TIFF09: A HISTORY OF ISRAELI CINEMA Review
Raphaël Nadjari's A History of Israeli Cinema / Historia Shel Hakolnoah Israeli, Pts. 1 & 2, played at the Berlin Film Forum, then screened at this year's San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (SFJFF), where Janis Plotkin wrote in her... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

REVIEW of ABSURDISTAN (2008)
As its theatrical poster infers, Veit Helmer's third feature Absurdistan (2008) is a buoyant and romantically ebullient fable, tempering the sexual politics of Aristophanes' Lysistrata with enchanting dollops of magical realism and insouciant humor. Since at least the Soviet perestroika,... More »
  

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   
  

IFFR 2009: THE FIXER: THE TAKING OF AJMAL NAQSHBANDI Review
If you take a look at the final audience rating list of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, you'll notice that one of the highest positions is actually held by a documentary which had its World-Premiere there. And you might want... More »
By Ard Vijn   
  

TIFF Review: RESTLESS
Give Amos Kollek's Restless this much: it may be the most aptly titled film at the Toronto International Film Festival, inspiring more than one viewer to furtively check their watch. Restless aims to be the sort of big, important film... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

Global Metal review
In 2005 Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen made a little documentary called Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey. Lovingly dubbed Metal 101 by some, their movie told the story of Metal music’s roots; it’s emergence from working class cities in America... More »
  

Review: THE BAND'S VISIT Strikes the Right Chord
The Band's Visit is a warm, humanistic "night in the life" story that sidesteps the most obvious sentimental traps. The characters depicted in the film are gentle, sweet, beguiling, and droll. They are people who have survived the years by... More »
  

2007 GLOBAL LENS: ALGERIAN CINEMA—REVIEW of Barakat! (Enough!)
In her first feature film Barakat! (Enough!, 2006), documentary filmmaker Djamila Sahraoui creates a compelling tribute to the human spirit, specifically inflected through feminine resiliency and camaraderie. Winner of Best Original Score, Best Screenplay, and the Oumarou Ganda Award for... More »
  

2007 AFF—Ordure / Garbage
If Lotfi Abdelli's award-winning turn as Bahta in Nouri Bouzid's Making Of wins you over to his promising talent, you might want to check out as well his brief appearance in the U.S. premiere of Lotfi Achour's debut short film... More »
  

2007 AFF—REVIEW of Making Of
At the 2006 Carthage Film Festival—the biannual October film festival hosted by the government of Tunisia—Nouri Bouzid's Making Of won the festival's grand prize: the Tanit d'or, or "Golden Tanit" (named for the lunar goddess of ancient Carthage; the award... More »
  

2007 SFIFF50—Michael Hawley's Wrap-Up
The Golden Anniversary edition of the San Francisco International Film Festival came to a close last week. I wish I could say it was the festival to end all festivals, but I can't. That's because, for me at least,... More »
  

İklimler (Climates) Review
By coincidence last week, I happened to watch two stylish Turkish-European co-productions about self-destructive relationships. They could not have taken more different approaches to the subject. Fatih Akin's explosive Gegen die Wand (Head On) is violent, grungy and surprisingly... More »
  

SOUND OF THE SOUL—Interview With Stephen Olsson
Stephen Olsson has produced and directed documentary films, television series and feature news reports throughout the world. He has been the recipient of television's three major awards: the National Emmy Award, the Du-Pont-Columbia Silver Baton for excellence in broadcast... More »
  

2007 SFIAAFF—Michael Hawley's Preview
Michael Hawley offers his tips for the upcoming San Francisco International Asian-American Film Festival. Thank you, Michael! Several weeks have passed since the dispiriting experience of learning that none of the films on my SFIAAFF07 wish list would be... More »
  

GHOSTS OF ABU GHRAIB—The World Affairs Council Q&A With Rory Kennedy and Mark Danner
As something of a companion piece to my Greencine interview with Rory Kennedy regarding her documentary Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, which premiered last night on HBO, I offer up this report of her onstage appearance at San Francisco's Cowell... More »
  

AFI Fest Report: Frozen Days Review
In his usual comprehensive manner, Twitch's The Gomorrahizer gathered in one article a synoposis, links to the official web site, and a selection of trailers, so please click there to find out more about the film. There are at... More »
  
 
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