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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 #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 Frank5 ½ hour film dominates awards at Locarno
From What is Before , a 338-minute film by Filipino director Lav Diaz, has won the Golden Leopard, grand prize of the 67th Locarno Film Festival. The moody and atmospheric black-and-white film...
Sep 1, 2014 / Alison FrankShorts at #Locarno67: meditation vs testing the audience’s patience
A guest blog from Mico Tatalovic When the representative of Single Stream , one of the shorts screened here, said ‘hope you enjoy our trashy movie’ I didn’t actually expect it to be about trash. Nor...
Aug 16, 2014 / Alison Frank‘The Fool’: A modern propaganda film
Dima Nitikin is an honest plumber who lives with his wife and son in his parents’ apartment. Studying architecture in his spare time, he’s what you might call ambitious, but not by his mother’s...
Aug 13, 2014 / Alison FrankFidelio, l’odyssée d’Alice: At sea in search of love
A mechanic in the French navy, Alice (Ariane Labed) spends much of her life on board cargo ships. Her new boyfriend Félix, a Norwegian graphic novelist, waits patiently for her at home. She is called...
Aug 12, 2014 / Alison FrankShorts at Locarno 2014: Highlights from young talent
A screenshot from All we Share A guest post from Mico Tatalovic, in Locarno, Switzerland. Strolling through the narrow streets of Locarno, a picturesque lake-side town surrounded by the Alps, on the...
Aug 10, 2014 / Alison FrankTallgrass Film Festival: Day 2 Preview
Films screen all day at the Orpheum Theatre, Scottish Rite, Central Library, Historical Museum, Garvey Center, Hotel at Old Town and the C.A.C. Theatre at WSU. Click here for Friday’s schedule . Be...
Oct 18, 2013 / StaffDocumentarist 2013 means more in light of Gezi Resistance
The 6th Istanbul Documentary Days was blessed with an outstanding location for a documentary film festival: a park which has become a cause and a symbol of an urban uprising movement that has spread...
Jul 22, 2013 / N. Buket CengizNo: Too Good at Recreating the 80s
In 1988, Chile held a referendum to decide whether dictator Augusto Pinochet should stay in power. For one month, both sides could express their views in daily 15-minute TV slots. Pablo Larraín’s new...
Feb 7, 2013 / 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 Frank2012 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 / Staff‘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 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 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...
Sep 22, 2012 / Alison FrankRecent Articles
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- 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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