Tag: Jan Švankmajer

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2018: #80. Jan Svankmajer’s The Insects

The Insects Legendary Czech filmmaker Jan Svankmajer, at the age of 79, has been working what’s been announced as his last project The Insects for...

Through the Looking-Glass…Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2018: #100-11

As the cinematic landscape begins to take shape with the upcoming editions of Sundance, Berlin, and Rotterdam, here are 100 titles of note to...

A Cannes Opener: 2016 Cannes Film Festival Predictions

A furious slew of titles in the works would seem to prophesize a robust main competition slate for Cannes 2016. Though our initial list...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #37. Jan Svankmajer’s The Insects

The Insects Director: Jan Svankmajer // Writer: Jan Svankmajer Earlier this year it was announced that legendary Czech filmmaker Jan Svankmajer, at the age of 79,...

Alice | Blu-ray Review

Have you ever seen a poorly stuffed animal? Like, one where the taxidermist flat out fucked up, letting faux tissue rest imbalanced on the...

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Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.

Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and...

Interview: Sandra Wollner – Everytime | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

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