#45. Journal De France Director: Raymond Depardon and Claudine NougaretProducers: Claudine Nougaret Distributor: Rights Available (Wild Bunch) The Gist: Traveling alone, internationally acclaimed photographer and filmmaker Raymond Depardon spent six years capturing his home country with a large format camera. This long, solitary road trip provided fertile ground for the creation - with his long-time partner and collaborator Claudine Nougaret - of an extraordinary travel journal. The journey returned Depardon to important places from his past as a reporter - Chad, Venice, Cannes - and to a wealth of previously unseen footage from his archive - an interview with Jean-Bedel Bokassa, film of Jean-Luc Godard, extraordinary glimpses of private and public life. Intimate, compelling, revelatory, "Journal de France" offers a unique portrait of a country and its landscapes, an overview of a truly remarkable career and a fascinating resume of the development of the photographic art over the past half century.
- 1/6/2012
- IONCINEMA.com
Olivier Assayas' Carlos (the 5 1/2 long verison) and Xavier Beauvois' Cannes winner Of Gods and Men would appear to be the frontrunners in this year's 8 nominated films for the Louis-Delluc prize. The annual Best French Film award that commenced operations back in 1937, when Jean Renoir's Les Bas-fonds claimed the inaugural prize will announce the winners for Best Film and Best First Film on December 17th. Best Feature Noms: Carlos - Olivier Assayas The Ghost Writer - Roman Polanski Mysteries of Lisbon - Raoul Ruiz Of Gods and Men - Xavier Beauvois On Tour - Mathieu Amalric The Princess of Montpensier - Bertrand Tavernier White Material - Claire Denis Young Girls in Black - Jean-Paul Civeyrac Delluc prize for first-time director: A Violent Poison - Katell Quillevere An Ordinary Execution - Marc Dugain Belle Epine - Rebecca Zlotowski Domaine - Patric Chiha Gainsbourg - Joann Sfar La Vie au Ranch...
- 11/24/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
The Ecny Awards, celebrating the best of the comedic performing arts in New York, were presented Monday night, March 8, at the city's Comix comedy club. Fifteen awards were given out, in categories ranging from best male standup comedian to outstanding achievement in the field of tweeting.For the third year in a row, Jon Friedman ("The Rejection Show," "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon") hosted the show. "It's weird to choose a winner in comedy," Friedman said before the ceremony, comparing the Ecny Awards with the previous night's Academy Awards. "Comedy is so subjective, and any comic can simply have an off night on any given night. Or, as a comic, you can connect with certain people and not at all with others, no matter what day or night it is. Whereas with a film—say, for best picture—that film is exactly the same every time it's shown."Among the...
- 3/10/2010
- backstage.com
Benoit Denizet-Lewis, a contributor to the New York Times Magazine, is a terrific journalist. Last year, in his book America Anonymous, he chronicled eight people and the ways they deal with their addictions (and revealed his own sex addiction in the process).
Now he’s put together American Voyeur: Dispatches From the Far Reaches of Modern Life (Simon & Schuster, $15), a collection of articles, all previously published, on contemporary social topics as varied as a summer camp for pro-life teenagers, dry frat houses, and the founder of Abercrombie & Fitch.
But Denizet-Lewis is gay, and most of the articles involve “gay” topics, including ones about how same-sex marriage is changing gay life, the harried members of the much-maligned National Man/Boy Love Association, a social group for butch gay men, what happens when a street is changed from “Gay Street” to “Green Apple Road,” and the African American subculture of being on...
Now he’s put together American Voyeur: Dispatches From the Far Reaches of Modern Life (Simon & Schuster, $15), a collection of articles, all previously published, on contemporary social topics as varied as a summer camp for pro-life teenagers, dry frat houses, and the founder of Abercrombie & Fitch.
But Denizet-Lewis is gay, and most of the articles involve “gay” topics, including ones about how same-sex marriage is changing gay life, the harried members of the much-maligned National Man/Boy Love Association, a social group for butch gay men, what happens when a street is changed from “Gay Street” to “Green Apple Road,” and the African American subculture of being on...
- 2/19/2010
- by Brent Hartinger
- The Backlot
Nominations have been announced for the sixth annual Ecny Awards, representing the work of the New York comedy scene over the past year. The awards ceremony takes place March 8 at 8 p.m. at Comix NY, 353 W. 14th St, N.Y. For the third straight year, comedian Jon Friedman will host. Nominations were announced at Comix NY by Comix's Kambri Crews and past winner Kumail Nanjiani of "Michael & Michael Have Issues." The announcements were streamed live via Ustream as well as on Twitter. (See a video of the announcement below.) The nominees were selected from a voting committee of industry professionals, as well as through a public nomination process. Nominees must reside and have performed mostly in the New York City area from October 2008 to October 2009 to be eligible. A Lifetime Achievement Award will also be presented to a comedian or group that has aided in the growth of New York comedy.
- 2/3/2010
- backstage.com
Fucked Up’s evolution from blitzkrieg punk band to progressive hardcore champion might seem dramatic, but as evidenced by Couple Tracks: Singles 2002-2009, most of the group’s growing up was done in private. Its sprawling opus, 2008’s The Chemistry Of Modern Life, was preceded by a shrapnel-blast of singles that received little attention at the time. But dismissing the band’s early output as mere baby steps misses the point: Like a primer on the history, potency, and gleeful paradox of punk, Couple Tracks is simultaneously poppy and crusty, regressive and inventive, optimistic and nihilistic. It also flat-out ...
- 1/26/2010
- avclub.com
In 2004, at age 28, Benoit Denizet-Lewis became the youngest contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine, having firmly staked his turf at the intersection of youth and sex. His first anthology, American Voyeur: Dispatches From The Far Reaches Of Modern Life, is split between those two labels, capturing flashpoints from two of the decade’s big obsessions. As a time capsule, the collection should age well; right now, it’s a little undernourished. Denizet-Lewis is better at gaining his subjects’ trust and getting colorful quotes than writing fully immersive profiles. Particularly when restricted by word count, he flits ...
- 1/14/2010
- avclub.com
For his roles in such '70s and '80s classics as Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, Raging Bull and Goodfellas, Robert De Niro has been revered as the master of Method Acting. But of late he has been more closely associated with animated family fare (The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Shark Tale), thrillers that failed to deliver thrills (Hide and Seek and 15 Minutes) and slow plodding dramas (City by the Sea and Men of Honor). Even his recent reunion with Al Pacino in Righteous Kill failed to spark with audiences.
For much of this decade, many De Niro-led films have neither ignited the box office nor drawn critical kudos. But there have been a few notable exceptions. As Frank, the curmudgeonly soon-to-be-father-in-law in Meet the Parents, De Niro struck gold. The sequel, Meet the Fockers, raked in almost $280M in international ticket sales. And What Just Happened?...
For much of this decade, many De Niro-led films have neither ignited the box office nor drawn critical kudos. But there have been a few notable exceptions. As Frank, the curmudgeonly soon-to-be-father-in-law in Meet the Parents, De Niro struck gold. The sequel, Meet the Fockers, raked in almost $280M in international ticket sales. And What Just Happened?...
- 12/2/2009
- CinemaSpy
- The Louis Delluc prize which I thought was going to be bestowed on Laurent Cantet’s Palme D’or winner has actually gone to another Cannes-selected title in Raymond Depardon's La Vie Moderne. The prestigious award is given to the best French film of the year (and in an Ioncinema.com interview with Cantet we got a feel for what that awards represents in France) and I imagine in the award's history that it's a rare sight to see a docu claim the prize. The film is a sort of self-portrait of Depardon, who hails from an agricultural background, and focuses on the old countryside villagers of Cervennes. The Louis Delluc prize for best first film went to Samuel Collardey's L'Apprenti although it did not originally figure on the short list of nominated which you can see below. Un Conte de Noel (A Christmas Tale) by Arnaud Desplechin
- 12/15/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
- I’m guessing that with one third of the films representing first time efforts, this year’s Un Certain Regard section will be a crapshoot for buyers and critics alike. Those that stick out among the pack come from promising directors with sophomore features such as…: Milh Hadha Al-Bahr (Salt of this Sea) (Annemarie Jacir)We often see stories about the immigrant struggle in a country that is not theirs…this is the flipside Pov a former Palestinian finding it difficult to find her footing in her native land. Jacir’s debut looks like a sure bet for a healthy film festival circuit. Los Bastardos (Amat Esclante)Crossing the line for a pair of Mexican immigrants appears to take on a whole new meaning with Amat Esclante’s 2nd feature. His debut, Sangre belongs to the contemporary, art-house bunch of films that portrays a dismal life. Los Bastardos
- 5/14/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
- Here is the complete 2008 Cannes Line Up. Main Competition: Nuri Bilge Ceylan - Three Monkeys (Turkey-France-Italy) Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne - Le Silence De Lorna (France-Belgium)Arnaud Desplechin - A Christmas Story (France) Clint Eastwood - Changeling (Us)Atom Egoyan - Adoration (Canada) Ari Folman - Waltz With Bashir (Israel) Philippe Garrel - La Frontiere De L'Aube (France) Matteo Garrone - Gomorra (Italy)Charlie Kaufman - Synecdoche, New York (Us) Eric Khoo - My Magic (Singapore) Lucretia Martel - La Mujer Sin Cabeza (Argentina-Spain) Brillante Mendoza - Serbis (The Philippines) Kornel Mondruczo - Delta (Hungary-Germany) Walter Salles & Daniela Thomas - Linha de Passe (Brazil) Paolo Sorrentino - Il Divo (Italy) Pablo Trapero - Lion's Den (Argentina-South Korea) Wim Wenders - The Palermo Shooting (Germany) Jia Zhangke - 24 City (China)Steven Soderbergh - Che (Us-Spain-France) -- one four-hour competion title comprised of The Argentine and Guerrilla Out of competitionSteven Spielberg -
- 5/14/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
- Apart from film examples such as The Band's Visit, Munyurangabo (Liberation Day) and Terror's Advocate, last year’s Un Certain Regard Section had its share of misfires – films that took the experimental route but felt more like - old bath tub water. This year’s batch of twenty titles includes another mix of veteran and first time filmmakers with perhaps the James Toback's bio-docu on friend (Iron Mike) Tyson, Abel Ferrara’s latest work Chelsea On The Rocks and finally Bong Joon Ho, Leos Carax and Michel Gondry collab Tokyo! to garner the most attention from buyers and critic crowds. The five films I’m most looking forward to are Germany’s Wolke 9 by Andreas Dresen, Los Bastardos by Amat Escalante (he is the was the Dop for Carlos Reygadas’ first two films and a couple of years back he released another dismal portrait of Mexico with Sangre.
- 4/23/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
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