Werner Herzog Goes on a Pachyderm Quest
In films like Grizzly Man, Aguirre, the Wrath of God and Fitzcarraldo, Werner Herzog has been drawn to…
A Dour, Well-Acted Chinese drama
The weight of the past comes crashing down on a pair of ex-lovers in Chinese director Cai Shangjun’s…
Tony Leung & Léa Seydoux Star Alongside Plants
It’s unclear if Hungarian filmmaker Ildikó Enyedi was inspired by the seminal 1979 Stevie Wonder album, Journey Through…
Julian Schnabel’s ‘In the Hand of Dante’ Gets Embraced in Venice
Julian Schnabel‘s long-gestating offbeat period drama In the Hand of Dante has finally met an audience. The Oscar…
Oscar Isaac in Julian Schnabel Film
It was a bit surprising when Julian Schnabel, who became famous for art made of broken dishes, turned…
Paolo Sorrentino’s Buzzy Drama ‘La Grazia’ Gets U.S. Release Date
Italian director Paolo Sorrentino’s La Grazia, widely hailed as a return to form for the 2013 Oscar winner, has…
New documentary casts Marianne Faithfull in new light
VENICE, Sept 1 — A new documentary about British singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull urges viewers to take a fresh…
‘Kim Novak’s Vertigo’ Review: An Overly Fawning Tribute
Shown out of competition in Venice in conjunction with the festival giving a lifetime achievement award to its…
Dwayne Johnson in Benny Safdie MMA Film
Sticks, stones, body blows and multiple knees to the head may break his bones, but names are what…
A One-of-a-Kind Marianne Faithful Tribute Doc
An eternal “it girl” — charismatic, original and ahead of every curve right up until she died this…
Willem Dafoe in Poetic Character Study
There is an elegiac tone and a dash of wit in this lovely, small-scale film held together by…
Jude Law Plays Putin for Assayas
As a French auteur with international pedigree, Olivier Assayas likes to split his time between intimate homegrown dramas…