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No place like home

Fernando Meirelles has made his name with films inspired by the turmoil in his native Brazil. He tells Rebecca Davies why Hollywood can't compete with this golden age of Latin American cinema Gael García Bernal (centre) in a scene from ...

From REBECCA DAVIES, New Statesman,  13 Nov 2008
Related Topics: Fernando Meirelles,  Mark Ruffalo,  Julianne Moore,  Don McKellar,  Danny Glover

Happy days

Shedding the miserabilist tag, Mike Leigh has cheered up on film and in person. Although Mike Leigh is generally considered to be one of Britain's finest film-makers, his work is frequently labelled "miserabilist", and his blunt, no-nonsense manner has ...

From REBECCA DAVIES, New Statesman,  17 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Mike Leigh,  Brenda Blethyn,  Timothy Spall,  Robert Altman,  Michelangelo Antonioni

Hugh Laurie, come home!

This may be a little off the subject of film strictly speaking, but is Hugh Laurie ever going to come home to Britain? House has made Hugh Laurie a bankable star in the US Much as I don't begrudge him his stateside success with House and, now, ...

From REBECCA DAVIES, The Telegraph,  24 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Hugh Laurie,  Forest Whitaker,  Keanu Reeves,  Stephen Fry

Bad hair wins Oscars

Traditionally, film stars who want to gain recognition as ‘serious actors’ have opted for roles with plenty of tears, snot and drool. Think Adrien Brody in The Pianist or Halle Berry in Monster’s Ball. Bad hair can give your career quite a boost But a ...

From REBECCA DAVIES, The Telegraph,  10 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Academy Awards,  Adrien Brody,  Halle Berry,  Javier Bardem,  Johnny Depp

Who was last year's worst actor?

I think that, on the whole, this year's Academy Awards were quite fairly awarded. But what about the Oscars' cheeky little sister, the Razzies? As usual, these took place the day before the Oscars ceremony, bestowing golden raspberry awards on ...

From REBECCA DAVIES, The Telegraph,  26 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Academy Awards,  Eddie Murphy,  Lindsay Lohan,  Harry Potter,  Emma Watson

The best (and worst) of the Berlinale

Well, we've reached the end of what was, according to the chat in the cinema foyers and bars, a slightly unconventional Berlin Film Festival in that it was a bit too conventional. Too many stars (Madonna, The Rolling Stones, Scarlett Johnansson, ...

From REBECCA DAVIES, The Telegraph,  18 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Madonna,  Natalie Portman,  Julia Roberts,  Daniel Day-Lewis,  Sony

Bug love at the Berlin Film Festival

I've just watched Isabella Rossellini having sex with a house-fly. She looked like she was really enjoying it too. She then went on to seduce an earthworm, a spider and a firefly. Isabella Rossellini has a penchant for insects But it's ok, because it's ...

From REBECCA DAVIES, The Telegraph,  18 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Isabella Rossellini

A gay old time at the Berlinale

Day three of the Berlin Film Festival and I have completely lost my voice. Which, despite the fact that I spend most of my time in silent screening rooms, has proved rather difficult when trying to communicate with the festival organisers. A ...

From REBECCA DAVIES, The Telegraph,  15 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Madonna,  Damon Albarn

Isn't Guy Ritchie the director, Madonna?

My first day at the Berlin Film Festival and my best celebrity spot so far had been that bloke who used to play Sanjay in Eastenders. Very poor. So you can imagine my disappointment on day two when I literally had the doors slammed in my face after ...

From REBECCA DAVIES, The Telegraph,  13 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Madonna,  Guy Ritchie

How to make a dirty rat into a loveable ball of fluff

Most people who went to see Ratatouille, Pixar’s latest animation about a loveable rat with aspirations to become a master chef, will have left the cinema with a warm, glowy feeling. Odd really, considering the idea of hundreds of rodents crawling all ...

From REBECCA DAVIES, The Telegraph,  8 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Brad Bird

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