We talk to 19-year-old actress Saoirse Ronan about playing a more typical teen than she’s accustomed to in Kevin Macdonald’s “How I Live Now.” The Oscar nominee also gives us some reflections from the sets of Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and Ryan Gosling’s “How to Catch a Monster.”
Saoirse Ronan on 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' and taking direction from Ryan Gosling
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:30 pm · November 18th, 2013
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Kevin Macdonald, Jude Law and Focus Features team up for sunken treasure thriller 'Black Sea'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:55 am · April 25th, 2013
Filmmaker Kevin Macdonald is about to go deep sea diving with Jude Law. Deadline reports that the film “Black Sea” has been positioned as his next with Law in the lead as a laid-off submarine captain who gets involved in a scheme to seek out a storied sunken sub that might be loaded with gold in the Black Sea.
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Monitoring the documentary standouts of 2012 so far
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:53 pm · June 12th, 2012
With revised Oscar rules for the doc race making it easier to spot contenders, what first-half releases are in with a shout?
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Bob Marley doc to stream live on Facebook in conjunction with the theatrical release
Posted by Roth Cornet · 7:15 am · April 14th, 2012
Kevin Macdonald’s documentary on Bob Marley will be the first U.S. film to stream live on Facebook the same day as its theatrical release.
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Berlinale Diary: 'Shadow Dancer,' 'Captive,' 'I, Anna,' 'Marley'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:58 am · February 13th, 2012
After a slow start, the Berlinale unveiled some impressive films over the weekend, with a particularly strong showing for actresses.
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Previewing the 2012 Berlin Film Festival
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:05 pm · February 7th, 2012
The Berlinale, which kicks off on Thursday, doesn’t get as many big auteur names as its fellow European majors, Cannes and Venice, but that means it often springs surprises. Last year gave us ‘A Separation’ and ‘Pina’; we take a look at what this year’s lineup has in store.
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Berlinale jury includes Gyllenhaal and Farhadi, first Competition titles announced
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:48 am · December 23rd, 2011
With a heavyweight jury including Mike Leigh, Jake Gyllenhaal and ‘A Separation’ director Asghar Farhadi, February’s Berlin Film Festival will be hoping for a world-class Competition lineup. First on the list: Filipino provocateur Brillante Mendoza’s “Captured,” starring Isabelle Huppert.
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