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INDIEFEST 2010: Michael Hawley's Quartet Preview

Documentary, Drama, Middle East, Random Festival News, USA & Canada

by Michael Guillen, February 3, 2010 2:15 PM

[Our thanks to Michael Hawley for offering his preview of SF IndieFest 2010 to the Twitch readership.] The 12th edition of the San Francisco Independent Film Festival--better known as SF IndieFest--takes over the Roxie Theater for two weeks starting... More >>

Foreign Langauge Oscar: The Short List

Asia, Continental Europe & Russia, Mexico & South America, Middle East, UK, Ireland, Australia & New Zealand

by Kurt Halfyard, January 21, 2010 10:29 AM

After all the love on the festival circuit, I am surprised not to see Police, Adjective on the final short list for the Best Foreign Language Film nominees. AMPAS has narrowed it down to nine, with further pruning to...

First Look At Ari Folman's Next: THE CONGRESS

Animation, Continental Europe & Russia, Middle East, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

by Ben Umstead, January 20, 2010 12:45 PM

Israeli filmmaker, Ari Folman made a huge impact in 2008 with his meditative animated war doc WALTZ WITH BASHIR. A film that many feel was robbed at Oscar time.About this time last year Folman announced he was going to adapt...

The Global Film Initiative Announces Global Lens 2010 Film Lineup

Africa, Asia, Comedy, Continental Europe & Russia, Drama, Mexico & South America, Middle East, Random Festival News, South Asia

by Michael Guillen, December 15, 2009 6:44 PM

A FIPRESCI award-winner, an Oscar® candidate and seven U.S. premieres highlight The Global Film Initiative's upcoming Global Lens 2010 film series. As announced late last week, 10 award-winning narrative feature films from Algeria, China, India, Iran, Mexico, Peru, Serbia, South... More >>

HASHMATSA / DEFAMATION (2009): Interview With Yoav Shamir

Documentary, Middle East

by Michael Guillen, November 3, 2009 2:46 PM

Simone Bitton's Rachel took the bullet for Yoav Shamir's Hashmatsa / Defamation (2009), which I would have predicted to be the target of outrage at the 29th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (SFJFF). By the time Defamation finally screened,... More >>

"You Hold Gun Like Little Girl. Hold Gun Like Woman."

Action, Middle East

by Todd Brown, October 19, 2009 10:41 AM

A former Bond girl in a female driven action film? From Israel? That's exactly what director Danny Lerner has delivered with Kirot. Lerner's sophomore picture had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and stars former Bond...

WALTZ WITH BASHIR Review

Animation, Documentary, Middle East

by Todd Brown, October 18, 2009 10:21 PM

[Our thanks to regular reader Agent Wax for sending in the following review from the Singapore Animation Nation Festival.]In many ways, this is the hardest review I've ever sat down and committed myself to writing. I regret watching Ari...

AFF09: Michael Hawley Previews the Line-up

Action, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Middle East, Musical, Random Festival News, Thriller

by Michael Guillen, October 15, 2009 2:19 PM

The 13th Arab Film Festival (AFF) kicks off tonight, October 15 and continues through Sunday, October 25 in San Francisco (Castro, Opera Plaza), San Jose (Camera 12 Cinemas) and Berkeley (Shattuck Cinemas). This year's line-up of films from the... More >>

Trailer for Islam Punk doc 'Taqwacore'. Opens in Toronto October 16th!

Documentary, Middle East, Musical, USA & Canada

by Andrew Mack, October 10, 2009 9:00 PM

Youth and the disenchanted will find their voice through whichever means they find themselves attracted to. A documentary about a punk music movement within the Islamic faith certainly sounds compelling. Taqwacore opens here in Toronto at the Royal Theatre... More >>

MVFF32: Michael Hawley's Capsule Reviews

Comedy, Continental Europe & Russia, Documentary, Drama, Mexico & South America, Middle East, Musical, Random Festival News, UK, Ireland, Australia & New Zealand, USA & Canada

by Michael Guillen, October 9, 2009 6:36 PM

Hipsters (Russia, dir. Valery Todorovsky)--I never expected that my favorite film of the fest would be a splashy, wide-screen Russian musical set in 1955 Moscow, but there you go. Hipsters recounts the phenomenon of stilyagi, the name given to... More >>

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Michael Guillen commented on IFFR 2010: ALAMAR Review: Nice review, Peter. This film is certainly gaining its adherents as time goes along (that is, festival time). It will be prominently featured in the...
TorontoScreenShots commented on Hard Core Logo 2: Hmmm. Alternately excited and terrified of this. Sequels generally suck, even if I've been loving McDonald's films all over again recently (after seei...
Michael Guillen commented on IFFR 2010: "R" Review: Bullying the crap out of festival winners is essential, I think, to balancing audiences against juries. Your review has brought this film to my atten...
Ard Vijn commented on LOURDES Review: It bears noticing that this film has been awarded prices both from specifically Catholic juries and specifically Atheist juries. Which points to some ...
zipbangboom commented on First Images Arrive From Tran Ahn Hung's Adaptation of Murakami's NORWEGIAN WOOD!: "the only previous Murakami to make it to the big screen being based on a short story." 'hear the wind sing' (kazuki omori, 1980) trailer viewable he...
Ard Vijn commented on Neil Gaiman confirms writing an episode of Doctor Who.: I've seen many pictures of Neil Gaiman, but this was surely the creepiest you could find. His face looks positively elfin in this!...
ironfader commented on Have Your Say: Should animal cruelty in Asian films be censored when those films are released in Europe and the US?: Touchy subject, but I'm from Austin, TX and I cook BBQ twice a week. Nothing is better than steak, pork ribs and sausage smoked over mesquite or pecan...
zombeaner commented on Have Your Say: Should animal cruelty in Asian films be censored when those films are released in Europe and the US?: I wanted to add that I do appreciate when a DVD, Cannibal Holocaust for example, gives the home viewer the option of watching the film without the ani...
zombeaner commented on Have Your Say: Should animal cruelty in Asian films be censored when those films are released in Europe and the US?: I don't pretend to have any answers. Personally, cuteness plays a part. I have no problem killing all of the scorpions, spiders, ants, etc. So I'm ...
Scott commented on Have Your Say: Should animal cruelty in Asian films be censored when those films are released in Europe and the US?: @Major_Rager - Well said, couldn't agree more. I'm not particularly fond of watching animal cruelty in movies, but the films were made legally in t...