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Slew of reviews on 'Japan Cuts' (New York), Could not make it to Opening Night!
Unfortunately I could not make it to the opening night of Japan Cuts, July 2nd at the Japan Society in New York so I set my fishing net wide and large in search of detailed pieces about what's on the program of this Film Festival. In Japan Cuts Above The Rest Peter...June 20 is World Refugee Day: Some 33 Million People according to the UN
It is not all about me, myself and I.We might be complaining about high oil and food prices but things are not so bad when you compare that with the plight and triumphs of the world 33 million refugees and internally displaced persons whose existence we are reminded of on...Jean-Luc Godard "To Come or not to Come" to Israel
An Opinion" A story can always begin with a citation “From the Press”"" Here is the first citation from the Jerusalem Post:Jean-Luc Godard coming to Israel May 25, 2008 ..”Fabled director and film theorist...First Annual Marfa Film Festival Debuts May 1st
West Texas may not be anyone's vision of a cultural mecca, but amidst the desert plateaus and ocotillo plants lies one of the most unique small towns in America. While Marfa, Texas (pop. 2000) has been known for...Thoroughly Modern Turkey, Istanbul Modern on 'Love & Politics' and 'American ...
It is good when our misconceptions are challenged as to where things happen, where modernity lives. The Istanbul Modern does just that. They are showcasing their own Independent Movie Festival headlined by American Fork until January 31st and this is how I discovered...“I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!”
According to the Jerusalem Post reporter Jonny Paul, the 60th anniversary film festival of the British Council in Israel will be headed by Judy Price a fierce critic of Israel. It appears that the British Council in Israel has the chutzpa to use Ms. Price as their token...George Clooney honoured by French government
"Clooney was presented with the "Chevalier des Arts et Lettres" medal by French Culture Minister Christine Albanel on the fringes of the American Film Festival in Deauville, France, AFP reported."
Tarantino brings spaghetti westerns to Venice Film Fest
It looks like a really good year for the VFF overall, but definitely the coolest part is this: "The line-up for this year's Venice Film Festival has been announced, with 32 spaghetti westerns on the bill.
The... THE LONG ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL
http://www.longislandexchange.com/articles/filmfestival122805.htmlHand-Powered Cinema: International Flipbook Festival
If you're in British Columbia's lower mainland and you want to see some handmade moving pictures, you're in luck. Vancouver is the final stop of the International Flipbook Festival, to which around one hundred... Beverly Cinema Plays Host to Tarantino Grindhouse
The Grindhouse Film Festival, presented by the one and only, Quentin Tarantino, will open this weekend. When bad movies are so bad they are good and arty. This looks like a rad festival, with all kinds of films... Berlinale in Berlin
I love German film, and not because I am dating a beautiful German girl, which does not hurt, but because German film brings such an edge to it that Hollywood has lost. The films just feel Indy without having to say... Sundance Kicks Off!
Urth Caffe doesn't have line-ups, and Los Angeles is moving at a slower than usual pace, which means only one thing: Sundance has arrived. Variety is running a blog from the festival and they've just blogged that someone/something has lost all the press registrations and... Sundance strikes iTunes film deal
"Sundance strikes iTunes film deal The Sundance Film Festival has struck a deal with Apple to allow festival films to be sold through its iTunes store. Thirty-three short films being screened at the festival in Utah will be made available for download for $1.99 (£1). They...Palm Springs Film Fest in full swing..and we're not talking the Tiger kind
Brad Pitt made an appearance last night, alongside his co-star Cate Blanchett, Rinko Kikuchi and Adriana Barraza for Babel. Lots of champagne, dazzling gowns and cool hipsters are channeling the feel of what...
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