Articles by Alison Frank
123 articles
The Pleasures of ‘Potiche’
In Potiche , Catherine Deneuve plays Suzanne Pujol, the titular ‘trophy wife’ who thinks that jogging, housekeeping and writing light verse are enough to keep her happy. But deep down, she feels...
Sep 2, 2011 / Alison Frank‘Cold Fish’: The Aquarium Serial Killer
Cold Fish (Japan, 2010) is the story of serial killer, Murata, who owns a tropical fish shop, and the way in which he forces Shamoto, a mild-mannered family man, to become his accomplice. To read a...
Aug 15, 2011 / Alison Frank‘The Light Thief’ Shines and Short-Circuits
Director Aktan Arym Kubat casts himself in the title role of The Light Thief (2010), an electrician nicknamed Svet-Ake (‘Mr Light’). Svet-Ake feels it his duty to ensure that all of his neighbours in...
Aug 9, 2011 / Alison FrankRushes Soho Shorts Festival 2011
The 13 th edition of the Rushes Soho Shorts Festival took place in London at the end of last month (20 th -29 th July, 2011). The festival gives awards to short films in 8 competitive categories:...
Aug 1, 2011 / Alison FrankNot Just Another Berlusconi: Gianni Di Gregorio and ‘Salt of Life’
Gianni Di Gregorio’s newest film, Salt of Life ( Gianni e le donne , 2011) was screened at a special preview at London’s Curzon Mayfair cinema last Thursday (21 July). Following the screening, the...
Jul 26, 2011 / Alison FrankCinema City’s Serbian Wallflowers
'If the Seed Doesn't Die' When writing a film festival report, the tendency is to focus on the films that have won awards: this was true of my own reports on the Cinema City IFF for the Little White...
Jul 14, 2011 / Alison Frank‘My Wedding and Other Secrets’ at Barbican’s New Zealand Film Festival
Blink and you’d have missed it: the Barbican’s New Zealand Film Festival 2011 took place over just 3 days in London last weekend. Although it is a nice idea for every country, however small, to have...
Jul 9, 2011 / Alison FrankAwards Announced at Cinema City
Last Saturday, June 27 th , the awards of the 4 th annual Cinema City International Film Festival were announced at the closing ceremony in Novi Sad, Serbia. The festival gives its signature Ibis...
Jun 27, 2011 / Alison FrankThe Past and Future of Film Criticism at Cinema City
The Cinema City film festival in Novi Sad , Serbia, hosted a panel discussion on the future of film criticism with director Gerald Peary, following the screening of his documentary, For the Love of...
Jun 22, 2011 / Alison FrankIn Limbo at Cinema City
Maria Sødahl has made an assured feature debut with Limbo (2010) at the Cinema City film festival, Novi Sad, Serbia. The film was previously screened at Montreal and Thessaloniki. Set in the 1970s,...
Jun 20, 2011 / Alison FrankCinema City Kicks Off in Novi Sad, Serbia
Živojinović receives his lifetime achievement award Last night the opening ceremony took place for the 4 th annual Cinema City film festival in Novi Sad , Serbia. The festival introduced the members...
Jun 19, 2011 / Alison FrankSurprises in Taxi Driver
Despite their renown, some famous films are able to surprise new generations of filmgoers. A first-time viewer of The Graduate might only know of the character of Mrs. Robinson, familiar from the...
Jun 13, 2011 / Alison FrankThe Graduate: A True Crowd-Pleaser
Watching The Graduate (Mike Nichols, 1967) is an experience that is uplifting and depressing at the same time. Uplifting because the film marries a stimulating aesthetic and a good story so...
May 23, 2011 / Alison Frank‘Submarine’: Not Sublime, but Everyday
Submarine has been given, on the whole, an easy ride from the critics. I think that there are three reasons for over-indulgence towards this largely forgettable film. First, for many UK reviewers,...
May 16, 2011 / Alison FrankFilmmuseet: Norway’s Film History
If you find yourself in Oslo, the Norwegian Film Institute’s ‘Filmmuseet’ (Film Museum) is worth a visit. Housed in ‘Filmens Hus’, same building as the city’s cinematheque, this free, compact...
May 10, 2011 / Alison FrankRecent Articles
- Review: ‘A War’ explores war’s quiet, forgotten horrors
- TMA FilmCast #33 — Vera Chytilova and the Czech New Wave
- The fantasist: The comic art of Woody Allen
- Tribeca picks up North American rights to ‘Misery Loves Comedy’ at Sundance
- TMA FilmCast #32 — Alison Frank interviews Ana Geislerova
- ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ tops Online Film Critics Awards
- TMA FilmCast #31 — Alison Frank reports from 67th Locarno Film Fest
- 5 ½ hour film dominates awards at Locarno
- Shorts at #Locarno67: meditation vs testing the audience’s patience
- ‘The Fool’: A modern propaganda film
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