Tag: Damien Chapelle

Don Juan | 2022 Cannes Film Festival Review

A Woman is a Woman: Bozon Invokes the Eternal Seducer in Eccentric Musical Much like Casanova, the name Don Juan has become a euphemism for...

Metamorphoses | Review

Europa, Europa: Honore Eloquently Updates Ovid for Masterful, Playful Adaptation There really isn’t a modern counterpart (even if Francois Ozon might come close) for the...

Parisienne (Peur de rien) | 2015 TIFF Review

A Girl in the World: Arbid’s Coming of Age Portrait Enhanced by Generous Lead French director Danielle Arbid returns with Parisienne, her first feature since...

Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #18. Christophe Honore’s Metamorphoses

Metamorphoses Director: Christophe Honore Writers: Christophe Honore Producer: Philippe Martin U.S. Distributor: Rights Available Cast: George Babluani, Damien Chapelle, Sebastien Hirel While his last film, 2011’s Beloved was unfairly criticized...

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Ken Russell’s The Devils – 2010 Fantasia International Film Festival

Iconic director Ken Russell was in town to receive a lifetime achievement award from Fantasia for his 50-plus years in the business, a career that has spawned many genre classics including Altered States, Gothic, and The Lair of the White Worm. But it was the little-seen and hard to find The Devils from 1971 that proved to be Russell's most controversial work, and Fantasia managed to snag a copy to be screened on Russell's big night. In the video, Russell discusses the true story behind the film and receives his award with the grace befitting one of the great filmmakers of all time.

Club Kid | Review

Sex, Drugs & Unexpected Parenting: Firstman’s Debut Creates an...

Interview: Jordan Firstman – Club Kid

I first took notice of Jordan Firstman through his...

Interview: Sandra Wollner – Everytime

One of the discoveries of this year's Cannes Film...