Film Review: ‘This Is Not a Film’ highlights Iranian filmmaker’s talents...
It’s a marvel what one learns about filmmaking while watching the anti-film This is Not a Film. In 2010, acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi was...
Film Review: ‘Bonsai’ breathes life into art
Chilean director Cristián Jiménez mixes a heartfelt appreciation for literature and young love in the ingeniously crafted Bonsai, capturing how tightly life and art...
Well-intentioned ‘Detachment,’ struggles with too many perspectives
After bursting on the indie film scene in 1998 with American History X, director Tony Kaye has worked sporadically, to say the least. His next...
Sami Gayle talks about her debut film appearance in ‘Detachment’ alongside...
For now, most have only seen 16-year-old Sami Gayle co-starring as Tom Selleck’s precocious but sensitive granddaughter in CBS’ acclaimed drama “Blue Bloods.” However, the...
‘Damsels in Distress:’ Stillman dumbs it down after almost a generation...
In the 15 or so years since Whit Stillman wrote and directed a movie I have either A) grown too old and cynical B) he...
Film Review: ‘Monsieur Lazhar’ tells powerful story by staying grounded
At the Florida premiere screening of Monsieur Lazhar at the Coral Gables Art Cinema, Canada-based director Philippe Falardeau made a rare appearance via Skype....
‘The Kid With a Bike’ harnesses potency of simple filmmaking
The brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne work in a world of efficient drama. Their cinema is stripped of sentimentality yet still captures intimate moments with...
‘Deep Blue Sea’ transcends traditional storytelling to evoke tangles of love
The notion of love is a slippery thing, and the Deep Blue Sea, captures its elusive sensation with a visual patchwork of evocative and...
Béla Tarr’s ‘The Turin Horse,’ the first masterpiece film of 2012
Legendary Hungarian director Béla Tarr’s latest film* is a focused work of evocative black and white artistry that patiently unfolds over a two-and-half-hour run...
New restoration of ‘A Trip to the Moon’ heads to cinemas...
It has been almost 20 years since an original, hand-colored print was discovered of George Méliès’ Le Voyage dans la Lune (A Trip to...