The Noteworthy: Père Leaves Locarno, Cinema Scope on TIFF, and Anderson on Ozu
Adam CookCinema Scope launches their comprehensive coverage of TIFF, Kevin Corrigan recalls his time with Tony Scott & Thom Andersen writes on Ozu.
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Heavy Metal: An Interview with "Leviathan" Co-Director Véréna Paravel
Adam CookThis incredible experimental doc is now out in the US; we talked to the filmmakers at Locarno.
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Trailer for Brian De Palma's "Passion"
NotebookStarring Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace, a remake of Alain Corneau’s final film, Love Crime (2010).
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Toronto International Film Festival 2012 Lineup
NotebookTIFF has announced its 2012 lineup and it is chock full of films.
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Madwomen (and Men) in the Jungle: A Conversation with Chantal Akerman
Darren HughesAkerman’s Joseph Conrad adaptation sees its US release.
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Dialogue as Context: A Conversation with Santiago Mitre
Michael GuillenAn interview with the Argentine director of the Locarno, TIFF and NYFF-selected film, El Estudiante.
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NYFF 2011. Mojtaba Mirtahmasb and Jafar Panahi's "This Is Not a Film"
David HudsonA ‘micro-scaled masterpiece… that makes Panahi’s artistry all the more heartening and his imprisonment all the more infuriating."
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Tacita Dean's "Film" and "Edwin Parker"
David HudsonWith Film, Tacita Dean becomes the 12th artist to fill the cavernous Turbine hall for Tate Modern’s Unilever series.
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Venice, Toronto, Vancouver 2011. Johnnie To's "Life Without Principle"
David Hudson“Relentless and exciting, and expansive in its critique of the various ways institutions screw the individual.”
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Naked Repose: A Conversation with James Benning about "Twenty Cigarettes"
Darren HughesDiscussing the “real face,” his life and work, and stories about the smokers in his video project.
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NYFF 2011. James Benning's "Twenty Cigarettes"
David HudsonSomewhere “between ‘hypnotically fascinating’ and ‘squalidly tedious.’”
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NYFF 2011. Petzold, Graf and Hochhäusler's "Dreileben"
David HudsonWhat’s fascinating is not only the impulse to rank the three the films of the trilogy but also how differently various critics do.