Film in 2011 – Top Ten Released and Unreleased

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There were many delights to be found in UK cinemas in 2011 both in wide release and at the wide variety of festivals that still thrive here. I watched a great many films in 2011 and there were a large number that impressed me and below are some of my favourites. I have divided the [...]

Trailer and Poster for Werner Herzog’s Into the Abyss

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IFC Films have released the first trailer and poster for Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life. Directed by revered filmmaker Werner Herzog (Cave of Forgotten Dreams), Into the Abyss focuses on the two men convicted of a triple homicide: one sentenced to death, and the other to life in prison. [...]

Cave Of Forgotten Dreams – Blu-ray Review

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In 1994, explorers in the South of France came upon a cave that had been sealed by a rock slide thousands of years ago. Inside, they found the oldest cave paintings ever discovered, perfectly preserved by that serendipitous accident. Director Werner Herzog recently petitioned the French Government to allow him access to the caves to [...]

2011 – On The Brink of a Golden Age for Documentaries?

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Right now, word is spreading that we are on the brink of “a golden age” of documentaries. Asif Kapadia’s “Senna” has demonstrated how innovative feature-documentaries can perform well at the box-office; in just one month it has earned £2,803,182.  “Life in a Day” proves how access to technology can provide a global platform for otherwise [...]

Cave of Forgotten Dreams Review

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Allegedly inspired by a book he desired as a child, Werner Herzog’s explores the 30 000 year old (or thereabouts) cave paintings found in the Chauvet Cave in Southern France in his latest documentary film, Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Given extremely special access to this important archaeological site, Herzog and his small film crew were heavily restricted by [...]

Full Synopsis & New Image for Werner Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams

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Picturehouse Entertainment have just sent us the brand new trailer for their new 3d movie, Cave of Forgotten Dreams which is directed by the legendary Werner Herzog. The documentary is released 25th March 2011. I’ll let the synopsis do the talking and scroll down to view the trailer which Jon first placed last week. Positively [...]

Trailer for Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Werner Herzog’s first 3D film, Appears

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All you need to know about this before viewing the trailer below is that Werner Herzog has made a documentary film in 3D about the Chauvet Caves, which contain the earliest known cave paintings in existence. Knowing this, and knowing that the extreme delicacy of the caves meant that Herzog’s ability to capture footage from [...]

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done Review

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My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done is based on the true story of a man who killed his mother very shortly after rehearsing for Orestes, a Greek play famous for its matricidal themes. The film opens with the police, led by Hank (Willem Dafoe), arriving on the scene of the murder of Mrs. [...]

Werner Herzog Narrated Short Film Plastic Bag

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Plastic Bag is a new 18 minute short film written, directed and edited by Ramin Bahrani and narrated by Werner Herzog. It is released as part of FutureStates, a series of digital shorts that aim to show visions of the American Society in the not-too-distant future. Plastic Bag was recently shown at the SXSW festival [...]

Trailer: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

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Yahoo have debuted the first trailer from Nicholas Cage’s new movie, ‘Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans’. The movie also stars Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Fairuza Balk, Jennifer Coolidge, Vondie Curtis Hall, Shawn Hatosy, Denzel Whitaker, Xzibit, Shea Wigham, Katie Chonacas, Brad Dourif and is a remake of Abel Ferrara’s ‘Bad Lieutenant’ made in [...]

Two New Bad Lieutenant Posters

Here’s a couple of new posters for Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes’ new movie, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again…. I think this title is stupid! The movie is a remake of the 1992 movie which starred Harvey Keitel. The 2009 version is directed by Werner [...]