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Tribeca picks up North American rights to ‘Misery Loves Comedy’ at Sundance
Park City, UT — Tribeca’s distribution arm, Tribeca Film announced Friday it has acquired North American rights to Kevin Pollak’s directorial debut “Misery Loves Comedy.” The film premiered the same...
Jan 24, 2015 / Eric M. Armstrong‘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 FrankBefore Midnight: Unevenly Matched
Before Midnight offers a long-awaited update on the lives of Céline and Jesse, the couple who met on a train to Vienna in the 90s, then came together again in Paris the 2000s after Jesse wrote a book...
Jul 11, 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. ArmstrongProps 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. 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 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 FrankJulie Delpy’s entertainingly chaotic comedies
This week, a film that was a wonderful surprise rather than the big disappointment that was “Moonrise Kingdom.” I went to see Julie Delpy’s “2 Days in New York” on a whim: the employee at the ticket...
Jun 27, 2012 / Alison Frank‘A Secret World’ at Cinélatino
A Secret World ( Un mundo secreto , 2012) was among 14 films in the fiction feature competition at Cinélatino, Toulouse’s Latin American Film Festival. The film received a special mention from the...
Apr 7, 2012 / Alison Frank‘Orlando’: Does Sex Matter?
Twenty years on, it is well worth revisiting Orlando , Sally Potter’s 1992 adaptation of a Virginia Woolf novel. Subtly convincing the audience that a person’s sex does not define them, the film...
Jan 23, 2012 / Alison FrankThe Power of Limits in ‘The Five Obstructions’
How are you doing with your new year’s resolutions? Did you start this month with enthusiasm and optimism? We seem to enjoy this annual ritual of creating restrictions for ourselves. Some...
Jan 17, 2012 / Alison FrankOnline critics announce nominees for 2011 OFCS Awards
“The Tree of Life”, Terrence Malick’s exploration of suburban family life in the 1950’s, received seven nominations for the 15th Annual Online Film Critics Society awards. The film was nominated for...
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