Tag: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
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Jiří Trnka: Animation Retrospective
From April to May, the UK is being treated to a retrospective Jiří Trnka’s animation, through a collaboration by the Czech Centre London, the Czech National Film Archive and specialist cinemas in...
Apr 30, 2012 / Alison Frank‘Chicken with Plums’: Better on Paper
It’s a well-worn observation that the book is better than the movie. But what about the graphic novel? It seems reasonable to expect the transition from one predominantly visual medium to another to...
Oct 27, 2011 / Alison FrankThe 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 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 FrankThe Illusionist: The Obsolescence of the Magician
Sylvain Chomet’s animated film The Illusionist (2010) is based on a script by Jacques Tati, the famous French director and master of live-action physical comedy. The film’s lead character, a...
Dec 15, 2010 / Alison FrankJeunet’s ‘Micmacs’: Racial Stereotypes Overshadow Innovation
At his most successful, Jean-Pierre Jeunet has managed to create films which combine a mainstream approach to storytelling with an artist’s attention to image. Some would argue that “Delicatessen” is...
Apr 23, 2010 / Alison FrankTMA’s 25 Best Films of the Decade (2000-2009)
Lists of this nature rarely serve any meaningful purpose. To include a film means that many more will be excluded. And in a decade’s worth of cinema, to make a list of the “best” at the expense of so...
Dec 16, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongGuy Pearce Isn’t ‘Afraid of the Dark’
Guy Pearce and Bailee Madison will round out the cast of Miramax’s supernatural thriller, “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” which is also set to star Katie Holmes, according to The Hollywood Reporter...
Jul 1, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRecent Articles
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- ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ tops Online Film Critics Awards
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- 5 ½ hour film dominates awards at Locarno
- Shorts at #Locarno67: meditation vs testing the audience’s patience
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