In our latest dispatch from the London Film Festival, we review two very different, but equally moving, submissions for the foreign-language Oscar: South African gay drama “Beauty” and Icelandic old-age study “Volcano.”
London: Foreign Oscar hopefuls 'Beauty' and 'Volcano'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:02 am · October 26th, 2011
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Cinejabber: The 2011 gems under your nose
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:40 am · October 22nd, 2011
Welcome to Cinejabber, your weekend soapbox space to discuss whatever’s on your mind, cinematically speaking. On mine: two wonderful films currently on US release, “Martha Marcy May Marlene” and “Weekend.”
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 66 — Gotham Awards, NYFCC's FIRST! move, 'Tintin,' London fest and more
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · October 21st, 2011
In this week’s Oscar Talk podcast Anne and Kris are joined by Guy Lodge from London, who is taking in the London Film Festival and saw Steven Spielberg’s “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn” recently. We also dig in on the Gotham Award nominations announcement and the NYFCC’s recent surprising twist on the season.
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Review: Toronto winner 'Where Do We Go Now?' needs directions
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:40 pm · October 18th, 2011
The Lebanese feminist anti-sectarian musical comedy is an underpopulated niche in world cinema. However, after Nadine Labaki’s surprise Toronto champ “Where Do We Go Now?,” it’s probably safe to consider the door on that sub-genre closed.
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Review: The shaking, waking nightmare of 'Snowtown'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:06 am · October 18th, 2011
A blinding Australian debut feature from Justin Kurzel, “Snowtown” negotiates the real-life criminal exploits of a suburban family Down Under — only to make last year’s “Animal Kingdom” look positively “Neighbours”-like in comparison.
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Review: 'Like Crazy' keeps too level a head
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:08 pm · October 14th, 2011
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, “Like Crazy” offers a credible look at the complications of long-distance romance — but still feels wan and emptily precious in its exploration of this scenario.
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Review: The circle of lifelessness in '360'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:45 am · October 13th, 2011
There are precious few good screenplays that begin with the words, “A wise man once said…”. Peter Morgan’s script for “360,” a vacuous theoretical spin on “La Ronde,” isn’t one of them.
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Previewing the best of the London fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:16 pm · October 11th, 2011
Tomorrow marks the beginning of the BFI London Film Festival, which opens with Fernando Meirelles’s tepidly reviewed “360.” But I’m beginning on a positive note, with a list of the 15 best already-seen films of the fest.
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Britain braces quietly for 'Tintin'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:55 pm · October 7th, 2011
While Americans have to hold tight until December, it’s less than three weeks until “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn” hits UK screens. If I’m being honest, however, it hardly feels that way.
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London Film Festival announces awards shortlists, honors Cronenberg and Fiennes
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:10 am · October 5th, 2011
After last year’s jury opted for lower-profile works, this year’s shortlist for the Best Film award at the BFI London Film Festival is picked with big names and proven festival hits. Meanwhile, David Cronenberg and Ralph Fiennes, both presenting new films at the festival, join the illustrious list of BFI Fellows.
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