NYFF Review #9: MELANCHOLIA

The grandiose opening to Lars Von Trier's newest cataclysm is an upfront shock (unlike most of his other films, which are loaded with climactic jolts). He and his able crew have crafted a nine-minute overture, set to Richard Wagner's urgently emotional prelude to TRISTAN UND ISOLDE, and in this sequence, the story you are about to see is told fully in drowsy, lavish tableaus that floor the

NYFF Review #9: MELANCHOLIA

The grandiose opening to Lars Von Trier's newest cataclysm is an upfront shock (unlike most of his other films, which are loaded with climactic jolts). He and his able crew have crafted a nine-minute overture, set to Richard Wagner's urgently emotional prelude to TRISTAN UND ISOLDE, and in this sequence, the story you are about to see is told fully in drowsy, lavish tableaus that floor the

Five more terrific new trailers...

The revolution in movie trailer construction, last commented here on this post, continues:


TAKE SHELTER (Jeff Nichols, 2011)


"GREEN WITH ENVY" (James Bobin, 2011)


MELANCHOLIA (Lars Von Trier, 2011)


SUBMARINE (Richard Ayoade, 2010)


50/50 (Jonathan Levine, 2011)

Five more terrific new trailers...

The revolution in movie trailer construction, last commented here on this post, continues:


TAKE SHELTER (Jeff Nichols, 2011)


"GREEN WITH ENVY" (James Bobin, 2011)


MELANCHOLIA (Lars Von Trier, 2011)


SUBMARINE (Richard Ayoade, 2010)


50/50 (Jonathan Levine, 2011)