Stellan Skarsgård – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

OUT STEALING HORSES – Brandy McDonnell reviews

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments Hans Petter Moland, Out Stealing Horses, Per Petterson, Stellan Skarsgård

Composer Kaspar Kaae’s vibrant and unexpected score and cinematographer Rasmus Vidbaek’s magnificent widescreen views of the harshly beautiful Norwegian countryside effectively immerse viewers in both aged grief and angsty adolescence.

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THE PAINTED BIRD – Review by Susan Granger

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 Susan Granger 0 Comments Harvey Keitel, Jerzy Kosiński, Julian Sands, Petr Kotlár, Stellan Skarsgård, the painted bird, udo kier, Václav Marhoul

Having caused not only controversy but massive ‘walk-outs’ during film festivals, Czech filmmaker Vaclav Marhoul’s three-hour, black-and-white adaptation of Jerzy Kosinski’s grim, gruesome autobiographical novel is an epic revelation of extreme cruelty and brutality during World War II.

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AWFJ Movie of the Week, April 27-May 3: AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

April 28, 2015May 3, 2015 Nikki Baughan 0 Comments Andy Serkis, anne brodie, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Don Cheadle, elizabeth olsen, James Spader, Jeremy Renner, Julie Delpy, Linda Cardellini, Mark Ruffalo, maryann johanson, Paul Bettany, robert downey jr, samuel l. jackson, Sandra Kraisirideja, scarlett johansson, Stellan Skarsgård, Thomas Kretschmann

Opening May 1, AWFJ’s Movie of the Week is Avengers: Age of Ultron, the latest instalment in the superhero franchise from writer/director Joss Whedon. This time round, the Avengers must team up to defeat the villainous Utron (voiced by James Spader). Read on…

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AWFJ Movie of the Week, March 9-15: CINDERELLA

March 9, 2015March 16, 2015 Nikki Baughan 0 Comments anne brodie, cate blanchett, Derek Jacobi, Helena Bonham Carter, kenneth Branagh, Lily James, maryann johanson, Richard Madden, Stellan Skarsgård

Opening March 13, AWFJ’s Movie of the Week is Cinderella, a live-action retelling of the classic fairy tale from director Kenneth Branagh.Read on…