John Carpenter

The Portuguese "cinemateca" exhibited a retrospective of the north American John Carpenter during October and November.

For those who are lucky and live in Portugal, they can still going to watch his amazing work - from 1974, when he directed "Dark Star", to 1996, the year of "Escape from L. A.".
But this is not all, the "cinemateca" was also going to present a catalogue from one of the best directors of terror and action - John Carpenter.

Here is the schedule for the days still left:

IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (A Bíblia de Satanás) (1995)

com Sam Neill, Jürgen Prochnow, Charlton Heston, David Warner

Qui. [20] 21:30 Sala Dr. Félix Ribeiro

Ter. [25] 19:30 Sala Luís de Pina

VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (A Cidade dos Malditos) (1995)

com Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowsky, Michael Paré, Mark Hamill.

Seg. [24] 19:00 Sala Dr. Félix Ribeiro

Qua. [26] 19:30 Sala Luís de Pina

ESCAPE FROM L.A. Fuga de Los Angeles (1996)

com Kurt Russell, Stacy Keach, Steve Buscemi, Cliff Robertson, Valeria Golino, Peter Fonda, Pam Greer

Qua. [26] 19:00 Sala Dr. Félix Ribeiro

Qui. [27] 22:00 Sala Luís de Pina

JOHN CARPENTER’S VAMPIRES (Vampiros) 1998)

com James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee, Thomas Ian Griffith, Maximilian Schell

Qua. [26] 21:30 Sala Dr. Félix Ribeiro Segunda exibição em Dezembro

GHOSTS OF MARS Fantasmas de Marte (2001)

com Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Pam Greer, Jason Statham, Joanna Cassidy, Robert Carradine

Sex. [28] 19:00 Sala Dr. Félix Ribeiro Segunda exibição em Dezembro

JOHN CARPENTER’S CIGARETTE BURNS (2005)

com Norman Reedus, Udo Kier, Gary Hetherington

Sex. [28] 21:30 Sala Dr. Félix Ribeiro Segunda exibição em Dezembro

PRO-LIFE

com Ron Perlman, Mark Feuerstein, Emmanuelle Vaugier

Sex. [28] 21:30 Sala Dr. Félix Ribeiro Segunda exibição em Dezembro

Source: The amazing Bela Lugosi is Dead.

Estoril Film Festival '08

This is just one more portuguese film festival, among many others. However, do not think this is JUST one more... Estoril Film Festival 2008 is under the direction of Paulo Branco, who tries to celebrate cinema as an artistic creation, exploring its three components - art, entertainment and industry. Focusing on the work of the most important and remarkable directors of our time, this film festival bring us an exchanging knowledge, offering different ways of seeing cinema with masterclasses, public meetings with international artists, debates, concerts and exhibitions. The Festival will also host a meeting between the best European film schools, the annual meeting of Europa Distribution and a debate with some of the most well known international critics. I am sorry for my late post, since the festival is already finished. It took place in the Estoril Casino from 14th to 22nd of Nov.

Here is the list of the hounors for this year:

BEST FILM ESTORIL FILM FESTIVAL 2008

Wild Field, by Mikhail Kalatozishvili
108’|RU|2008

A hard and magical look over the russian steppe. A film that caught the jury’s eye for its intimate and expansive beauty. The story about a provincial doctor who discovers a strange force, an invisible threat.
Between the tradition of the classical Russian cinema and an outstanding modernity, Wild Field is the great discover of the Festival.

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE – CASCAIS TOWN COUNCIL
Ex-aequo
Involuntary, by Ruben Ostlund
98’|SW|2008
The new enfant terrible of the new Swedish cinema stages a play of human pictures in the middle of the countryside Summer. Situations on the limit shot in a context of an extreme realistic experience. A film about friends, traumas of the past and the little lessons we learn with our mistakes. Ruben Ostlund reveals his work in Portugal.
Hooked, de Adrian Sitaru
84’|RO|2008
One more time the new Romanian cinema triumphs in an international festival. A case of charm at the first glance, Hooked was one of the sensations in the last Venice Festival and establishes the talent of Sitaru, cineaste who uses video as a subjective element. Hooked is also a film of actors shot with minimalism.

CINE-EUROPA PRIZE

Shultes, de Bakur Bakuradze
100’|RU|2008
The honors list of the festival consecrates again the Russian cinema. Shultes is a noir variation of an unlikely friends tale: a deluded pickpocket and a child from the streets of Moscow. A raw portrait of a very particular Russian sadness, Shultes puts Bakur Bakuradze on the map, director who knows how to create atmospheres with splashes of classic American cinema and the most intriguing Russia dryness.

More information on its official website.

Ice Age 3 - Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Check out the brand new trailer from one of the most amazing animation movies.

From the director of movies such as "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "James and the Giant Peach", here it comes "Coraline".

"Coraline" is the new movie from Henry Selick and talks about a little girl who just moved into a big house. Suddenly, as she walks through a secret door in her new home, Coraline discovers an alternate version of her life, a world of fantasy and where everything is perfect...but not all.

This is an adaptation of the book from Neil Gaiman and it has voices from Dakota Fanning, Ian McShane, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French, among many others. Check out the trailer.

The Wrestler

"The Wrestler" is the new movie of Darren Aronofsky ("A Requiem for a Dream", "The Fountain").

This is a drama about a retired professional wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson. He tries to make his way through the independent circuit, and get back in the game for one final showdown with his former rival.
One can see Mickey Rourke (amazing actor!!!), Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood. Check out the trailer.

European Film Awards 2008

This year, the European Film Awards 2008 will take place in Copenhagen, on 6th of December. The most nominated movie was the italian "Gomorra" from Matteo Garrone.

Here are the nominees:

European Film 2008
Il Divo, Italy
Entre Les Murs, France
Gomorra, Italy
Happy-Go-Lucky, England
El Orfanato, Spain
Waltz With Bashir, Israel/France/Germany

European Director 2008
Laurent Cantet, Entre Les Murs
Andreas Dresen, Wolke 9
Ari Folman, Waltz With Bashir
Matteo Garrone, Gomorra
Steve McQueen, Hunger
Paolo Sorrentino, Il Divo

European Actress 2008
Hiam Abass, Lemon Tree
Arta Dobroshi, Le Silence de Lorna
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Belen Rueda, El Orfanato
Kristin Scott Thomas, Il Y a Longtemps que Je T’aime
Ursula Werner, Wolke 9

European Actor 2008
Michael Fassbender, Hunger
Thure Lindhart & Mads Mikkelsen, Flammen & Citronen
James McAvoy, Atonement
Toni Servillo, Gomorra e Il Divo
Jurgen Vogel, Die Welle
Elmar Wepper, Kirschbluten - Hanami

More information on the official website.