Opens Friday, Jul 5, 2013 Synopsis: German director Werner Herzog's internationally acclaimed "breakthrough" film is based on the famous story of mysterious 19th-century child genius Kasper Hauser. As played by Bruno S., Hauser shows up unannounced in the middle of a village square, frightening the populace with his bizarre behavior. He cannot talk, nor is there any indication of his parentage, thus Kaspar is immediately the object of close scrutiny from the authorities. When he finally does develop the power of speech, he reveals a highly advanced state of intelligence, as well as a seeming gift of prophecy. The winner of the 1975 Grand Jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Every Man for Himself and God Against All was originally released in Germany under the title Jeder für Sich und Gott Gegen Alle. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi Cast: Bruno S., Brigitte Mira, Walter Ladengast Movie Details Movie Review

...The Match Factory Girl," the Finnish writer-director (who won the FIPRESCI international critics award at the Cannes Film Festival this year) has never gotten much traction with American audiences. But "Le Havre" - which is Finland's foreign-language...

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...SlamNation," winner of the Grand Jury award at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival and the Camera d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. His 1995 television pilot, "Slammin,'" will also be shown, and Devlin will teach a introductory class...

This is unofficially Juneau Motion Picture Week. Juneau has enjoyed a movie renaissance in recent months, and this week there are 14 different films showing, counting the JUMP Film Festival as one event. Glacier Cinemas is even featuring two alternative movies, the Japanese film "Warm Water Under a Red Bridge" and the skateboarding documentary "Dogtown and Z Boys."

They're the films critics love, Oscar contenders with reviews that read: ``A film of stunning power,'' and ``A compelling and splendidly acted film noir.'' Often, they're also the films that Juneau sees six months to a year after their release - on video.

...tour to promote ``Limbo,'' doing interviews, appearances and special screenings. ``Limbo'' debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in France last month, and an initial review by a writer for Daily Variety, an entertainment industry publication...

...It was 104 in New York when we left, and it's great to be here,'' Sayles said. The film debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in France in May and opened in theaters across America in early June. Sayles and Renzi have been traveling for...

After the ultra-low-budget film let out one evening last week, a crowd lingered on Front Street. Some folks smoked nervously, shaking off the jitters and adrenalin while they discussed the movie, which has been widely hailed as a return to classic Gothic horror.

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