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Woman at War

Woman at War    [trailer]

Halla is a fifty-year-old independent woman. But behind the scenes of a quiet routine, she leads a double life as a passionate environmental activist.

A blast. Funny and very timely. And it has better chase scenes than many Hollywood genre movies.

I hesitate to link to the trailer. It reveals so much. Just trust me and watch the movie.

Side note, interesting looking sculptures outside the airport.

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Woman at War @ the Capitol Theater

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Woman at War (Kona fer í stríð), Benedikt Erlingsson (2018)

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Woman at War - Official Trailer 2018 - Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing

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Woman at War - Official Trailer 2018 - Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing

Halla, a woman in her forties, declares war on the local aluminum industry to prevent it from disfiguring her country. She risks all she has to protect the highlands of Iceland-but the situation could change with the unexpected arrival of a small orphan in her life. Directed by: Benedikt Erlingsson Cast: Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Jóhann Sigurðarson, Juan Camillo Roman Estrada

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Woman of War (2019)

Halla is a fifty-year-old independent woman. But behind the scenes of a quiet routine, she leads a double life as a passionate environmental activist. Known to others only by her alias "The Woman of the Mountain," Halla secretly wages a one-woman-war on the local aluminum industry. As Halla's actions grow bolder, from petty vandalism to outright industrial sabotage, she succeeds in pausing the negotiations between the Icelandic government and the corporation building a new aluminum smelter. But right as she begins planning her biggest and boldest operation yet, she receives an unexpected letter that changes everything. Her application to adopt a child has finally been accepted and there is a little girl waiting for her in Ukraine. As Halla prepares to abandon her role as saboteur and savior of the Highlands to fulfill her dream of becoming a mother, she decides to plot one final attack to deal the aluminum industry a crippling blow.

Directed by:   Benedikt Erlingsson

Starring:   Halldora Geirharosdottir, Johann Siguroarson, David Thor Jonsson, Magnus Trygvason Eliasen, Omar Guojonsson, Juan Camillo Roman Estrada, Jorundur Ragnarsson

Release date:   March 1, 2019

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"You Don't Need To Go On" – Woman At War (Film Review)

“You Don’t Need To Go On” – Woman At War (Film Review)

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Woman at War

A thoughtful and dynamic blend of genres, Benedikt Erlingsson’s contemporary environmental fable “Woman At War” continually thrills with a side of laughs. In its most endearing moments, Erlingsson’s idiosyncratic sophomore feature is as rebellious and confident as the main heroine it follows through vast and damp Icelandic landscapes. She is Halla (the defiant Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, excelling in a physically demanding role), a beloved, single choir director in her early fifties, living a secret double-life as a green activist when no one is looking. Cutting power lines to sabotage a local aluminum plant in her spare time, Halla mostly operates alone in her heroic yet elaborate quests. In the film’s breathtaking opening sequence, shot and edited in the heart-pounding tradition of cat-and-mouse thrillers (by Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson and David Alexander Corno, respectively), she runs from helicopters and drones, hides in natural cracks of the earth and finds refuge in the home of a local greenhouse farmer (Jón Jóhannsson), who lends her a runaway vehicle and becomes her unofficial accomplice.

Having no interest in making a straightforward genre film, Erlingsson doesn’t stop at creating anxiety-inducing tension and braids in an eccentric musical detail to his unique package. A fourth-wall-breaking live band (that includes composer Davíð Þór Jónsson, musicians Magnús Trygvason Eliasen and Ómar Guðjónsson on keys, drums and sousaphone) and later on, a Ukrainian a cappella trio, accompany Halla in almost every scene to both comedic and unsettling effect. Slowly, we get to know this well-intentioned and modestly equipped crusader more intimately. Living in a handsomely appointed home where pictures of Nelson Mandela and Gandhi decorate her workspace, Halla rides her bike to work, wears a congenial smile and leads a responsible life ... that is of course when she isn’t climbing up rooftops and dropping exposé leaflets to help turn civic opinion against the government’s evil ecological plans. Given the nickname “Mountain Woman” by the media, Halla slowly finds herself at life-threatening odds with the authorities and their intensifying efforts to hunt her down. And this couldn’t be happening at a more inconvenient time for her—all of a sudden, her long-awaited child adoption plans start looking like a real possibility, after the adoption agency finds her an orphaned little girl in the Ukraine. 

More accessible than (but just as wildly unique and pastoral as) Erlingsson’s debut feature “Of Horses and Men,” “Woman at War” strikes a near perfect balance between delivering a character study, an urgent environmental and societal message and some good old-fashioned entertainment through a genuine and warm tale of one woman’s stubborn efforts to be on the right side of history. While co-writers Ólafur Egilsson and Benedikt Erlingsson unmistakably align their sympathies with Halla, they are also critical of her privileged attitude that threatens both her future adoptive daughter’s prospects and the freedom of a random Spanish tourist (Juan Camillo Roman Estrada), who quickly becomes a prime terrorism suspect in the eyes of the police. The scribe duo deliciously twists the affairs at every turn, especially when Halla’s New Age-y twin sister Àsa (also played by Geirharðsdóttir, again with perfection) and choir singer/governmental worker Baldvin (Jörundur Ragnarsson) enter the picture as dubious partners in crime.

Cinematically and philosophically rewarding from start to finish, “Woman At War” thrives on the shoulders of Geirharðsdóttir, who brings to life two distinct characters that unite through sisterly bonds. Aspirational, feel-good but never shallow, Erlingsson’s film melds together smarts and wry humor just as neatly as it does various musical genres. The delightful combination of these elements inform and deepen Halla’s journey as a single woman, friendly neighbor and concerned citizen looking for a place in a deteriorating world she desperately tries to better. Erlingsson finds a lot of joy in her rousing, perilous disobedience. And frankly, his enthusiasm for Halla proves to be infectious.

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La Donna Elettrica

Cinema: La Donna Elettrica

Una ecoterrorista alle prese con l’arrivo di una piccola orfana

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Regia di Benedikt Erlingsson.

Con Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Jóhann Sigurðarson, Davíð Þór Jónsson, Magnu´s Trygvason Eliasen, O´mar Guðjo´nsson, Juan Camillo Roman Estrada, Jörundur Ragnarsson, Haraldur Stefansson, Thorir Sæmundsson. Genere Commedia

– Francia, Islanda, Ucraina,

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WOMAN AT WAR (12)

WOMAN AT WAR (12)

WOMAN AT WAR (12)

Director: Benedikt Erlingsson

Cast: Halldora Geirhardsdottir, Juan Camillo, Roman Estrada, Jóhann Sigur∂arson

Runtime:100 minutes

SYNOPSIS: Halla is a 50-year-old environmental activist who crusades against the local aluminium industry in Iceland. As her actions grow bolder, her life changes in the blink of an eye when she is finally granted permission to adopt a girl from the…

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Full US Trailer for Benedikt Erlingsson's Activist Drama 'Woman at War'

"Now the whole world is watching." Magnolia Pictures has released the full-length official US trailer for an indie action drama titled Woman at War, coming from Iceland (as their Academy Awards submission this year) - following the first teaser a few weeks back. This premiered at Critics Week during the Cannes Film Festival last year, and played at a bunch of other fests since then. The film is about a woman named Halla, who declares war on the local aluminum industry to prevent it from disfiguring her country. She risks all she has to protect the highlands of Iceland, until a long-forgotten application for adoption is approved, changing everything when she learns there's a girl waiting for her in Ukraine. Starring Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, along with Jóhann Sigurðarson, Juan Camillo Roman Estrada, and Jörundur Ragnarsson. This looks so damn good - addressing contemporary issues in a unique, challenging, provocative way. I'm all in. ›››

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#346 January 22, 2019

Matt writes: In honor of the nominees being announced this morning for the 91st Academy Awards ceremony, let's analyze perhaps the most important "Oscar movie" of all time, "A Star Is Born." Bradley Cooper's awards contender is the fifth screen version of the story, and though it is a remarkable achievement in its own right, the best of them all still remains George Cukor's 1954 masterpiece starring Judy Garland in the greatest performance of her career. Click here to read my in-depth essay on the picture, as well as the other four pictures, which are all worth at least "one more look."

Trailers

Woman at War (2019). Directed by Benedikt Erlingsson. Written by Ólafur Egilsson and Benedikt Erlingsson. Starring Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Jóhann Sigurðarson, Juan Camillo Roman Estrada. Synopsis: Halla, a woman in her forties, declares war on the local aluminum industry to prevent it from disfiguring her country. She risks all she has to protect the highlands of Iceland-but the situation could change with the unexpected arrival of a small orphan in her life. Opens in US theaters on March 1st, 2019.

High Life (2019). Directed by Claire Denis. Written by Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau and Geoff Cox. Starring Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, André Benjamin. Synopsis: A father and his daughter struggle to survive in deep space where they live in isolation. Opens in US theaters on April 12th, 2019.

The Hole in the Ground (2019). Directed by Lee Cronin. Written by Lee Cronin and Stephen Shields. Starring Seána Kerslake, James Quinn Markey, Simone Kirby. Synopsis: Trying to escape her broken past, Sarah O'Neill is building a new life on the fringes of a backwood rural town with her young son Chris. A terrifying encounter with a mysterious neighbor shatters her fragile security, throwing Sarah into a spiraling nightmare of paranoia and mistrust. Opens in US theaters on March 1st, 2019.

The Man Who Killed Hitler and then The Bigfoot (2019). Written and directed by Robert D. Krzykowski. Starring Sam Elliott, Aidan Turner, Ron Livingston. Synopsis: A legendary American war veteran is recruited to hunt a mythical creature. US release date is TBA.

Little (2019). Directed by Tina Gordon Chism. Written by Tina Gordon Chism and Tracy Oliver. Starring Issa Rae, Regina Hall, Marsai Martin. Synopsis: A woman is transformed into her younger self at a point in her life when the pressures of adulthood become too much to bear. Opens in US theaters on April 12th, 2019.

Ashes in the Snow (2019). Directed by Marius A. Markevicius. Written by Ben York Jones (based on the novel by Ruta Sepetys). Starring Bel Powley, Peter Franzén, Sophie Cookson. Synopsis: In 1941, a 16 year-old aspiring artist and her family are deported to Siberia amidst Stalin's brutal dismantling of the Baltic region. One girl's passion for art and her never-ending hope will break the silence of history. Now playing in US theaters.

Red Joan (2019). Directed by Trevor Nunn. Written by Lindsay Shapero. Starring Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson and Stephen Campbell Moore. Synopsis: The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the KGB's longest-serving British spy. US release date is TBA.

Five Feet Apart (2019). Directed by Justin Baldoni. Written by Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis. Starring Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse, Parminder Nagra. Synopsis: A pair of teenagers with life-threatening illnesses meet in a hospital and fall in love. Opens in US theaters on March 22nd, 2019.

Anywhere With You (2019). Written and directed by Marco La Via and Hanna Ladoul. Starring Morgan Saylor, McCaul Lombardi, Betsy Brandt. Synopsis: Amanda and Jake are in love and want to start a new life in Los Angeles. Will they make the right decisions? US release date is TBA.

Fast Color (2019). Directed by Julia Hart. Written by Julia Hart and Jordan Horowitz. Starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Strathairn, Saniyya Sidney. Synopsis: A woman is forced to go on the run when her superhuman abilities are discovered. Years after having abandoned her family, the only place she has left to hide is home. Opens in US theaters on March 29th, 2019.

High Flying Bird (2019). Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Written by Tarell Alvin McCraney. Starring André Holland, Zachary Quinto, Kyle MacLachlan. Synopsis: A sports agent pitches a rookie basketball client on an intriguing and controversial business opportunity during a lockout. Debuts on Netflix on February 8th, 2019.

Dogman (2019). Directed by Matteo Garrone. Written by Matteo Garrone, Ugo Chiti and Massimo Gaudioso. Starring Marcello Fonte, Edoardo Pesce, Nunzia Schiano. Synopsis: Marcello, a small and gentle dog groomer, finds himself involved in a dangerous relationship of subjugation with Simone, a former violent boxer who terrorizes the entire neighborhood. Opens in US theaters on April 12th, 2019.

Berlin, I Love You (2019). Directed by Dianna Agron, Peter Chelsom, Fernando Eimbcke, Justin Franklin, Dennis Gansel, Dani Levy, Daniel Lwowski, Josef Rusnak, Til Schweiger, Massy Tadjedin and Gabriela Tscherniak. Written by Fernando Eimbcke, Justin Franklin, Dennis Gansel, Alison Kathleen Kelly, Dani Levy, Massy Tadjedin, Gabriela Tscherniak and David Vernon. Starring Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, Luke Wilson. Synopsis: Latest installment of the Cities of Love franchise ("Paris, je t'aime" / "New York, I Love You" / "Rio, Eu Te Amo"), this collective feature-film is made of ten stories of romance set in the German capital. US release date is TBA.

John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum (2019). Directed by Chad Stahelski. Written by Derek Kolstad. Starring Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Jason Mantzoukas. Synopsis: Super-Assassin John Wick is on the run after killing a member of the international assassin's guild, and with a $14 million price tag on his head - he is the target of hit men and women everywhere. Opens in US theaters on May 17th, 2019.

O.G. (2019). Directed by Madeleine Sackler. Written by Stephen Belber. Starring Jeffrey Wright, William Fichtner, Boyd Holbrook. Synopsis: A maximum-security prison inmate named Louis, who, 24 years after committing a violent crime as a young man, finds himself on the cusp of release from prison, facing an uncertain future on the outside. Premieres on HBO on April 20th, 2018.

Untogether (2019). Written and directed by Emma Forrest. Starring Jamie Dornan, Lola Kirke, Billy Crystal. Synopsis: Andrea is a recently sober writer whose career has stalled since she published her debut novel several years ago. She strikes up an affair with Nick, a doctor-turned-writer who is hailed for his wartime memoir. Opens in US theaters on February 8th, 2019.

Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019). Directed by Jon Watts. Written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers (based on the comic books by Steve Ditko and Stan Lee). Starring Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya. Synopsis: Peter Parker goes on a school trip to Europe with his friends. While abroad, he is recruited by Nick Fury to team up with Mysterio to battle the Elementals. Opens in US theaters on July 5th, 2019.

Ghostbusters 3 (2020). Directed by Jason Reitman. Written by Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan. Synopsis: The official third installment in the "Ghostbusters" franchise unrelated to the 2016 reboot. US release date is TBA.

The Performances of Christian Bale 

Matt writes: The career of this year's Best Actor Oscar frontrunner, Christian Bale, is dissected and celebrated by our contributor Max O'Connell. Click here for the full article.

The Sopranos Sessions

Matt writes: Matt Zoller Seitz and Alan Sepinwall present an exclusive excerpt from The Sopranos Sessions, their new book on the groundbreaking HBO series. To read their excerpt on "College," the episode "that made 'The Sopranos,'" click here.

Free Movies

A Star Is Born (1937). Directed by William A. Wellman. Written by Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell and Robert Carson. Starring Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou. Synopsis: A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, but achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him.

Watch "A Star Is Born"

I Could Go On Singing (1963). Directed by Ronald Neame. Written by Mayo Simon. Starring Judy Garland, Dirk Bogarde, Jack Klugman. Synopsis: Jenny Bowman is a successful singer who, while on an engagement at the London Palladium, visits David Donne to see her son Matt again, spending a few glorious days with him while his father is away in Rome in an attempt to attain the family that she never had. When David returns, Matt is torn between his loyalty to his father and his affection for Jenny.

Watch "I Could Go On Singing"

Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001). Directed by Robert Allan Ackerman. Written by Robert L. Freedman (based on the memoir by Lorna Luft). Starring Judy Davis, Victor Garber, Tammy Blanchard. Synopsis: The story of Judy Garland from the 1930s until her death.

Watch "Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows" (part 1 of 3)

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Short US Teaser Trailer for Icelandic Activism Drama 'Woman at War'

Get ready to meet the Woman at War. Magnolia Pictures has debuted a very short first teaser trailer for an indie action drama titled Woman at War, coming from Iceland (as their Academy Awards submission this year). This premiered at Critics Week during the Cannes Film Festival, and played at a bunch of festivals since then - heading to US theaters in March. The film is about a woman named Halla, who declares war on the local aluminum industry to prevent it from disfiguring her country. She risks all she has to protect the highlands of Iceland, until a long-forgotten application for adoption is approved, and everything changes when she realizes there's a girl waiting for her in Ukraine. Starring Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, along with Jóhann Sigurðarson, Juan Camillo Roman Estrada, and Jörundur Ragnarsson. This is just a very short teaser, and I'm surprised there's not any more to it. But I guess we should expect the full US trailer is not far behind (plus there's an international one anyway). This really looks like it's worth keeping an eye on. ›››

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