By Simon Miraudo March 28, 2014 As I concluded my review of Nymphomaniac‘s first volume, I wondered if director Lars von Trier would surprise us with a happy ending in its follow-up. For him, that would truly be shocking. Turns out it was a misjudged prediction. I also said the following: “Lars von Trier may […]
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New sensation – Nymphomaniac Vol.1 review
March 24, 2014 
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By Simon Miraudo March 24, 2014 Overheard after the screening of Nymphomaniac Vol.1: “It certainly had a lot of… ideas.” No kidding. I can’t believe how some of those ‘ideas’ got past the censors. And did you see the size of that one dude’s ‘idea’? The first entry in Lars von Trier‘s two-part odyssey of […]
Continue reading‘Nymphomaniac’ banned in Turkey
March 6, 2014 0 Comments
Lars von Trier’s four-hour sauce-fest Nymphomaniac has been banned in Turkey. That’s gotta hurt. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Turkish film board has labelled the flick “pornography” despite it starring legitimate artist Shia LaBeouf in a prominent role. Though it’s unfortunate Turkish art-house aficionados won’t be able to see Nymphomaniac (especially considering it was […]
Continue reading‘Nymphomaniac’ to hit Australian cinemas March 20 as four-hour epic
February 4, 2014 0 Comments
Hold onto your hat (or, rather, the safety straps of your home-made sexual gratification harness): Nymphomaniac has an Australian release date. Distributor Transmission Films has announced they will release both parts of Lars von Trier’s controversial sex drama as one epic instalment on March 20, 2014. That means both Volume I and Volume II will be screened as a […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: ‘Nymphomaniac’ (NSFW)
November 26, 2013 0 Comments
Look, we’re all adults here. We knew that Lars von Trier would only be able to accurately advertise his epic sexual odyssey Nymphomaniac with a truly NSFW trailer. But still … get those fainting couches ready, because you’ll be feeling a little light-headed after watching this thing. Do not be pressing play if you are indeed at W, […]
Continue readingLars von Trier hands over final cut to Nymphomaniac; will only release hardcore version
November 14, 2013 0 Comments
Lars von Trier has abandoned plans to release individual softcore and hardcore versions of Nymphomaniac, and, even more shockingly, has handed over final cut for the first time in his career. According to The Hollywood Reporter – citing an upcoming report by Danish mag Ekko – von Trier delivered a final cut that lasted five-and-a-half hours. When […]
Continue readingSee the cast of Nymphomaniac in orgasmic delight
October 14, 2013 0 Comments
Lars Von Trier’s canny promotional campaign for his upcoming five-hour pornographic opus, Nymphomaniac, hits a new height with the release of fourteen provocative character posters. Featuring all his major actors offering up their best “o-face,” these posters give us a curious introduction to what we can expect from this inevitably divisive film, set to be […]
Continue readingSee Lars von Trier and the cast of Nymphomaniac in, ahem, action
May 20, 2013 0 Comments
The first official image from Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac – featuring Charlotte Gainsbourg mid-threesome – set tongues wagging. Now comes a new cast picture showing off her co-stars Shia LaBeouf, Jamie Bell, Willem Dafoe, Udo Kier, Stellan Skarsgard, Christian Slater, Uma Thurman, Sophie Kennedy Clark, and Mia Goth. Oh, and capturing it all on his […]
Continue readingNew image from Lars Von Trier’s hardcore Nymphomaniac; film to be released in two parts
February 13, 2013 0 Comments
As Lars Von Trier releases another image from his upcoming pornographic opus Nympomaniac, we get the distinct impression this combination of eroticism and miserablism is sure to be controversial. Ever the provocateur, Von Trier is playing with our expectations by releasing such a racially sharp, inciting still. Charlotte Gainsbourg, after being put through the ringer […]
Continue readingThe first picture from Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac is, predictably, a bummer
February 7, 2013 0 Comments
Well, if Lars von Trier considered Melancholia a “comedy,” you may as well start bracing yourself for the depressing assault of his upcoming Nymphomaniac. The first official image from the film features star Charlotte Gainsbourg battered and bruised in an alley, with snow flakes just starting to fall on her unconscious form. At least snow is kinda […]
Continue readingShia LaBeouf ready for real sex in Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac
August 20, 2012 0 Comments
It’s becoming a regular catch-cry, but, you crazy for this one Lars! Shia LaBeouf tells MTV he’s ready to perform real sex acts in Lars von Trier‘s upcoming Nymphomaniac. According to the official synopsis, the film is “the light and poetic story of a woman’s erotic journey from birth to the age of 50.” LaBeouf, who has […]
Continue readingCarry that weight – Melancholia review
April 16, 2012 0 Comments
Melancholia – Starring Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kiefer Sutherland. Directed by Lars von Trier. Originally published August 6, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. Melancholia arrives on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia on April 18, 2012. People don’t realise that Lars von Trier has quite a sense of humour, which is why he gets into so much trouble at press conferences when he tries to crack wise. […]
Continue readingCarry that weight – Melancholia review
December 14, 2011 0 Comments
Melancholia – Starring Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kiefer Sutherland. Directed by Lars von Trier. Originally published August 6, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. People don’t realise that Lars von Trier has quite a sense of humour, which is why he gets into so much trouble at press conferences when he tries to crack wise. Like any comic, sometimes his jokes fall flat (unsurprisingly, saying “I’m […]
Continue readingCharlotte Gainsbourg to play Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac
December 13, 2011 0 Comments
Charlotte Gainsbourg really must be a glutton for punishment. After bearing all (literally and figuratively) in Lars von Trier‘s Antichrist and Melancholia, the actress is set to reunite with the Danish provocateur for his upcoming film Nymphomaniac. According to Variety, Gainsbourg is in talks to star in the pic, which is set to film mid-2012. […]
Continue readingThe 10 best female performances of 2011
December 8, 2011 2 Comments
The 10 best female performances of 2011. By Simon Miraudo. Acting! It’s perhaps the most subjective craft in the entire moviemaking process. What better way to celebrate its unquantifiable nature than by ranking our favourite performances of the year? Look past the inherent ridiculousness of comparing a batch of boisterous bridesmaids with sisters awaiting the end […]
Continue readingMelbourne International Film Festival – Melancholia review
August 6, 2011 2 Comments
Melancholia – Starring Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kiefer Sutherland. Directed by Lars von Trier. By Simon Miraudo. People don’t realise that Lars von Trier has quite a sense of humour, which is why he gets into so much trouble at press conferences when he tries to crack wise. Like any comic, sometimes his jokes […]
Continue readingLars von Trier jokes about being a Nazi, then takes it back
May 19, 2011 0 Comments
You crazy for this one, Lars! Exactly two years (to the day!) since his controversial screening of Antichrist at the Cannes Film Festival – where he met angry catcalls from the press with the response, “I am the best director in the world” – von Trier returned to the Croisette to screen his new film […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Melancholia
April 11, 2011 0 Comments
Now that Roland Emmerich is busy making period dramas (admittedly, expensive looking ones), a void has been left in the cinematic landscape. Who can we rely on to annually film the destruction of our planet? With the trailer for his new film Melancholia, Danish provocateur Lars von Trier modestly asks we consider him for the […]
Continue readingThe bookish type – The City of Your Final Destination review
March 1, 2011 0 Comments
The City of Your Final Destination – Starring Omar Metwally, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Anthony Hopkins. Directed by James Ivory. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. The City of Your Final Destination plays the Perth International Arts Festival from February 28 to March 6. Click here for more details. Over the course of five decades, producer Ismail […]
Continue readingLars von Trier to destroy the world!
October 18, 2010 0 Comments
Lars von Trier has shared a rather large nugget of information regarding his upcoming feature film Melancholia: The ending! Or rather, the beginning. Allow us to explain… Politiken have some excerpts from Von Trier’s interview with journalist Nils Thorsen for the upcoming book Geniet (The Genius), in which the Danish auteur revealed the film’s opening […]
Continue readingIn bloom – The Tree review
September 29, 2010 0 Comments
The Tree – Starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, Morgana Davies and Marton Csokas. Directed by Julie Bertuccelli. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Julie Bertuccelli’s The Tree is a warm, modern-day fable that avoids schmaltzy sentimentality. It tells the story of a young girl dealing with the untimely passing of her father, only to become convinced that his […]
Continue readingKirsten Dunst to be punished by Lars von Trier
April 16, 2010 1 Comment
Sharpen those scissors! Danish funnyman Lars von Trier has found the leading lady of his next feature film, entitled Melancholia – Ms. Kirsten Dunst. No doubt she will be treated with the modesty Lars bestows upon all his actresses. The report comes from Mike Fleming at Deadline, although the nature of Dunst’s role is unknown. […]
Continue readingCannes Film Festival 2010 Lineup
April 15, 2010 0 Comments
The lineup for the 2010 Cannes Film Festival has been announced, featuring films from famed international directors Mike Leigh, Takeshi Kitano and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu as well as many other luminaries from around the world. The festival will kick off on May 12th, with Ridley Scott‘s Robin Hood making its world premiere in the prestigious […]
Continue readingLars von Trier follows up Antichrist with Melancholia
February 10, 2010 0 Comments
source: theplaylist.blogspot.com For those of you who survived the visceral onslaught of Antichrist, strap yourself in for another dose of devilish Danish delight. Details of Lars von Trier‘s latest cinematic escapade, Melancholia, have emerged. According to a couple of European sources, Penelope Cruz will star in von Trier’s latest project, which supposed explores the “psychology […]
Continue readingThings you are afraid of – Antichrist review
February 2, 2010 2 Comments
Antichrist – Starring Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg. Directed by Lars Von Trier. Rated R. By Simon Miraudo. Lars Von Trier must have one hell of a sense of humour. I’m not saying that the Danish director’s films are funny per se (actually, that’s not the case at all). However, I can’t help but suspect […]
Continue readingAntichrist – the most controversial film of the year!
September 21, 2009 4 Comments
source: youtube.comWe’ve been putting this off for far too long. If you are yet to see the trailer for Lars Von Trier‘s controversial (and we mean controversial) new film Antichrist, then you quite simply have not lived. Von Trier’s film debuted at the Cannes Film Festival to a chorus of cheers and jeers; critics decreed […]
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