Tag: Rooney Mara
La cocina | Review
Soap Kitchen: Ruizpalacios Underwhelms & Over Bakes Food Drama
Making his English language debut with fourth feature La Cocina, based on the notable stage play...
2024 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Alonso Ruizpalacios’ La Cocina
We were a bit surprised that Alonso Ruizpalacios' La Cocina didn't shore up at a major film fest in 2023, so it'll be readying...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #20. Alonso Ruizpalacios’ La Cocina
La Cocina
Another project that was working under the radar, Mexican filmmaker Alonso Ruizpalacios quickly moved back into production on his fourth film project only...
Women Talking | Review
Polley's Fierce and Tender Adaptation of Miriam Toews' novel is a Stirring Exploration of Faith, Love & Survival
There may not be a word in...
Alonso Ruizpalacios Prepares New Dish “La Cocina” with Rooney Mara
Mexican auteur cinema appears to be moving northwards (more specifically, NYC) as Michel Franco will not be the only one to film there this...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2022: #17. Sarah Polley’s Women Talking
Women Talking
Produced by Hear/Say Productions' Frances McDormand, Plan B Entertainment's Dede Gardner, Brad Pitt and Jeremy Kleiner.
Directed by Sarah Polley
Written by Sarah Polley
Starring: Frances...
Nightmare Alley [Video Review]
Guillermo Del Toro's latest might not feel like a major departure from his general reputation as a creature-centric creator type, but there is a...
Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #39. Gus Van Sant’s Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
You can't always be batting 1000, and Gus Van Sant's Sea of Trees was a clunker (read...
Sundance ’18: Wash Westmoreland, Debra Granik, Gus Van Sant & Zellner Bros. In Premieres Section
Despite not expecting the Premieres sections to be drop today, several of the narrative items below were on our radar and make for what...
A Ghost Story | Blu-ray Review
With commendable marketing following the strong critical reception out of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, David Lowery’s enigmatic return to indie filmmaking paid off...
Interview: David Lowery (A Ghost Story)
Just prior to immersing himself into editing dock mode with the feature he shot earlier this summer (Old Man and the Gun - with...
Song to Song | Blu-ray Review
Terrence Malick runs into his usual refrain in his latest, Song to Song, a film replete with aching, lost souls whose various interconnected narratives...
Video: David Lowery’s A Ghost Story: 2017 Sundance Film Fest Post Screening Q&A
"My tastes and interests run all shapes and sizes." - David Lowery.
Prior to being one of the most lauded films to come out of...
A Ghost Story | Review
Voyage of Time: Lowery’s Distinctive, Elegiac Treatise on Grief, Time, and Elusive Solace
Although it isn’t an actual adaptation of her short story, David Lowery’s...
Song to Song | Review
Music Makes the People: Malick Slathers Austin, Texas with Signature Emotional Ennui
Fragments of lovers drowning beneath the weight of their own expectations and stagnant...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2018: #4. Leos Carax’s Annette
Annette
Director: Leos Carax
Writer: Leos Carax
We’ve been following developments on this project for a while, as Leos Carax first mentioned an untitled musical project featuring...
2017 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Untitled David Lowery Project
There was a sense that something was being cooked up, but for all we knew, the members on Ain't Them Bodies Saints were having...
2017 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Charlie McDowell’s The Discovery
Up until the recent unveiling of A Walk into the Woods at the fest, I'm fairly certain that to see a Robert Redford film...
Una | 2016 BFI London Film Festival Review
Breaking the Taboo: Andrews’ Courageous Analysis of an Agonizing Affair
A young woman confronts her predator after an interval of fifteen years in the taut...
Carol | Blu-ray Review
A critical darling right out the gate of its premiere at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, Todd Haynes’ Carol, was a clear Oscar front...
2016 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Benedict Andrews’ Una
Sundance has always been a great launching pad for new breakout talents. Rooney Mara saw her first major part in film was as a...
Carol | Review
Locked Out of Heaven: Haynes Delivers Chilly Lesbian Romance
Todd Haynes makes an exciting return with Carol, his first feature film since 2007’s I’m Not...
Trash | Review
Another Man’s Treasure: Daldry Revisits Themes of Childhood Lost
The muted reception behind the latest film from thrice Oscar nominated director Stephen Daldry seems curious,...
2015 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 4: Rousing, Tender, Homo…geneous Response to Haynes’ “Carol”
Long tipped for a Main Comp berth, the Croisette's Todd Haynes drought appears to be over with a dam busting gush of a love...
2015 Top 100 Foreign Titles: #85. Jim Sheridan’s The Secret Scripture
The Secret Scripture
Director: Jim Sheridan// Writers: Johnny Ferguson, Jim Sheridan
In light of his recent titles, it’s hard to forget that Jim Sheridan started out...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #11. Todd Haynes’ Carol
Carol
Director: Todd Haynes
Writer: Phyllis Nagy
Producers: Elizabeth Karlsen, Tessa Ross, Christine Vachon, Stephen Woolley
U.S. Distributor: The Weinstein Co.
Cast: Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchet, Sarah Paulson, Kyle...