Directed by Michael Winterbottom Produced by Melissa Parmenter Written by Matt Greenhalgh Released by IFC Films UK/USA. 107 min. Not rated (definitely would be rated R) With Steve Coogan, Imogen Poots, Anna Friel, Tamsin Egerton & Chris Addison After an eclectic career that covers art house, neo-noir, docudrama, and comedy, prolific director Michael Winterbottom brings […]
Directed by Margarethe von Trotta Produced by Bettina Brokemper & Johannes Rexin Written by Pamela Katz & von Trotta Released by Zeitgeist Films English & German with English subtitles Germany. 113 min. Not rated With Barbara Sukowa, Axel Milberg, Janet McTeer, Julia Jentsch, Ulrich Noethen, Klaus Pohl, Nicolas Woodeson & Michael Degen Hannah Arendt humanizes […]
Directed by Andrés Wood Written by Eliseo Altunaga, Rodrigo Bazaes, Guillermo Calderón & Wood Released by Kino Lorber Spanish with English subtitles Argentina/Brazil/Chile. 110 min. Not rated With Francisca Gavilán, Cristian Quevedo, Thomas Durand & Gabriela Aguilera The woman of the title is Violeta Parra (1917-1967), an icon of Chilean folk music and art. Her […]
Directed by Gilles Bourdos Produced by Olivier Delbosc & Marc Missonnier Written by Jérôme Tonnerre & Bourdos, with the contribution of Michel Spinosa, based on the book Le Tableau Amoureux by Jacques Renoir Released by Samuel Goldwyn Films France. 111 min. Rated R French with English subtitles With Michel Bouquet, Vincent Rottiers, Christa Théret, Thomas […]
Directed by Wayne Blair Produced by Rosemary Blight & Kylie du Fresne Written by Keith Thompson & Tony Briggs, based on the play by Briggs Released by the Weinstein Company Australia. 99 min. Rated PG-13 With Chris O’Dowd, Jessica Mauboy, Miranda Tapsell, Deborah Mailman, Shari Sebbens, Tory Kittles, Lynette Narkle, Eka Darville & Kylie Belling […]
Directed by Wang Xiaoshuai Produced by Xiaoshuai, Isabelle Glachant, Didar Domehri, Lü Dong, Laurent Baudens & Gaël Nouaille Written by Xiaoshuai & Lao Ni Released by First Run Features Shanghainese & Mandarin with English subtitles China/France. 115 min. Not rated With Liu Wenqing, Wang Jingchun & Yan Ni Director Wang Xiaoshuai’s autobiographical 11 Flowers turns […]
Directed by Salvador Litvak Produced by Reuben Lim & Salvador Litvak Written by Nina Davidovich Litvak and Salvador Litvak Released by Pictures from the Fringe USA. 101 min. Not rated With Tom Amandes, Lea Coco, Penelope Ann Miller, Bruce Davison, Creed Bratton, Josh Stamberg, Robert Craighead & Saidah Arrika Ekulona The 150th anniversary of the […]
Directed by Roger Michell Produced by Kevin Loader, David Aukin & Michell Written by Richard Nelson, based on Closest Companion: The Unknown Story of the Intimate Friendship Between Franklin Roosevelt and Margaret Suckley, edited by Geoffrey C. Ward Released by Focus Features UK. 94 min. Rated R With Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Samuel West, Olivia […]
Directed by Nikolaj Arcel Produced by Louise Vesth, Sisse Graum Jorgensen & Meta Foldager Written by Rasmus Heisterberg & Arcel Released by Magnolia Pictures. Danish with English subtitles Denmark. 137 min. Rated R With Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander, Mikkel Boe Folsgaard & David Dencik Nikolaj Arcel, having co-written the first film version of The Girl […]