NYFF Critic’s Choice – “The Turin Horse”
The Independent’s senior film critic, Kurt Brokaw, is viewing the entire main slate of the 49th New York Film Festival,…
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State of the Film Industry in Southeast Europe
Courtney Sheehan explores the film industry of Southeast Europe. Looking at how their style grew out of the impact of the Yugoslav wars on the area.
Afghan Life According to Afghan Filmmakers
In the days approaching the 10th anniversary of September 11th, whose stories have you heard? Have they represented the full…
Overcoming Overemotion One Chocolate at a Time
No doubt that Romantics Anonymous is a very personal film for director Jean-Pierre Améris. He knows all too well the…
Friend Your College Film Programmer, Pronto!
Imagine if someone gave you over $50,000 to use for programming the film schedule at a movie theater for nine…
Governments Behaving Badly
Oranges and Sunshine (Jim Loach. 2011. England/Australia. 105 min.) Just when you figured England had more than enough social and…
Summer Doc Reviews: Caves, Cowboys and Coke
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (Werner Herzog. 2010. France/Canada/USA/UK/Germany. 90 min.) It’s inevitable when you walk into a Werner Herzog film…
It’s Alive!
Director Chris Paine is back with a follow-up to his highly touted documentary, Who Killed the Electric Car?, which celebrated…
10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2011
It’s time for our annual 10 Filmmakers to Watch list. We’ve pooled our resources and brainpower to get the scoop…