Variety.com (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Film News: Festival for European films widens scope -- “Gomorra,” Matteo Garrone’s Cannes Grand Prix winner, will open the 5th Seville European Film Festival.
Twitch (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
There’s a line of text in the closing moments of Mateo Garrone’s Gomorrah (Gomorra in Italian) that states the Camorra crime families depicted in the film have contributed funds to the rebuilding of the twin towers in New York. This revelation alone provokes a greater emotional response than anything in the preceding two hours of criminal activities.
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
Film News: 'Gomorra,' 'Dream Weavers' top list of films -- Italy, China, Hong Kong, the Palestinian territories, Iceland, Colombia, Venezuela and the Czech Republic have unveiled their films for consideration in the Oscars' foreign-language category ahead of the Oct. 1 deadline.
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Film News: Anica selects Mafia drama -- "Gomorra," the critically acclaimed Neapolitan crime drama helmed by Matteo Garrone, is Italy's entry for the foreign-language film Oscar.
Ansa (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Naples Mafia film picked as Italian candidate
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Italy's film board has chosen "Gomorra," director Matteo Garrone's study of the criminal underworld in Naples, as the country's hopeful for best foreign language film at the Academy Awards.
On The Scene (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
by Shane Danielsen (September 3, 2008) There was a feeling, immediately after Cannes , that we were in the grip of some unforeseen phenomenon: a sudden and perceptible upturn in the fortunes of Italian cinema. True, Matteo Garrone 's " Gomorra " was excellent -- and Paolo Sorrentino 's " Il Divo " was, to my mind, even better -- but to herald a fully-fleged renaissance, on the basis of these two films,...
Avuncular American (Free subscription) | 31/08/2008
Sometimes you wanna see a Mafia movie, right? You know, Danny Aiello, Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, one of those films where there's an extended family, a don, some police corruption, a few shoot-outs, and a great soundtrack. You know...
The First Post (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
Matteo Garrone, director of the prize-winning Italian film Gomorra, which as The First Post reported last month has attracted big audiences in Italy for its depiction of gang life in…
Ansa (Free subscription) | 26/06/2008
Venice, Rome and Turin threatened unless tax breaks restored
http://www.cinemarealm.com/feed/ (Free subscription) | 28/05/2008
The 61st annual Cannes Film Festival closed on Sunday, when the jury, with Sean Penn presiding, announced the winners. Here they are: PALME D'OR FOR BEST FILM The Class (Entre les murs), directed by Laurent Cantet In The Class, Cantet portrays a Paris junior high school teacher and his students over the period of one year. Starring François [...]
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 27/05/2008
Benicio Del Toro revealed his delight after being named best actor at the Cannes Film Festival.
FilmoFilia (Free subscription) | 27/05/2008
The European Commission on Monday hailed the performance of films funded by the European Union (EU) at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Four EU-funded films received honors at Sunday night's award giving ceremony. “Entre Les Murs” (The Class) directed by Laurent Cantet of France won the Palme d'Or, whilst “Gomorra” directed by Matteo [...]
http://feeds.feedburner.com/Mellart (Free subscription) | 26/05/2008
Palme d'Or ENTRE LES MURS by Laurent Cantet Grand Prix GOMORRA by Matteo Garrone Prize of the 61st Festival by Cannes ex-aequo Catherine Deneuve for UN CONTE by NOËL by Arnaud DESPLECHIN Clint Eastwood pour / for L'ÉCHANGE (The Exchange) Award for the Best Director ÜÇ MAYMUN (Three Monkeys / Les Trois Singes) by Nuri Bilge Ceylan Jury Prize IL DIVO by Paolo Sorrentino Prix d'interprétation masculine...
Salon.com (Free subscription) | 26/05/2008
Laurent Cantet's joyful, tragic "The Class" is the first French Palme d'Or winner in 21 years; Benicio del Toro named best actor for "Che."
