On February 8 the curtain will rise in Berlinale Palast for the 57th Berlin International Film Festival. Throughout the following ten days, the festival will show 373 films on some 50 cinema screens all over the city. At the growing European Film Market, the festival's business fair, more than 700 films will be presented to the industry. International guests, stars on the red carpet, packed theaters, hot debates, and wild parties - the Berlinale will play Berlin like no other event on the calendar does. Yet, it is a festival not only of the masses, but also of the many: of the many who in months of hard work organized the programme and provided the infrastructure, and of the many who are busy behind the scenes to keep the festival buzzing. Of course, it will again be a festival of stars, the ones we know and the ones to discover.
This year’s spectrum section as a promising mix of world preems and is perhaps a stronger selection than what was offered same time last year and sadly the highlight of the section finds the last film from actor/director Adrienne Shelly.
Reading through Variety, a curious little fact for you Oscar poolers popped out - The DGA winner and the Oscar winner have matched in 52 of the last 58 years. Not a bad batting average. This year’s DGA nominees will most likely be a two horse race between Inarritu and Scorsese, but the Oscars are most likely going to include an Eastwood nom.
Time out magazine opened their Tribeca coverage with the following intro - "last year, Subaru rolled out a sport-utility vehicle called the B9 Tribeca,...
"Lewis gives one of the most fascinating and visceral performance in years. It's a shame that his colossal performance was overlooked by the members of the Academy."