Michael Haneke Archives

Criterion Adds ‘Blue Velvet’ & New Films To Claire Denis, Michael Haneke & More To The Collection This May

February 15, 2019 6:15 pm

Wondering why the Criterion Collection was tweeting out Spotify links to Roy Orbison this afternoon? Well, David Lynch loves the dearly departed blues rocker, his music is featured in several of his movies and ...

‘To The Night’ Trailer: Caleb Landry Jones Suffers From PTSD & Michael Haneke Consults Dramaturgically

Charles Barfield

June 28, 2018 12:27 pm

News, Trailers

The first trailer for "To the Night" has a lot going for it and is full of disjointed imagery that makes the basic plot difficult to pin down. However, through it all, we're left with a couple thoughts. First, ...

Michael Haneke Denounces #MeToo’s “Hatred Of Men” As “Witch Hunt”

Jordan Ruimy

February 10, 2018 6:20 pm

News

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Overseas, there has been some pushback to the #MeToo movement in certain corners of the industry. For example, in France, a recent open letter published in Le Monde compared the campaign to “puritanism" saying ...

Michael Haneke Goes Peak TV With ‘Kelvin’s Book’

Kevin Jagernauth

January 29, 2018 12:31 pm

News, Television

For years, fans of Michael Haneke have hit their nearest arthouse to experience his perverse, cold-blooded, darkly humorous pictures. Now, the filmmaker is joining the throngs who are headed to television, for ...

Michael Haneke Talks ‘Happy End,’ Dangers Of Social Media, Immortality & More [Interview]

Jordan Ruimy

December 22, 2017 4:32 pm

Interviews, News

Michael Haneke’s "Happy End" will be divisive, but it’s also the film that he needed to make at this stage in his career. It's a sort of reinvention that tackles his obsessive, familiar themes, but feels purpos...

Michael Haneke Reveals Connection Between Abandoned ‘Flashmob’ & ‘Happy End’

Kevin Jagernauth

November 28, 2017 4:40 pm

News

Prior to getting behind the camera on "Happy End," the masterful Michael Haneke had been developing a film called "Flashmob." The movie was said to be about a group of characters who connect through the interne...

‘Happy End’ Trailer: Michael Haneke Takes Apart A Bourgeois Family

Kevin Jagernauth

November 9, 2017 12:45 pm

News, Trailers

In all this talk about the awards season, how could we forget that we had a new movie from Michael Haneke on the way? Debuting this spring at the Cannes Film Festival, "Happy End" has been keeping a low profile...

First Trailer For Michael Haneke’s ‘Happy End’ Steps Into The Social Media Age

Kevin Jagernauth

July 19, 2017 8:49 am

News, Trailers

Michael Haneke is back with "Happy End," and for anyone concerned that the 75 year-old filmmaker might've lost his touch, rest assured the result is nothing short of "stunning cinema." The austere drama was wel...

Michael Haneke Talks Making ‘Happy End’ But Won’t Explain The Film For You [Cannes]

Jordan Ruimy

May 23, 2017 10:10 am

News

Michael Haneke's "Happy End" was easily one of the most anticipated films at Cannes this year. Coming off his last two films, "The White Ribbon" and "Amour," which both won the Palme d'Or, expectations for his ...

Michael Haneke’s ‘Happy End’ Is Austere, Darkly Comic & Stunning Cinema [Cannes Review]

Nikola Grozdanovic

May 21, 2017 9:24 pm

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

Shutting the blinds on the warmth that shined through his previous critically-lauded opus "Amour," Austrian arthouse maestro Michael Haneke is back to doing what he does best: peeling the decadent, bourgeois la...

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