All articles by Fionnuala Halligan – Page 39
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CommentBox office busters
They came, they conquered: who ruled the world in Summer 2009? A look at the tentpole winners and losers…
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CommentTo boycott or not
Some say the role of a festival director is akin to the UN: but Edinburgh and Melbourne went in different directions when it came to Ken Loach, Israel and the Palestinian cultural boycott. Reading the below correspondence - which way would you turn?Every festival director will have a film in ...
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CommentLido lustre
Venice daze: Marco has something for everyone - including more US titles than Cannes - but the Lido is going to be a “construction site” in September….oh, and, there’ll be no market when the new Palazzo opens, either
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FeaturesGrande expectations
The Locarno International Film Festival (Aug 5-15) is burnishing its reputation for distinctive arthouse and indie programming with a line-up filled with tales of the unexpected.
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CommentWitch-hunt for the Antichrist
Egged on by the distributor, the UK media would like to ban Lars Von Trier’s Antichrist. But they ain’t seen nothing yet.
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CommentLeaping Leopards: Locarno's line-up
What’s hot at Locarno? - a close look at the titles world-premiering at Switzerland’s August festival
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CommentMarco's Venice daze
Venice, Toronto, Locarno, San Sebastian: they’re all screening right now. What’s on Marco Mueller’s list?
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CommentFete du Cinema is a Very Bad Trip for French films
The annual three-day ticket-sales booster moves up to a week, but Hollywood is the main beneficiary of French largesse
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CommentChaos reigns for Lars in France
After six weeks, Antichrist has barely nudged past $1.1m in Charlotte Gainsbourg’s home territory
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CommentRussell Crowe tries a little Tenderness...
…but does a single screen in London’s West End for a solitary week constitute a UK “release” for John Polson’s drama?
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CommentNo Greek tragedy for Helen Mirren
The UK’s National Theatre goes into self-distribution with a live broadcast on over 270 movie screens worldwide; the result is close to a sell-out.
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