Festivals Archive for June, 2012
DP/30 @ SIFF ’12: The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America, documentarian Jeffrey Kaufman
FYI: The history of Mr. Kaufman goes through Pauline Kael’s house, if you’re interested.
Read the full article » 2 Comments »SIFF 2012 Dispatch: It’s a Wrap
It never ceases to amaze me, just how quickly 25 days of film festival awesomeness can fly by. I usually cover SIFF inside and out, but this year having a film in the fest, with industry events on top of press stuff, and going off to Oklahoma City most of last week to support Bunker‘s…
Read the full article »SIFF 2012 Review: Fat Kid Rules the World
I dug Fat Kid Rules the World a lot. I went into this screening thinking, “Oh, great. Jacob Lysocki’s playing a fat high school student again? And directed by Shaggy?” Aza Jacobs Terri was a great little film, in no small part due to Wysocki’s subtly wrenching performance as the depressed, overweight teen. So why…
Read the full article »DP/30: LA Film Festival 2012, artistic director David Ansen
SIFF 2012 Dispatch: Review Roundup
Here’s one last roundup of some more films from this year’s SIFF that I’m finally getting around to writing up … Gayby Charming, lightly funny tale of Jenn (Jenn Harris), a single, 30-something hot yoga instructor who decides she wants to grow up and have a baby, and Matt (Matthew Wilkas), her gay BFF who…
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SIFF 2012 Reviews: Xingu and The Art of Love
Xingu A compelling and gorgeously shot tale of three real-life brothers who were instrumental in the protection of indigenous Indian tribes in Brazil, Xingu, directed by Cao Hamburger (The Year My Parents Went on Vacation), tells a little-known and important tale, but suffers somewhat from trying to cover 18 years of story in 102 minutes….
Read the full article »IFC Midnight Goes Antiviral
IFC Midnight Goes Antiviral
Read the full article »SIFF 2012 Review: John Dies at the End
John Dies at the End, the much-hyped film adaption of the book of the same title by David Wong (a pseudonym for Cracked editor Jason Pargin), isn’t a great film … but it is a fun film for what it is. I mean, look. I saw some of the reviews out of Sundance and SXSW,…
Read the full article »Cannes Competition Review: Mud
“Mud” is an endearing film about how children view committed romantic relationships. It’s also a bit of a disappointment: fans of Nichols’ earlier, more intense work may find “Mud”‘s story too naïve, too soft, and perhaps even too silly to properly enjoy it.
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