New on DVD & Blu-Ray : MELANCHOLIA (2011)

Synopsis: Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgård) celebrate their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of Justine's sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and brother-in-law John (Kiefer Sutherland). Despite Claire's best efforts, the wedding is a fiasco with family tensions mounting and relationships fraying. Meanwhile, a planet called Melancholia is heading directly towards Earth threatening the very existence of humankind.

MELANCHOLIA (2011) - 5 New Character Posters

Kirsten Dunst	Alexander Skarsgård	Kiefer Sutherland
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Official Synopsis: In this beautiful movie about the end of the world, Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgård) are celebrating their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of her sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg), and brother-in-law John (Kiefer Sutherland). Despite Claire’s best efforts, the wedding is a fiasco, with family tensions mounting and relationships fraying. Meanwhile, a planet called Melancholia is heading directly towards Earth… MELANCHOLIA is a psychological disaster film from director Lars von Trier.

Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi

Release Date: November 11, 2011 (US)

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Charlotte Gainsbourg

John Hurt

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TREE OF LIFE Wins Palme D'Or

The Cannes Film Festival has ended and the winner of the coveted Palm D'Or is Terrence Malick's impressionistic saga "Tree of Life". The movie was met with mixed feelings during its screening, with some booing it and others praising it. One thing's for sure, it's this year's big winner at Cannes. Let's face it, with a director like Terrence Malick, uniquely original and exhaustively uncompromising, it was about time.  Malick previously won the Director award at Cannes in 1978 for "Days of Heaven". "Tree of Life" starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn deals with issues of life, death and the universe through the perspective of a 1950s Texas family.

Lars von Trier's movie didn't lose out all the way, as Kirsten Dunst won the award for Best Actress for her performance in Trier's apocalyptic drama "Melancholia". The Danish director was declared "persona non grata" after his silly attempts at nazi humor generated an uproar at the festival. He was not permited to attend the ceremony, but his movie was not kicked out of the competition, which would have been ridiculous. His movie was received far more enthusiasticly than "Tree of Life", which is surprising considering Trier is usually the kind of director that divides the audience.

The award for Best Director went to Nicholas Winding Refn ("Bronson") for the tense thriller "Drive" starring Ryan Gosling and Best Writer went to Joseph Cedar, writer and director for the Israeli dramedy "Footnote" about the conflict between father and son. Best Actor was picked up by french actor Jean Dujardin for his part in "The Artist", a drama shot as a black-and-white silent movie.

 For the full list of Winners, click the link below :

MELANCHOLIA (2011) - TRAILER

Two sisters find their relationship challenged as a nearby planet threatens to collide into the Earth. Director Lars Von Trier offers another interesting movie, one that seems to not be all about apocalyptic events that degenerate into visual effects extravaganzas, but more about angst and self-conscious pondering, which is in fact very much Von Trier's territory. It might not be as controversial as his "Antichrist" was, but just as intense and suprising. The cast is also fascinating : Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlotte Rampling, John Hurt, Udo Kier, Stellan Skarsgard and his son Alexander Skarsgard ("Generation Kill"). Dunst and Sutherland are certainly surprising choices, but I trust Von Trier's casting ability. He always seems to get the most surprising performances out of his actors. The only problem will be how to get your eyes on this film. It will certainly open at Cannes, but few of us mortals will benefit from that. So far, release dates are only available for UK (July 1st), Denmark (May 26), France (October 19), Germany (September 29), Poland (May 27), Finland (June 3rd), Sweden (May 27), Norway (May 27).

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