Category Archives: Venice International Film Festival

Werner Herzog’s ‘The Wild Blue Yonder’ opens in the UK

Posted on June 16, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett Werner Herzog’s rhapsodic documentary “The Wild Blue Yonder,” which just opened at London’s ICA and in other key U.K. cities, is a hugely entertaining exploration of inner and outer space. A breathtaking musical score by Dutch composer … Continue reading →

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VENICE FILM REVIEW: Alfonso Cuaron’s ‘Children of Men’

Posted on September 5, 2006 by admin

By Ray Bennett VENICE – In his gripping new thriller “Children of Men,” director Alfonso Cuaron takes the classic movie formula of a cynical tough guy required to see an innocent party to safe harbour and shoots it to pieces. … Continue reading →

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VENICE FILM REVIEW: Binoche in ‘A Few Days in September’

Posted on September 1, 2006 by admin

By Ray Bennett VENICE – The title of Santiago Amigorena’s atmospheric post-Cold War thriller “A Few Days in September” sounds almost casual until it becomes clear that the year is 2001 and the few days are those leading up to … Continue reading →

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VENICE FILM REVIEW: Werner Herzog’s ‘Wild Blue Yonder’

Posted on September 7, 2005 by admin

By Ray Bennett VENICE – When Brad Dourif stares at the camera, as he does in Werner Herzog’s science fiction fantasy “The Wild Blue Yonder,” and says, “I come from the outer reaches of Andromeda. I am an alien,” you’re … Continue reading →

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VENICE FILM REVIEW: Lasse Hallstrom’s ‘Casanova’

Posted on September 4, 2005 by admin

By Ray Bennett VENICE – Movies with the name Casanova in the title have almost always been stinkers so it’s bold of Lasse Hallstrom to call his film simply “Casanova”, but it turns out to be a welcome exception to … Continue reading →

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VENICE FILM REVIEW: Todd Solondz’s ‘Palindromes’

Posted on September 7, 2004 by admin

By Ray Bennett VENICE – ‘Palindromes’ doesn’t seem to know if it’s coming or going. It’s a highly stylised piece of work typical of director Todd Solondz who renders wildly exaggerated sequences on a topic not generally thought of as … Continue reading →

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VENICE FILM REVIEW: Alejandro Amenabar’s ‘The Sea Inside’

Posted on September 4, 2004 by admin

By Ray Bennett VENICE – Why does Ramon Sampedro smile so much? He says, “When you can’t escape and you depend on others so much, you learn to cry by smiling.” Ramon has been a quadriplegic for 28 years following … Continue reading →

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