AMERICAN PSYCHO er et år af den 26-årige Patrick Batemans ensformige og følelsesafstumpede liv i 80’erne. En generationsskildring og et ultra-realistisk portræt af en smuk, intelligent, perfekt, flittig, krops- og kvalitetsbevidst karriere-yuppie (young urban professional), der om dagen tjener kassen på Wall Street, gør alt for at tømme den, og som om natten, – [...]
Aveny Teatret har altid haft et teaterspøgelse. Beretningerne fortæller, at spøgelset er en gammel teatermand, der i sin tid hængte sig i snoreloftet. Nikolaj Cederholm mødte en sen nattetime dette spøgelse, som fortalte ham sin historie. Det er “Åbne Hænder”. Et teater: Nogle skuespillere og deres instruktør prøver på “Orfeus & Eurydike”. Handlingen udspiller [...]
Professor Altmann, opfinderen af den ultimative kommunikationscomputer er forsvundet ind i computerens elektroniske parallelverden. Hans datter Clara leder efter ham og på rejsen ind i cyberspace, hvor hun får følgeskab af assistenten og tøffelhelten Søren Niendamm. Her møder de tre digitale væsener; Barbie, Toolmann og Troll, der har det tilfælles at de er i [...]
En klassisk Don Juan-historie. Johan (Don Juan) er hjemvendt til Danmark efter tre år i Afrika for at besøge sin far, der ligger for døden. Han møder sine gamle venner igen til et maskebal. De er blevet gift og lever på overfladen lykkeligt. Bortset fra Thomas, han kan ikke finde ud af kærligheden. Johan [...]
LIGHT THEREAFTER follows Pavel, a young man obsessed with becoming an artist, who looking for inspiration sets across Europe in search of his idol: the enigmatic painter Arnaud (Kim Bodnia). In reverse, like a fragmented memory suspended in time, we witness his journey and the emotional impact the characters he meets on the road have on [...]
Kim Bodnia has evolved into one of the most respected actors in Europe. He studied acting at the National Theatre School and had his break-through on cinema with “Nightwatch” (1994), for which he received a Robert Award for Best Supporting Actor from the Danish Film Academy and Best Actor prize from the Festival du Cinéma nordique. [...]
By Madalena Araujo, CNN It all started with a harmless comedy clip on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show, in which satirical correspondent Jason Jones met with journalist Maziar Bahari in a Tehran café. The clip marked the beginning of a partnership that would lead to Stewart’s directing and screenwriting debut. Or maybe that just happened by [...]
Yep. This looks like a can’t miss. by Shaunna Murphy 8/28/2014 The first trailer for Jon Stewart’s directorial debut, “Rosewater,” is finally here — and to say it’s harrowing would be an understatement. “Rosewater” — which took Stewart off “Daily Show” duty last year — is an adaptation of London-based journalist Maziar Bahari’s memoir, “Then They [...]
Film Review: ‘Rosewater’ Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’ hiatus yields a solid, powerfully acted political drama about human endurance in the face of ideological oppression. Scott Foundas Chief Film Critic @foundasonfilm The punishing ordeal of Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari — imprisoned for 118 days on charges of espionage — is brought to the screen with impressive tact and [...]
Jon Stewart's directorial debut, "Rosewater," is set to have a pretty big few weeks. The film premieres at the Telluride Film Festival this weekend before its international bow at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 8. Stewart also wrote the "Rosewater" script, which is based on "Then They Came for Me: A Family’s Story of [...]