Copyright 2005 CanWest Interactive, a division of CanWest Global Communications Corp. All Rights Reserved The Vancouver Sun (British Columbia) Tragically timeless spirit of war: Director Sturla Gunnarsson tackles his biggest project to date 'Right now, I've got a big...

Fifteen European directors introduced their latest works, including ``Beowulf And Grendel’’ and ``The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema,’’ at a press conference held at Paradise Hotel Sunday. Called ``The European Film Promotion,’’ the promotional event was designed to...

You think reading Beowulf is tough, try making the movie PREVIEW BEOWULF AND GRENDEL STARRING Gerard Butler, Sarah Polley and Stellan Skarsgård. DIRECTED BY Sturla Gunnarsson Sunday, October 2 Jack Singer Concert Hall (Epcor Centre) A lot can go wrong when you’re...

As the Toronto film festival went star-crazy, the Oscar buzz began It's over. The circus has left town. For 10 days, the stars converged on Toronto for film's annual September rite. Sidewalks were cordoned off with velvet ropes and red carpets. Hotel entrances were...

Even though it's been around for centuries, there are remarkably few film adaptations of the epic Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf. Committed to sheepskin 1,000 years ago after generations of campfire recountings, Beowulf tells the story of a great Norse warrior who slays the...

Break out the popcorn -- Calgary's annual celebration of movies is upon us. And this year, you might want to break out a little something extra with that popcorn -- try dahl, some hangikjot, and a side of ginger beef, all topped off with a layer of maple syrup. That's...

CALGARY - The Calgary International Film Festival is growing by leaps and bounds and no one is happier than David Marrelli, the festival's director. In its first year, the festival hosted 60 films evenly split between full-length features and short films. There were...

Buyers to take a close look at these pix in Toronto A rundown of the films buyers say they'll be taking a close look at in Toronto: [b] BEOWULF & GRENDEL: A U.K./Canadian/Icelandic adaptation, helmed by Sturla Gunnarsson. Icelandic heavy cast includes Gerard...

Deepa Mehta's Water will kick off the 24th Vancouver International Film Festival, which unveils its 300-film program today. The 16-day festival begins Sept. 29 with the opening night gala Water, by the Indian-born, Toronto-based director Mehta. Completing her...

This article is in PDF format, click the link below to access: [b]http://www.dgc.ca/page.php?id=501.[/b] Then click on "Sturla Gunnarsson and Beowulf" The scene is set at the top of an Icelandic mountain. This isn’t fog. You’re inside cloud, and the rain is blowing...

Baltasar Kormakur’s first English language film A Little Trip to Heaven and Sturla Gunnarsson’s epic film Beowulf and Grendel have been invited to screen at Toronto International Film Festival ’s Special Presentations this year among 41 films from 17 countries, while...

Redford-Lopez drama opens a season that includes international intrigue with Nicolas Cage, airline thrills with Jodie Foster and more Tim Burton weirdness After an unseasonably chilly summer -- bottom line: attendance down more than 11 percent -- Hollywood's optimists...

Toronto International Film Festival 2005 Director: Sturla Gunnarsson Writer: Andrew Rai Berzins Producers: Paul Stephens, Eric Jordan, Sturla Gunnarsson (Canada); Michael Cowan, Jason Piette (U.K.); Anna Maria Karlsdottir, Fridrik Thor Fridriksson (Iceland) Cast:...

The next generation of Scandinavian filmmakers is emerging from the long shadow of the Dogme movement to make Hollywood-style crowd-pleasers. Blond ambition : The next generation of Scandinavian filmmakers is emerging from the long shadow of the Dogme movement to make...

1. Can you explain why you felt the violence was deemed necessary for the film? - Lady Claire This one puzzles me. I'm not sure how familiar Lady Claire is with the original poem. The section of the story dealing with Beowulf's battle with Grendel (our "monster") is...

A Comprehensive Look at the (Brief) List of Cinematic Adaptations of the English Language's Most Enduring Epic Poem From the cover of the graphic novel by Gareth Hinds. Literally hundreds of “muscle-man” films exist that are attributed to the great, masculine myths of...

When Don Owen's Nobody Waved Goodbye premiered in 1964, critics said it offered such a stifling picture of Toronto that even Torontonians were put off by the city. Seems strange then that the Toronto International Film Festival would choose it as part of a...