In The Shadow
David Ondříček's Noirish political thriller "In The Shadow" (Ve Stínu), the Czech 2012 Oscar submission, takes time to develop mood an character. I was reminded
View ArticleMax And The Junkmen
Finally released in the US, Claude Sautet’s 1971 "Max and The Junkmen" has more in common with American anti-hero detective and police procedurals of that
View ArticlePURGE a film by Antti Jokinen
Hollywood-based Finnish director Jokinen (“The Resident”), adapted Finnish author Sofi Oksanen’s play and best selling novel “Puhdistus”(“Purge”) winner of both the 2008 Finlandia Prize and
View ArticleBARBARA
“Barbara”, Germany’s 2012 Oscar submission, summons a little seen world of East Germany circa 1980.East German pediatric doctor Barbara Wolff (Nina Hoss) is banished from
View ArticleWHEN DAY BREAKS, Winner of CWB Special Jury Award
When Day Breaks, directed by Goran Paskaljevic is the Serbian Oscar submission that won Cinema Without Borders’ Special Jury Award at Palm Springs International Film
View ArticleUPRISING, a film by Fredrik Stanton
Fredrik Stanton's "Uprising" documents the Egyptian revolution. Interviews with the chief organizers (including four Nobel Peace Prize nominees) mixed with archival footage and amazing hand
View ArticleLos Angeles Filmforum presents: Jean Rouch: Breaking the Ice
Jean Rouch is simply one of the most significant filmmakers of the 20th century, his approaches influencing innumerable films after him. Filmforum joins with the
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