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Tom Fords’ A Single Man, beautiful film

4:30 pm in Film by aindreas

Tom Fords A Single Man aindreas.com
One movie I am looking forward to seeing = A Single Man. Based on Christopher Isherwood’s novel of the same name. Out December 11th 2009.

An interview with Tom below.

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‘Lebanon’ wins the Golden Lion at the Venice film festival

7:55 pm in Event, Film by aindreas

Samuel Maoz’s war movie ‘Lebanon’ won the Golden Lion for best picture at the Venice film festival.

'Lebanon' wins the Golden Lion at the Venice film festival

'Lebanon' wins the Golden Lion at the Venice film festival. Above Josh Hopkins and Samantha Mathis who star in it.

‘I dedicate this award to the thousands of people all over the world who, like me, come back from war safe and sound,’ the director told the audience at the 11-day cinema showcase’s glitzy closing ceremony.

Looking forward to seeing it.

Which reminds me,

International Day of Peace is September 21st

Director Todd Solondz’s dark comedy ‘Life During Wartime’, picked up best screenplay.

Shirin Neshat won the Silver Lion for best director for ‘Women Without Men’, which chronicles the lives of four women from different walks of life against the backdrop of Iran’s foreign-backed coup in 1953.

Colin Firth won best actor for his potrayal as a gay professor mourning his lover in fashion designer Tom Ford’s debut picture ‘A Single Man’, based on a novel by Christopher Isherwood.

Ksenia Rappoport picked up the best actress award for her part in Giuseppe Capotondi’s Italian competition entry ‘La Doppia Ora’.

Fatih Akin took the special jury prize for comedy ‘Soul Kitchen’, about a young restaurant owner who struggles to keep his business going while maintaining a long-distance relationship and dealing with his criminal brother.

Michael Moore’s attack on corporate greed in ‘Capitalism: A Love Story’ and ‘The Road’, and John Hillcoat’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s bleak, post-apocalyptic were overlooked!