Tag: Emily Browning

Monica | Review

Portrait of a Lady: Pallaoro Quietly Searches for Grace in Profound Reconciliation There’s a relentless, nearly crushing sense of heartache girding Andrea Pallaoro’s Monica, his...

Nor’easter Retreat: Scoot McNairy, Jack Reynor & Emily Browning Check In to Lance Edmands’ “Brightwater”

Lance Edmands is finally set to direct his sophomore feature and he'll have Scoot McNairy, Jack Reynor and Emily Browning's moral compasses all misaligned...

2017 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Alex Ross Perry’s Golden Exits

Not to Pooh Pooh on the selection process (forgive the pun), but the last time I predicted an Alex Ross Perry film was going...

BKLYN Heights & Lows: Alex Ross Perry Stacks “Golden Exits” with the Likes of Browning, Sevigny, Schwartzman & Tipton

With Winnie The Pooh and the possible adaptation of The Names set up for the foreseeable future, Alex Ross Perry did what any antsy, film-per-year...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #95. Brian Helgeland’s Legend

Legend Director: Brian Helgeland // Writer: Brian Helgeland There was initially a lot of promise for writer turned director Brian Helgeland’s career, his directorial debut was...

God Help the Girl | Review

Girl From Ipecac: Murdoch’s Musical a Flimsy Masquerade The directorial debut of Scottish musician Stuart Murdoch, the lead singer and songwriter of famed indie pop...

Summer in February | Review

Summer Bummer: Menaul’s Love Triangle Inspires Opposite Emotions Not every “based on a true story” is actually fit for a feature length film. In fact,...

Sundance 2014: Stuart Murdoch’s God Help the Girl & Hong Khaou’s Lilting Top Dozen World Dramatic Comp Items

It's among the two sections that we usually don't put much focus on (yes, we love subtitles, but we're more concerned, naturally more inclined...

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TheyDream | Review

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The Devils (1971) | Review

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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.