Article Archive for September 2012
DAILY | François Ozon’s DANS LA MAISON + San Sebastián Awards
Reviews suggest they really are all winners (except for maybe one).
DAILY | NYFF 2012 | Ang Lee’s LIFE OF PI
“Magical realism was rarely so magical and never before so real.” Updated through 10/14.
DAILY | Antonioni @ 100
Today’s the day, but really, we’ve been marking the centenary all year long. Earlier: Remembering Marcel Hanoun; Hollywood Vs. Cinema; reviews of Leos Carax’s HOLY MOTORS, Christian Petzold‘s BARBARA, PTA’s THE MASTER, Rian Johnson’s LOOPER, Rodney Ascher’s ROOM 237, and more. The fall festivals: New York, Vancouver, Fantastic Fest, Toronto, Venice, and Telluride. See a full list of Daily entries here.
DAILY | NYFF 2012 | Index
Your guide to what the critics are saying about the films in the 50th anniversary edition.
DAILY | NYFF 2012 | Christian Petzold’s BARBARA
“Every other contemporary director of traditional narrative films would do well to study Petzold. From shot to shot, cut to cut, BARBARA is smart, precise, classical filmmaking at its best.” Updated through 10/16.
DAILY | NYFF 2012 | Leos Carax’s HOLY MOTORS
“There will be no wilder, weirder movie out this year.” Updated through 10/16.
DAILY | Vancouver 2012
Reviews of new films by Deepa Mehta, Jem Cohen, John Gianvito, Wang Bing, Ying Liang, and more. Updated through 10/21.
Christian Petzold: The State He Is In
Christian Petzold builds suspense with restraint, as BARBARA, his latest work featuring characters in perilous transition, proves.
DAILY | Schlöndorff, ACT UP, Bresson, Mailer, and More
As contenders for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar line up, a past winner is making the rounds: THE TIN DRUM.
Video: Anatomy of the Sex Scene
A close read of sex scenes in ALPS and DOGTOOTH reveals the altogether unique and innovative filmmaking approach of Yorgos Lanthimos.
The Double Life of Paul Henreid
Actor-as-auteur Paul Henreid discovered that every good character has an evil double lurking out there.
