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TMA FilmCast #31 — Alison Frank reports from 67th Locarno Film Fest

TMA 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 Frank
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Short and Swede

Short 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 Frank
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Obscure Objects of Desire: Surrealism, Fetishism and Politics

Obscure Objects of Desire: Surrealism, Fetishism and Politics

Was the surrealist ambition to revolutionise consciousness a natural fit with revolutionary politics? The relationship between art and politics has historically been problematic: witness the sterile,...

Jan 7, 2013 / Alison Frank
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‘The Light Thief’ Shines and Short-Circuits

‘The Light Thief’ Shines and Short-Circuits

Director Aktan Arym Kubat casts himself in the title role of The Light Thief (2010), an electrician nicknamed Svet-Ake (‘Mr Light’). Svet-Ake feels it his duty to ensure that all of his neighbours in...

Aug 9, 2011 / Alison Frank
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Good Hair, Good Humour, Good Questions

Good Hair, Good Humour, Good Questions

In “Good Hair” (Jeff Stilson, 2009) Chris Rock offers an initiation into the world of African-American women’s hairstyling. I was immediately excited by this winning combination of a much-loved...

Jul 8, 2010 / Alison Frank
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Polanski Finally Speaks Out

Polanski Finally Speaks Out

Finally breaking months of silence, famed “Chinatown” director, Roman Polanski, released a statement Sunday criticizing Swiss and US authorities for attempting to extradite him on a 33-year-old child...

May 3, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
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Eric Rohmer: It’s Good to Talk

Eric Rohmer: It’s Good to Talk

If you read the newspaper articles that appeared following the death of Eric Rohmer early this year, you will have come across the cliché that his work is ‘talky’: the implicit criticism is that...

Mar 20, 2010 / Alison Frank
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Roman Polanski Arrested On 30-Year-Old Warrant

Roman Polanski Arrested On 30-Year-Old Warrant

Famed and acclaimed director, Roman Polanski, was nabbed by Swiss police as he arrived in the country to receive an award at the Zurich Film Festival and will likely face extradition to the United...

Sep 27, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
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‘School of Rock’ Director Attached to ‘Liars’

‘School of Rock’ Director Attached to ‘Liars’

“School of Rock” helmer, Richard Linklater, is in final negotiations to direct “Liars (A-E)” for Scott Rudin and Miramax, according to Variety . Emma Forrest penned the script, a romantic comedy that...

Jul 28, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
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Amelia Trailer

The story of the relationship between famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart and her husband George Putnam. Director: Mira Nair Writer: Ronald Bass Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures Cast: Hilary Swank, Richard...

Jun 26, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
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