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Looking for 'Slow Cinema' at the Berlin International Film Festivalnew
If this year's Berlinale was dominated and ultimately defined by polyglot international coproductions that, as one British colleague joked, might have been rated "G" for globalization, the festival's most memorable offerings came from filmmakers who looked no farther than their own backyards for inspiration.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
02-20-2009 |
Movies
Can 'Trouble the Water' Wrangle an Oscar from 'Man on Wire'?new
Regardless of who takes the gold on Sunday, Carl Deal feels his film's influence on the discussion about Katrina -- specifically, its first-person commentary on how governments prioritize and interact with the people they are supposed to serve -- is victory enough.
The 'Third Wave' of Theatrical 3-D is in Full Swing ... But it May Be The Last
Super Bowl Sunday was a glimpse of the future of 3-D: the studio made it as easy as possible for the theatrical 3-D experience to be duplicated on your TV screen.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
02-17-2009 |
Movies
Is This the Year the Portland International Film Fest Will Matter?new
Despite cramming a ridiculous number of hard-to-find films into a relatively short timeframe, the Portland International Film Festival simply isn't on the radar for most Portlanders. But this year, people are talking about PIFF. Call it the Coraline Effect.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
02-05-2009 |
Movies
The Kult of Al Kaprieliannew
New England weather-caster Al Kaprielian is not at all like the smooth-talking and self-possessed meteorologists on the air in major markets. And his eccentric delivery has won him a cult following to rival -- well, David Bowie.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
02-05-2009 |
Movies
Petite Movies With Hearts Big Enough for Oscarnew
For all their brevity, the short films nominated this year for the Oscar carry as much invention and feeling as any feature-length movie from last year.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
02-04-2009 |
Movies
Laika Launches 'Coraline,' and Its Creators Wonder: What Now?new
There are fewer than 1,000 people in the world who specialize in stop-motion animation. Many of the 30 animators who worked on Coraline, as well as the more than 250 technicians and designers who labored alongside them, came to Portland with the hope that Laika represented something more stable.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
02-04-2009 |
Movies
The Sundance Experiencenew
If the highs weren’t as high as those of some Sundances past — no radical, out-of-left-field debut features or eight-figure sales deals to write home about — neither were the lows as dispiritingly low.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
01-30-2009 |
Movies
Tags: Sundance Film Festival
Six Directors, 126 Actors, and Two Days in North Chucknew
Two days, six directors casting as many as nine film and stage productions, and 126 actors — most of them previously unknown to the directors and their companies — cycled through a mass casting call in five-minute segments. Nerve-jangling for the actors? Sure. But a tangible step toward a better-connected local indie community.
Charleston City Paper |
Dan Conover |
01-28-2009 |
Movies
Sundance Rewind: 2009 Sundance Film Festival Recap
In a weird year for Sundance -- and the world -- I guess you had to laugh if you didn't want to cry.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
01-26-2009 |
Movies
Tags: Sundance Film Festival
Sundance's Best So Farnew
Push, Cold Souls, and Paper Heart are reviewed. The color ain't purple.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
01-23-2009 |
Movies
Step Critics: Who Cares About Oscar Nominations?new
See what Tuscon Weekly's critics have to say about the best and worst films of 2008.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna and Bob Grimm |
01-22-2009 |
Movies
Tags: Year in Review
Movie Buzz: We Want to Get Awaynew
As much as we might think the opposite, audiences are running toward escapist fare like Paul Blart, which should bode well for this week’s movies.
Metro Spirit |
Mariah Gardner |
01-21-2009 |
Movies
Movie Buzz: Low-Concept Fare Takes Over Movie Houses
Critically lauded movies are being run out of movie houses by low-concept fare like Paul Blart: Mall Cop and My Bloody Valentine 3-D.
Metro Spirit |
Mariah Gardner |
01-12-2009 |
Movies
The Delayed Gratification of 2009's Movie Awards Seasonnew
Surveying a couple hundred year-end lists by movie reviewers and entertainment writers can be a soul-squishing thing, particularly if you read the reasoning and rationales, the dithers, the doubts, the demurrals, the dishing and dashing to and fro, recurring, recurring.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
01-07-2009 |
Movies
