This is the daily news vodcast from the London Film Festival which hosts Black Swan, 127 Hours, Another Year, Never Let Me Go, Let Me In and West is West amongst its premieres this week. Day 13 saw the Premiere of The Kids Are All Right, directed by Lisa Cholodenko, starring Julianne Moore, Annette Bening, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska and Josh Hutcherson. On Day 13, we spoke to another range of filmmakers at the The May Fair Hotel, including Julie Moggan (Guilty Pleasures). On the red carpet, actor turned director Diego Luna discussed his second feature, Abel, and Sabina Guzzanti presented her latest work, Draquila - Italy Trembles. The day concluded with the UK premiere of The Kids Are All Right, the Mofilm Gala, attended by director Lisa Cholodenko, and stars Mark Ruffalo and Julianne Moore.
- 10/31/2010
- by Dan Higgins
- Pure Movies
Photo: Wild Bunch Italian documentarian Sabina Guzzanti takes a microscopic look at government corruption in Italy with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi her main target. Frustrated with the political parade surrounding the April 2009 earthquake in L'Aquila and the subsequent utilization of the disaster for political gain, Guzzanti's documentary Draquila - L'Italia Che Trema (Draquila - Italy Trembles) uses satire to keep the audience engaged in a horror story that left thousands stranded while their homes remain part of the rubble.
Draquila paints an interesting picture of a country bent on self-destruction should it continue down the path as described here. Following the earthquake, Berlusconi is shown not talking of rebuilding, but of using Italian money to build new homes for the more than 80,000 people affected. Consider the size of that number and then realize only 15 firefighters were on hand to help when disaster struck. While a search online will find...
Draquila paints an interesting picture of a country bent on self-destruction should it continue down the path as described here. Following the earthquake, Berlusconi is shown not talking of rebuilding, but of using Italian money to build new homes for the more than 80,000 people affected. Consider the size of that number and then realize only 15 firefighters were on hand to help when disaster struck. While a search online will find...
- 5/14/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Three titles that should receive a lot of attention in this year's fest are: Jorge Michel Grau's contempo cannibal film to break out We Are What We Are (see pic), and Johannes Stjärne Nilsson's Sound of Noise – a high risk film because it mixes genres together like someone grabbing whole bunch of leftovers from the fridge. - The kings of the Croisette – Wild Bunch have got titles coming out of all orifices that they just supplied the fest with the last minute addition of Ken Loach's Route Irish. Earlier in the year they had one of the best comedies of the year in Four Lions play in Sundance (which has yet to be picked up for the North American market) and the steamy Rome in Room should fog up the Market Screenings. Three titles that should receive a lot of attention in this year's fest are:...
- 5/13/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
The kings of the Croisette – Wild Bunch have got titles coming out of all orifices that they just supplied the fest with the last minute addition of Ken Loach's Route Irish. Earlier in the year they had one of the best comedies of the year in Four Lions play in Sundance (which has yet to be picked up for the North American market) and the steamy Rome in Room should fog up the Market Screenings. Three titles that should receive a lot of attention in this year's fest are: Jorge Michel Grau's contempo cannibal film to break out We Are What We Are (see pic), and Johannes Stjärne Nilsson's Sound of Noise – a high risk film because it mixes genres together like someone grabbing whole bunch of leftovers from the fridge. Already causing a stir is the social commentary docu film by agitator Sabina Guzzanti – Italian politicians beware.
- 5/12/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Rome -- Italian Minister of Culture Sandro Bondi said he would boycott the Festival de Cannes in protest over a film that portrayed the Berlusconi administration, a move that by Monday had sparked a wave of criticism from the Italian film community.
Bondi made his decision based on the Cannes officials' choice to screen Sabina Guzzanti's documentary "Draquila -- Italy Trembles." The film, which will screen out of competition, is critical of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's handling of the deadly earthquake that struck the city of L'Aquila last year.
Guzzanti is the daughter of Paolo Guzzanti, a former parliamentarian and prominent figure in Berlusconi's political coalition.
When Bondi first announced the move, he indicated that other Italians upset over the film might join him. But as of Monday there was no indication that any notable figures in the Italian film world would join in the boycott.
Officials from Medusa,...
Bondi made his decision based on the Cannes officials' choice to screen Sabina Guzzanti's documentary "Draquila -- Italy Trembles." The film, which will screen out of competition, is critical of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's handling of the deadly earthquake that struck the city of L'Aquila last year.
Guzzanti is the daughter of Paolo Guzzanti, a former parliamentarian and prominent figure in Berlusconi's political coalition.
When Bondi first announced the move, he indicated that other Italians upset over the film might join him. But as of Monday there was no indication that any notable figures in the Italian film world would join in the boycott.
Officials from Medusa,...
- 5/10/2010
- by By Eric J. Lyman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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