Naomi Kawase, Vicky Krieps Film Explores Heart
When the Locarno Film Festival at the end of July unveiled director Naomi Kawase’s (Embracing, The Mourning Forest) new…
Radu Jude’s Profane Riff on Vampire Movies
From posthumous footage of a cloaked Bela Lugosi stumbling through graveyards in “Plan 9 From Outer Space” to…
‘Fantasy’ Director Kukla Writing Film About Women Stopping to Have Sex
Slovenian director Kukla, whose debut feature Fantasy world premiered at the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival in the Filmmakers of the Present lineup…
Best Friend Forever Boards ‘Nina Roza’ by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles
Brussels-based Best Friend Forever has boarded Geneviève Dulude-De Celles’ “Nina Roza”. The film has been selected for Locarno’s…
Beloved Actress, 66, Makes Surprising Remark About Her Role in ‘Harry Potter’
Beloved Actress, 66, Makes Surprising Remark About Her Role in ‘Harry Potter’ originally appeared on Parade. Emma Thompson…
Willem Dafoe in a Murky Family Melodrama
No man is an island, except, perhaps, a man who owns one. The alienating, even dehumanizing effects of…
Emma Thompson on Donald Trump Call, Harry Potter, Sex Joke: Locarno
Emma Thompson discussed her career, including getting a call from Donald Trump asking her on a date, her…
Emma Thompson on ‘The Dead of Winter’: Locarno
Emma Thompson has gone from snowy landscapes to sunny pastures. The star plays a widowed fisherwoman who travels…
’Celtic Utopia’ Irish Folk Music Documentary Film: Locarno Interview
You may think you know Irish, but have you ever listened to the new wave of Irish folk…