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Lars Von Trier

Sculpting Time: The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky movie retrospective review: tragedy, trauma, and torment, Russian-style

Fri, May 20, 2016
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A significant new retrospective of the legendary and hugely influential Russian filmmaker is a fresh opportunity to see some gorgeous films on a big screen.

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why movies like Under the Skin and Nymphomaniac are not feminist

Mon, Apr 14, 2014
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These films act like what it means to be a woman is purely about sex and bodies, purely about interacting with men in no other way than a sexual one.

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Nymphomaniac Vol 1 & 2 movie review: behold the alien Woman

Thu, Mar 20, 2014
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A salacious yet also tedious portrayal of a woman who would appear to confirm all the nastiest stereotypes about women.

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see Nymphomaniac Parts 1 and 2 back-to-back in the UK, Sat Feb 22nd only

Fri, Feb 21, 2014
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I don’t recommend the film, but this is a unique opportunity, and I thought you’d like to know about it if you’re inclined to see the film anyway.

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if we lived in a movie world that wasn’t sexist (ahem: Nymphomaniac)

Thu, May 02, 2013
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Lars Von Trier has a new movie coming soon. It’s called Nymphomaniac. Here’s the teaser poster…

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Melancholia (review)

Wed, Nov 02, 2011
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Depression is like an enormous rogue planet entering your solar system and ripping your world apart…

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blame Twitter for Wil Wheaton’s nonblogging; ‘Shit My Dad Says’ shitcanned; Catherine Tate may take over ‘The Office’; more: leftover links

Sun, May 22, 2011
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Plus: Cannes shocked by We Need to Talk About Kevin and Lars von Trier; family values robot from the future Arnold Schwarzenegger turns out to be a hypocrite…

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watch it: “Denmark Introduces Harrowing New Tourism Ads Directed By Lars Von Trier”

Tue, Mar 23, 2010
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Oh, The Onion, you always crack me up: Denmark Introduces Harrowing New Tourism Ads Directed By Lars Von Trier

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because Hollywood is — truly and at last — creatively bankrupt

Thu, Feb 18, 2010
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It seems like everywhere I turned this week for movie news, it was all the same: So-and-so has signed on for a remake, a sequel, a prequel, a reboot, or a reimagining: Christopher Nolan is reinventing Superman… Martin Scorsese and Robert DeNiro are remaking Taxi Driver with Lars Von Trier… Wuthering Heights is getting the … more…

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my week at the movies: ‘Antichrist,’ ‘The Final Destination,’ ‘The Damned United,’ ‘American Casino,’ ‘The Baader Meinhof Complex’

Tue, Aug 25, 2009
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Oh boy, I’m gonna get a look at Lars von Trier’s latest, the now notorious Antichrist (opens in the U.S. on October 23; available on DVD in Region 2 on November 23) this week. I’m sort of dreading it, but in a good way — does that make sense? At least Willem Dafoe is pretty … more…

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