Tag: Toronto International Film Festival
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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 FrankNew Japanese Cinema at ‘Nippon Connection’
Founded in 1999 by students at the University of Frankfurt, Germany, the Nippon Connection film festival has become the biggest platform for current Japanese cinema outside of Japan. The festival...
May 16, 2013 / Alison FrankTwo Treatments of Italy’s Fascist Past
Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Conformist and Vittorio De Sica’s The Garden of the Finzi-Continis were both released in 1970, both based on novels (by Alberto Moravia and Giorgio Bassani, respectively)...
Mar 6, 2012 / Alison Frank‘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 FrankPan’s Labyrinth: A Gateway Film
Pan’s Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno, Guillermo del Toro 2006) is a film that seems to come up frequently on lists of top ten favourite films: finally having the opportunity to see it, I was...
Apr 5, 2011 / Alison FrankEric 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‘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. ArmstrongSneak Peak: The Wrestler
Mickey Rourke teams up with director Darren Aronofsky to tell the story of “The Ram,” a washed out pro-wrestler that yearns for the thrills of the ring. Official Syposis: Release: December 17, 2008...
Nov 2, 2008 / Eric M. ArmstrongRecent Articles
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- 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
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