MUMBAI: Terrence Malick has signed Freida Pinto and Christian Bale for his next project‘Knight of Cups. The film will also star Natalie Portman and Cate Blanchett.
After her entry into films in Slumdog Millionaire, Pinto has been making strides in Hollywood. She has successfully avoided being stereotyped in Hollywood by playing variety of roles in films like You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Immortals.
Bale, an Oscar-winning actor, is famous for his methodical approach to roles. He will be next seen in theatres in The Dark Knight Rises, the final triology of Christopher Nolan‘s Batman saga on 20 July.
After Brad Pitt starrer ‘The Tree of Life‘, Malick, will explore the theme of love and truth in the film, which has already gone on floors in Santa Monica. Malick, considered Hollywood‘s big foot for being extremely reclusive, has directed only five feature films in his four decade long career but his films are highly regarded.
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Terrence Malick signs Freida Pinto and Christian Bale for next
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Film Comment’s critics list
MUMBAI: Film Comment has announced its critics‘ list of the year‘s best films.
While Terrence Malick‘s Tree of Life has topped the list of best films released in 2011, Iranian filmmakers Jafar Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb‘s This is Not a Film was named best unreleased film of 2011.
Released films: TREE OF LIFE, UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS AST LIVES, MELANCHOLIA, A SEPARATION, A DANGEROUS METHOD, MYSTERIES OF LISBON, CERTIFIED COPY, MEEK‘S CUTOFF, HUGO, POETRY, FILM SOCIALISME, LE HAVRE, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF NICOLAE CEAUSESCU, LE QUATTRO VOLTE and THE DESCENDANTS among others.
Among the unreleased films are: THIS IS NOT A FILM, THE TURIN HORSE, ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA, THE KID WITH A BIKE, THE LONELIEST PLANET, MISS BALA, OOTNOTE, KILL LIST, SLEEPING SICKNESS, PLAY, POLICEMAN,THE COLOR WHEEL, TWO YEARS AT SEA, ALPS and GOODBYE FIRST LOVE among others. -
PVR prepones release of The Tree of Life
MUMBAI: Going back on its earlier announcement that it would release Terrence Malick‘s The Tree of Life in August, PVR has now confirmed that it will release the film on 29 July all over India.
Starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain, the film deals with the questions of the origin and the meaning of life.
The American film won the Palme d‘Or at the 64th Festival de Cannes this year where it received mixed reactions from the audience and the press at Cannes.
The Tree of Life happens to be the fifth film of Terrence Malick in his filmmaking career that spanned four decades.