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The following article was a collaboration between David Chen, Peter Sciretta, and Germain Lussier. Between those of us at /Film, we've already seen The Dark Knight Rises several times and have found that many questions and problems still linger in our minds (see Dave's review and Germain's review). What's consistently baffling about Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy is…
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Editor’s Note: You probably know Alex Proyas as the director of films like The Crow, Dark City, Garage Days, I Robot and Knowing, but for the last few weeks the filmmaker has been guest blogging on /Film. The post below is his last column. Later this week he will answer some of the questions submitted…
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Editor’s Note: You probably know Alex Proyas as the director of films like The Crow, Dark City, Garage Days, I Robot and Knowing, but for the next week and a half the filmmaker has agreed to become a guest blogger on /Film. I asked Alex to blog about some of his influences, and you can…
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Editor’s Note: You probably know Alex Proyas as the director of films like The Crow, Dark City, Garage Days, I Robot and Knowing, but for the next couple weeks the filmmaker has agreed to become a guest blogger on /Film. Proyas will be blogging a couple times a week, talking about his inspirations, the state…
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Editor's Note: You probably know Alex Proyas as the director of films like The Crow, Dark City, Garage Days, I Robot and Knowing, but for the next few weeks the filmmaker has agreed to become a guest blogger on /Film. Proyas will be blogging a couple times a week, talking about his inspirations, the state…
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Not much is known about Judd Apatow's next film Funny People, that is until now. /Film brings you an exclusive look at the cast and characters of Apatow's new film. Some photos courtesy of liezl was here. Adam Sandler plays a 42-year old comic named George Simmons. He's had a good run, and even had…
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With Kevin Smith’s latest film, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, hitting theaters this Friday, we at /Film thought it might be a good time to take a look back at the history of fictional pornographic movies. Typically, unless the movie you are watching is itself a porno, porn plays a minor role in films,…
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The following is a counter-point movie review by Francisco Saco. You can read Peter Sciretta's original positive review at this link. The announcement of a new installment in the Die Hard series caused a wave of deep skepticism to wash over me. The fact that every geriatric actor in Hollywood has decided to once again…
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The following film was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. The Optimists (Optimisti) Spotlight, Narrative 2006, Serbia Dir: Goran Paskaljevic Everything's good and getting better, or so the characters in The Optimists think. With a vivid sense of humor, irony, and sadness, director Goran Paskaljevic creates five stories of people struggling to overcome their…
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The following film was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. Born and Bred (Nacido y Criado) World Narrative Competition 2006, Argentina Dir: Pablo Trapero When the man who has it all suddenly loses it all, his life can make such an unforeseen shift that not even he is prepared for the outcome. In Pablo…
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The following movie was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. The Power of The Game Spotlight, Documentary 2007, U.S.A. Dir: Michael Apted The joy of football. The world's sport. The greatest game on Earth. Football is the most played sport on the planet and every four years the greatest sporting competition takes place, the…
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The following movie was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. You Kill Me Spotlight, Narrative 2007, U.S.A. Dir: John Dahl What happens when you get an alcoholic hit man who can't seem to perform his duties well enough? You get the premise to You Kill Me, a moronic "indie" comedy disguised as a smart…
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The following movie was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. This Is England Spotlight, Narrative 2006, U.K. Dir: Shane Meadows An unlikely band of brothers comes to grips with the crisis ravaging their beloved homeland in This Is England. The film centers on a lonely outsider that goes by the name of Shaun. Shaun…
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The following film was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. Razzle Dazzle Spotlight, Narrative 2007, U.S.A. Dir: Ken Jacobs With his new installment, noted experimental filmmaker Ken Jacobs aims to distort his images to such extreme length, as to reconceptualize them and give them a whole new meaning. The tool of choice for him…
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The following movie was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. The Premonition (Le Pressentiment) Discovery, Narrative 2006, France Dir: Jean-Pierre Darroussin A beautiful piece from actor Jean-Pierre Darroussin, who makes his first attempt at directing with this wonderful adaptation of Emmanuel Bove's novel of the same title, The Premonition casts a striking look at…
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The following movie was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. Brando Special Event, Documentary 2007, U.S.A. Dir: Leslie Greif, Mimi Friedman It's hard to believe that a man who established such a resonant and respected legacy within the world of film has been gone for three years already. Marlon Brando was the benchmark for…
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The following movie was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. The Man of Two Havanas Discovery Documentary 2007, U.S.A. Dir: Vivien Lesnik Weisman Born in Havana and raised in Miami, director Vivien Lesnik Weisman was never able to fully comprehend the huge rift between the Cubans who stayed in Cuba, and the Cubans who…
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The following movie was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. Invisibles Spotlight Narrative 2007, Spain Dir: Wim Wenders, Isabel Coixet, Fernando León de Aranoa, Javier Corcuera, Mariano Barroso The Doctors Without Borders organization sponsored this five-piece documentary on atrocities being committed and inflicted upon the underrepresented and poverty stricken around the world. These five…
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The following movie was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory World Documentary Competition 2006, U.S.A Dir: Esther B. Robinson The infamous and enigmatic Any Warhol accrued many a hanger-on during his career, and most notably, during the Factory Years. While the Factory raged…
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The following movie was reviewed at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. A Story of People in War & Peace World Documentary Competition 2006, Armenia Dir: Vardan Hovhannisyan In 1994 a truce was arrived at between Armenia and neighboring Azerbaijan, ending a bloody confrontation that had swept both nations after the fall of the Soviet Union.…
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The following movie was reviewed at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. The Tree (El Ãrbol) World Documentary Competition 2006, Argentina Dir: Gustavo Fontán Can memories of an entire lifetime be harnessed within one single object of affection? Can moments long ago experienced be recalled and relived with the help of a familiar companion? What happens…
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The following movie was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. Between Heaven and Earth World Documentary Competition 2006, Netherlands Dir: Frank van den Engel, Masja Novikova In Uzbekistan, the circus is long-standing tradition, highly regarded as an important part of Uzbekistani society. Between Heaven and Earth takes a glimpse at the lives of two…
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The following movie was reviewed at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (O Ano em que Meus Pais SaÃram de Férias) World Narrative Competition 2006, Brazil Dir: Cao Hamburger The year was 1970. Man had recently landed on the moon and Pelé had scored his one thousandth goal. In…
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The following movie was seen at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival: The Sugar Curtain (El Telón de Azúcar) World Documentary Competition 2006, Cuba, France, Spain Dir: Camila Guzmán Urzúa A daring look at the remnants of a failed dream, The Sugar Curtain takes a personal route and looks at director Camila Guzmán Urzúa's experience as…
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The following movie was reviewed at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival: Bomb It World Documentary Competition 2007, U.S.A. Dir: John Reiss Coming at you with lightning speed, Bomb It explodes onto the screen, heralding its arrival and offering a heaping dose of invigorating energy surrounding the world of graffiti, and how that world is split…
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The following movie was reviewed at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival: Vivere World Narrative Competition 2007, Germany Dir: Angelina Maccarone A time for celebration and unity, Christmas Eve evokes thoughts of family gatherings and spirited festivities. The characters in Vivere aren't fortunate enough to enjoy such pleasures, as they travel together on the night of…
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The following movie was reviewed at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival: Times and Winds World Narrative Competition 2006, Turkey Reha Erdem An exquisitely paced film, Times and Winds focuses on the daily lives of three preteens stuck in a mountain village in Turkey. Reha Erdem, of A Run For Money (1999) and What is a…
