Monthly Archives: May 2011

MUBI is showcasing dozens of features and short films through June 30. The selected movies will be free for the first 1000 views. A lot of unfamiliar titles on offer, so if anyone discovers a gem please post a brief capsule review in the comments. We’ll feature your best recommendations in rotation on the main page. UPDATE: Thanks to Jeremie for these excellent...

(View full-size on the Flickr stream of the photographer, colonelchi. Enlargement after the cut) Photographic evidence of a rare sighting of the elusive Terrenece Malick at during the ovation at the end of The Tree of Life for its Cannes premiere. FilmDetail points us to details in USA Today, with first-hand account from Jessica Chastain: In what may be the festival’s...

(Thanks to phantom, who proposes what looks to be an airtight formula: “Clooney + Payne + Fox Searchlight = Oscar Gold ?”) ...

Last week we posted two clips from Take Shelter, winner of the Grand Prize of the Cannes Critics’ Week competition. Today Take Shelter gets an official trailer, and you can watch a brief interview with director Jeff Nichols after the cut. ...

The Academy members will now have the opportunity to vote electronically, Nikki Finke just confirmed.  I’m not sure what this means exactly – but one assumes they mean online voting? As Mark Zuckerberg would say, “let the hacking begin.”  Just kidding.  But correct me if I’m wrong – these are the same people who didn’t really...

Oscilloscope Laboratories has picked up distribution rights to Lynn Ramsey’s We Need to Talk About Kevin following its Cannes premiere. Oscilloscope acquired Meek’s Cutoff earlier this year and is building a solid reputation showcasing quality indie productions. They handled Wendy and Lucy in 2008 and shepherded The Messenger to two Oscar nominations in...