Tag: film journalism
NZIFF: New Chinese Animation
How much of your daily thoughts are dedicated to independent Chinese animation? I thought so. Film is an education, of course, and the New Zealand…
NZIFF: International Showcase Animated Shorts
The Animation NOW! portion of the New Zealand International Film Festival will have an evening session entitled International Showcase. This will feature some inspiring animated…
NZIFF: Black & White Animated Shorts
The Animation NOW! segment of the New Zealand International Film Festival is broken down into appropriate categories, and day two of NZIFF showcases two more…
NZIFF: Animation NOW! Opens The Festival
The New Zealand International Film Festival opens later today local time (Friday evening) with the Animation NOW! programme, beginning with Living Masters New Works. The…
New Zealand International Film Festival Is Here
Uniquely consolidated across the country in 2009, the New Zealand International Film Festival is about to kick-off, literally a national event which shows some of…
Cannes Compétition Prospectus – You Were Never Really Here
You Were Never Really Here Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom, United States, France CRITICAL RESPONSE “Male directors are often criticized for having a taste for gratuitous…
Cannes Compétition Prospectus – L'amant double
L’amant double François Ozon France CRITICAL RESPONSE “A sexy, deliciously silly and twisty thriller that laughs in the face of commonplace reason and ecstatically dials…
Cannes Compétition Prospectus – In the Fade
In the Fade Fatih Akin Germany CRITICAL RESPONSE “For good or bad, Akin has to grapple with the fact that everyone continues to compare his…
Cannes Compétition Prospectus – A Gentle Creature
A Gentle Creature Sergei Loznitsa Ukraine, France CRITICAL RESPONSE “Loznitsa has always been a director fascinated by faces, the sheer variety of human expressions and…
Cannes Compétition Prospectus – Good Time
Good Time Joshua and Ben Safdie United States CRITICAL RESPONSE “Good Time is a poignantly ironic title: it means the reduction of jail time for…
Cannes Compétition Prospectus – Rodin
Rodin Jacques Doillon France, Belgium CRITICAL RESPONSE “Jacques Doillon delivers a useful educational tool for the armchair traveler too lazy to go to a museum….
Cannes Compétition Prospectus – The Beguiled
The Beguiled Sofia Coppola United States CRITICAL RESPONSE “Coppola completely sucks out any of the original’s over the top sequences for more art house, painterly…
Cannes Compétition Prospectus – Radiance
Radiance Naomi Kawase Japan, France CRITICAL RESPONSE “Kawase’s work demonstrates an interest in the metaphysical, whether it involves speculation on the afterlife or the meaning…
Cannes Compétition Prospectus – The Day After
The Day After Hong Sang-soo South Korea CRITICAL RESPONSE “The Day After has its share of wry musings and twitchy banter between characters to counter…
