Film Journal: Survival Strategies During Production
In my last installment of my film journal, I wrote about the importance of pre-production for laying the groundwork for…
Author: john_rodzvilla
Best of New Directors/New Films 2010: Shorts
Best of 11 Short Films from New Directors/New Films Logorama (H5: François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy, and Ludovic Houplain. 2009….
Taking the Temp of SXSW 2010
The fact that Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker made its US premiere one year ago at SXSW upped the intrigue…
Best of New Directors/New Films: Bill Cunningham New York
Bill Cunningham New York (Richard Press. 2010. USA. 84 min.) “I let the street speak to me.” At 80 and…
Best of New Directors/New Films: Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah (Warwick Thornton. 2009. Australia. 101 min.) Jeff Bridges can teach you a sad thing or two about…
Best of New Directors/New Films: The Evening Dress
The Evening Dress (La Robe du soir) (Myriam Aziza. 2009. France. 98 min.) You can count on one hand the…
Best of New Directors/New Films: The Red Chapel
The Red Chapel (Mads Brügger. 2009. Denmark. 87 min.) Repression. Imprisonment. Extermination. North Korea’s shameful secret is its network of…
Best of New Directors/New Films: The Father of My Children
The Father Of My Children (Le père de mes enfants) (Mia Hansen-Love. 2009. France/Germany. 110 min.) For a long, long…
Best of New Directors/New Films: Beautiful Darling
Beautiful Darling: The Life and Times of Candy Darling, Andy Warhol Superstar (James Rasin. 2010. USA. 86 min.) The defining…