Charlotte Gainsbourg's ready for her close-up in latest 'Nymphomaniac' posters

Posted by · 5:50 pm · November 20th, 2013

We’ve already seen a lot of posters for Lars von Trier’s “Nymphomaniac,” but while these new ones don’t offer much we haven’t seen before, they sure are pretty.

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Interview: Kirsten Dunst on 'Melancholia,' Lars von Trier and directing her own career

Posted by · 1:30 pm · January 10th, 2012

Kirsten Dunst’s fearless performance in “Melancholia” has earned her the Cannes Best Actress prize and a National Society of Film Critics award — but the real reward for her has been getting to play a female character at odds with Hollywood norms. We talk to her about her career ambitions, her relationship with Lars von Trier and her dreams of acting in German.

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Berlinale jury includes Gyllenhaal and Farhadi, first Competition titles announced

Posted by · 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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Oscarweb Round-up: Ratner's remark

Posted by · 7:04 am · November 8th, 2011

In today’s round-up, Brett Ratner’s recent gay slur causes a stir, Charlotte Gainsbourg talks “Melancholia” and “The Muppets” catches Savannah Film Festival audiences off guard.

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'Melancholia' rules European Film Award nods

Posted by · 5:09 am · November 7th, 2011

Lars von Trier’s “Melancholia” is a sophisticated choice of film to lead Europe’s alternative to the Oscars — but a middlebrow mindset prevails elsewhere.

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