This morning, the lineup for the 2012 Venice Film Festival arrived with a selection worthy of a once over. The non-Toronto titles of note include Olivier Assayas' Something in the Air, Ramin Bahrani's At Any Price starring Dennis Quaid and Zac Efron, Amos Gitai's Carmel, Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers and the two I'm most upset won't be playing Toronto, Susanne Bier's Love Is All You Need and Brian De Palma's Passion. Spike Lee, Jonathan Demme and jury president Michael Mann all arrive with documentaries; Mann with Witness: Libya, Demme with Enzo Avitabile Music Life and Lee with his Michael Jackson documentary, Bad 25, taking a look at the making of Jackson's 1987 album "Bad" 25 years later, which includes appearances by Martin Scorsese, Usher Raymond, Mariah Carey, Kanye West, Quincy Jones, Cee-Lo and Sheryl Crow. Name titles that will also play Toronto include Terrence Malick's To The Wonder,...
- 7/27/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
On the heels of this week’s Toronto International Film Festival lineup announcement (one we’re still salivating over), the Venice International Film Festival has thrown their hat in the fest ring with their own roster of films. The festival features a couple of surprises – stuff like Brian DePalma’s Passion (a remake of Alain Corneau’s Love Crime), Brillante Mendoza’s Thy Womb, and Spike Lee’s Bad 25, but no other film on the list is quite as exciting, confounding, and weird as Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers. James Franco strikes again. Also on the list are a number of Tiff repeats like Terrence Malick’s To the Wonder, Robert Redford’s The Company You Keep, Ariel Vroman’s The Iceman, Ramin Bahrani’s At Any Price, and Mira Nair’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist (which will serve as Venice’s Opening Film). The festival has not yet announced its Closing Film – could it possibly be Paul Thomas Anderson...
- 7/26/2012
- by Kate Erbland
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
With the line-up for the Toronto International Film Festival dropping a few days ago and the list for Venice out today, the festival circuit has arrived!
The lead stories for the Venice line-up aren't nearly as exciting as those coming out of Toronto. Harmony Korrine's "Spring Breakers" with James Franco and Selena Gomez will make its debut, as will Brian De Palma's "Passion" with Noomi Rapace and Rachel McAdams.
Perhaps the biggest headline here is the absence of Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master," a film that was expected to appear here. Skipping Venice is just more proof that the rumors of a Fantastic Fest debut may be true.
Check out the full line-up (via The Playlist) after the jump!
Opening Film (Out Of Competition)
"The Reluctant Fundamentalist," Mira Nair (U.S.,Qatar)
Competition
"To The Wonder," Terrence Malick (U.S.)
"Something in the Air," Olivier Assayas (France)
"Outrage:Beyond,...
The lead stories for the Venice line-up aren't nearly as exciting as those coming out of Toronto. Harmony Korrine's "Spring Breakers" with James Franco and Selena Gomez will make its debut, as will Brian De Palma's "Passion" with Noomi Rapace and Rachel McAdams.
Perhaps the biggest headline here is the absence of Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master," a film that was expected to appear here. Skipping Venice is just more proof that the rumors of a Fantastic Fest debut may be true.
Check out the full line-up (via The Playlist) after the jump!
Opening Film (Out Of Competition)
"The Reluctant Fundamentalist," Mira Nair (U.S.,Qatar)
Competition
"To The Wonder," Terrence Malick (U.S.)
"Something in the Air," Olivier Assayas (France)
"Outrage:Beyond,...
- 7/26/2012
- by Kevin P. Sullivan
- MTV Movies Blog
The complete lineup for the 69th Venice Film Festival has been announced! Despite rumors, Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master will not be playing at the festival, but the slate remains just as exciting, with new entries from Assayas, Kitano, de Palma, Korine, Ramin Bahrani, and Kim Ki-Duk—plus Raúl Ruiz's second "last film" of the season (Lines of Wellington, completed by his widow and longtime editor Valeria Sarmiento) and the infamously meditative Terrence Malick's second feature in two years.
In Competition
Something in the Air, Olivier Assayas (France)
At Any Price, Ramin Bahrani (Us, UK)
Dormant Beauty, Marco Bellocchio (Italy)
La Cinquieme Saison, Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth (Belgium-Netherlands-France)
Fill The Void, Rama Bursztyn and Yigal Bursztyn (Israel)
E' stato il figlio, Daniele Cipri (Italy)
Un Giorno Speciale, Francesca Comencini (Italy)
Passion, Brian De Palma (France-Germany)
Superstar, Xavier Giannoli (France-Belgium)
Pieta, Kim Ki-duk (South Korea)
Outrage: Beyond,...
In Competition
Something in the Air, Olivier Assayas (France)
At Any Price, Ramin Bahrani (Us, UK)
Dormant Beauty, Marco Bellocchio (Italy)
La Cinquieme Saison, Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth (Belgium-Netherlands-France)
Fill The Void, Rama Bursztyn and Yigal Bursztyn (Israel)
E' stato il figlio, Daniele Cipri (Italy)
Un Giorno Speciale, Francesca Comencini (Italy)
Passion, Brian De Palma (France-Germany)
Superstar, Xavier Giannoli (France-Belgium)
Pieta, Kim Ki-duk (South Korea)
Outrage: Beyond,...
- 7/26/2012
- MUBI
The films screened at this year's Venice film festival – as the programme release is staggered, this will be updated as more information comes in
Opening night film
The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Dir: Mira Nair
Competition
To The Wonder, Dir: Terrence Malick
Something in the Air, Dir: Olivier Assayas
Outrage: Beyond, Dir: Takeshi Kitano
Fill The Void, Dir: Rama Bursztyn and Yigal Bursztyn
Pieta, Dir: Kim Ki-duk
Dormant Beauty, Dir: Marco Bellocchio
E' stato il figlio, Dir: Daniele Cipri
La Cinquieme Saison, Dir: Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth
Un Giorno Speciale, Dir: Francesca Comencini
Passion, Dir: Brian De Palma
Superstar, Dir: Xavier Giannoli
Spring Breakers, Dir: Harmony Korine
Thy Womb, Dir: Brillante Mendoza
Linhas de Wellington, Dir: Valeria Sarmiento
Paradise: Faith, Dir: Ulrich Seidl
Betrayal, Dir: Kirill Serebrennikov
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Opening night film
The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Dir: Mira Nair
Competition
To The Wonder, Dir: Terrence Malick
Something in the Air, Dir: Olivier Assayas
Outrage: Beyond, Dir: Takeshi Kitano
Fill The Void, Dir: Rama Bursztyn and Yigal Bursztyn
Pieta, Dir: Kim Ki-duk
Dormant Beauty, Dir: Marco Bellocchio
E' stato il figlio, Dir: Daniele Cipri
La Cinquieme Saison, Dir: Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth
Un Giorno Speciale, Dir: Francesca Comencini
Passion, Dir: Brian De Palma
Superstar, Dir: Xavier Giannoli
Spring Breakers, Dir: Harmony Korine
Thy Womb, Dir: Brillante Mendoza
Linhas de Wellington, Dir: Valeria Sarmiento
Paradise: Faith, Dir: Ulrich Seidl
Betrayal, Dir: Kirill Serebrennikov
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- 7/26/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
This morning, the festival organisers at the Venice Film Festival announced their line up for the in-competition films. Despite initial reports by Variety, Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master will not be making its bow at the Lido, but new films from Terrence Malick, Harmony Korine and Brian De Palma will all be making a showing.
Whether or not The Master will now hit the festival circuit is unknown. Many have said that it will screen at Fantastic Fest and others point towards the New York Film Festival as a likely place for the film’s premiere. I have to say that it wouldn’t surprise me if Anderson skips the festival circuit entirely, The Master strikes me as a film he wouldn’t really want to discuss in front of journalists given how controversial the subject matter is. As with There Will Be Blood, I imagine he wants the film to speak for itself.
Whether or not The Master will now hit the festival circuit is unknown. Many have said that it will screen at Fantastic Fest and others point towards the New York Film Festival as a likely place for the film’s premiere. I have to say that it wouldn’t surprise me if Anderson skips the festival circuit entirely, The Master strikes me as a film he wouldn’t really want to discuss in front of journalists given how controversial the subject matter is. As with There Will Be Blood, I imagine he wants the film to speak for itself.
- 7/26/2012
- by Will Chadwick
- We Got This Covered
This week sees the line-up announcement of not one but two of the year’s biggest events in the film industry. Toronto International Film Festival’s line-up was officially announced earlier this week, and was absolutely fantastic, and now the Venice International Film Festival have officially announced their line-up, featuring some incredibly anticipated films as well.
The festival will run from 29th August to 8th September, and will be opened by Mira Nair’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist, making its world debut and premiering out of competition. Heading up the most notable films among the announcement are Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers, with James Franco, Selena Gomez, and Vanessa Hudgens; Brian De Palma’s Passion, with Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace; Ramin Bahrani’s At Any Price, with Zac Efron, Dennis Quaid, and Heather Graham; Takeshi Kitano’s Outrage: Beyond, with Tomokazu Miura, Ryo Kase, and Fumiyo Kohinata; Robert Redford’s The Company You Keep,...
The festival will run from 29th August to 8th September, and will be opened by Mira Nair’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist, making its world debut and premiering out of competition. Heading up the most notable films among the announcement are Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers, with James Franco, Selena Gomez, and Vanessa Hudgens; Brian De Palma’s Passion, with Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace; Ramin Bahrani’s At Any Price, with Zac Efron, Dennis Quaid, and Heather Graham; Takeshi Kitano’s Outrage: Beyond, with Tomokazu Miura, Ryo Kase, and Fumiyo Kohinata; Robert Redford’s The Company You Keep,...
- 7/26/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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