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 […]
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The top 10 end of the world movies
April 20, 2012 
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The top 10 end of the world movies. By Simon Miraudo. It’s the end of the world as we know it, and we feel fine! And why wouldn’t we, when there are these great apocalyptic flicks to enjoy in the lead up to Earth’s eventual shuttering? The old girl still may have a little life […]
Continue readingThe Top 10 Films of 2011
December 29, 2011 0 Comments
The Top 10 Films of 2011. By Simon Miraudo. It’s the final week of 2011, so we’re sharing with you, once again, our end-of-year lists. This was originally published on December 22, 2011. That’s all she wrote. The end is nigh. And despite what Lenny Kravitz might sing, it is indeed over. 2011 is rapidly coming […]
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December 22, 2011 8 Comments
The Top 10 Films of 2011. By Simon Miraudo. That’s all she wrote. The end is nigh. And despite what Lenny Kravitz might sing, it is indeed over. 2011 is rapidly coming to a close, and after having sat through almost 250 films, I have selected a top ten (plus 20 honourable mentions) to put […]
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 readingLars von Trier questioned by police over “Nazi” comments … or was he?
October 6, 2011 0 Comments
It’s the controversy that just won’t die. Lars von Trier has reportedly been questioned by Danish police regarding his comments at the Cannes Film Festival (you know the ones; when he said that he was “a nazi”). The director issued the following statement: Today at 2 pm I was questioned by the Police of North […]
Continue readingLars von Trier appears in character poster for Melancholia
September 28, 2011 0 Comments
Classic Lars. Note the “persona non grata” badge he earned after getting kicked out of the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. We only hope the Lars von Trier collectable action figure is around the corner! Check out the rest of the character posters (featuring actual characters from Melancholia) over at Empire. You can read […]
Continue readingAvengers star cast in Lars von Trier’s “porno” Nymphomaniac
September 7, 2011 0 Comments
Stellan Skarsgard – last seen as Dr. Eric Selvic in Marvel’s Thor and set to reprise his role in Joss Whedon’s upcoming team-up flick The Avengers – is a bold man. Skarsgard told E! News he has agreed to star in Lars von Trier’s new film Nymphomaniac, after receiving the following call from the controversial […]
Continue readingMelbourne International Film Festival – The Best of the Fest
August 9, 2011 7 Comments
Melbourne International Film Festival – The Best of the Fest. By Simon Miraudo. Having finally awoken from a 36-hour slumber following the end of the 2011 Melbourne International Film Festival (where I caught 60 films in 17 days), I am delighted to bring you a report on the best (and worst) films that played the […]
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 readingMelbourne International Film Festival – Day Fifteen
August 6, 2011 4 Comments
Melbourne International Film Festival – Day Fifteen. By Simon Miraudo. Sorry! No time to chit-chat. On Day Fifteen of the 2011 Melbourne International Film Festival I caught five films – three of which are contenders for ‘best of the fest’. I’d love to regale you with anecdotes about angry cinemagoers, crazed cab-drivers, the pain-killers I’m […]
Continue readingLars von Trier to take on Nymphomaniac
August 4, 2011 0 Comments
Lars von Trier, always one to avoid controversy, is set to follow up Melancholia with a new film entitled Nymphomaniac. According to Screen Daily, the film will focus on “the erotic life of a woman from the age of zero to the age of 50.” The logline was revealed by von Trier’s producer Peter Aalbæk Jensen, who […]
Continue readingLars von Trier responds to Norway killer’s love for Dogville
August 2, 2011 0 Comments
Lars von Trier, who jokingly claimed he was a Nazi at Cannes earlier in the year only to find himself banned from the festival, could use some good press right about now. His reputation probably wasn’t helped when it was revealed that Anders Behring Breivik, the man responsible for 77 deaths in the recent Norway […]
Continue readingMelbourne International Film Festival – Top 10 Picks
July 19, 2011 7 Comments
The 2011 Melbourne International Film Festival kicks off this week, and I – along with five other bloggers – will be celebrating the fest’s 60th anniversary by attempting to watch 60 films across 17 days. It is madness. The MIFF Blog-A-Thon is a mighty undertaking, that’s for sure. Still, it’s a heck of a lot […]
Continue readingCannes faves join Melbourne International Film Festival lineup
June 17, 2011 0 Comments
As if the first batch of titles announced for the 2011 Melbourne International Film Festival weren’t good enough (they were!), MIFF has unveiled 25 more features, all of which played at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival back in May. They include: Beauty (dir. Oliver Hermanus) Drive (dir. Nicholas Winding Refn) Elena (dir. Andrei Zvyagintsev) El […]
Continue readingThe Tree of Life takes top prize at Cannes
May 23, 2011 0 Comments
Although Terrence Malick‘s The Tree of Life was met with a few boos following its debut screening at Cannes, the jury charged with handing out the festival’s top awards were more receptive, bestowing upon it the prestigious Palme d’Or for Best Film. At a press conference following this year’s awards ceremony, chair Robert De Niro […]
Continue readingLars von Trier banned from Cannes
May 20, 2011 0 Comments
Update: Lars von Trier has responded to the ban. Head to the bottom of the story for his comments. Apology not accepted. That’s the message coming from Cannes following Lars von Trier’s hilariously offensive press conference following the screening of his film Melancholia, in which he jokingly claimed to be a Nazi. Although von Trier […]
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 readingFirst look at Almodóvar’s The Skin I Live In
May 9, 2011 0 Comments
The 2011 Cannes film festival is getting closer, and all those films we’ve been eagerly anticipating – The Tree of Life, Sleeping Beauty, Melancholia, Drive, This Must Be The Place – are all set to compete for the prestigious Palme d’Or. Also in competition for the top prize is Pedro Almodóvar newie, The Skin I […]
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 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 readingThe Rundown: April 15-21
April 21, 2010 0 Comments
Hey Quickflixers! Welcome to the latest installment of The Rundown, a new feature that will appear on the blog every Wednesday, highlighting our favourite news items from the past 7 days, as well as notable box office and weekly rental figures. So, what did we learn this week? The lineup for the 2010 Cannes Film […]
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 readingPenelope Cruz to star in Pirates 4?
February 11, 2010 0 Comments
source: thr.com Penelope Cruz is currently in talks to star alongside Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. It is unknown what role Cruz will play, but The Hollywood Reporter claim that “she is to be [Captain Jack] Sparrow’s foil and equal in many ways.” The fourth installment of the Pirates of […]
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 […]
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