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Incontinent ingliss: ‘Delhi Belly’ spells fun with a capital ‘F’
I watched “Delhi Belly” twice. The first time in the original English/Hindi format and the second time in the dubbed Hindi. It was a different experience each time and frankly, this is an English...
Jul 7, 2011 / Kamayani SharmaIstanbul Documentary Days offers a shift in perception
Documentarist – Istanbul Documentary Days, Turkey’s largest documentary film festival, was held for the fourth time from May 31 to June 5, 2011. The festival has been garnering more attention...
Jun 30, 2011 / N. Buket CengizAwards 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 Tree of Life (2011)
In 1931 Austrian mathematician Kurt Gödel proved what is now known as the Incompleteness Theorem. He demonstrated that within any given system, a robot for example, there would always be at least one...
Jun 27, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe 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 FrankAcademy Awards make another change; Will now nominate 5 to 10 films for Best Picture
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted Tuesday to make another change to the nomination phase of the Best Picture competition. Anywhere from five to 10 films...
Jun 16, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongSurprises 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 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. ArmstrongBeauty Day (2011)
Ralph Zavadil is Cap'n Video, subject of the new documentary "Beauty Day" “I was dealing with human beings, and they’re a pretty fucked up breed.” It probably wouldn’t surprise a lot of people if it...
Jun 6, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongTrailer: ‘Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ English remake
Rooney Mara stars as the titular “Girl With the dragon Tattoo” in David Fincher’s English remake of Danish filmmaker Niels Arden Oplev’s adaptation of the novel by Swedish author Stieg Larsson....
Jun 3, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe rise and fall, and rise of the American gangster movie
James Cagney, the quintessential movie gangster Seemingly always en vogue, gangsters have been especially so in recent years. The grand seigneur of American cinema, Martin Scorsese, finally won his...
Jun 1, 2011 / Torsten ReitzRage against the male machine; Cinema’s subtle female avengers
Jennifer Lawrence as the headstrong Ree in "Winter's Bone" I had recently watched Ingmar Bergman’s all-time-downer classic, “Cries and Whispers,” for the second time when an article critiquing the...
May 31, 2011 / Vanessa GranielloThe 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 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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