Three classic films from legendary directors Wojciech Has and Federico Fellini on Blu-ray
Three classic films from legendary directors Wojciech Has and Federico Fellini make their debut on Blu-ray thanks to Mr Bongo Films. Has' The Saragossa Manuscript and The Hourglass Sanatorium and Fellini's Casanova get the high-def treatment in their fully restored versions on 7 September 2015.
Described by world famous filmmakers Luis Bunuel and David Lynch, and rock star Jerry Garcia as their favourite film, legendary Polish director Wojciech Has' psychedelic epic The Saragossa Manuscript is a mysteriously magical and sometimes disturbing 1960s cult classic like no other. Adapted from the highly esteemed explorer Jan Potocki's magnum opus, The Saragossa Manuscript encompasses a whole new supernatural world. During Napoleon's invasion of Spain, two soldiers of opposing sides discover a strange manuscript at an Inn. Spanning centuries and nations the magical text chronicles the adventures of Alfonso van Worden (Zbigniew Cybulski - Ashes and Diamonds) and follows a rich slew of journeys from the humorous to the horrifying, to the chilling final revelations. Alternatively frightening and comical in its mind-bending exploration of human nature The Saragossa Manuscript beautifully presents Has' intricate approach to storytelling.
Wojciech Has' cinematic universe of byzantine sets, hallucinatory images and galleries of grotesque characters is brought to life in his psychedelic masterpiece The Hourglass Sanatorium. Adapted from a collection of short stories by Polish-Jewish writer Bruno Schulz, and funded by the Polish Arts Council, this beautifully re-mastered edition dispenses with traditional narrative, fashioning an audiovisual mosaic that blurs the line between reality and fantasy. Set in the pre-World War II era, a young man named Joseph (Jan Nowicki - Tulips, Spirala) visits a strange dilapidated Sanatorium to see his dying father Jakob (Tadeusz Konrat - Adventure in Marienstadt, Zawilosci Uczuc). Upon arrival he finds a hospital crumbling into ruin, where time is slowed down in order to maintain his father's life signs. Joseph must venture through the many rooms of the sanatorium, each filled with sinister worlds conjured from his memories, dreams and nightmares.
Federico Fellini's most sumptuous and dark production, the daringly visual and imaginatively designed Casanova is renowned as one of the greatest films of the 1970s. Celebrated for its production values, costume design and Nino Rota's haunting score, Casanova charts the nobleman's search for happiness that leads his road to tragedy. Breaking through the myth of Giacomo Casanova, Donald Sutherland (MASH, The Hunger Games) portrays the notorious womaniser in his waning days, engaging in various amorous and political adventures. Casanova craves respect as a scholar and yearns to pursue his interest in alchemy. A sex scandal lands him in prison, but an escape to Paris provides him a new lease of life. Yet every court in Europe and its attendant patrons and hostesses will only entertain him if he lives up to his reputation in the ritual displays of sex and courtship which form part of the daily life of 18th Century Europe.
Out on 2nd September on Warner: CAKE
The acerbic, hilarious CLAIRE SIMMONS becomes fascinated by the suicide of a woman in her chronic pain support group. As she uncovers the details of Nina's suicide and develops a poignant relationship with Nina's husband, she also grapples with her own, very raw personal tragedy.
Director: Daniel Barnz
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Anna Kendrick, Britt Robertson, Sam Worthington, Lucy Punch, Chris Messina, Mamie Gummer, Camille Guaty
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Opname in lijstjes als '10 Ridiculous Oscar Snubs' illustreren dat de filmwereld het lang niet eens was met de beslissing van The Academy om Jennifer Aniston's fenomenale acteerprestatie in Cake over het hoofd te zien bij de Oscarnominaties. Aniston's vertolking van Claire, een getormenteerde vrouw met chronische pijnen, gaat tot op het bot en toont dat de actrice meer dan alleen Rachel uit Friends is.
Cake, met ook Anna Kendrick, William H. Macy en Sam Worthington, is vanaf 2 september beschikbaar op Blu-ray™, DVD en Video on Demand.
SYNOPSIS
Claire Bennett is een cynische vrouw die erin is geslaagd om zich te vervreemden van iedereen in haar leven, met uitzondering van haar trouwe huishoudster. Daarnaast raakt ze in de ban van de zelfmoord van een vrouw uit haar praatgroep, mensen met chronische pijn. En hoe meer details ze te weten komt over de zelfmoord, hoe meer ze begint te worstelen met haar eigen tragedie.
BONUSMATERIALEN
The Icing on the CAKE: Meet the Cast
The Many Layers of CAKE: Learning to Live Again
IAMX releases in the autumn a new album called 'metatonia'. His also will be touring and comes to the AB on November the 7th.
With a new live band, live always great performances, and free from health difficulties.
Watch already the video from 'Happiness'. The latest single.
INFEST, one of the leading UK alternative indoor festivals, is very disappointed to report...
…that due to health issues Melotron are unable to appear at this years Infest – We are sure you will join us in wishing them all the best for a speedy recovery and hopefully we can welcome them to a future edition of Infest.
But some good news!
…to make up for this disappointment, INFEST is very excited to announce that Italian space-synth-poppers Syrian will now be appearing. Bringing their melodic electropop, combined with thumping dance beats and futuristic lyrical themes. Their appearance at Infest 2015 will be their first ever UK show!
More info about INFEST can be found on the link below!
The well known fashion house Prada recently released the promovideo for their men's line Autumn / Winter 2016 collection campaign. Besides the nice classy designer clothes there is another pearl hidden in the promo video. The soundtrack playing in the background is from none other less than the Belgian Cold-Wave cult band SIGLO XX.
The song 'Individuality' perfectly matches the 80's atmosphere of this Prada campaign.
The single 'Individuality' was taken from SIGLO XX's first release, the 7" single 'Naked and Afraid', recorded and released in 1980. Last year this song ended up a British New-Wave compilation where it was (re)discovered by Prada as the perfect soundtrack for their Autumn / Winter 2016 campaign.
It's has been reported that Prada nicely asked for the band's permission and although it's quest-able if they will make any money from it, the band sees it as an unique opportunity for others to discover the work of Siglo XX.
Although SIGLO XX officially ceased to exist after the release of their last studio album 'Under a Purple Sky' (1989), a reincarnation of the band emerged earlier this year with a stunning live performance at the Eurorock festival as the Honeymoon Cowboys.
As a matter of fact, the Honeymoon Cowboys will perform a very exclusive show at the renowned BIMFEST (Antwerp) on December 18th 2015 as the announced their set-list will contain many classic SIGLO XX songs!
More info on the link below!
