Category Archives: Film Festivals

Inside Job

Inside Job (Director: Charles Ferguson): Based on director Ferguson’s last film, the masterful No End in Sight (review), I expected Inside Job to be meticulously-researched and yet compelling enough to appeal to a mainstream audience. Having the film narrated by … Continue reading

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TIFF 2010: My Schedule

Here it is, readers. My schedule for the 35th annual Toronto International Film Festival. I’m actually not seeing as many films this year as I would like. My trip to Montréal last week made it impossible for me to attend … Continue reading

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Wenecja (Venice)

Wenecja (Venice) (Director: Jan Jakub Kolski): Based on either a novel or a series of short stories by Włodzimierz Odojewski (I can’t seem to find out which), Wenecja‘s reach exceeds its grasp in the end, but it’s a feast for … Continue reading

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Report: Montréal World Film Festival 2010

I realized that all I’d posted about my trip to Montréal so far was my list of films to see and then a few reviews. I wanted to post a little bit about my trip and about the festival experience … Continue reading

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Limbo

Limbo (Director: Maria Sødahl): I was initially attracted to this film because of its setting: a community of expat oil engineers in 1970s Trinidad. But quite apart from exquisite art direction, Limbo features one of the strongest performances I’ve seen … Continue reading

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