Toni Collette and Imogen Poots are also among the casualties in this laugh-free suicide farce, which premiered in Berlin this evening.
Review: Aaron Paul and Pierce Brosnan fall 'A Long Way Down' in dismal comedy
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:55 pm · February 10th, 2014
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Review: Young Lincoln portrait 'The Better Angels' amounts to more than its Malickisms
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:43 pm · February 9th, 2014
The debut feature from regular Terrence Malick collaborator A.J. Edwards bears a lot of the master’s influence in its depiction ofg Abraham Lincoln’s childhood years, but impresses on its own terms too.
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Review: Forest Whitaker hits a dead end in dry desert thriller 'Two Men in Town'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:15 pm · February 8th, 2014
Algerian director Rachid Bouchareb can’t get back on track in his latest American-set feature, which premiered yesterday at the Berlin Film Festival.
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Review: Wes Anderson's delightful 'Grand Budapest Hotel' never outstays its welcome
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:00 am · February 6th, 2014
Ralph Fiennes is wonderful in dizzy but unexpectedly touching caper, which finds the perfect narrative context for the Anderson’s.
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Roundup: Gerwig, Waltz, Schamus tapped for Berlinale jury
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:43 am · January 14th, 2014
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, James Schamus will head the Berlinale competition jury, with Greta Gerwig, Christoph Waltz and Michel Gondry among his jurors. Also: Armond White’s eviction from the NYFCC, and Cannes’ new president.
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Bigger, longer and uncut version of 'Nymphomaniac' to premiere at Berlinale
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:40 am · December 20th, 2013
The “shorter” version of Lars von Trier’s “Nymphomaniac” may already have been unveiled, but it’s the Berlin Film Festivalthat will get the first taste of his unedited vision, as the film’s first part will premiere out of competition at the February fest.
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Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Connelly, Pierce Brosnan in first wave of Berlinale titles
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:40 am · December 17th, 2013
The Berlin Film Festival today announced five films that will join Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” in Competition for the Golden Bear, including the latest from French veteran Alain Resnais and Oscar nominee Claudia Llosa.
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Roundup: Ken Loach to be honored at Berlinale
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:27 am · November 29th, 2013
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, veteran British social-realist filmmaker Ken Loach will receive the Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement at next year’s Berlin Film Festival. Elsewhere, a critic wonders if Disney is at war with its own image.
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Roundup: Berlinale gets a date with 'Monuments Men'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:31 am · November 8th, 2013
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, George Clooney’s “The Monuments Men” will have its international premiere at the Berlin Film Festival. Meanwhile, Judi Dench writes about her admiration for the real-life “Philomena,” and Sandra Bullock is put to the “single-actor” test.
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Wes Anderson's 'Grand Budapest Hotel' to open 2014 Berlinale
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:23 am · November 5th, 2013
Wes Anderson’s all-star comedy “The Grand Budapest Hotel” will have its world premiere on February 6, 2014 at the Berlin Film Festival — a great coup for a festival that has struggled to compete with its European rivals in the glamour stakes.
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Chile's 'Gloria,' Australia's 'The Rocket' among recent entries in foreign Oscar race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:00 am · September 10th, 2013
Where do we currently stand in this wide-open category?
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Billy Bob Thornton's ensemble drama 'Jayne Mansfield's Car' finally gets a trailer
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:50 pm · August 2nd, 2013
Eighteen months after its Berlinale debut, the film hits theaters and VOD soon.
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The foreign Oscar race officially kicks off, as Romania enters 'Child's Pose'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:22 pm · July 30th, 2013
Calin Peter Netzer’s Berlinale Golden Bear winner was a unanimous selection.
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Romania's 'Child's Pose' takes Golden Bear at Berlin, David Gordon Green gets Best Director
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:57 am · February 16th, 2013
Danis Tanovic takes Grand Jury Prize, ‘Gloria’ star Paulina Garcia is Best Actress.
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Review: River Phoenix's final film 'Dark Blood' is an unfinished oddity
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:15 pm · February 14th, 2013
George Sluizer salvages his abandoned 1993 thriller, and it’s an intriguing relic.
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Berlinale: Jeremy Irons derailed in 'Night Train to Lisbon,' but Arvin Chen charms again
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:22 am · February 14th, 2013
Taiwanese-American director Chen’s ‘Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow’ is a worthy follow-up to ‘Au Revoir, Taipei.’
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Review: 'A Single Shot' keeps Sam Rockwell in the dark
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:00 pm · February 11th, 2013
Formulaic backwoods thriller is an odd fit for the Berlinale.
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Review: Chile's glorious 'Gloria' lights up the Berlinale Competition
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:53 pm · February 11th, 2013
Tender, funny dramedy could be a real arthouse crowdpleaser.
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