Lars von Trier

Shia LaBeouf in Talks to Join Lars Von Trier's Next Erotic Drama

Deal Central
 August 8, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 41 weeks ago

Shia LaBeouf would join a cast that includes Charlotte Gainsbourg and Stellan Skarsgard 

  

Cannes 2012: It's a Man's World (But at Least That Man Isn't Lars von Trier)

Movies
 May 15, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

2012's Cannes Film Festival doesn't have a single female director in competition, but at least it'll be free of Lars von Trier's antics

  

Lars von Trier Won't Be Tried Over Nazi Comments, Says French Prosecutor

Movies
 December 6, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Danish director faced five years in jail for joking, "I'm a Nazi" at Cannes last spring

  

'Melancholia' Tops European Film Awards

Awards
 December 3, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Lars von Trier film beats Oscar-winner "The King's Speech"; Tilda Swinton and Colin Firth win acting awards

  

Indie Box Office: Lars von Trier's 'Melancholia' Opens to a Strong $270K

Movies | Box Office
 November 13, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Werner Herzog's "Into the Abyss" grosses only $50,784 at 12 locations

  

Kirsten Dunst on Lars von Trier -- and That Nazi Joke

Awards | Oscars
 November 11, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

"He’ll say weird things to people or in conversation -- and he's nervous in front of press"

  

'Melancholia': the Lars von Trier Movie for People Who Hate Lars von Trier Movies

Movies
 November 10, 2011 By Alonso Duralde 1 year ago

If it takes destroying the planet for the Danish bad boy to treat human beings as something other than beneath contempt, so be it

  

'Melancholia' Dominates European Film Awards Nominations

Awards
 November 5, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Lars von Trier's apocalyptic drama scores 8 nominations, twice as many as any other film

  

Lars von Trier Vows Silence After Police Inquiry Over Hitler Remarks

Movies
 October 5, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Danish filmmaker is accused of violating French law against justifying war crimes

  

TIFF, Day 1: Raves, Rants and the Brad Pitt/George Clooney Charisma Competition

Movies
 September 9, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

The first day of Toronto screenings brings looks at two awards contenders, "Moneyball" and "The Ides of March"

  

Gibson to Galliano to Von Trier: Why Do They Always Blame the Jews?

Awards
 June 8, 2011 By Julie Kroll 1 year ago

Make your own way -- don’t use the Jewish people as an excuse for your failure

  

Iran Blasts Cannes' von Trier Banishment; Director Defends Festival

Movies
 May 24, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Deputy culture minister says ban leaves "dark stain" on festival history; von Trier says his comments were "unintelligent and hurtful"

  

Lars von Trier is an Idiot, and Other Lessons We Learned at Cannes

Movies
 May 22, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

A final roundup of the art, the money and the outrage of Cannes 2011

  

Cannes: 'Tree of Life' Wins Palme d'Or

Movies
 May 22, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Director Terrence Malick is a no-show; Kirsten Dunst wins Best Actress award for "Melancholia"

  

Cannes, Day 12: Terrence Malick, Lars von Trier and Other MIA VIPs

Movies
 May 22, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

A shy director, an actor who won't talk, two jailed filmmakers and a loudmouth who got banned -- Cannes is all about empty spaces

  

Cannes, Day 11: Eyes on the Prize

Movies
 May 21, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Students, filmmakers and a chef win Cannes awards -- but the big prizes are still to come

  

Cannes: After all the Controversy, Who'll Win the Palme d'Or?

Movies
 May 20, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

With no real frontrunner, the field is wide open for Cannes' top prize

  

Cannes, Day 10: Can We Move Past That Von Trier Mess?

Movies
 May 19, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

That loudmouth Danish director has hijacked the festival, but some people are still paying attention to movies

  

Lars Von Trier Responds: 'I'm Not Mel Gibson'

Movies
 May 19, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

During Cannes interview, banned director says furor was fanned by French history of "being cruel to the Jews"

  

Cannes Film Festival Bans Lars Von Trier After Nazi Comments, Von Trier Responds

Movies
 May 19, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

The festival "condemns these comments and declares Lars Von Trier a persona non grata, effective immediately"

  

Cannes, Day 9: Kiss That Palme d'Or Goodbye, Lars

Movies
 May 18, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

As the festival winds down, Cannes-watchers begin summing up -- when they're not appalled by Lars von Trier's antics

  

Watch Lars Von Trier 'Sympathize With Hitler, a Little' in Cannes 2011

Media | Movies
 May 18, 2011 By Wrap Staff 2 years ago

The Danish filmmaker caused an uproar at the Cannes Film Festival when he made clumsy remarks about Hitler and Nazism | VIDEO

  

Cannes Blasts Lars von Trier For Joking About Nazis; Filmmaker Apologizes

Movies
 May 18, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Festival condemns "Melancholia" director's flippant comments about Hitler, Nazis; von Trier says he's not anti-Semitic

  

Cannes Review: 'Melancholia,' Baby

Movies
 May 18, 2011 By Sasha Stone 2 years ago

Happy endings, insists master provocateur Lars von Trier, have no point in our myths and our movies

  

Cannes: Lars Von Trier to Throw 'Obstructions' at Martin Scorsese

Movies
 May 13, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Danish provocateur and American icon plan to collaborate of new version of von Trier's 2003 doc "The Five Obstructions"

  

Cannes Logic: Who Needs Hits When You've Got Auteurs?

Movies
 May 9, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

The stars will be there for show, but the real substance at Cannes will come from a strong lineup of arty filmmakers

  
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