‘Ghost Elephants’ Review: Werner Herzog Remains Our Most Intrepid Interdimensional Explorer in Beguilingly Spiritual Nature Doc

‘Ghost Elephants’ Review: Werner Herzog Remains Our Most Intrepid Interdimensional Explorer in Beguilingly Spiritual Nature Doc

In films like Grizzly Man, Aguirre, the Wrath of God and Fitzcarraldo, Werner Herzog has been drawn to obsessive men whose hubris tricks them into believing they can tame nature, only to find nature resistant to human control. South African conservation biologist Dr. Steve Boyes is a worthy addition to that canon of driven eccentrics,…

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‘Bugonia’ Review: Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons Battle Over Doomed Humanity in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Loopy Dark Comedy About Our Planet in Peril

‘Bugonia’ Review: Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons Battle Over Doomed Humanity in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Loopy Dark Comedy About Our Planet in Peril

Buried way down in the end credits is an acknowledgment that Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia is based on the film Save the Green Planet! Audiences familiar with that 2003 Korean sci-fi comedy, written and directed by Jang Joon Hwan, will be at a distinct disadvantage in terms of surprises. But for anyone coming fresh to the…

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Gus Van Sant to Receive Venice Fest’s Passion for Film Award

Gus Van Sant to Receive Venice Fest’s Passion for Film Award

Two-time Oscar-nominated director Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, Milk, Drugstore Cowboy), will receive this year’s Campari Passion for Film Award at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival. The honor recognizes film professionals whose creative work “reflects a deep and enduring passion for cinema.” Unlike a lifetime achievement award, the Campari Passion for Film Award…

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