Aka/Bow Street Films announced today that Penn Badgley ( Greetings From Tim Buckley ), Teresa Palmer ( I Am Number Four ), Alexis Bledel (.Gilmore Girls.) and Hill Harper (.CSI: New York.) have joined the ensemble cast for writer/director Brian Horiuchi.s Parts Per Billion . The film is currently scheduled to shoot through Christmas in Detroit. Parts Per Billion also stars Frank Langella ( Robot and Frank ), Gena Rowlands ( Yellow ), Rosario Dawson ( Sin City ) and Josh Hartnett ( Black Hawk Down ), with Molly Hassell ( Edmond ), Jennifer Levine ( Delirious ), Michael Benaroya ( Lawless ) and David Dickson producing. Joe Jenckes ( Margin Call ) will be executive producing with Dawson, Cotty Chubb, Arianne Fraser and Miscellaneous Entertainment.s D. Todd Shepherd and George...
- 12/12/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Frank Langella ("Robot and Frank"), Gena Rowlands ("Yellow"), Rosario Dawson ("Sin City") and Josh Hartnett ("Black Hawk Down") have signed on to star in "Parts Per Billion", the producers told TheWrap Brian Horiuchi is directing from his own screenplay, with Molly Hassell ("Edmond"), Jennifer Levine ("Delirious"), Michael Benaroya ("Lawless") and David Dickson producing. Joe Jenckes ("Margin Call") will be executive producing with Dawson, Cotty Chub and Arianne Fraser. Benaroya Pictures, through its Aka/Bsf label, is financing the ensemble film that tells the story of three couples dealing with a reality-shaking event...
- 11/1/2012
- by Liza Foreman
- The Wrap
(Jim Morrison in his experimental film, Hwy, from When you're Strange.)
By Terry Keefe
(Currently appearing in this month's Venice Magazine.)
Many a visitor to Venice Beach has spent some time wondering the exact location where Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek reportedly ran into each other in 1965, after having attended UCLA Film School together previously, and decided to form the Doors. The legend of the band needs no recounting here, not after a number of books, the 1991 Oliver Stone film, and endless television clip show assemblies, along with various live albums and re-releases of recordings. Which does raise the question of whether a 2010 documentary on the Doors fills any real need, at least that was the initial reaction from this Doors fan when hearing about director Tom Dicillo’s When You’re Strange - A Film About the Doors. Then, Morrison appeared on screen in the Dicillo documentary, in pristine,...
By Terry Keefe
(Currently appearing in this month's Venice Magazine.)
Many a visitor to Venice Beach has spent some time wondering the exact location where Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek reportedly ran into each other in 1965, after having attended UCLA Film School together previously, and decided to form the Doors. The legend of the band needs no recounting here, not after a number of books, the 1991 Oliver Stone film, and endless television clip show assemblies, along with various live albums and re-releases of recordings. Which does raise the question of whether a 2010 documentary on the Doors fills any real need, at least that was the initial reaction from this Doors fan when hearing about director Tom Dicillo’s When You’re Strange - A Film About the Doors. Then, Morrison appeared on screen in the Dicillo documentary, in pristine,...
- 4/19/2010
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
I'm not sure how many of you guys are big fans of the rock band The Doors, but there is a documentary about them coming out this year. Tom Dicillo (director of Double Whammy and Delirious) made a feature about The Doors called When You're Strange that premiered at Sundance. It's finally hitting theaters in April and an official trailer has arrived via the film's official website. The documentary uncovers historic, previously unseen footage from the illustrious rock quartet and provides new insight into the revolutionary impact of their music and legacy. It's narrated by Johnny Depp, which is an added bonus. Check it out! There are only four reviews of this on Rotten Tomatoes so far, mostly negative, but it doesn't look that bad. Watch the trailer for Tom Dicillo's When You're Strange: [flv:http://rhino.edgeboss.net/download/rhino/doors/doors-when-you-are-strange.flv http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/img/doors-when-you-are-strange-trailer.jpg 540 304] "Tom Dicillo's When You're Strange is a meticulously crafted, exhilarating ode to one...
- 2/23/2010
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Steve Buscemi has played his fair share of losers (from the lovable, lonely Seymour in Ghost World to the not-so-loveable, lonely paparazzo Les Galantine in Delirious), but his title character John in Saint John of Las Vegas is a real loser, coming up empty every time he gambles. John's trying to quit, but his insurance-claim office is sending him on a trip to Sin City to investigate a case of possible...
- 1/27/2010
- AMC News Interviews
= Tom Dicillo has been a Sundance mainstay for years, having had over five films in the festival since 1992. Some of the standouts include 1995's Living in Oblivion (a must-see for any aspiring filmmaker) to 2007's Delirious, both of which star Steve Buscemi. This year he's back with a documentary about The Doors, When You're Strange. It's a feature-length movie comprised entirely of never-before-seen archival film footage, consisting of rehearsals, concerts ...
- 1/20/2009
- by Kevin Kelly
- Spout
= Tom Dicillo has been a Sundance mainstay for years, having had over five films in the festival since 1992. Some of the standouts include 1995's Living in Oblivion (a must-see for any aspiring filmmaker) to 2007's Delirious, both of which star Steve Buscemi. This year he's back with a documentary about The Doors, When You're Strange. It's a feature-length movie comprised entirely of never-before-seen archival film footage, consisting of rehearsals, concerts, vint ...
- 1/20/2009
- by Kevin Kelly
- Spout
Delirious is a film about a homeless man (Michael Pitt) and a struggling paparazzi (Steve Buscemi) who refuses to be called a paparazzi. Pitt has a chance meeting with Buscemi, and they try to become friends, and eventually work together. Buscemi quickly turns out to be less than a nice guy, and a tumultuous relationship begins between them.
I think Delirious does a much better job at being an honest film about photographers than Paparazzi does, but arguably, Paparazzi wasn't trying too hard to be realistic. Paparazzi the film was meant to be a revenge thriller, and it succeeds pretty well at that. Delirious aims to be a coming of age story, as two completely different people just want to make a life for themselves worth living. There is some beautiful filmmaking in Delirious that stands out - it's obvious with the music and cherry blossoms falling from the sky in one scene,...
I think Delirious does a much better job at being an honest film about photographers than Paparazzi does, but arguably, Paparazzi wasn't trying too hard to be realistic. Paparazzi the film was meant to be a revenge thriller, and it succeeds pretty well at that. Delirious aims to be a coming of age story, as two completely different people just want to make a life for themselves worth living. There is some beautiful filmmaking in Delirious that stands out - it's obvious with the music and cherry blossoms falling from the sky in one scene,...
- 11/12/2008
- by Matthew
- From zombies to man-spiders to really hairy ghosts, Sam Raimi knows how to entertain. And its usually in threes, as the helmer directed the The Evil Dead and Spiderman trios and served as producer for The Grudge series (the third of which is due out in 2009). But Raimi will take on a more somber topic with his next project, The Given Day. According to Variety, he will reunite with Columbia for this adaptation of an upcoming novel by Dennis Lehane, to be released by HarperCollins on September 23. A very different turn for Raimi, the film will be a historical drama, set in 1919 Boston as soldiers are returning from Wwi, bringing the Spanish influenza with them. Lehane also penned the novels which Clint Eastwood's Mystic River and Ben Affleck's Gone Baby Gone were based off of. Martin Scorsese is nearing wraps on another adaption of a Lehane novel,
- 6/17/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
TORONTO -- Peach Arch Entertainment has acquired Canadian theatrical rights to Steve Buscemi's Interview, the Toronto-based distributor said Tuesday.
Peach Arch said it will release the psychological drama July 20, a week after the Sony Classics release opens in the U.S.
Buscemi's Interview, which is based on an earlier film by murdered Dutch director Theo Van Gogh, bowed at Sundance and screened recently at the Seattle and Los Angeles film festivals. The July 20 release marks Peace Arch's first theatrical venture in Canada. It will be followed Aug. 15 by the company's first U.S. theatrical release -- Tom DiCillo's romantic comedy Delirious, which stars Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Alison Lohman and Gina Gershon.
Peace Arch's move into distribution follows a major reorganization of the Canadian distribution sector, including the sale of ThinkFilm to Los Angeles-based film financier and distributor David Bergstein, and the sale of Motion Picture Distribution to U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs & Co.
In addition, veteran Canadian producer Robert Lantos will soon unveil plans to establish his own movie distribution company after selling off his near-50% stake in ThinkFilm.
Peach Arch said it will release the psychological drama July 20, a week after the Sony Classics release opens in the U.S.
Buscemi's Interview, which is based on an earlier film by murdered Dutch director Theo Van Gogh, bowed at Sundance and screened recently at the Seattle and Los Angeles film festivals. The July 20 release marks Peace Arch's first theatrical venture in Canada. It will be followed Aug. 15 by the company's first U.S. theatrical release -- Tom DiCillo's romantic comedy Delirious, which stars Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Alison Lohman and Gina Gershon.
Peace Arch's move into distribution follows a major reorganization of the Canadian distribution sector, including the sale of ThinkFilm to Los Angeles-based film financier and distributor David Bergstein, and the sale of Motion Picture Distribution to U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs & Co.
In addition, veteran Canadian producer Robert Lantos will soon unveil plans to establish his own movie distribution company after selling off his near-50% stake in ThinkFilm.
- 7/11/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Emanuele Crialese's The Golden Door, an account of a Sicilian family coming to America at the turn of the last century, will serve as the opening-night film of the San Francisco International Film Festival, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
The fest, which runs April 26-May 10, will screen 200 films from 54 countries and present three world premieres.
Tom DiCillo's satiric comedy Delirious, starring Steve Buscemi, has been slated as the Centerpiece film, while the closing-night attraction will be Oliver Dahan's Edith Piaf biopic La vie en rose, starring Marion Cotillard.
"A golden anniversary comes around only once in an organization's lifetime," San Francisco Film Society executive director Graham Leggat said Tuesday in unveiling the lineup. "And we intend to take full advantage of this remarkable occasion."
Honorees at the annual black-tie Film Society Awards Night, set for May 3 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel, include Spike Lee, recipient of the Directing Award...
The fest, which runs April 26-May 10, will screen 200 films from 54 countries and present three world premieres.
Tom DiCillo's satiric comedy Delirious, starring Steve Buscemi, has been slated as the Centerpiece film, while the closing-night attraction will be Oliver Dahan's Edith Piaf biopic La vie en rose, starring Marion Cotillard.
"A golden anniversary comes around only once in an organization's lifetime," San Francisco Film Society executive director Graham Leggat said Tuesday in unveiling the lineup. "And we intend to take full advantage of this remarkable occasion."
Honorees at the annual black-tie Film Society Awards Night, set for May 3 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel, include Spike Lee, recipient of the Directing Award...
Sundance Institute at BAM returns to the Brooklyn Academy of Music from May 31-June 10, featuring award-winning feature and short films, live performances and panel discussions.
The series opens with The Savages, Tamara Jenkins' comic drama starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Laura Linney and Philip Bosco.
This year's dramatic features include Tom DiCillo's Delirious, Sterlin Harjo's Four Sheets to the Wind, JJ Lask's On the Road With Judas, Christopher Zalla's Padre Nuestro, Jeffrey Blitz's Rocket Science, David Gordon Green's Snow Angels and Dror Shaul's Sweet Mud.
The series also will highlight musical performances by Ljova, the Blue Jackets with Bradford Reed, Rhythm Republik and Sussan Deyhim. New York-based theater company Mabou Mines will perform selections from "Song for New York: What Women Do While Men Sit Knitting," directed by Ruth Maleczech, which is scheduled for full production in September.
The closing weekend will feature Barbara Kopple's Shut Up & Sing, Raoul Peck's Lumumba and Nick Broomfield's Soldier Girls, followed by a discussion on social issues and documentary filmmaking.
The full program for the Sundance Institute at BAM will be announced in April.
The series opens with The Savages, Tamara Jenkins' comic drama starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Laura Linney and Philip Bosco.
This year's dramatic features include Tom DiCillo's Delirious, Sterlin Harjo's Four Sheets to the Wind, JJ Lask's On the Road With Judas, Christopher Zalla's Padre Nuestro, Jeffrey Blitz's Rocket Science, David Gordon Green's Snow Angels and Dror Shaul's Sweet Mud.
The series also will highlight musical performances by Ljova, the Blue Jackets with Bradford Reed, Rhythm Republik and Sussan Deyhim. New York-based theater company Mabou Mines will perform selections from "Song for New York: What Women Do While Men Sit Knitting," directed by Ruth Maleczech, which is scheduled for full production in September.
The closing weekend will feature Barbara Kopple's Shut Up & Sing, Raoul Peck's Lumumba and Nick Broomfield's Soldier Girls, followed by a discussion on social issues and documentary filmmaking.
The full program for the Sundance Institute at BAM will be announced in April.
- 3/23/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARK CITY -- Delirious is not the first film to lampoon the absurdity of and obsession with celebrity culture, but writer/director Tom DiCillo's smart, funny and ultimately over-the-top spoof is more often than not, spot on. His latest effort would have been more satisfying if it had the subtlety and restraint of Living in Oblivion, whose sly sophistication helped make Dicillo a cult hero to indie filmmakers.
Given that DiCillo has a loyal following and that a solid, well-written comedy is a hot commodity, Delirious should have strong art house potential and appeal to a young, hip audience.
DiCillo wrote the lead for Steve Buscemi, at his pale and haggard best here. He plays Les, a sour, frustrated paparazzi, who lives in a dump of an apartment in New York. Into his life waltzes Toby (Michael Pitt), a homeless aspiring actor, whom Les tutors in the tricks of his trade and allows to crash at his pad, which is decorated by sorry examples of taxidermy mounted on the peeling walls.
Les takes himself way too seriously -- more self-appointed philosopher than photographer -- and is bereft of self-knowledge. This set-up works best when it's played for laughs with Pitt as straight man. The film falters when the budding friendship turns melodramatic and comes in for some amateur psychological analysis. Buscemi is forced to overact in a shrill role that requires him to carp and harangue far too often. It's grating and soon the pair sounds like a bickering married couple.
Toby begins an unlikely romance with a Paris Hilton/Britney Spears wannabe, K'harma (Alison Lohman), a talent-free girlish sexpot who is famous for being famous. When not singing and dancing in her underwear in a music video, she sits in her hotel wearing that underwear and shades. DiCillo has a lot of fun with this character and the romance -- Elvis Costello shows up as one of K'harma's party guests -- and Toby is showered in rose petals as he stands outside her hotel. Then he's compelled to hug the doorman. When Les finds out about the affair, he reacts like a jilted lover.
With obvious relish, DiCillo sends up dueling publicists, sycophants of all stripes including the fawning, entertainment press and those bottom feeders, the paparazzi. The reality show that stars a homeless serial killer, where Toby gets his big break, is priceless.
Frank G. DeMarco's edgy cinematography conjures the grungy urban wilderness of NYC as well as the glitzy fantasy world of the rich and famous. Teresa Mastropierro's production design nails the squalor of lower class city life and the sterile luxury of the newly moneyed.
DiCillo and his composer, Anton Sanko, make terrific use of music to drive and cut between scenes. The score rocks the movie.
Delirious
Peace Arch Films Ltd, Peace Arch Entertainment Group
Credits: Director: Tom DiCillo; Writer: Tom DiCillo; Producer: Bob Salerno; Executive producer: Mark Balsam, Jimmy de Brabant, Michael Dounaev, John Flock, Gary Howsam, Jennifer Levine, Kami Nagudi, Barry Zemel, Lewin Webb; Director of photography: Frank G. DeMarco Production designer: Teresa Mastropierro; Music: Anton Sanko; Co-producer: Kristi Lake, Jamie H. Zelermyer; Costume designer: Victoria Farrell; Editor: Paul Zucker;
Cast: Les: Steve Buscemi; Toby: Michael Pitt; Kharma: Alison Lohman; Manager: Gina Gershon.
No MPAA rating; running time: 102 minutes.
Given that DiCillo has a loyal following and that a solid, well-written comedy is a hot commodity, Delirious should have strong art house potential and appeal to a young, hip audience.
DiCillo wrote the lead for Steve Buscemi, at his pale and haggard best here. He plays Les, a sour, frustrated paparazzi, who lives in a dump of an apartment in New York. Into his life waltzes Toby (Michael Pitt), a homeless aspiring actor, whom Les tutors in the tricks of his trade and allows to crash at his pad, which is decorated by sorry examples of taxidermy mounted on the peeling walls.
Les takes himself way too seriously -- more self-appointed philosopher than photographer -- and is bereft of self-knowledge. This set-up works best when it's played for laughs with Pitt as straight man. The film falters when the budding friendship turns melodramatic and comes in for some amateur psychological analysis. Buscemi is forced to overact in a shrill role that requires him to carp and harangue far too often. It's grating and soon the pair sounds like a bickering married couple.
Toby begins an unlikely romance with a Paris Hilton/Britney Spears wannabe, K'harma (Alison Lohman), a talent-free girlish sexpot who is famous for being famous. When not singing and dancing in her underwear in a music video, she sits in her hotel wearing that underwear and shades. DiCillo has a lot of fun with this character and the romance -- Elvis Costello shows up as one of K'harma's party guests -- and Toby is showered in rose petals as he stands outside her hotel. Then he's compelled to hug the doorman. When Les finds out about the affair, he reacts like a jilted lover.
With obvious relish, DiCillo sends up dueling publicists, sycophants of all stripes including the fawning, entertainment press and those bottom feeders, the paparazzi. The reality show that stars a homeless serial killer, where Toby gets his big break, is priceless.
Frank G. DeMarco's edgy cinematography conjures the grungy urban wilderness of NYC as well as the glitzy fantasy world of the rich and famous. Teresa Mastropierro's production design nails the squalor of lower class city life and the sterile luxury of the newly moneyed.
DiCillo and his composer, Anton Sanko, make terrific use of music to drive and cut between scenes. The score rocks the movie.
Delirious
Peace Arch Films Ltd, Peace Arch Entertainment Group
Credits: Director: Tom DiCillo; Writer: Tom DiCillo; Producer: Bob Salerno; Executive producer: Mark Balsam, Jimmy de Brabant, Michael Dounaev, John Flock, Gary Howsam, Jennifer Levine, Kami Nagudi, Barry Zemel, Lewin Webb; Director of photography: Frank G. DeMarco Production designer: Teresa Mastropierro; Music: Anton Sanko; Co-producer: Kristi Lake, Jamie H. Zelermyer; Costume designer: Victoria Farrell; Editor: Paul Zucker;
Cast: Les: Steve Buscemi; Toby: Michael Pitt; Kharma: Alison Lohman; Manager: Gina Gershon.
No MPAA rating; running time: 102 minutes.
- 1/20/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
- Quick Links Complete Film Listing: Premiere's section Dramatic Comp Docmentary Comp World Dramatic Comp: World Documentary Comp: Park City at Midnight: New Frontier Short Film Programs January 18 to 28, 2007 Counting Down: updateCountdownClock('January 18, 2007'); This yearâ.s spectrum section as a promising mix of world preems and is perhaps a stronger selection than what was offered same time last year and sadly the highlight of the section finds the last film from actor/director Adrienne Shelly. "Angel-a" (France), directed and written by Luc Besson, a fairy tale about a man who gets a new lease on life after he rescues a beautiful young woman from a suicide attempt in the Seine River. "Bugmaster" (Japan), directed by Katsuhiro Otomo and written by Sadayuki Murai, derived from an ancient legend and based on a famous Manga about an itinerant, mystical doctor who cures people from a plague caused by supernatural creatures called "Mushi.
- 1/18/2007
- IONCINEMA.com
NEW YORK -- Donovan, Terence Blanchard, Ron Sexsmith, Jill Sobule and Simon Townshend are some of the artists bringing music to next month's Sundance Film Festival, where organizers will hold a series of concerts and related panels.
Film directors Justin Theroux (Dedication), Tom DiCillo (Delirious), Andrew Wagner (Starting Out in the Evening) and Mike Chaill (King of California) will participate in a round-table discussion Jan. 24 with such composers as Blanchard, Peter Golub, Adam Hollander, Dave Robbins and Anton Sanko on the creative process of film scoring.
Later that day, Victor Krauss, Keb Mo, Michael Penn and Blanchard will perform in a special music showcase.
The special music events, sponsored by Sundance Institute's Film Music Program and music publisher BMI, also will include the "Sundance Celebrates Music and Film" and Film2Music, exploring the cinematic and music mediums.
In what has become a Sundance tradition, the fest's Music Cafe will host afternoon performances programmed by ASCAP, featuring such artists as Sobule with Julia Sweeney, A Fine Frenzy, Sexsmith, Donovan and Townshend throughout the festival.
Film directors Justin Theroux (Dedication), Tom DiCillo (Delirious), Andrew Wagner (Starting Out in the Evening) and Mike Chaill (King of California) will participate in a round-table discussion Jan. 24 with such composers as Blanchard, Peter Golub, Adam Hollander, Dave Robbins and Anton Sanko on the creative process of film scoring.
Later that day, Victor Krauss, Keb Mo, Michael Penn and Blanchard will perform in a special music showcase.
The special music events, sponsored by Sundance Institute's Film Music Program and music publisher BMI, also will include the "Sundance Celebrates Music and Film" and Film2Music, exploring the cinematic and music mediums.
In what has become a Sundance tradition, the fest's Music Cafe will host afternoon performances programmed by ASCAP, featuring such artists as Sobule with Julia Sweeney, A Fine Frenzy, Sexsmith, Donovan and Townshend throughout the festival.
- 12/22/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- Donovan, Terence Blanchard, Ron Sexsmith, Jill Sobule and Simon Townshend are some of the artists bringing music to next month's Sundance Film Festival, where organizers will hold a series of concerts and related panels.
Film directors Justin Theroux (Dedication), Tom DiCillo (Delirious), Andrew Wagner (Starting Out in the Evening) and Mike Chaill (King of California) will participate in a round-table discussion Jan. 24 with such composers as Blanchard, Peter Golub, Adam Hollander, Dave Robbins and Anton Sanko on the creative process of film scoring.
Later that day, Victor Krauss, Keb Mo, Michael Penn and Blanchard will perform in a special music showcase.
The special music events, sponsored by Sundance Institute's Film Music Program and music publisher BMI, also will include the "Sundance Celebrates Music and Film" and Film2Music, exploring the cinematic and music mediums.
In what has become a Sundance tradition, the fest's Music Cafe will host afternoon performances by such artists as Sobule with Julia Sweeney, A Fine Frenzy, Sexsmith, Donovan and Townshend throughout the festival.
Film directors Justin Theroux (Dedication), Tom DiCillo (Delirious), Andrew Wagner (Starting Out in the Evening) and Mike Chaill (King of California) will participate in a round-table discussion Jan. 24 with such composers as Blanchard, Peter Golub, Adam Hollander, Dave Robbins and Anton Sanko on the creative process of film scoring.
Later that day, Victor Krauss, Keb Mo, Michael Penn and Blanchard will perform in a special music showcase.
The special music events, sponsored by Sundance Institute's Film Music Program and music publisher BMI, also will include the "Sundance Celebrates Music and Film" and Film2Music, exploring the cinematic and music mediums.
In what has become a Sundance tradition, the fest's Music Cafe will host afternoon performances by such artists as Sobule with Julia Sweeney, A Fine Frenzy, Sexsmith, Donovan and Townshend throughout the festival.
- 12/21/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain -- Bahman Ghobadi's Half Moon and Martial Fougeron's My Son shared top honors at the 54th San Sebastian International Film Festival, finishing in an unusual tie Saturday for the noncash Golden Shell award. Ghobadi, who won the Golden Shell in 2004 with Turtles Can Fly, dedicated his Iranian-Iraqi-Austrian-French co-production to the Kurdish people. Tom DiCillo picked up best director and screenplay prizes for Delirious, starring Steve Buscemi and Michael Pitt, while Argentine director Carlos Sorin walked away with the Special Jury Prize for his pilgrimage story El Camino de San Diego.
- 10/1/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain -- Bahman Ghobadi's Half Moon and Martial Fougeron's My Son shared top honors at the 54th San Sebastian International Film Festival, finishing in an unusual tie Saturday for the noncash Golden Shell award. Ghobadi, who won the Golden Shell in 2004 with Turtles Can Fly, dedicated his Iranian-Iraqi-Austrian-French co-production to the Kurdish people. Tom DiCillo picked up best director and screenplay prizes for Delirious, starring Steve Buscemi and Michael Pitt, while Argentine director Carlos Sorin walked away with the Special Jury Prize for his pilgrimage story El Camino de San Diego.
- 10/1/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
MADRID -- A raft of world premieres and works from such directors as John Boorman, Tom DiCillo and Agnieszka Holland make up some of the 16 films that will compete for the Golden Shell at the 54th annual San Sebastian International Film Festival, as organizers announced the official section lineup Thursday. Boorman's A Tiger's Tail, the mysterious story of a Dublin man who discovers that he's being followed by a murderous double trying to take his place, heads a list of high-profile world premieres. Heddy Honigmann's Forever (Holland), a creative look at the Parisian celebrity cemetery Pere Lachaise; Tom DiCillo's irony-filled Delirious (U.S.), a comedy about chance, friendship and the hollowness of fame; and Rajko Grlic's Border Post (Bosnia-Herzegovina-France), a metaphor for the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia, also are among the world premieres on tap.
- 8/24/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
- Maxim and Fmh have their top 100s, but here at Ioncinema.com we have more discriminating tastes. This year we’ve upped the list, from 2004’s 10 picks (view here) to a total of 20. Yes that’s right - 20 silver screen vixens that’ve left quite the impression on celluloid and this filmgoer. These señoritas have a je-ne-sais-quoi quality that mixes both acting skills with on-screen vigor. Enjoy this year’s selection! *** 20. Cassandra Magrath She went toe to toe with a maniac from the outback in the surprisingly good horror flick Wolf Creek. What’s next? Nothing confirmed – but most likely a couple of Aussie productions. 19. Emily Mortimer She played the cute hopeless mother in Dear Frankie, voiced the English translation of Howl’s Moving Castle and played the scorned wife in Match Point. What’s next? The Pink Panther, Chaos Theory, Who Killed Norma Barnes?, Barry Munday and Snow Angels.
- 1/1/2006
- IONCINEMA.com
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