New York Film Festival 2013 – Critic’s Choice
Last year’s 50th New York Film Festival (NYFF) gave a 21-gun salute sendoff to its departing director, Richard Pena. It…
Film Festivals
Tribeca 2013: Critic’s Choice – Shorts
The Nightshift Belongs to the Stars (Edoardo Ponti. 2012. Italy. 23 min.) Think of it: More than 2,800 shorts were…
Tribeca 2013: Critic’s Choice – Features
So what’s new at New York’s most ambitious gathering of all things cinematic? You could start with “a more stable…
Tribeca 2013: Story First at TFI Interactive
TFI Interactive (TFII), an all day conference about technology and film, was held on April 20th in conjunction with the…
Tribeca 2013: From Novel to Screen in “A Single Shot”
As indie filmmakers know, making a film is a long process that requires a passion that burns deeper than the…
SXSW 2013: Next Tech and Young Actors Rule
For many, what makes SXSW unique is the way the festival is a collision of technology, music, and film. For…
New Directors/New Films 2013 – Critic’s Choice
Senior film critic Kurt Brokaw is viewing the 42nd annual New Directors/New Films (all 22 features plus 17 shorts) and…
SXSW 2013 Preview: The Familiar and the Unexpected
In the next few days, the eyes of much of the film world will be on Austin, Texas. Specifically, filmmakers,…
Rendez-Vous With French Cinema 2013 – Critic’s Choice
Senior film critic Kurt Brokaw is viewing the main slate of the 2013 Rendez-vous With French Cinema showing February 28th…