Rima Te Wiata In We Were Dangerous, Māori Actress is a Commanding Presence by Brad Balfour Though the nation of New Zealand may seem like a far-off isolated place, disconnected from much of the world, it is in fact a fount of creative filmmaking, and a major global cinematic center. Much of that is thanks … Continue reading
BONJOUR TRISTESSE (2024) Starring Lily McInerny, Chloë Sevigny, Claes Bang, Naïlia Harzoune, Aliocha Schneider, Nathalie Richard, Thierry Harcourt, Rebecca Dayan, Moncef Farfar, Rosalie Charrier and Mélodie Adda. Screenplay by Durga Chew-Bose. Directed by Durga Chew-Bose. Distributed by Greenwich Entertainment. 110 minutes. Rated R. Bonjour Tristesse is a story from the past brought to the present. … Continue reading
PARTHENOPE (2024) Starring Celeste Dalla Porta, Stefania Sandrelli, Gary Oldman, Silvio Orlando, Luisa Ranieri, Peppe Lanzetta, Isabella Ferrari, Lorenzo Gleijeses, Daniele Rienzo, Dario Aita, Marlon Joubert, Alfonso Santagata, Biagio Izzo, Paola Calliari, Nello Mascia, Silvia Degrandi and Cristiano Scotto di Galletta. Screenplay by Paolo Sorrentino. Directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Distributed by A24. 137 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
SEPTEMBER 5 (2024) Starring Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch, Zinedine Soualem, Corey Johnson, Georgina Rich, Marcus Rutherford, Daniel Adeosun, Benjamin Walker, Ferdinand Dörfler, Solomon Mousley, Daniel Betts, Jeff Book, Leif Eisenberg, Rony Herman, Robert Porter Templeton and archival footage of Jim McKay and Peter Jennings. Screenplay by Moritz Binder and Tim Fehlbaum. … Continue reading
THE SECOND ACT (LE DEUXIÈME ACTE) (2024) Starring Léa Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Louis Garrel, Raphaël Quenard, Manuel Guillot, Françoise Gazio, Régine Mondion, Valérie Vogt, Hélène Alexandridis, Max Nicolas, Thémis Terrier-Thiebaux, Laurent Nicolas and the voice of Kim Barrouk. Screenplay by Quentin Dupieux. Directed by Quentin Dupieux. Distributed by Diaphana Distribution. 80 minutes. Not Rated. Screened … Continue reading
PARADISE IS BURNING (PARADISET BRINNER) (2023) Starring Bianca Delbravo, Dilvin Asaad, Safira Mossberg, Ida Engvoll, Marta Oldenburg, Mitja Siren and Alexander Ohrstrand. Screenplay by Mika Gustafson and Alexander Ohrstrand. Directed by Mika Gustafson. Distributed by Room 8 Films. 108 minutes. Not Rated. Swedish writer-director Mika Gustafson’s feature debut Paradise Is Burning doesn’t exactly have much … Continue reading
Rich Peppiatt Director Brings Irish Hip Hop to the World Through his Award-Winning Film Kneecap by Brad Balfour When I was given tickets to its Tribeca Festival premiere, I was excited to see Kneecap, even if only to hear Gaelic rap. Thanks to the manic performance of this Belfast-based trio and the frantic direction by Rich … Continue reading
Levan Akin In the New Film Crossing, Borders of All Kinds Make a Difference in Life and Love by Brad Balfour Making a crossing between borders can be a lot more than just a matter of passports and visas. Witness the situation between Northern Ireland and the Republic to the south. The same is true … Continue reading
LIMBO (2024) Starring Simon Baker, Rob Collins, Natasha Wanganeen, Nicholas Hope, Mark Coe, Tiana Hartig, Alexis Lennon, Joshua Warrior, Craig Rossiter, Shannon Wilson-McClinton, Nicholas Buckland, Ricardo Del Rio, Andrew Dingaman, Yarron Jowsey, Saliesha Dingaman, Reg Roordink and Tania Roesch. Screenplay by Ivan Sen. Directed by Ivan Sen. Distributed by Music Box Films. 109 minutes. Not … Continue reading
THE BOY AND THE HERON (2023) Featuring the voices of Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura, Shōhei Hino, Ko Shibasaki, Takuya Kimura, Kaoru Kobayashi, Jun Kunimura, Keiko Takeshita, Jun Fubuki, Sawako Agawa, Shinobu Otake and Karen Takizawa. (Japanese version) Featuring the voices of Luca Padovan, Robert Pattinson, Karen Fukuhara, Gemma Chan, Christian Bale, Mark … Continue reading
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