2012
62 articles
Lawrence of Arabia: Deserving of its Place in the Sun
This year marked the 50 th anniversary of David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia . To mark the occasion, a digitally restored edition was released, and I had a chance to see it on the Empire Leicester...
Dec 31, 2012 / Alison FrankTop 10 of 2012
As we reach the end of an inspiring year for cinema, here are ten titles that stood out for me in 2012, and an explanation of why I chose each of them. Although I saw many of these at film festivals,...
Dec 24, 2012 / Alison FrankSound of My Voice (2012)
Sometimes, maybe most of the time, ambiguous endings are cop-outs. The crime isn’t in subverting audience expectations—who wants movies without surprises?—but in betraying the stories themselves....
Nov 30, 2012 / Scott Armstrong2012 Beneath the Earth Film Fest opens, selects TMA critic as Grand Juror
The 2012 Beneath the Earth Film Festival kicked off with an international selection of independent films Thursday. This year’s official selection, which includes films from the US, Taiwan, Germany...
Nov 6, 2012 / StaffThe Master (2012)
Paul Thomas Anderson has a taste for the epic. It was always there, from the sprawling spectacle of “Boogie Nights” (1997) to the experimental spider web narrative of “Magnolia” (1999) and the...
Nov 5, 2012 / Eric M. ArmstrongDisney buys Lucasfilm for $4 billion, plans ‘Star Wars 7’ for 2015
George Lucas, pen in hand, poses with Disney CEO Bog Iger before finalizing the historic deal (Photo: Rick Rowell, AP) Burbank, CA – The Walt Disney Company agreed Tuesday to acquire Lucasfilm Ltd....
Oct 31, 2012 / Staff‘Village at the End of the World’: Help Wanted?
“Village at the End of the World,” a documentary set in Greenland, presents some interesting similarities with “Eat Sleep Die,” the last film I reviewed. Both revolve around unemployment, and the...
Oct 22, 2012 / Alison Frank‘Eat Sleep Die’: Asking for a little more
“Eat Sleep Die” (“Äta sova dö,” dir. Gabriela Pichler), treats a topic of central concern in this time of financial crisis: unemployment. Set in a village in Sweden, the film revolves around...
Oct 21, 2012 / Alison FrankFrom Senegal to Saudi Arabia: Girls working for change
“Wadjda” (Haifaa Al Mansour, 2012) and “Tall as the Baobab Tree” (“Grand comme le Baobab,” Jeremy Teicher, 2012) are set in far distant countries: the first in Saudi Arabia, the second in Senegal....
Oct 19, 2012 / Alison Frank‘To Rome With Love’: Unfairly Underrated
Audiences and critics alike seem to have a soft spot for nostalgia of late: witness the superlative praise lavished on “The Artist” (2011), which did little more than copy silent films of the past....
Oct 17, 2012 / Alison FrankBFI London Film Festival: Opening Reviews
The BFI London Film Festival 2012 starts tomorrow, and if you haven’t bought tickets yet, it’s not too late. There are still tickets left for many films, including the ones reviewed here. While...
Oct 9, 2012 / Alison FrankKelly Marcel to write screenplay for adaptation of ‘Fifty Shads of Grey’
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA, October 8, 2012—Universal Pictures and Focus Features today announced that Kelly Marcel will write the screenplay to the highly anticipated film adaptation of “Fifty Shades of...
Oct 8, 2012 / StaffWerner Herzog is a plastic bag in Ramin Bahrani short film
Ramin Bahrani, the New York-based auteur responsible for such indie darlings as “Chop Shop” (2007) and “Goodbye Solo” (2008) shot a curious little short in 2009 called “Plastic Bag.” It follows a...
Sep 30, 2012 / Eric M. Armstrong‘The Queen of Versailles’: a call for revolution
This documentary gives curious viewers a glimpse into the life of timeshare mogul David Siegel and his family. The titular ‘queen’ is Siegel’s wife Jacqueline, and Versailles is the monster home they...
Sep 24, 2012 / Alison Frank56th BFI London Film Festival: Preview
As public ticket sales for the BFI London Film Festival open Monday (24 September), the time is ripe for a preview blog. Having attended a number international film festivals this year, I’ve already...
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