Three Womens' Stories: An Interview with Michael Glawogger
Daniel KasmanA talk with the director behind the prize-winning docmentary at Venice, Whores’ Glory.
Venice
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The Golden Donkey Venice 2011
The Ferroni BrigadeVenice! The Biennale! Retrospectives, new films, festival turmoil, art that’s not cinema—all this and more!
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Daily Briefing. "60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero"
David HudsonAlso: Müller out, Barbera in at Venice. Ferrara’s DSK movie? And farewell, Helen Frankenthaler and Sam Rivers.
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Daily Briefing. Film Comment Poll: Best of 2011
David HudsonAlso: The Louis Delluc Prize, books and adaptations, and celebrating Studio Ghibli.
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Madwomen (and Men) in the Jungle: A Conversation with Chantal Akerman
Darren HughesAkerman adapts Joseph Conrad with lessons learned from her recent docs.
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Venice, Toronto, Vancouver 2011. Johnnie To's "Life Without Principle"
David Hudson“Relentless and exciting, and expansive in its critique of the various ways institutions screw the individual.”
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Wei Te-sheng's "Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale"
David HudsonMight the 4½-hour version now playing in Taiwan “feel” shorter than the 2½-hour cut screened in Venice and Toronto?
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Venice and Toronto 2011. Ermanno Olmi's "The Cardboard Village"
David HudsonFor some, The Cardboard Village is a venerable work from an old master — but the trades are having none it.
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Venice and Toronto 2011. Xu Haofeng's "The Sword Identity"
David Hudson“An utterly up-to-date classic, a comic-epic swordplay film for a postmodern age.”
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William Friedkin's "Killer Joe" and "French Connection"
David HudsonEven recognizing that Killer Joe is no French Connection, many critics appreciate its “bruising, full-contact entertainment.”
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Venice and Toronto 2011. Whit Stillman's "Damsels in Distress"
David HudsonRaves, mostly, for Stillman’s first feature in 13 years.
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Venice and Toronto 2011. Aleksandr Sokurov's "Faust"
David HudsonMost critics will have been pleased to see Faust win the Golden Lion. But not all of them.