Fantasia 09 Review: BLACK
[OK, so I am not actually in Montreal right now, but in the spirit of the fine programming on hand at this years festival, I had a look-see at Pierre Laffargue's directorial debut, the action crime extravaganza, Black.] Kitchen-sink filmmaking... More »
  

DVD Review (Part Two): Jeonju Digital Project 2000-2008
On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, the Jeonju International Film Festival has released a handsomely packaged compilation of 27 shorts by filmmakers from Asia, Africa and Europe. For the past decade, JIFF has been commissioning films from three... More »
By Jon Pais   
  

DVD Review (Part One): Jeonju Digital Project 2000-2008
On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, the Jeonju International Film Festival has released a handsomely packaged compilation of 27 shorts by filmmakers from Asia, Africa and Europe. For the past decade, JIFF has been commissioning films from three directors... More »
By Jon Pais   
  

IFFR 2009 Wrap-up by Peter Cornelissen: more reviews than you can shake a stick at!
Last year I commented how funny it was that loyal forumer and sometimes contributor Peter Cornelissen had seen many movies, yet our lists hardly overlapped. Well, guess what: this year I saw more movies, Peter Cornelissen saw more movies, but... More »
By Ard Vijn   
  

REVIEW of DELWENDE at the SFFS Sundance Kabuki Screen
In his unpublished 1997 dissertation "From 'Culture' to 'Commercialization': The Production and Packaging of an African Cinema in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso", Thomas J. Bikales offered the sobering reminder: "[A]s much as Africa's and Burkina's films and film makers penetrate the... More »
  

KIRIKOU AND THE SORCERESS, Taiwanese Regionfree LE DVD Review
Take note Criterion, take note Eureka. You're both concerned and dedicated about bringing works of art to the attention of movie-lovers worldwide, by providing English-friendly releases of select worthy titles. You hunt for the best possible audio- and video transfers... More »
By Ard Vijn   
  

TIFF REPORT: Bamako Review
Bamako reminded me of why I chose The Evening Class as the name for my personal film blog. It is right in league with Sembene's assertion that African cinemas are the evening class for adults who approach cinema as... More »
  

MICHELANGELO ANTONIONI'S THE PASSENGER DVD
Using his camera like a mute witness, and sans virtually all standard genre conventions and special effects Michael Antonioni creates a suspenseful masterpiece about identity and desire. I was told by my PR rep that if it were in... More »
  

Hot Docs Report: Black Gold REVIEW
So the first question you have to ask yourself before you decide to go and see a film about the devastating effects of the global coffee industry upon agriculture in Africa is – Do you even like coffee? Because... More »
By Mathew   
  

AFI Fest Report: Tsotsi Review
Checking in once again from AFI here's Peter Martin with a quick look at one of the year's big buzz films: Gavin Hood's Tsotsi. ---------------------------- Yes, TSOTSI lives up to the hype. The South African film was a surprise... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

TIFF Report: Les Saignantes Review
Any time you hit a festival like this you, by default, hit a lot of films blind and while you undoubtedly strike a lot of gold that way every festival also has its unrelentingly bad moments. In Philadelphia this year... More »
By Todd Brown   
  
 
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