Kevin Macdonald

'Disconnect' is a 'grand experiment' for Henry-Alex Rubin

2013-04-11 06:00:00

Movie directors can come across as all sorts of personalities — arrogant, collegial, mercurial, dictatorial. Filmmaker Henry-Alex Rubin arrived on the set of "Disconnect", his first narrative feature, striking an unusual pose: clueless. "I have no...

British Academy of Film and Television Awards complete nomination list

2013-01-09 05:00:00

Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln"� earned 10 nominations for the EE British Academy Film Awards early -- including best film, actor for Daniel Day-Lewis, supporting actor for Tommy Lee Jones and supporting actress for Sally Field -- while Tom Hooper's musical�...

Quick Takes: Paul McCartney to be feted before Grammys

2012-01-13 00:00:00

Joss Whedon's 'The Cabin in the Woods' to premiere at SXSW

2012-01-12 16:36:46

Berlin film fest kicks off with an international mix of upheaval

2012-02-10 11:00:04

Berlin Film Festival: Bob Marley documentary unveiled

2012-02-13 16:38:34

2011 Summer movies list

2011-05-01 00:00:00

May 6 The Beaver A once-successful toy executive and family man suffering from depression begins communicating through a beaver hand puppet. With Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and Anton Yelchin. Written by Kyle Killen. Directed by Foster. Summit...

Cannes: Sony Acquires Multiple Territories for 'Black Sea'

2013-05-19 06:30:04

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has secured Germany, Austria, German speaking Switzerland, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and Latin America in a multi-territory deal for Focus Features International's "Black Sea" starring Jude Law. "Last King of...

Channel 4 greenlights 'Home Before Dark: Sequel to 'Devil's Whore' is okayed

2012-09-25 01:05:09

LONDON -- An international thriller from British screenwriter Abi Morgan has been greenlit by U.K. pubcaster Channel 4. Set in London, the U.S. and Italy, the four-part "Home Before Dark" follows the hunt for a killer, and examines how the Internet can...

“Marley” looks at the life of reggae’s patron saint

2012-08-02 16:32:53

'Marley' review: No edit no problem

2012-04-19 00:00:00

*** (out of four) The anecdote-filled documentary “Marley” runs nearly two and a half hours. Perhaps that’s so if any viewers inhale their support for the late reggae legend before the movie and pass out during, the thing will still...

'Life in a Day'

2011-10-15 12:52:02

One day is the basis for a survey of many lives in many countries in this documentary, assembled by producer Ridley Scott ("Black Hawk Down") and director Kevin Macdonald ("The Last King of Scotland") from YouTube videos - more than 80,000 of them -...

PG-13; 2:25 running time The musical and documentary vibes are very, very good in "Marley," director Kevin Macdonald's portrait of the reggae revolutionary born Robert Nesta Marley in Jamaica in 1945. Documentaries fully authorized by the subject's surviving family members are rarely this rich.

2012-04-19 09:44:00