Know what freaks me out? Near death experiences. That whole floating above your body thing, and the tunnel with the light? Friggin’ scary prospect, man. Director Gaspar Noe hopes you feel the same way ...
Tiresome film about a drug dealer who enjoys one last trip after dying proves to be the ne plus ultra of nothing much. Billed by director Gaspar Noe as a “psychedelic melodrama” inspired by his ...
We always use our imaginations when we watch movies. We're accustomed to the time gaps between scenes that spare us the fall of an axe, the consummation of a hot, sweaty kiss or the boring car ride ...
At every Sundance Film Festival, one of the most talked about aspects involves the films that are picked up for distribution. That is, after all, the main reason film makers and production companies ...
Argentinian filmmaker Gaspar Noe knows how to shock us, and that’s definitely what he does with his latest feature, Enter The Void, which premiered Friday afternoon in Cannes. Highly anticipated for a ...
Perhaps for this week’s column we’ll step away from the films with a B-movie outline or B-movie qualities and enter the world of art-house cinema. From a stylistic view, “experimental filmmaking” can ...
Sometimes there are casual movies you watch, leave, go home, and probably forget, forever stored away in your head somewhere you will never access again. These films are relatively easy to get through ...
It goes without saying that "Enter the Void" is violent, but its obsessive emphasis on sex and drugs -- to the point that most viewers are going to feel utterly bludgeoned by both -- makes it ...
CANNES, France—Memorable for its in-your-face sensationalism, the 62nd Cannes Film Festival opened with the 3-D computer animation Up, saving the "Yours" for the final minutes of the competition's ...
Gaspar Noé's relationship to the Cannes Film Festival is a rollercoaster of boos, standing ovations, controversy, and celebration. With readers turning to their home viewing options more than ever, ...
With Enter the Void, Gaspar Noé continues to earn his position as the cinema’s most bombastic visionary, a director who wears you down with the brutality, sensory overload, and sheer length of scenes ...