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Director J.C. Chandor Makes an Auspicious Debut with Margin Call
Set in the high-stakes world of the financial industry, Margin Call is an entangling thriller involving the key players at an investment firm during the first 24-hours of the 2008 financial crisis. Writer/director J.C. Chandor’s enthralling first feature is a stark portrayal of the financial industry and its denizens as they confront the decisions... »
Brazil’s Entry for Best Foreign Film – Jose Padilha’s Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within is Brazil’s official entry in this year’s competition for the best foreign film Oscar. The often-violent action movie has a reality-based and politically explosive plot – an insider’s pursuit and exposure of deep-seated corruption in the top ranks of the country’s police and government. It has become Brazil’s all-time... »
Director Dee Rees Makes a Forceful Debut With Pariah
Talking or reading about the film, Pariah, you immediately learn the movie is about a 17 year-old lesbian. She hangs out at a lesbian nightclub, she has lesbian girlfriends, she has trouble with her parents when they suspect she’s a lesbian and she struggles inwardly with coming out as… a lesbian. Unless you are... »
New Cronenberg Film Probes the Birth of Psychoanalysis
Director David Cronenberg describes his ambitious and audacious new film, A Dangerous Method, about the birth of psychoanalysis in the early part of the 20th century, as an “intellectual action movie.” The real-life story revolves around the complex personal interaction of psychiatry’s pioneering practitioners, Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, played by Vigo Mortensen... »
DGA Membership Ratifies New Commercial Contract
The Directors Guild of America announced that the DGA membership has ratified the new collective bargaining agreement between the DGA and the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP). "We entered into negotiations with the goal of protecting the excellent health benefits enjoyed by our members, retirees and their families, and obtaining the best possible deal... »
Avid Co-Produces Two-Legged Rat Bastards
Avid recently served as co-producer of Two-Legged Rat Bastards, a short film directed by Scott Weintrob from a story by Daniel Wallace (screenwriter of the cult hit Big Fish). Currently on the festival circuit, the film is the darkly humorous tale of Eddie, an aging, ill-tempered alcoholic (Orson Bean) who tries to reconnect with... »
Scorsese Hails His Below-the-Line Collaborators for the Enchanting Hugo
A renowned student of film history and craftsmanship, director Martin Scorsese was eager to acknowledge his many collaborators, both present and in name only, for his new fantasy film, Hugo at a special event in Los Angeles on Nov. 5. Flanked by cinematographer Robert Richardson, composer Howard Shore, production designer Dante Ferretti, editor... »
18 Animated Features Submitted for 2011 Oscar Race
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 18 feature films have been submitted for consideration in the animated feature film category for the 84th Academy Awards. »
Gil Cates Passes Away at 77
Emmy-winning producer/director Gil Cates died Monday evening at the age of 77. In addition to his numerous directing credits, Cates was founding Dean of the UCLA School of Theater Film and Television, and founder and producing director at the Geffen Playhouse. Cates is perhaps best known for producing the Academy Awards 14 times between 1990... »
Dark Light Pictures signs Andy Garcia as Commercial Director
Andy Garcia signed with Hollywood-based production company Dark Light Pictures for representation as a commercial director. Dark Light Pictures has represented many notable directors who have made careers for themselves outside of commercials, including feature cinematographer Caleb Deschanel; actor, director and comedian David Steinberg and Michael Lehmann, whose credits include directing the film Heathers... »
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Iran’s Best Foreign Film Nominee: Asghar Farhadi’s A SeparationJanuary 2012 | By Jack Egan
One of the surprises of this awards season is A Separation, a highly lauded film from Iran that has captivated reviewers and moviegoers and... »
Danish Director Nicolas Windng Refn Pushes Drive into High Gear
January 2012 | By Jack Egan
Nicolas Windng Refn, director of Drive, doesn’t himself drive. He has failed his driver’s license test eight times. Yet the heralded Danish director came... »