Lars Von Trier to work with Anders Thomas Jensen for his upcoming horror film Antichrist. Jensen co-wrote Open Hearts (presented in Women With Vision 2003) and worte and directed the lauded Adam’s Apples. We’ve also premiered Von Trier’s Dogville and Manderlay. One of the greatest living directors working with one of the best Danish writers – on a horror film, I can’t wait. Twitch reports. Martin…

On Friday, the Film/Video staff hosted Kenneth Anger for lunch in the Walker’s Gallery 8 Café. Having been long fascinated by Mickey Mouse (the subject of Anger’s Mouse Heaven, on view in the Lecture Room though tomorrow), Dr. Anger was quite taken BY Claes Oldenburg’s Geometric Mouse sculpture out on the terrace. He asked if it might be possible to have his photograph taken with the piece. Our crack…

Wow. Seeing Fireworks, Rabbit’s Moon, Scorpio Rising and Kustom Kar Kammandos restored was like seeing them for the first time. For the people who were at this sold out event, I think there is no denying how special the night was. Listening to his stories left me in awe at the life Dr. Anger has lived. Indeed, at the presentation at the Walker Cinema on Friday night I think the audience was just as…

To say I am looking forward to this would be an understatement. I’ve been a fan of Anger’s work for years, and I’m thrilled that he will grace the Cinema stage at the Walker again for the first time in over 25 years, mere days before his 80th birthday. Needless to say, Dr. Anger has countless incredible stories about his life, work, and the history of Cinema. As if that isn’t enough, he will be…

The New York Times reviewed the upcoming Kenneth Anger DVD. As exciting as it will be to finally have these films more widely available, you do not want to miss your chance to see these restored 35mm prints on the big screen in the Cinema at the Walker on Friday. Dr. Anger will be present. It will be a spectacular evening. Fox Searchlight has picked up the worldwide rights to Waitress, the final film…

They were announced this morning, and can be seen here. There aren’t too many surprises in the “major” categories, but I’m pleased to see Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady nominated for best doc for Jesus Camp. Rachel Grady was here last year to present The Boys of Baraka at last year’s Women With Vision Festival. Deepa Mehta’s Water, also part of Women With Vision 2006, is up for Best Foreign Language film.

indieWire has announced the 9 film “shortlist” of contenders for the Best Foreign Language. Look for Avenue Montaigne to hit the Walker Cinema during Women With Vision in March. I was thrilled to see a post on Twitch entitled Geek Bonanza! The Bonanza is an R2D2 video projector. I may be a geek, but I couldn’t sink this low. A new trailer for David Lynch’s Inland Empire has surfaced. Thanks, again…

Eugene Hernandez of indieWire has named the likely candidates for best picture Oscar. The official nominations will be announced on January 23. Stephen Frears will head up the Jury for the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. The Museum of Modern Arthas a YouTube Channel. Currently on view are two trailers for Doug Aitken’s Sleepwalkers. Thanks, Paul.

Next Tuesday will mark the opening of Doug Aitken’s Sleepwalkers at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. This massive installation, and Aitken’s first public art piece, takes full advantage of MoMA’s new building by projecting eight large-scale moving images throughout the museum and on its facade. Tilda Swinton, Donald Sutherland, Chan Marshall, Seu Jorge, and Ryan Donowho star in the “broken…