Pop Culture Imports: 'Shoplifters,' 'A Separation,' 'Kung Fu Hustle,' And More
The best foreign movies and TV streaming now include the Oscar-nominated Shoplifters, the Stephen Chow classic martial arts comedy Kung Fu Hustle, and more.
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'A Separation' Director Heads To France For Next Film
Perhaps the most worthy film to take home an Oscar this year was the Iranian movie A Separation, which won the Best Foreign Language Film statuette. A Separation is truly a wonderful movie: acted with grace and depth, and written and directed with a pitch-perfect attention to broad social ideas (justice, gender equality, economic distress)…
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/Filmcast Ep. 174 - The Grey
This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam chat about this year's Oscar nominations and point out how Warner Brothers continues to try and screw over its customers. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. There won't be any live broadcast next week on account of the Super Bowl,…
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Best Foreign Language Film Oscar Shortlist Down To Nine, Including 'A Separation' And 'Pina'
The sixty-three films eligible for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 2012 Oscars have been culled down to nine movies, and the resulting list is a bit surprising. Not making the cut is The Flowers of War, with Christian Bale, or Miss Bala, the Mexican film that did well at festivals last year. Meanwhile…
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Roger Ebert's Top 20 Movies Of 2011
With just days to go until the end of 2011 (Where did the year go???), legendary film critic Roger Ebert has announced his top 20 movies of the year. Just as you'd expect from Ebert, his list runs the gamut from mainstream blockbusters to more obscure foreign or arthouse projects -- with enough in the…
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This Week In Trailers: Jiro Dreams Of Sushi, A Separation, Lads And Jockeys, The Kick, Redline
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m…
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Telluride Festival Primary Lineup Announced: New Cronenberg, Payne, Herzog Films Playing
The Telluride Film Festival, a presentation of the National Film Preserve which takes place beginning tomorrow, Friday Sept 2 and runs through Monday Sept 5, is an unusual beast as far as film festivals go. The core film lineup is not announced until the day before the festival begins, so attendees have to commit to…
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