In terms of the conflict between content and presentation, director and critic Mark Cousins is a singular case. Exampled most in his 15-hour documentary epic, “The Story of Film,” Cousins explores ideas surrounding film and its players with a personal, insightful ability, but also carries a lilting ...
Read More »Legendary filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci was recently honored by the American Academy in Rome with the McKim Award. The man behind films such as “Last Tango in Paris,” “The Last Emperor,” and “The Dreamers” has been active in the film industry for over 50 years now and after receiving the prestigious...
Read More »The American Academy in Rome celebrated filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci last night, awarding him the McKim Medal in honor of his contributions to cinema throughout his career. Addressing the audience, the "Last Tango in Paris" director spoke of his formative love for American movies: "I saw 'Stagecoac...
Read More »The jury president of the 70th Venice Film Festival international competition jury will be top Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci. The Venice Biennale, Europe's oldest film festival, will run from August 28 through September 7. 2013. The jury will award the Golden Lion and other official prizes; S...
Read More »The Cannes Film Festival hasn't even kicked off and we're already talking about the major European fest that follows it at the end of August. The Venice Film Festival has announced that Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci has been selected to chair the International Jury for their 70th edition.
Read More »The insidious parasite that is 3D has not only infiltrated movies currently in production, but has wormed its way into movies already made and released. Way back in November of 2011, it was reported that cinematographer Vittorio Storaro was overseeing a 3D conversion of Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1987 ep...
Read More »Cannes Classics, the festival's sidebar that screens new restorations of canonical films, has announced its lineup of twenty features films and three documentaries.
Read More »That Bernardo Bertolucci will go down as a cinematic legend is without question; the wheelchair-bound 73-year-old likely doesn't have too many films left in him, and while his enthusiasm and work ethic are an inspiration, we can't wholeheartedly endorse "Me And You." It's his first film in nine year...
Read More »When you're one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, your life is likely to be thoroughly documented by others, and that's certainly the case for Akira Kurosawa. The director behind "Seven Samurai," "Rashomon," "Ran" and many, many more seminal works has been boxed, written about, discussed at an...
Read More »The American Film Institute has announced that director and screenwriter Bernardo Bertolucci will serve as its Guest Artistic Director at AFI Fest 2012. Last year’s Guest Artistic Director was Pedro Almodóvar, and David Lynch held the role in 2010. As Guest Artistic Director, Berto...
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