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European Directors Promote Their Films
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...
Beowulf & Grendel is Impressive
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One Week in Another Town: Whackadoodle history, evolving myth and the abiding banality of evil
The richness and variety of artistic endeavor displayed in the Toronto International Film Festival's splendid lineup can't help but renew your faith that smart, caring folk are still wrestling with the world's pressing problems. And in such heady environs, it's easy...
A lesson in survival
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...
Circus maximus
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...
TIFF Report: Beowulf & Grendal Review
http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/003569.html I'm sure if I had told either of the Wonder Twins I had an opportunity to see a film pertaining to the poem 'Beowulf' and did not go they would have strung me up and found interesting ways to make amends for my...
Films and books on Burns ‘distort his legacy’
Academic blasts Burns industry's 'false mythology' The film A Red Rose, about the life of Robert Burns, has been criticised as 'melodrama' by Dr Gerard Carruthers CONTEMPORARY books and films depicting the life and works of Robert Burns have created a "false...
A literary monster movie
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...
Beowulf and Grendel
[Canada/UK/Iceland; Sturla Gunnarsson] How could I resist? With all the noise around The Lord of the Rings, this classic story was ripe for the telling. In fact, it's being told twice; here and in a film scripted by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avery. To be honest, I really...
On with the shows: Film Fest lineup has global feel
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 film fest fever heats up
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...
Hot list
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...
Water to make a big splash at film festival
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...
At Play in the Fields of Odin: Shooting Beowulf
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...
Three Icelandic films in Toronto
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...
Hollywood hopes to rake it in
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...
Beowulf & Grendel
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:...
Post-Brosnan, Bond is a tough suit to fill
With production set to begin in January on the 21st Bond picture, "Casino Royale," the dashing movie hero who dates back to the '60s might as well be missing in action. The latest Bond film, "Die Another Day," starring Pierce Brosnan, was released by MGM in 2002. But...
Scandanavian film industry
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...
Beowulf screenwriter Andrew Berzins Answers Fan Questions
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...