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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 FrankLoco: London’s 1st Comedy Film Festival
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 FrankA Disappointing Start to the 55th London Film Festival
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 FrankBerlinale vs. LFF: A Press Perspective
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 FrankJapanese director wants new film to educate kids
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 LufkinPolanski 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. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #30 – Date Night, Repo Men
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. ArmstrongRoman 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. ArmstrongRecent 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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