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‘The Other’ at The 2nd London Iranian Film Festival
The London Iranian Film Festival is only in its second year, but already it boasts an enchanting and highly professional-looking trailer, as well as a varied line-up of films that blast open the old...
Dec 6, 2011 / Alison FrankA Step Forward: New African Film in Paris
Going to the cinema is one of many everyday pleasures to be had in Paris: the typical variety of films on offer, particularly in the Latin Quarter, seems like a 365-day film festival. On any given...
Nov 21, 2011 / Alison FrankHomicide investigators reopen Natalie Wood case
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office is reopening its investigation into the death of Natalie Wood, authorities said Thursday. The Academy Award-nominated actress, known for her...
Nov 19, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongSacha Baron Cohen in talks to join Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’
Quentin Tarantino is wasting no time filling out the cast for his latest project “Django Unchained.” Sacha Baron Cohen is the latest actor set to sign on to the slavery revenge flick, which already...
Nov 12, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongAdapting to ‘The Skin I Live In’: The Antidote to Horror
I won’t give too much away about The Skin I Live In ( La piel que habito ): unlike Woody Allen’s films, an Almodóvar doesn’t come along every year, so it’s important to savour them. Psychologists at...
Nov 4, 2011 / Alison FrankJohnny Depp to play Dr. Seuss in live-action feature
Johnny Depp will produce and likely star in Dr. Seuss biopic. After starring as the Mad Hatter in “Alice in Wonderland,” Willy Wonka in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” and Peter Pan author J.M....
Oct 7, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongAn open letter to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings
Reed Hastings, CEO and co-founder of Netflix. Mr. Hastings, Assuming you’ve recently been inundated with angry emails, I thought I’d quickly and respectfully explain why so many of your customers are...
Sep 20, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongRaoul Ruiz, legendary Chilean filmmaker, dead at 70
Raoul Ruiz, the celebrated, prolific, Chilean-born filmmaker has died. He was 70. Ruiz, not known for a specific standout film, was rather known for his vast catalog of more than 100 innovative,...
Aug 20, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong‘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 FrankAronofsky eyes Noah’s Ark pic
“Black Swan” director Darren Aronofsky is seeking financing for a new film about the Biblical story Noah’s Ark. After “Black Swan,” which grossed $315 million worldwide on a $12 million budget and...
Jun 11, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe 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‘Tree of Life’ wins Palme d’Or
Brad Pitt stars in the Palme d'Or-winning "The Tree of Life" Writer-director Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life,” the year’s most anticipated and buzzed about film, won the Cannes Film Festival’s...
May 22, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Breathless’ star Jean-Paul Belmondo receives Palme d’Or
The iconic Jean-Paul Belmondo with Jean Seberg in "Breathless" More than 50 years after “Breathless” Cannes finally gave Jean-Paul Belmondo a Palme d’Or. Belmondo, one the biggest stars of The French...
May 19, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongLars Von Trier banned from Cannes for Hitler remarks
Lars Von Trier calls himself a Nazi at Cannes The Cannes Film Festival declared Danish filmmaker Lars Von Trier a “persona non grata” and banned him from the festival Wednesday for saying he...
May 19, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongNew clip: ‘Tree of Life’
A new clip has been released from the most anticipated movie of this young decade, Terrence Malick’s “Tree of Life.” Mr. O’Brien (Brad Pitt), an overbearing, strict father is out of the house while...
May 13, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongRecent Articles
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- 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
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