Reviews

Dir: Sebastian Lelio | Cast: Paulina Garcia, Sergio Hernandez | 110min Drama Chile/Spain Paulina Garcia won Best Actress at Berlin for her sunny portrayal of a mid-lifer who hasn't reached old...

                Director: Calin Peter Netzer Writers: Calin Peter Netzer/Razvan Radulescu Cast: Luminita Gheorghiu, Bogdan Dumitrache, Natasa Raab, Florin Zamifirescu, Ilinca Goia 112mins    Drama   Romanian with subtitles Child's Pose is a portrait of female...

South Korean films have achieved international recognition since Lee Chang-Dong won best director at Venice Film Festival in 2002 for his film OASIS.  Going from strength and now in its 8th...

[youtube id="WMomMIjco44" width="600" height="350"] This popular festival is now 21 and celebrates its coming of age with an anniversary selection including restored versions of Jacques Demy's LOLA, UK premieres and tributes...

Dir.: Usup Razykow; Cast: Maria Semenova, Elenena Korobynikova, Helga, Filipova, Seseg Hapsasova; Russia 2012; 90 min. Best known for his 2000 drama Women Kingdom, writer and director Yusup Razykov is a leading light in...

Dir.: Seth Fisher; Cast: Lailla Robins, Seth Fisher, Mark Blum, Nicole Ansari-Cox, Brian Cox; USA 2013, 96 min. Ethan Blumenthal, played by the director himself, is a drug rep who suffers from...

Dir.: Benny Torati; Cast: Uri Gvriel, Adar Gold, Ishtar, Dudu Tassa; Israel 2012, 106 min. Torati tries to marry two genres: an Israeli form of the Spaghetti Western and a Mizrali Musical...

BROADWAY MUSICALS: A JEWISH LEGACY Dir. Michael Kantor: USA 2013, 84 min., Narrated by Joel Grey (Documentary) + 185 min (Bonus Material, DVD) Michael Kantor's lively and informative film includes interviews, excerpts...

Franziska Schlotterer’s feature debut, Closed Season, is a well-crafted and visually atmospheric wartime drama that takes place in the German Black Forest. A boorish farmer Fritz (Hans-Jochen Wagner) and his wife,...