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Review: ‘A War’ explores war’s quiet, forgotten horrors
More than 14 years later and the war in Afghanistan is still going on. President Obama declared the end of U.S. military combat operations in Afghanistan in December of 2014, but 9,800 American...
Feb 24, 2016 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #33 — Vera Chytilova and the Czech New Wave
To discuss the British Film Institute’s retrospective on Czech New Wave director Vera Chytilova, Alison Frank is joined by critic Carmen Gray, author Peter Hames, and Michal Bregant director of the...
Mar 14, 2015 / Alison FrankThe fantasist: The comic art of Woody Allen
Everyone knows Woody Allen. At least, everyone thinks they know Woody Allen. His plumage is easily identifiable: horn-rimmed glasses, baggy suit, wispy hair, kvetching demeanor, ironic sense of...
Jan 24, 2015 / Graham DaselerTMA FilmCast #32 — Alison Frank interviews Ana Geislerova
Alison Frank reports from London, where Czech actress Ana Geislerova was in attendance for the screening of ‘Honeymoon’, part of the Made in Prague Festival 2014. LISTEN!
Jan 20, 2015 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ tops Online Film Critics Awards
Ralph Fiennes and Tony Revolori star in “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” / Photo: Fox Searchlight Wes Anderson’s gleeful, absurdist adventure “The Grand Budapest Hotel” took home top honors in the 2014...
Dec 16, 2014 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #31 — Alison Frank reports from 67th Locarno Film Fest
Alison Frank reports from the 67th Locarno Film Festival, interviewing two directors from the international competition, Lucie Borleteau (“Fidélio, l’odyssée d’Alice”) and Andrea Staka (“Cure – The...
Oct 13, 2014 / Alison FrankCinema at the Margins
Wheeler Winston Dixon’s Cinema at the Margins is an enlightening collection of essays and interviews. Wearing his encyclopedic knowledge lightly, Dixon shares his expert insights and research in an...
Mar 17, 2014 / Alison Frank’12 Years a Slave’ wins big at OFCS Awards
The Online Film Critics Society proudly announces the recipients of the 17th annual OFCS awards for excellence in film. Steven McQueen’s “12 Years a Slave” was the standout winner, with recognitions...
Dec 16, 2013 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe Church of Paul Thomas Anderson
By the time he brought Revelation upon Los Angeles in the form of frog rain, Paul Thomas Anderson had already achieved a level of formal and thematic completeness in his body of work which is rare...
Jun 11, 2013 / Jack WelchNew Japanese Cinema at ‘Nippon Connection’
Founded in 1999 by students at the University of Frankfurt, Germany, the Nippon Connection film festival has become the biggest platform for current Japanese cinema outside of Japan. The festival...
May 16, 2013 / Alison Frank‘Farah Goes Bang’ writer/director awarded Norah Ephron Prize at Tribeca
NEW YORK — First-time writer/director Meera Menon (“Farah Goes Bang”) took home the inaugural Nora Ephron Prize at the 12th annual Tribeca Film Festival on Thursday. Menon was selected out of eight...
Apr 26, 2013 / Eric M. ArmstrongFocus Features picks up Jean-Marc Vallee’s ‘Dallas Buyers Club’
NEW YORK — Focus Features has picked up the domestic and Latin American distribution rights to Jean-Marc Vallée’s “Dallas Buyers Club,” Focus CEO James Schamus and Focus president Andrew Karpen said...
Apr 26, 2013 / Eric M. ArmstrongShort and Swede
Göteborg is the home of Scandinavia’s most important international film festival, offering one of the world’s most generous prizes: a Dragon Award of 1 million Swedish kronor (nearly 158 000 USD) for...
Feb 19, 2013 / Alison FrankProps from ‘ParaNorman’ to be auctioned off for charity
LOS ANGELES -– Animation buffs, movie fans, and memorabilia collectors will all have the chance to own unique hand-crafted materials from Academy Award nominee, “ParaNorman.” The internet auction is...
Feb 15, 2013 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Lincoln’ leads 2013 Oscar race with 12 noms
Steven Spielberg’s period drama about Abraham Lincoln’s noble quest to emancipate the slaves looms largest in the 2013 Oscar picture with 12 nominations. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and...
Jan 10, 2013 / Eric M. ArmstrongRecent 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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