Topic: Nikita Mikhalkov
Russian movie critics and filmmakers expressed bewilderment Tuesday after the country picked a critically panned film by veteran pro-Kremlin director Nikita Mikhalkov as its Oscar entry.The head of Russia's Oscar committee, Vladimir Menshov -- himself an Oscar-winning director -- publicly spoke out ...
The film company owned by Oscar-winning director Nikita Mikhalkov, TRITE, plans to build a seven-storey hotel on a site it owns on Maly Kozikhinsky Pereulok street in central Moscow.On Tuesday, left-wing activists protested at the site and four were detained by ...
Twelve juriesdeliver a verdict on killing of a Russian officer by his foster son, 18 yearold Chechen boy. ?Twelve? is a story aboutfreedom and justice; deliberating jury is in the centre of action; a Chechenboy is on the dock; twelve jurors have ...
International film festival opens in Czech spa Karlovy Vary, honors Jude Law, Nikita MikhalkovThe 45th International Film Festival is kicking off in the Czech spa city of Karlovy Vary with awards planned for British actor Jude Law and Nikita Mikhalkov.Mikhalkov, Russia ...
Nikita Mikhalkov, variously tagged a Stalinist, genius or opportunist, hit back at critics as his wartime epic, the most expensive movie ever made in Russia, rumbled into Cannes on Saturday."Burnt By The Sun 2: Exodus", a set-piece World War II sequel ...
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov Saturday defended his new movie "Burned by the Sun 2," which performed poorly at the domestic box office and was criticized by war veterans for historical inaccuracies.His follow-up to the 1994 Oscar-winning drama "Burned ...
Cannes geared up for its red carpet finale to pick a winner from a crop of arthouse drama and big-budget war films after a 12-day festival subdued by bad weather and an Icelandic volcano."Alice in Wonderland" director Tim Burton and his ...
After eight years in the making and a record high budget, a sequel film by one of Russia's most famous and controversial filmmakers Nikita Mikhalkov is going for the top prize at Cannes.The mustachioed director, 64, who won an Oscar ...
Russia's Oscar-winning director Nikita Mikhalkov on Wednesday angrily rejected poor reviews of his Cannes entry "Burnt by the Sun 2", accusing critics of personal attacks against him.The World War II drama, which will show in competition at Cannes, received a ...
Eight years in the making, with a cast of thousands, the sequel to one of the most acclaimed Russian films of the 1990s opens this week, amid both praise and accusations of egomania.Nikita Mikhalkov, the actor-director who won an Oscar for ...
