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Yes, I saw this Paolo Sorrentino acclaimed film but for the first time since I started the blog I have no words to review this movie as I re...

Il Divo

The fest will run from November 6 to 16 at the famous beach resort in Argentina and since some of the movies in the fest are new to the blog...

23rd Mar Del Plata International Film Festival

Yesterday the fest had its closing gala where they handed out its awards. Could not found the information at their site but from other sourc...

52nd London Film Festival Awards Winners

Just a reminder that the fest will announce the nominations for the European Film Awards and here is the full list of films in the competiti...

5th Seville European Film Festival Lineup

This is one exceptionally beautiful movie that even when has an old age and death related theme it will make you feel so peaceful and uplift...

Kirschblüten – Hanami (Cherry Blossoms)

There are many ways you can see the box office figures shown in the many sites that offer the weekend ranking. The obvious one is to read th...

LOGO Distribution

On November 30th the awards ceremony will take place in London and today the BIFA announced the nominations for this year awards and here th...

11th British Independent Awards Nominations

This Erick Zonca movie is mesmerizing in the first half then becomes tense and when the movie is over after 138 minutes I wanted more, I wan...

Julia

Not exactly what I was hoping for, as the fictional tale created around one of Rembrandt most famous paintings was not really interesting or...

Nightwatching

The fest will take place from November 11 to 16 in Cottbus, Germany and here are the films in competition. Feature Films Competition Delta ,...

18th Cottbus Festival of East European Cinema

Today the fest had its closing ceremony and these are the awards given. Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix : Tulpan , Sergey Dvortsevoy, Germany, Switz...

21st Tokyo International Film Festival Award Winners

Recently the festival announced the award winners in the Sunny Bunny queer program and the winners are the following. Best Film : The Guitar...

Molodist 38 – Kyiv International Film Festival Award Winners

Once in a blue moon I decide to watch a crime drama from French cinema and this time I chose this movie just because Daniel Auteuil was the ...

MR 73

This Abel Ferrara movie is crazy to say it in one word. I wasn’t expecting a comedy much less a screwball American comedy, so it really took...

Go Go Tales

This Francesco Munzi film is very attention grabber because of the cinematography, the excellent editing and a slowly developed story that a...

Il Resto della Notte (The Rest of The Night)

Inaugurated in 2007, the LUX Prize supports the distribution of European films in the European Union. It will be used to sub-title the winni...

2nd Lux Cinema Prize

Also known as Seminci (Semana Internacional de Cine) this fest will take place from October 24 to November 1 and here are the films in the o...

53rd Valladolid International Film Festival - Update

I was trying to remember the last American cinema romance movie I have seen and I can hardly remember, but since I started this blog I have ...

Nights in Rodanthe

I patiently waited to be able to watch this movie that has great accolades in many festivals and awards; the wait was more than worth it as ...

Caos Calmo (Quiet Chaos)

Looking forward to entertain myself I decided to give this movie a try and have to say that definitively is entertaining if you take it easy...

Journey to the Center of the Earth

The festival will run from November 20 to 30 and recently they announced their lineup and here it is for some categories. In Competition $9....

19th Stockholm International Film Festival Lineup

This classic adaptation of Flaubert’s short story is quite strong and very unsentimental which makes it very compelling especially because t...

Un Coeur Simple (A Simple Heart)

With these nominations the American award season officially kicks-off and today IPF announced the nominees for the 2008 awards that honors A...

18th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards Nominations

Yesterday the fest announced the award winners of this very “rich” festival and here they are. Black Pearl for Best Narrative Film : Disgrac...

2008 Middle East International Film Festival Award Winners

From October 8 to 19 this fest was held at Montreal, Canada and here are the award winners. Louve D’Or for Best Film : Tulpan , Segey Dvorts...

37th Festival Noveau Cinema Award Winners

I have been following this fest before it started on October 10th, but didn’t posted films in competition as it was difficult to understand ...

24th Warsaw Film Festival Award Winners

Definitively the best documentary I have ever seen in mainstream or the genre. This 1992 absolutely hilarious, smartly conceived, excellentl...

Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives

This Wayne Wang movie is the companion piece of A Thousand Years of Good Prayers and expands another short story from Yiyun Li that I person...

The Princess of Nebraska

Chantal Akerman films are always complex and some are not easy to watch, as her innovative style has been recorded in many cinema books as n...

Les Rendez-vous d’Anna (The Meetings of Anna)

The perhaps most famous LGTB festival in the Spanish-speaking world will take place from October 30 to November 2008 in Madrid, Spain. The p...

13th Lesgaicinemad

From today until October 26 this festival will run in Kyiv, Ukraine and here are the films in the main competition program. A Nyomozo (The ...

Molodist 38 – Kyiv International Film Festival