Tag: Films
100 More Films Made By Women – Part 6 of 20
Beauty itself is depicted in the following films, in various forms. Characters also struggling with inner family conflict, or of the sexual or violent variety….
100 More Films Made By Women – Part 5 of 20
In the midst of some momentous historical changes here in the UK, and across the vast European continent (and the world) I am in such…
100 More Films Made By Women – Part 4 of 20
The following eclectic bunch of films offer an abundance of female-driven stories, regardless of a potential male lead (and there are not many here). As…
100 More Films Made By Women – Part 3 of 20
It’s no surprise to see many of the films directed by women featured here and elsewhere focus on the female story perspective – you could…
Film Honors: 1987
My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…
100 More Films Made By Women – Part 2 of 20
Our second venture into films directed by women tell stories of a disgruntled dinner party, a young girl on a road trip to potential stardom,…
100 More Films Made By Women – Part 1 of 20
And so it is. The second 100 Films Made by Women. There’s many you have seen, and many you have likely not even heard of…
NZIFF: Animation NOW! Dark Hearts
Already three days into the New Zealand International Film Festival, with animated shorts galore. The Animation NOW! section of the festival rounds itself off with…
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…
Film Honors: 1986
My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…