This year’s Berlin Film Festival kicked off yesterday—screening over 400 films—19 of which are in competition.
Read More »Since 2005, director Joe Swanberg has shot over a dozen feature-length DYI films. He helped kick off the term "mumblecore" in 2005 with his debut, "Kissing on the Mouth," and he's known for micro-budgeted indies like "Hannah Takes The Stairs" (that helped launch Greta Gerwig's career), "Nights & Weekends" and "Alexander The Last." But after making about a fourteen features (plus shorts) in about seven years, Swanberg's finally trying his hand at something different: a sort-of Hollywood film called, "Drinking Buddies" starring the biggest names that have ever been in any of his films: Anna Kendrick, Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson ("The New Girl"), Ron Livingston and director Ti West.
Read More »Yes, it's James Franco Project #A-9087B-X7, but we'll say this about the prolific actor/writer/director/producer -- he's choices are never dull. Indeed, "Maladies" is on our list of 5 Most Anticipated Movies Of The 2013 Berlin Film Festival, and the cast, which also includes Catherine Keener and David Strathairn, is one that we'd be curious to check out in almost anything. And with subject matter such as schizophrenia and sexuality in the mix, the blend could be potent, but we have to be honest: now that the first trailer is here, we're not sure what to think.
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