Susanne Bier

Critic's Pick: 'Love Is All You Need' is a romantic delight

2013-05-15 15:00:00

This is the time of year when the number of indie movies in theaters shrinks while the big, brassy ones beat the drum loudly, with little satisfaction to be found in all that noise. Unless you want to fight the first-weekend crowds for a "Star Trek Into...

Review: Under the Italian sun, 'Love Is All You Need'

2013-05-02 17:00:00

Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier's excellent tragedies tend to feature the sorts of characters and conflicts that turn up in her newest movie, "Love Is All You Need." We meet a heartbroken widower, a breast-cancer survivor, an unfaithful husband, an...

The second time around, 'Love Is All You Need'

2013-05-01 14:26:00

Pierce Brosnan was self-assured and sexy as James Bond in four blockbusters. He warbled ABBA in the 2008 musical "Mamma Mia!" and played a former British prime minister in Roman Polanski's 2010 thriller "The Ghost Writer." But be vulnerable? Not so...

Summer Movie Sneaks complete list

2013-04-28 00:00:00

The 2013 Summer Movie Preview is a snapshot of films opening through the end of August. Release dates (for Los Angeles) and other details, as compiled by Oliver Gettell, are subject to change. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Sneaks list: In the...

Wong Kar Wai's 'Grandmaster' opens Berlin fest, bought by Weinstein

2013-02-07 11:07:00

BERLIN — The 63rd Berlin Film Festival opened Thursday with an elegant bang — of fists, feet and questions. Kicking off the 11 days of cinematic offerings was jury president Wong Kar Wai’s epic martial arts drama, “The Grandmaster&...

The artistic austerity of Scandinavian filmmakers

2011-12-01 00:00:00

Foreign-language Oscar nominees portray true grittiness

2011-02-24 00:00:00

In 2008, the committee that oversees the Oscars' foreign-language film category came under withering criticism for avoiding risky movies. Romania's "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days," a frank account of a young girl's illegal abortion, wasn't nominated, nor...

'The King's Speech' wins top Oscars

2011-02-25 15:07:26

"The King's Speech" was crowned best film at the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday night. Nominated for 12 Oscars -- the most of any film -- it won four statuettes, including for Colin Firth for lead actor, Tom Hooper for director, and David Seidler for...

International Financing 'Salvation' for Danish Producer

2013-05-19 14:30:05

A poster producer for Danish cinema, Sisse Graum Jorgensen, who with helmer Thomas Vinterberg received the prestigious European Union Prix Media Sunday in Cannes for their film project, "The Commune," is broadening her canvas with "The Salvation," an...

Second chance for amore in 'Love Is All You Need' ★★★

2013-05-09 00:00:00

'Love is All You Need' review: Refers to facts not in evidence

2013-05-09 00:00:00

** (out of four) No, the Italian-set Danish romantic comedy “Love Is All You Need” has nothing to do with The Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love.” Based on the movie's low quantity of romance, it may as well be called “The...

Abu Dhabi fest get global flavor: Abu Dhabi Film Festival / Middle East Filmmaker of the Year 2012

2012-10-02 01:05:11

Clear signals that the Middle East is fostering a truly international film industry pervade all sections of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival's sixth edition, starting with its opener, hot Wall Street thriller "Arbitrage," backed by Saudi producer Mohammed Al...

R; 1:52 running time Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier's excellent tragedies tend to feature the sorts of characters and conflicts that turn up in her newest movie, "Love Is All You Need.

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Foreign film winner Susanne Bier ( Denmark's "In a Better World") laughs with presenters Russell Brand , left, and Helen Mirren .

2011-02-27 00:00:00

Susanne Bier wins for foreign language film for "In a Better World."

2011-02-27 00:00:00