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...force the men to fix the pipe and allow their wives to finally experience the sway and bargaining potential they’ve gained.As far-fetched—as the title suggests—as this premise may seem, it was actually inspired by a true story. In 2001, Helmer was flipping through his daily newspaper, “Der Tagesspiegel,” when he came across an article relating the story of a small village in Turkey, where women had begun a sex strike to compel their husbands to repair their local water pipeline. In response to this...

Author: By Elsa A. Paparemborde, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Absurdistan | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...chasing and leaping, intercut with the running of Il Palio, the famous horse race held in a Siena's main piazza. Director Marc Forster - known for gimmicky art-house films like Finding Neverland, Stranger Than Fiction and The Kite Runner - turns out to be a natural as the helmer of a high-energy, high-gloss action film. He also holds the viewer's powers of concentration and retention in such high regard, he often has two action scenes going at once...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brisk, Brutal Bond: The Quantum of Solace Review | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

...Cannes, so long as you have A-list talent on-screen. Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich) will be here with his directorial debut, Synecdoche, New York, supported by a cast that includes Philip Seymour Hoffman, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener, Emily Watson and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Brooklyn-based helmer James Gray (We Own the Night) is coming with Two Lovers and his leading players, Joaquin Phoenix and Gwyneth Paltrow. All these directors and actors will mount the Palais' 24 red-carpeted steps to the evening premiere, as the paparazzi pop and TV crews send the spectacle back to dozens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Cannes Still Do It? | 5/14/2008 | See Source »

...Some of the young directors taking those questions in years past have graduated with honors from Midnight Madness. This was where to find Peter Jackson before The Lord of the Rings (with Meet the Feebles and Braindead). James Wan launched his Saw franchise here; and Eli Roth, helmer of the Hostel horror movies, got his first international exposure with Cabin Fever. "After the first screening there was a bidding war for the film," Geddes says. "It basically kick-started his career...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Freaks Come Out at Night | 9/12/2007 | See Source »

...small-town businessman (Viggo Mortensen) whom some visiting thugs say is a mob enforcer back in the big city, and the effect this has on his family, A History of Violence earned a heap of critics' prizes and two Oscar nominations. Now Cronenberg is, for the moment, a helmer for hire. His new film, which opens this Friday in some U.S. cities, was written by Steve Knight, author of the multi-ethnic London underworld drama Dirty Pretty Things, and it has a lot in common with that movie and with A History of Violence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Two Weird Canadian Geniuses at Toronto | 9/10/2007 | See Source »

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