Jul 11, 2014
Set in the peaceful charm of the former Bohemia, Karlovy Vary was formerly known as Marienbad. The annual Film Festival is one of the oldest and most prestigious in the...
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Jul 8, 2014
IL CINEMA RITROVATO or literally, Cinema Rediscovered, is now in it's 28th year and, judging by the increased attendance this year, continues to grow in popularity. The Bologna festival takes...
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Jul 7, 2014
Dir.: Deborah Perkin
Documentary; Morocco 2014, 83 min.
When Rabha El Haimer was fourteen years old, she was forced into a marriage with her mother’s distant cousin. He raped her, beat her...
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Jul 7, 2014
Directors/Writer: Jorge Léon
Belgium Documentary 82min
Death is seldom interesting as a theme in and of itself, and so a whole film dedicated to confronting it is bound to come with limitations. Such...
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Jul 6, 2014
Dir.: Peter Greenaway
Cast: F. Murray Abraham, Ramsey Nasr, Kate Moran, Giulio Berruti, Anne Louise Hassing;
UK/Netherlands/France/Croatia, 128 min.
In continuing his staged lectures about painting, theology, printing and everything else worth quoting,...
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Jul 6, 2014
Dir.: Justin Hardy
Cast: Georgia Maguire, Royce Pierreson, Tim Plester
UK 2013, 89 min. Comedy drama
LOVE ME TILL MONDAY is very much like its lead Becky (Georgia Maguire): spirited, a little vague,...
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Jul 5, 2014
Directors/Writers: Maíra Bühler, Matias Mariani
Brazil Documentary 89min
Suspension of disbelief is both the theme and challenge of I TOUCHED ALL OF YOUR STUFF (TOQUEI TODAS AS SUAS COISAS), the latest documentary...
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Jul 5, 2014
Director/Writer: Walter Hill
Cast: Bruce Dern, Ryan O'Neal, Matt Clark, Ronee Blakley, Isabelle Adjani
91min Thriller US
Marked by its taut minimalism and sombre tone, this tightly-plotted action thriller is the second feature of...
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Jul 3, 2014
Directors/Writers: Pedro Pinho, Luísa Homem
Portugal Documentary 139min
Initially beguiling but ultimately unwieldy, Pedro Pinho and Luísa Homem’s TRADING CITIES (AS CIDADES E AS TROCAS) offers a comprehensive, observational panorama of the...
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