Posts tagged "Paul Verhoeven"

BFI London Film Festival: You Don’t Nomi

You Don’t Nomi

You Don’t Nomi Directed by Jeffrey McHale Screening at LFF October 2nd and 3rd 2019 by Alex Plant When it came out in 1995, Showgirls was a critical bomb that baffled and offended punters and critics alike. In the years following its release it found an audience at midnight movie screenings, becoming a cult phenomenon […]

Elle

Directed by Paul Verhoeven Starring Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte and Anne Consigny In UK Cinemas March 10th, 2017 Pre-order on iTunes by Richard Hamer You come to Elle with certain assurances of its quality: Dozens of awards for both the movie and its lead, Isabelle Huppert. It’s Palme d’Or nominated and, most recently, Golden Globe […]

Berlinale 2017: International Jury

The Berlin Film Festival’s International Jury will decide who will receive the Golden and Silver Bears at the Berlinale 2017. Eighteen films are vying for the awards in this year’s Competition strand, and the winners will be announced at the Berlinale Palast on February 18th. Director and screenwriter Paul Verhoeven will serve as Jury President while the other […]

BFI London Film Festival: Elle

Elle Directed by Paul Verhoeven Starring Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte and Anne Consigny LFF Screening October 8th, 11th, 2016 Pre-order on iTunes by Joanna Orland I’m not sure what to make of Elle – On one hand it’s a fantastic drama starring the captivating Isabelle Huppert. On the other, it is an insane black comedy […]