GagaOOLala platform, Asia’s first and only Ott streamer for Lgbtq content, and is hosting events to bring industry players in this space together from across the region.
The ground appears to be fertile. More than a hundred attendees came to Taipei discuss the future of streaming and of gay-content creation earlier this month at the first Gol Summit, organized by GagaOOLala’s development arm, Gol Studios. And between this year and next, a record-setting dozen or so gay-themed films will be getting a theatrical release in Taiwan.
The legalization of same-sex marriage has “allowed us to...
The firm is ramping up its development of originals on its GagaOOLala platform, Asia’s first and only Ott streamer for Lgbtq content, and is hosting events to bring industry players in this space together from across the region.
The ground appears to be fertile. More than a hundred attendees came to Taipei discuss the future of streaming and of gay-content creation earlier this month at the first Gol Summit, organized by GagaOOLala’s development arm, Gol Studios. And between this year and next, a record-setting dozen or so gay-themed films will be getting a theatrical release in Taiwan.
The legalization of same-sex marriage has “allowed us to...
- 12/12/2019
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Los Angeles, CA – UCLA Film & TV Archive in partnership with the Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles proudly announces the complete 2019 line-up for the Taiwan Biennial Film Festival, a unique two-week celebration of groundbreaking films, including post-screening conversations with celebrated filmmakers, and featuring exciting Los Angeles and North American film premieres. The highly anticipated second biennial event will also feature a unique “Focus on Taiwan” forum showcasing special guests exploring timely issues related to Taiwan’s burgeoning film industry and the country as a leader in embracing gender equity and Lgbtq representation both in front and behind the camera.
The unique Film Festival spans October 18 – 28, with screenings at the Billy Wilder Theater, Hammer Museum and select screenings at The Downtown Independent Theatre in downtown Los Angeles and the James Bridges Theater on UCLA Campus.
The ‘Focus on Taiwan,’ panel is a curated afternoon of timely conversations about issues facing the Taiwan...
The unique Film Festival spans October 18 – 28, with screenings at the Billy Wilder Theater, Hammer Museum and select screenings at The Downtown Independent Theatre in downtown Los Angeles and the James Bridges Theater on UCLA Campus.
The ‘Focus on Taiwan,’ panel is a curated afternoon of timely conversations about issues facing the Taiwan...
- 10/10/2019
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
The Taiwan-based company has also added true-life romance Three Makes A Whole to its slate.
Taiwan-based MandarinVision is launching sales of The 9th Precinct, starring Taiwanese actor Roy Chiu who shot to fame in last year’s comedy drama Dear Ex.
The new fantasy thriller, which is scheduled for release this August, follows a newbie cop from a secret police department for the supernatural who has to uncover the truth about a mysterious pink purse which has a vengeful spirit attached to it. Yeh Jufeng is producing for debut director Leo Wang. Veteran actor Peng Chia Chia and rising actress...
Taiwan-based MandarinVision is launching sales of The 9th Precinct, starring Taiwanese actor Roy Chiu who shot to fame in last year’s comedy drama Dear Ex.
The new fantasy thriller, which is scheduled for release this August, follows a newbie cop from a secret police department for the supernatural who has to uncover the truth about a mysterious pink purse which has a vengeful spirit attached to it. Yeh Jufeng is producing for debut director Leo Wang. Veteran actor Peng Chia Chia and rising actress...
- 3/18/2019
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Hong Kong director Kit Hung’s new film “Forever 17” is among the first projects to be supported by Gol Studios, a new Lgbt production platform launched by Jay Lin’s Taiwan-based Portico Media.
Aiming to take Lgbt cinema into the mainstream, Gol Studio is a crowdsourcing website that helps film projects on three fronts: helping productions find talent, crew and funding; distribution; and crowdsourced marketing.
The initiative is a sister operation of GagaOOLala, Asia’s first Lgbt-focused Ott platform. In the three years since launch, it has become a well-known player in the industry, with 150,000 members and 1,000 titles from all over the world. The platform now operates in Taiwan and covers all of Southeast Asia including Hong Kong and Macau.
Gol Studios is also partnering with Zero Chou for the third installment of her “Six Asian Cities Rainbow Project,” a series of films about different Lgbtq issues, each set in a different location.
Aiming to take Lgbt cinema into the mainstream, Gol Studio is a crowdsourcing website that helps film projects on three fronts: helping productions find talent, crew and funding; distribution; and crowdsourced marketing.
The initiative is a sister operation of GagaOOLala, Asia’s first Lgbt-focused Ott platform. In the three years since launch, it has become a well-known player in the industry, with 150,000 members and 1,000 titles from all over the world. The platform now operates in Taiwan and covers all of Southeast Asia including Hong Kong and Macau.
Gol Studios is also partnering with Zero Chou for the third installment of her “Six Asian Cities Rainbow Project,” a series of films about different Lgbtq issues, each set in a different location.
- 3/17/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Updated through 6/10.
To Hellman and Back: An Evening with Monte Hellman is set for this evening at the Walter Reade Theater, and here's how the New York Times' Dave Kehr recommends you be there if you can: "The undisputed master of the existential road movie (Two-Lane Blacktop, 1971) will be present for a 6 pm sneak preview of his new feature, Road to Nowhere, to be followed by a rare screening of Mr Hellman's magnificently bleak adaptation of Charles Willeford's novel Cockfighter, starring Warren Oates as an itinerant gambler. A discussion with Mr Hellman follows the screening, as does a book party celebrating the reissue of the Willeford novel from PictureBox Books."
"Combining an almost quaint self-reflexiveness with state-of-the-art digital filmmaking, Road concerns the production of a film based on a controversial lovers' double-suicide in North Carolina," explains Nick Pinkerton in the Voice. "Director Mitchell Haven (Tygh Runyan) is determined to...
To Hellman and Back: An Evening with Monte Hellman is set for this evening at the Walter Reade Theater, and here's how the New York Times' Dave Kehr recommends you be there if you can: "The undisputed master of the existential road movie (Two-Lane Blacktop, 1971) will be present for a 6 pm sneak preview of his new feature, Road to Nowhere, to be followed by a rare screening of Mr Hellman's magnificently bleak adaptation of Charles Willeford's novel Cockfighter, starring Warren Oates as an itinerant gambler. A discussion with Mr Hellman follows the screening, as does a book party celebrating the reissue of the Willeford novel from PictureBox Books."
"Combining an almost quaint self-reflexiveness with state-of-the-art digital filmmaking, Road concerns the production of a film based on a controversial lovers' double-suicide in North Carolina," explains Nick Pinkerton in the Voice. "Director Mitchell Haven (Tygh Runyan) is determined to...
- 6/10/2011
- MUBI
2008 will always be known as an historic year — for the passing of gay marriage laws in two states (and the tragic reduction of those rights in four), for the election of the nation’s first president of color, and for the downturn of the economy.
Years from now, when we talk about 2008, it’s likely that we’ll be discussing these events, rather than any specific lesbian film that came out.
But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t a banner year for lesbian cinema.
While there were still extremely few mainstream movies with notable lesbian/bi characters, the overall quality of representation was decidedly — and dramatically — on the rise.
2008 saw an encouraging dearth of murderous, victimized or man-hating lesbian characters in any level of production (from smaller indie flicks to big-budget movies).
Women of color were better represented than in many years past, gross stereotypes were avoided, and new talents emerged.
Years from now, when we talk about 2008, it’s likely that we’ll be discussing these events, rather than any specific lesbian film that came out.
But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t a banner year for lesbian cinema.
While there were still extremely few mainstream movies with notable lesbian/bi characters, the overall quality of representation was decidedly — and dramatically — on the rise.
2008 saw an encouraging dearth of murderous, victimized or man-hating lesbian characters in any level of production (from smaller indie flicks to big-budget movies).
Women of color were better represented than in many years past, gross stereotypes were avoided, and new talents emerged.
- 12/16/2008
- by dennis
- AfterEllen.com
Currently in development, Sacred Warriors tells the extraordinary tale of indigenous tribes living in the deepest mountains of Taiwan who practice ritualistic head-hunting raids for the glory of their gods. "Before modern highways cut through Ali Mountain, a ferocious tribe lived deep in the shadows of its forest. They worshiped their God by offering heads as sacrifices. In order to come closer to the divine, the tribe sent their greatest warrior, Mowo, to a sacred waterfall deep inside the forest to hear the direct word of God. After three days of waiting, he hears the Gods revelation. He returns to his tribe, refusing to look backwards in case the wisdom is lost, even when he hears the death cries of a woman caught in an animal trap. He returns successfully, bringing glory to his tribe. To get ever closer to the Gods, the tribe will turn to the cruelest acts of sacrifice,...
- 10/3/2008
- QuietEarth.us
MUNICH -- Madonna's directorial debut will join indie films featuring such stars as Ben Kingsley and Moritz Bleibtreu among the 50 films in the Berlin International Film Festival's Panorama sidebar, organizers said Thursday.
Thirteen films have been confirmed for the Panorama's main program and Panorama Special, eight of them world premieres.
With three exceptions -- Japanese helmer Naoko Ogigami's Megane, starring Ryo Kase; Mare, Nossa historia de amor (Mare, Our Love Story) by Brazil's Lucia Murat; and Taiwanese entry Piao Lang Chi Ge (Drifting Flowers) from Zero Chou, 2007 winner of the Berlinale's gay film prize the Teddy -- all the entries are European productions or co-productions.
Madonna's film, Filth and Wisdom, is listed as a U.K. entry. It stars Richard E. Grant, Stephen Graham (Gangs of New York) and Eugene Hutz, the Ukrainian frontman for gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello. Hutz also had a key role alongside Elijah Wood in Everything Is Illuminated (2005).
Thirteen films have been confirmed for the Panorama's main program and Panorama Special, eight of them world premieres.
With three exceptions -- Japanese helmer Naoko Ogigami's Megane, starring Ryo Kase; Mare, Nossa historia de amor (Mare, Our Love Story) by Brazil's Lucia Murat; and Taiwanese entry Piao Lang Chi Ge (Drifting Flowers) from Zero Chou, 2007 winner of the Berlinale's gay film prize the Teddy -- all the entries are European productions or co-productions.
Madonna's film, Filth and Wisdom, is listed as a U.K. entry. It stars Richard E. Grant, Stephen Graham (Gangs of New York) and Eugene Hutz, the Ukrainian frontman for gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello. Hutz also had a key role alongside Elijah Wood in Everything Is Illuminated (2005).
- 12/28/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
MUNICH, Germany -- The latest efforts from actor-directors Antonio Banderas, Steve Buscemi and Julie Delpy as well as new films from Hal Hartley and E.J. Yong highlight the arthouse-focused Panorama section at this year's Berlin International Film Festival, sidebar organizers said Thursday.
All the films screening in the Panorama's Main Program, Panorama Special and the Panorama Dokumente will be either European or world premieres, according to organizers.
The selection committee viewed a record number of entries and visited Asia, North and South America, Africa and Europe to search for films for the sidebar. More than half of the works for the three subsections of the Panorama have been chosen. The full program will be announced at the end of the month, and a partial slate for the Panorama Dokumente will be announced soon.
The films confirmed thus far for the Main Program and the Panorama Special are "La Leon" by Santiago Otheguy (Argentina/France); "A casa de Alice" (Alice's House) by Chico Teixeira (Brazil); "Ferien" (Vacation) by Thomas Arslan (Germany); "Fay Grim" by Hartley (Germany/USA); "Anna M". by Michel Spinosa (France); "Lady Chatterley" by Pascale Ferran (France/Belgium); "Deux jours a Paris" (Two Days in Paris) by Delpy (France/Germany); "The Bubble" by Eytan Fox (Israel); "Dasepo Sonyeo" (Dasepo Naughty Girls) by Yong (South Korea); "Haebyuneui Yoein" (Woman on the Beach) by Hong Sangsoo (South Korea); "Hu-hwae-ha-ji An-ah" (No Regret) Leesong Hee-il (South Korea); "Nar Morkret Faller" (When Darkness Falls) by Anders Nilsson (Sweden/Germany); "El Camino de los Ingleses" (Summer Rain) by Banderas (Spain/U.K.); "Ci-Qing" (Spider Lilies) by Zero Chou (Taiwan); "Takva" (Takva -- A Man's Fear of God) by Ozer Kiziltan (Turkey/Germany); "Teeth" by Mitchell Lichtenstein (USA); and "Interview" by Buscemi (USA/Netherlands).
All the films screening in the Panorama's Main Program, Panorama Special and the Panorama Dokumente will be either European or world premieres, according to organizers.
The selection committee viewed a record number of entries and visited Asia, North and South America, Africa and Europe to search for films for the sidebar. More than half of the works for the three subsections of the Panorama have been chosen. The full program will be announced at the end of the month, and a partial slate for the Panorama Dokumente will be announced soon.
The films confirmed thus far for the Main Program and the Panorama Special are "La Leon" by Santiago Otheguy (Argentina/France); "A casa de Alice" (Alice's House) by Chico Teixeira (Brazil); "Ferien" (Vacation) by Thomas Arslan (Germany); "Fay Grim" by Hartley (Germany/USA); "Anna M". by Michel Spinosa (France); "Lady Chatterley" by Pascale Ferran (France/Belgium); "Deux jours a Paris" (Two Days in Paris) by Delpy (France/Germany); "The Bubble" by Eytan Fox (Israel); "Dasepo Sonyeo" (Dasepo Naughty Girls) by Yong (South Korea); "Haebyuneui Yoein" (Woman on the Beach) by Hong Sangsoo (South Korea); "Hu-hwae-ha-ji An-ah" (No Regret) Leesong Hee-il (South Korea); "Nar Morkret Faller" (When Darkness Falls) by Anders Nilsson (Sweden/Germany); "El Camino de los Ingleses" (Summer Rain) by Banderas (Spain/U.K.); "Ci-Qing" (Spider Lilies) by Zero Chou (Taiwan); "Takva" (Takva -- A Man's Fear of God) by Ozer Kiziltan (Turkey/Germany); "Teeth" by Mitchell Lichtenstein (USA); and "Interview" by Buscemi (USA/Netherlands).
- 1/11/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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