"68th Venice International Film Festival The 68th annual Venice International Film Festival was held in Venice, Italy between 31 August and 10 September 2011. American film director Darren Aronofsky was announced as the Head of the Jury. American actor and film director Al Pacino was presented with the Glory to the Film-maker award on 4 September, prior to the premiere of his upcoming film ""Wilde Salomé"". Marco Bellocchio was awarded with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in September. The festival opened with the American film ""The Ides of March"", directed by George Clooney, and closed with ""Damsels in Distress"""
"play Farragut North is based. Staged to much acclaim at The Atlantic Theater Company and The Geffen Playhouse with Chris Noth and Chris Pine, the production was included in Time's Top 10 for 2008 and has been adapted as a motion picture: The Ides of March with George Clooney directing and starring alongside Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti. Marissa Tomei and Evan Rachael Wood of which Pevner, along with Leonardo DiCaprio, serves as executive producer. The film was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay of 2011 at the 84th Academy Awards. In 2005, Pevner produced the New York City"
"premiere at the Southwark Playhouse, opening on September 11, 2013. Produced by Peter Huntley, in association with Daniel Krupnik and Southwark Playhouse, and directed by Guy Unsworth, the production stars Max Irons in the role of Stephen and Rachel Tucker as Ida, and featured Shaun Williamson, Aysha Kala, Josh O’Connor, Alain Terzoli and Andrew Whipp. The production featured design by David Woodhead, lighting by Richard Howell, music by Jude Obermüller and sound design by Peter Malkin. The play has since been turned into an Oscar-nominated screenplay. The film, ""The Ides of March"", starred and directed by George Clooney and also"
"Clooney to keep the play's title, but ""The Ides of March"" was picked as the title.<ref name=""/Film""></ref> ""The Ides of March"" was originally planned to have a limited release in December 2011 and a wide release in January 2012. However, Sony eventually moved the film's opening date to October 14, 2011. This was later moved again, to October 7, 2011. The film received many positive reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a rating of 85%, based on 218 reviews, with a rating average of 7.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads, ""While not exactly exposing revelatory truths, ""The Ides of March"""
"""The Ides of March"" (2011); episodes of ""The Good Wife"" and ""Breaking Bad,"" both in 2013; the 2016 film """"; and on a 2017 episode of ""House of Cards."" In 2009, Rose encouraged a discussion between the leaders of NBC and Fox News that eventually led to a mutual reduction in ""ad hominem"" attacks between Keith Olbermann and Bill O'Reilly on their respective news programs. On November 20, 2017, eight women who were employees of, or aspired to work for Rose accused him of contriving to be naked in their presence, groping them, and making lewd phone calls. The accusations,"
"Online Film Critics Society Awards 2011 The 15th Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in film for 2011, were announced on 2 January 2012. The Tree of Life Terrence Malick – ""The Tree of Life Michael Fassbender – ""Shame"" Tilda Swinton – ""We Need to Talk About Kevin"" Christopher Plummer – ""Beginners"" Jessica Chastain – ""The Tree of Life"" ""Midnight in Paris"" – Woody Allen ""Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"" – Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan A Separation Cave of Forgotten Dreams Rango ""The Tree of Life"" – Emmanuel Lubezki ""The Tree of Life"" – Hank Corwin, Jay Rabinowitz,"
"Immortals (2011 film) Immortals is a 2011 American epic fantasy action film directed by Tarsem Singh and starring Henry Cavill, Freida Pinto, and Mickey Rourke. The film also stars Luke Evans, Steve Byers, Kellan Lutz, Joseph Morgan, Stephen Dorff, Daniel Sharman, Alan van Sprang, Isabel Lucas, Corey Sevier, and John Hurt. The film was previously named ""Dawn of War"" and ""War of the Gods"" before being officially named ""Immortals"", and is loosely based on the Greek myths of Theseus, the Minotaur and the Titanomachy. Principal photography began in Montreal on April 5, 2010. The film was released in 2D and"
"Daniel Rezende, Billy Weber & Mark Yoshikawa Online Film Critics Society Awards 2011 The 15th Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in film for 2011, were announced on 2 January 2012. The Tree of Life Terrence Malick – ""The Tree of Life Michael Fassbender – ""Shame"" Tilda Swinton – ""We Need to Talk About Kevin"" Christopher Plummer – ""Beginners"" Jessica Chastain – ""The Tree of Life"" ""Midnight in Paris"" – Woody Allen ""Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"" – Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan A Separation Cave of Forgotten Dreams Rango ""The Tree of Life"" – Emmanuel Lubezki ""The Tree"
"""The Ides of March"", which is based on Beau Willimon's play ""Farragut North"". Starring Ryan Gosling, Clooney and Philip Seymour Hoffman, this political drama takes place during a presidential primary, when an ambitious press secretary (Gosling) becomes embroiled in a political scandal. The film received positive reviews; one from ""The Guardian"" praised the direction and the performances of the cast. Three films were produced by Appian Way in 2013; the first was ""Runner Runner"", an ensemble crime thriller, which ""The Guardian""'s Xan Brooks described as ""a lazy, trashy film that barely goes through the motions"". The thriller ""Out of the"
"films, both released in the last third of 2011. In ""Moneyball"", a sports drama about the 2002 season of the Oakland Athletics baseball team, he played the manager Art Howe. The film was a critical and commercial success, and Hoffman was described as ""perfectly cast"" by Ann Hornaday of ""The Washington Post"", but the real-life Art Howe accused the filmmakers of giving an ""unfair and untrue"" portrayal of him. Hoffman's second film of the year was George Clooney's political drama ""The Ides of March"", in which he played the earnest campaign manager to the Democratic presidential candidate Mike Morris (Clooney)."
"win in a landslide), and in part to a television ad produced, funded, and aired in Vermont by grassroots Dean supporters. ""The New York Observer"" attributed Barack Obama's success in the 2008 presidential election to his perfection of the Internet organizing model that Dean pioneered. On October 11, 2007 it was reported that Leonardo DiCaprio and George Clooney were in early talks about making a ""political thriller"" based on Howard Dean's 2004 campaign, tentatively titled ""Farragut North"". The movie, finally titled ""The Ides of March"", was released on October 7, 2011. It is based on the play ""Farragut North"", which"
"The Tree of Life (film) The Tree of Life is a 2011 American experimental epic drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick and featuring a cast of Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Hunter McCracken, Laramie Eppler, Jessica Chastain, and Tye Sheridan in his debut feature film role. The film chronicles the origins and meaning of life by way of a middle-aged man's childhood memories of his family living in 1950s Texas, interspersed with imagery of the origins of the known universe and the inception of life on Earth. After several years in development and missing its planned 2009 and 2010"
"The Eye of the Storm (2011 film) The Eye of the Storm is an Australian drama film directed by Fred Schepisi. It is an adaptation of Patrick White's 1973 novel of the same name. It stars Geoffrey Rush, Charlotte Rampling and Judy Davis. It won the critics award for best Australian feature at the 2011 Melbourne International Film Festival and had a September 2011 theatrical release. In the Sydney suburb of Centennial Park, a dying matriarch, Elizabeth Hunter (Rampling) is attended to by two nurses, a housekeeper and her two adult children (Rush and Davis). Despite her deteriorating health, Elizabeth"
"continues to wield considerable control over her affairs and those around her. The Eye of the Storm (2011 film) The Eye of the Storm is an Australian drama film directed by Fred Schepisi. It is an adaptation of Patrick White's 1973 novel of the same name. It stars Geoffrey Rush, Charlotte Rampling and Judy Davis. It won the critics award for best Australian feature at the 2011 Melbourne International Film Festival and had a September 2011 theatrical release. In the Sydney suburb of Centennial Park, a dying matriarch, Elizabeth Hunter (Rampling) is attended to by two nurses, a housekeeper and"
"2011 Cannes Film Festival The 64th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 May 2011. American actor Robert De Niro served as the president of the jury for the main competition and French filmmaker Michel Gondry headed the jury for the short film competition. South Korean film director Bong Joon-ho was the head of the jury for the Caméra d'Or prize, which is awarded to the best first-time filmmaker. The American film ""The Tree of Life"", directed by Terrence Malick won the Palme d'Or. ""Midnight in Paris"", written and directed by Woody Allen, opened the festival and ""The"
"The Snows of Kilimanjaro (2011 film) The Snows of Kilimanjaro () is a 2011 French drama film directed by Robert Guédiguian. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. It won the audience award and the Silver Spike at the Valladolid International Film Festival. Michel (Jean-Pierre Darroussin), lives happily with Marie-Claire (Ariane Ascaride), his wife of nearly 30 years. A dedicated CGT (General Confederation of Labour) trade unionist, he is charged with calling out the names in a draw in the shipyard to select who will be among the 20 workers to be made"
"The Family Tree (2011 film) The Family Tree is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Vivi Friedman and written by Mark Lisson. The film stars Dermot Mulroney, Hope Davis, Chi McBride, Max Thieriot, Britt Robertson, Selma Blair, and Christina Hendricks. It was given a limited release in the United States by Entertainment One on August 26, 2011. A mother and wife stricken with memory loss allows a dysfunctional family a second chance at harmony and happiness. Entertainment One acquired the North American rights to the film in June 2011, and set the release date of August 26, 2011. The"
"Rites of Spring (film) Rites of Spring is a 2011 American horror film written and directed by Padraig Reynolds. It stars A. J. Bowen, Sonny Marinelli, and Katherine Randolph as kidnappers who encounter an unrelated kidnapping victim (Anessa Ramsey) who is fleeing a monster. Rachel Adams and her friend Alyssa Miller work for Ryan Hayden. Rachel is responsible for losing an important client, but she allows Ben Geringer to take the fall. Feeling guilty, she goes out to drink with Alyssa and resolves to come clean. Before she can, she and Alyssa are kidnapped by a man known only as"
"Ghosts of Mars Ghosts of Mars is a 2001 American science fiction action horror film written, directed and scored by John Carpenter. The film stars Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Jason Statham, Pam Grier, Clea DuVall, and Joanna Cassidy. The film received negative reviews and was a box office bomb, scoring just a 21% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and earning $14 million at the box office, against a $28 million production budget. Set in the second half of the 22nd century, Mars has been 84% terraformed, allowing humans to walk on the surface without pressure suits. Martian society has become matriarchal,"
"Marcy May Marlene"" Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2011 The 24th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 2011, were announced on December 19, 2011. Michael Shannon – ""Take Shelter"" Michelle Williams – ""My Week with Marilyn"" Rango ""The Tree of Life"" – Emmanuel Lubezki Terrence Malick – ""The Tree of Life"" The Interrupters The Tree of Life A Separation, Iran ""Drive"" – Cliff Martinez ""Moneyball"" – Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin ""The Artist"" – Michel Hazanavicius Albert Brooks – ""Drive"" Jessica Chastain – ""The Tree of Life"" Sean Durkin – ""Martha Marcy May Marlene"" Elizabeth"
"Carnage (2011 film) Carnage is a 2011 black comedy-drama film directed by Roman Polanski, based on the Tony Award-winning play ""God of Carnage"" by French playwright Yasmina Reza. The screenplay is by Reza and Polanski. The film is an international co-production of France, Germany, Poland, and Spain. It stars Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, and John C. Reilly. In the film, presented in a classic case of much ado about nothing, two sets of parents try to resolve a situation in a civilised manner. But, the actual matter aside, it is their own idiosyncrasies that rise to the surface."
"Mardi Gras: Spring Break Mardi Gras: Spring Break is a 2011 comedy/road trip film. It stars Nicholas D'Agosto, Josh Gad, Bret Harrison, Arielle Kebbel, Danneel Harris, Regina Hall, and Carmen Electra. It is directed by Phil Dornfield. The film follows a trio of senior college students who visit New Orleans during the Mardi Gras season. Originally shot in 2008 as ""Max's Mardi Gras"", it was scheduled for release by Sony Pictures' Screen Gems division. It was shelved until September 2011, when Samuel Goldwyn Films released it in select cities. Three best friends Mike (Nicholas D'Agosto), Bump (Josh Gad), and Scottie"
"Straw Dogs (2011 film) Straw Dogs is a 2011 American psychological thriller/action film directed, produced, and written by Rod Lurie. It is a remake of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 film ""Straw Dogs"", itself lightly based on the Gordon Williams novel ""The Siege of Trencher's Farm"". It stars James Marsden and Kate Bosworth. Scriptwriter David Sumner (James Marsden) and his wife Amy (Kate Bosworth) relocate to rural Mississippi where Amy grew up. They are going to live in the house of Amy's recently deceased father and to allow David to finish a script. While in town one afternoon, David meets Amy's ex-boyfriend"
"Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2011 The 24th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 2011, were announced on December 19, 2011. Michael Shannon – ""Take Shelter"" Michelle Williams – ""My Week with Marilyn"" Rango ""The Tree of Life"" – Emmanuel Lubezki Terrence Malick – ""The Tree of Life"" The Interrupters The Tree of Life A Separation, Iran ""Drive"" – Cliff Martinez ""Moneyball"" – Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin ""The Artist"" – Michel Hazanavicius Albert Brooks – ""Drive"" Jessica Chastain – ""The Tree of Life"" Sean Durkin – ""Martha Marcy May Marlene"" Elizabeth Olsen – ""Martha"
"The Greening of Whitney Brown The Greening of Whitney Brown is a 2011 adventure film directed by Peter Skillman Odiorne. It stars Aidan Quinn, Brooke Shields, Kris Kristofferson and Sammi Hanratty. The film received a limited theatrical release on November 11, 2011. Whitney Brown (Sammi Hanratty), a privileged and popular Philadelphia teenager, nominates herself and her best friend, Lindsay, for class president (which they win because they promised to throw the best school formal). Her mother, Joan (Brooke Shields), then gives her a credit card so she can buy a dress for the formal. After Whitney does a great deal"
"Age of the Dragons Age of the Dragons is a 2011 fantasy film starring Danny Glover and Vinnie Jones, directed by Ryan Little. A fantasy-themed reimagining of Herman Melville's classic novel, ""Moby Dick"", it was released in the United Kingdom on March 4, 2011. Harpooner Ishmael (Corey Sevier) joins Ahab (Danny Glover) and his crew on the ""Pequod"", in this instance an armored land boat that hunts for dragons. The seven-strong crew ostensibly seeks the precious ""vitriol"", a highly explosive liquid substance found inside the fire-breathing winged creatures, which powers the mythical realm they live in. Ishmael joins their quest,"
"at that."" Mardi Gras: Spring Break Mardi Gras: Spring Break is a 2011 comedy/road trip film. It stars Nicholas D'Agosto, Josh Gad, Bret Harrison, Arielle Kebbel, Danneel Harris, Regina Hall, and Carmen Electra. It is directed by Phil Dornfield. The film follows a trio of senior college students who visit New Orleans during the Mardi Gras season. Originally shot in 2008 as ""Max's Mardi Gras"", it was scheduled for release by Sony Pictures' Screen Gems division. It was shelved until September 2011, when Samuel Goldwyn Films released it in select cities. Three best friends Mike (Nicholas D'Agosto), Bump (Josh Gad),"
"New Year's Eve (2011 film) New Year's Eve is a 2011 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall. The film consists of an ensemble cast including Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi, Abigail Breslin, Ludacris, Robert De Niro, Josh Duhamel, Zac Efron, Héctor Elizondo, Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Seth Meyers, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jake T. Austin, Til Schweiger, Hilary Swank, Sofía Vergara, Carla Gugino and Alyssa Milano. ""New Year's Eve"" is the second in an unofficial trilogy of romantic comedy films directed by Garry Marshall, set on a one-day holiday and featuring an ensemble"
"New Year's Eve (2011 film) New Year's Eve is a 2011 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall. The film consists of an ensemble cast including Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi, Abigail Breslin, Ludacris, Robert De Niro, Josh Duhamel, Zac Efron, Héctor Elizondo, Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Seth Meyers, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jake T. Austin, Til Schweiger, Hilary Swank, Sofía Vergara, Carla Gugino and Alyssa Milano. ""New Year's Eve"" is the second in an unofficial trilogy of romantic comedy films directed by Garry Marshall, set on a one-day holiday and featuring an ensemble"
"Margaret (2011 film) Margaret () is a 2011 drama film written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan. The film stars Anna Paquin, Jean Reno, Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo, J. Smith-Cameron, Kieran Culkin, Olivia Thirlby, and Rosemarie DeWitt. ""Margaret"" originally was scheduled for release in 2007 by Fox Searchlight Pictures, but was repeatedly delayed while Lonergan struggled to create a final cut he was satisfied with, resulting in multiple lawsuits. The litigation ended in 2014. While the studio insisted the film's running time could not exceed 150 minutes, Lonergan's preferred version was closer to three hours. Martin Scorsese and Thelma Schoonmaker contributed"
"Press released a graphic novel tie-in. Called ""Immortals: Gods and Heroes"", the hardcover book featured new stories that expanded on the universe established in the film. Immortals (2011 film) Immortals is a 2011 American epic fantasy action film directed by Tarsem Singh and starring Henry Cavill, Freida Pinto, and Mickey Rourke. The film also stars Luke Evans, Steve Byers, Kellan Lutz, Joseph Morgan, Stephen Dorff, Daniel Sharman, Alan van Sprang, Isabel Lucas, Corey Sevier, and John Hurt. The film was previously named ""Dawn of War"" and ""War of the Gods"" before being officially named ""Immortals"", and is loosely based on"
"Season of the Witch (2011 film) Season of the Witch is a 2011 American historical fantasy adventure film starring Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman, and directed by Dominic Sena. Cage and Perlman star as Teutonic Knights who return from the Crusades to find their fatherland ruined by the Black Death. Two church elders accuse a girl (Claire Foy) of being a witch responsible for the destruction; they command the two knights to transport the girl to a monastery so the monks can lift her curse from the land. The film draws inspiration from the 1957 film ""The Seventh Seal"". It"
"Clooney also directed and starred in ""Confessions of a Dangerous Mind"" (2002), ""Good Night, and Good Luck"" (2005), ""Leatherheads"" (2008) and ""The Ides of March (film)"" (2011). In 2011 Clooney starred in Alexander Payne's ""The Descendants"", earning a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and an Academy Award nomination. In 2013, he co-starred opposite Sandra Bullock in the space thriller ""Gravity"". He directed, co-produced, co-wrote, and starred in ""The Monuments Men"", originally scheduled for release in 2013, but pushed back until 2014. He next starred in Brad Bird's science fiction film ""Tomorrowland"", released on May 22,"