Written & Directed by Sarah Polley Produced by Susan Cavan & Polley Released by Magnolia Pictures Canada. 116 min. Rated R With Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Luke Kirby & Sarah Silverman Take This Waltz is bathed in sunshine. In fact, almost every scene is shot in gorgeous sunlight. For a film that deals with some […]
Directed & Written by André Téchiné Produced by Saïd Ben Saïd Written by Mr. Téchiné, Mehdi Ben Attia & Philippe Djian, based on the novel Impardonnables by Djian Released by Strand Releasing French & Italian with English subtitles France. 110 min. Not rated With André Dussollier, Carole Bouquet, Mélanie Thierry & Adriana Asti, Mauro Conte […]
Directed by Martin Sulik Produced by Rudolf Biermann & Sulík Written by Marek Lescak & Sulik Released by MK2 In Slovak & Romany with English subtitles Czech Republic/Slovakia. 107 min. Not rated With Janko Mizigar, Martin Hangurbadzo, Martinka Kotlarova, Miroslava Jarabekova, Miroslav Gulyas, Ivan Mirga & Attila Mokos There’s thieves and fights, music and dancing, […]
Written & Directed by Mathieu Demy Produced by Demy & Angeline Massoni Released by MPI Pictures English, French & Spanish with English subtitles France. 105 min. Not rated With Mathieu Demy, Salma Hayek, Geraldine Chaplin, Chiara Mastroianni, Carlos Bardem, Jean-Pierre Mocky & Sabine Mamou Two reasons make Americano noteworthy. One, it offers the meaty role […]
Written & Directed by Alice Rohrwacher Produced by Carlo Cresto-Dina, Jacques Bidou, Marianne Dumoulin & Tiziana Soudani Released by Film Movement Italian with English subtitles Italy/France. 98 min. Not rated With Yle Vianello, Salvatore Cantaloupo, Pasqualina Scuncia & Anota Caprioli A startling debut film by writer-director Alice Rohrwacher, Corpo Celeste is a deeply insightful and […]
Directed by Julia Murat Produced by Taiga Films Written by Murat, Maria Clara Escobar & Felipe Sholl Released by Film Movement Portuguese with English subtitles Argentina/Brazil/France. 98 min. Not rated With Sonia Guedes, Lisa E. Fávero & Luiz Serra Although magic realism is famously known in Latin American literature through classic works by Jorge Luis […]
Directed by Joachim Trier Produced by Hans-Jorgen Osnes, Yngve Saether & Sigve Endressen Written by Eskil Vogt & Trier, adapted from the novel Le Feu Follet by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle Released by Strand Releasing Norwegian with English subtitles. Norway. 96 min. Not rated. With Anders Danielsen Lie, Malin Crépin, Aksel M. Thanke, Hans Olav […]
Written & Directed by Kenji Fukasaku, based on the novel by Koushun Takami Produced by Fukasaku, Kenta Fukasaku, Kimio Kataoka, Chie Kobayashi, Toshio Nabeshima & Masumi Okada Released by Anchor Bay Japan. 114 min. Not rated With Takeshi Kitano, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Chiaki Kuriyama, Taro Yamamoto & Sosuke Takaoka Finally on the big screen, Kenji […]
Directed by David Mackenzie Produced by Gillian Berrie Written by Thomas Leveritt Released by Roadside Attractions UK. 80 min. Rated R With Luke Treadaway, Natalia Tena, Mathew Baynton, Ruta Gedmintas, Gavin Mitchell, Alastair Mackenzie & Sophie Wu Tonight You’re Mine is a cheerfully rocking alternative to Hollywood’s sappy, romantic comedies. The setting at a real, […]