From the Front Row (Free subscription) | 12/20/2008
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEARHeath Ledger, The Dark KnightNo other performance this year tapped into the zeitgeist and become so instantly iconic as Ledger's maniacally unhinged Joker. It is the stuff of legend, a performance for the ages, its genius made even more immediate (and poignant) by Ledger's untimely death just before the film's release.BEST SOUNDTRACKSlumdog MillionaireThe exuberant sounds of...
From the Front Row (Free subscription) | 12/10/2008
When it came to musicals this year, Mamma Mia unfortunately got all the love.But for me, the true musical gem of 2008 was Christophe Honore's French treat, Love Songs, set to the gorgeous song score of Alex Beaupain.From the delicate and "," to the swoon worthy "" and to the driving "" and "," Beaupain's songs perfectly capture the feeling of young love and the film's moving embrace of a love that...
Fin de Cinema (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
Looks like John Waters has posted his annual best of the year list via Artforum , naming a tie for the top slot: Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona ("gives heterosexuality a good name!") and Christophe Honoré's Love Songs . I always feel like I'm just one-off with the Prince of Filth, this year being his inclusion of Harmony Korine's Mister Lonely , which I would have hated if it deserved that...
GreenCine Daily (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
Of the five lists of the "Best Films of 2008" in the new print issue of Artforum, two appear online: John Waters's and Stuart Comer's. For Waters, the top spot's a tie between Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona and...
IONCINEMA.com Latest News Headlines (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
For a third time and year in a row, IFC Films are teaming up with French filmmaker Christophe Honore . The distribution company who have been picking up titles left and right are looking to put La Belle Personne into theaters sometime next year. Co-written by Honore and Gilles Taurand , this is a contemporary adaptation of French literary classic The Princess of Cleves by Madame de La Fayette (1678)....
Biz (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
by Eugene Hernandez (November 9, 2008) Christophe Honore 's " La Belle Personne ," the final film in the French director's Parisian youth trilogy, has been acquired for U.S. distribution by IFC Films . The acquisition marks the latest in a string of deals for the company's Festival Direct VOD label and the third time that IFC will distribute an Honore film (following " Love Songs " and " Dans Paris...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
Film News: 'Puisque' wins film prize at Francophone festival -- Documentary feature "Puisque nous sommes nes" has picked up the film prize at the Namur Festival of Francophone Film, which wrapped Friday evening.
No Good for Me (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Girls in Hawaii, "Flavor" I first heard this song in the film Dans Paris, a charming little New Wave homage directed by Christophe Honoré and starring foxy people like Joana Preiss, Romain Duris and Louis Garrel. This song played during...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
Film News: Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. among guests -- The San Sebastian Festival, the biggest confab in the Spanish-speaking world, bowed its 56th edition Thursday morning blessed with sun, above-par star wattage, and the moviethon’s gathering importance as a talent showcase and launchpad for Spanish distribution.
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
Film Reviews: Although the beautiful person topping "La Princesse de Cleves" is truly stunning, she may be the only flawless element in this shaky but intriguing contempo teen drama.
From the Front Row (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
I've heard surprisingly little buzz surrounding Christophe Honoré's Love Songs. In fact the film didn't even cross my radar until J.D. over at started talking it up a few months ago. Other than that, the critics and the blogosphere have been relatively quiet about this delightful French truffle.Which is a real shame, because Love Songs is the best modern musical since Once. Which isn't really saying...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
Film News: Expansions boost European cinema trade -- In the absence of any day-and-date juggernauts, the European box office is goosed by expansions, including the swoop of “The Dark Knight” into Germany.
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
Film Reviews: Echoes of Jean Renoir and Robert Altman ring through the wings of "Sunny Spells," a captivating backstage dramedy set during France's annual Avignon Theater Festival.
Jahsonic (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Trailer to Possibility of an Island On September 10 France will get the chance to see Michel Houellebecq’s own film adaptation of The Possibility of an Island[1]. It was rumored that Rem Koolhaas would design the decors, but in the end he did not, I believe. Fernando Arrabal was prominently present at the film’s recording. Houellebecq is [...]
Fin de Cinema (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
Love Songs [ Les Chansons d’amour ] – dir. Christophe Honoré – 2007 – France Yet another example of my declining emotional wellbeing has emerged, and, if you know me, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that it’s in the form of a French musical. I can hardly resist those bastards, and even when coming from a director I typically loathe, I’ve become infected, yet again. It began earlier this year when three...
