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What a shocker, right? In the nominations for France’s premier film awards, Jacques Audiard’s Oscar contender leads the field with a massive 13 bids. (Look out for my interview with Audiard, coming soon.) It’s nice to finally see some love for Niels Arestrup’s astonishing work in the film, but when a contemporary prison drama can […]
‘A Prophet’ tops César nominations
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:02 am · January 23rd, 2010
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‘Hurt Locker’ tops with LA Critics
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:08 pm · December 13th, 2009
Today is a very good day to be one Ms. Kathryn Bigelow. A few days ago, we asked you which film looks set to be the critics’ darling of the season — today, at least, the clear answer appears to be “The Hurt Locker.” Hours after sweeping the board with the Beantown crowd, Bigelow’s Iraq-set […]
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EDINBURGH: “35 Shots of Rum,” “Séraphine,” “The Maid”
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:57 am · June 24th, 2009
Tuesday was a day of mellower pleasures at the Edinburgh Film Festival, from an idle sun-soaked writing break in the park, to a chance conversation with Paddy Considine and Shane Meadows (both as smart and affably bloke-ish as you’d expect) outside the theater, to, most importantly, a trio of quietly impressive, character-oriented foreign-language titles. Two […]
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Better late…
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:22 am · March 9th, 2009
Last week’s server switch-induced hiatus prevented me from commenting on the César Awards — perhaps the ceremony I was eyeing most keenly this year given the prominence of my personal favourites in their rich pool of nominees. (I’ll say it again: France ruled 2008. End of story.) You’ve probably read the winners elsewhere by now. […]
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