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Huppert and Lanners Play ‘Cock and Bull’ for Jeanne Labrune
Isabelle Huppert is teaming with the nutty Bouli Lanners (I last caught him in the little seen, bizarro comedy Louise-Michel) for an odd pairing between a prostitute and a shrink. Sans Queue Ni Tete (Cock and Bull) is being directed by Jeanne Labrune...
Michelle Williams Reteams with Reichardt for ‘Meek’s Cutoff’
Kelly Reichardt is in Oregon currently shooting a period pic that has her re-teaming with Wendy and Lucy's Michelle Williams, and has the filmmaker working with her biggest cast yet additionally working with Dano, Bruce Greenwood (probably suggested by Todd Haynes), Shirley Henderson and Zoe Kazan.
TIFF: Top 10 New Faces & Voices: #1. Tom Ford
Usually those that have made such a list aren't yet part of the public domain - this isn't the case for the number 1 spot which goes to (this has got to be a first in the history of film) a fashion designer turned filmmaker.
TIFF: Top 10 New Faces & Voices: #2. Shirin Neshat
A video installations, photo and film artist by trade, Shirin Neshat has an eye for visual aesthetic - her gift is spread all-over her debut feature film which scored her the Best Prize at Venice. Women without Men is a beautiful piece of art and heart.
TIFF: Top 10 New Faces & Voices: #3. Samuel Maoz
Winning Venice Film Festival's top prize is certainly proof that Samuel Maoz did something right with his first feature film - what he made was a moving, well-crafted anti-war film statement on a shoe-string budget. How shoe-string was the picture? No actual tanks were used for 99 percent of the film. Moaz stripes away any unnecessary details - this is a psychological profile without extra trimmings.
