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Art films don’t have to be serious, but a lot of them are. Madness, suffering, death—at times these become depressingly familiar themes at film festivals. For this reason, the rare comedy film is...
Jan 28, 2012 / Alison Frank
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 Frank
Jude Law and Rachel Weisz star in Fernando Meirelles's "360" This year’s London Film Festival launched with a damp squib in the form of 360 , Fernando Meirelles’ latest feature. How far Merielles...
Oct 12, 2011 / Alison Frank
Having experienced my first two festivals as a member of the press, I feel compelled to compare them, noting the areas where one festival outperformed the other. Although London and Berlin are quite...
Mar 14, 2011 / Alison Frank
Controversial Japanese director Takashi Miike is making a samurai film that he hopes will educate Japan’s youth, according to the AP. “I wanted the audience to realize that this story is not taking...
Sep 11, 2010 / Bryan Lufkin
Film is a fickle medium. In any other industry if you take two of the top performers in their respective spheres and put them together you’ve got a hit. Derek Jeter and A-Rod, peanut butter and...
Apr 13, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongA Paris appeals court fined French filmmaker Luc Besson’s movie company, Europacorp, 100,000 euros ($140,580) on Monday for the death of Alain Dutartre, a 41-year-old cameraman, who was hit by a car...
Jun 29, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongOver the past year or so Somali pirates have been wreaking havoc on countless vessels on the high seas. The life rights of American Captain Richard Phillips’, who recently escaped the clutches of the...
May 29, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongYes, you read that right. John Hillcoat’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s devastatingly disturbing novel “The Road,” finally has a release date and a trailer! Release: October 16 Starring: Viggo...
May 15, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong


