February 12, 2008
BERLIN '08 DISPATCH | Image and Reality: Errol Morris' "Standard Operating Procedure"
by Eugene Hernandez (February 12, 2008)
Four years after the horrors within the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq were revealed through amateur photographs, the incidents are the subject of another documentary. Following in the footsteps of
Rory Kennedy's "
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib" and
Alex Gibney's Oscar nominated "
Taxi To The Dark Side," comes the anticipated new film from
Errol Morris, "
Standard Operating Procedure." The horrors of war and the profileration of digital imagery are at the core of Morris' compelling new doc, which had its world premiere tonight (Tuesday) at the
Berlinale, the first documentary ever to screen in competition at the festival.
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February 11, 2008
BERLINALE '08 NOTEBOOK | Drink, Sex and Gynecology: "Julia," "Transsiberian," "Leo," "Black Ice" and Wakamatsu Koji
by Shane Danielsen (February 11, 2008)
Ah, the sour taste of disappointment. Watching
Erick Zonca's
Berlinale competition entry "
Julia" -- his first feature since his superb 1998 debut, "
The Dream Life of Angels" -- the question became less, 'Where has he been?,' than 'What the hell HAPPENED to him?' Playing a tottery lush in a succession of cheap frocks,
Tilda Swinton seemed to be channeling Kiki & Herb (was
Justin Bond not available?), and while she struggled gamely with the material -- a loose updating of
Cassavetes' "
Gloria" -- she was unable to do very much with her badly underwritten, horribly cliched role. Sadly, this one seemed wrong from the very first scene, and what was disconcerting soon became ludicrous -- and then, finally, unendurable.
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February 10, 2008
BERLIN '08 DISPATCH | Optimism v. Skepticism, Independents v. Hollywood at EFM Talks About the Future of Film Distribution
by Eugene Hernandez (February 10, 2008)
At the
Berlin International FIlm Festival, which kicked off on Thursday night here in the German capital, bold-faced names including
Penelope Cruz,
Daniel Day-Lewis,
Tilda Swinton,
Goldie Hawn and
The Rolling Stones have been in
the spotlight in Potsdamer Platz, while over at the nearby Martin Gropius Bau, thousands of buyers and sellers from around the world are making deals for finished films and pre-bought projects during the concurrent
European Film Market. But, just under the radar leading industry insiders have been gathering daily over the weekend to discuss and debate the future of digital cinema, online distribution, and new technology for the home at an intimate series of sessions.
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February 7, 2008
BERLINALE '08 DISPATCH | Digging out the cool: Berlin Fest Opens with Scorsese's "Shine a Light"
by Shane Danielsen (February 7, 2008)
Ask an inhabitant of Berlin today what's cool, and they might struggle to reply, so various are the options. Watching
Ricardo Villalobos play a four-hour set at Watergate, perhaps. Catching the new Neo Rauch show at the Berlin Guggenheim. Or just sitting on the terrace at Spindler & Klatt, watching the sun decline by slow stages over the post-industrial wilds of Kreuzberg. Chances are, those answers wouldn't include catching a live gig, however bijou, by a gaggle of aging rock musicians -- once the Satanic majesties of rock, now its grizzled pensioners. However in this respect, it's worth recalling that
Berlin International Film Festival chief
Dieter Kosslick is not a Berliner by birth; he is from Pforzheim, in the hinterlands of Baden-Wurttemburg. And he is by inclination a cultural bureaucrat: a former funder and administrator. Bear these two factors in mind, and his choice for this year's opening night selection at Berlin --
Martin Scorsese's documentary "
Shine A Light," catching the
Rolling Stones in concert, back in October 2006, at New York's Beacon Theatre -- might seem a little less perplexing. It's a sixtysomething non-Berliner's idea of cool.
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February 3, 2008
DISPATCH FROM ROTTERDAM | Adventures at the IFFR: "Oil," "Right One," "Jamil," and CineMart
by Doug Jones (February 3, 2008)
Last weekend, as ticket-holders walked into a show at the
International Film Festival Rotterdam, they were greeted with a sign hastily taped to the theater doors. "Extremely Loud Performance!" A few blocks away, at another festival venue, another sign was taped up to the walls. This one said, "Please be as quiet as possible." But it wasn't just the volume that fluctuated at this year's festival. Sporting over 200 features, 400 shorts, and a few dozen art installations and live performances, Rotterdam had a little something for everyone, from the loud to the quiet, the popular to the obscure, high art to industry.
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January 28, 2008
PARK CITY '08 | Catching Up: 100+ Dispatches, Buzz, Photos, Notebooks, Reviews, and Interviews From Sundance '08
by indieWIRE (January 28, 2008)
The 2008 Sundance Film Festival came to a close on Sunday night in Park City, UT and indieWIRE is wrapping up its coverage this week. Our dispatches, reviews, interviews, news, photos and buzz from Park City '07 included more than 100 articles and buzz items about Sundance and Slamdance 2008, iPOP photos and feature articles. We invite you to check out indieWIRE's coverage from Park City.
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January 27, 2008
PARK CITY '08 DISPATCH | "Frozen River" and "Trouble The Water" Win Top Prizes at Sundance '08, "Man On Wire" Wins World Doc Jury and Audience Awards
by Eugene Hernandez and Peter Knegt (January 26, 2008)
Courtney Hunt's "
Frozen River" won the dramatic grand jury prize and
Tia Lessin and
Carl Deal's "
Trouble The Water" won the documentary grand jury prize at the 2008
Sundance Film Festival tonight. The dramatic audience award went to
Jonathan Levine's "
The Wackness," while the documentary audience award went to
Josh Tickell's "
Fields of Fuel." In the world cinema documentary competition,
James Marsh's "
Man on Wire" won both the grand jury prize and the audience award, while the world cinema dramatic jury prize went to
Jens Jonsson's "
King of Ping Pong" ("Ping Pongkingen") and the dramatic audience award went to
Amin Matalqa's "
Captain Abu Raed."
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January 25, 2008
PARK CITY '08 DISPATCH | Name Actors Not Needed: "Baghead," "Ballast," "Momma's Man" Shine in Park City
by Eugene Hernandez, Brian Brooks, James Israel (January 25, 2008)
Back in 2005 at the
Sundance Film Festival,
The Duplass Brothers' "
The Puffy Chair" debuted rather quietly here in Park City. At the time, the low-budget indie reminded many of the sort of sleeper that specialty companies would have quickly plucked from the festival a few years earlier, yet it took some 18 months before the film would eventually make it to theaters. This year, things seem different. At a Sundance Film Festival in which buyers and audiences alike are seemingly rejecting a number of big-budget, star-driven films made outside the studio system,
Jay Duplass and
Mark Duplass' latest low-budget comedy, "
Baghead" was quickly acquired for North American distribution just days after its Park City premiere. Competing against a number of other companies, Sony Classics swifty secured a deal for the film.
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January 24, 2008
PARK CITY '08 DISPATCH | Queer Cinema Then and Now at Sundance '08
by Peter Knegt (January 24, 2008)
A rather staggering forty-four films with either GLBT themes or a GLBT director are screening at this year's
Sundance Film Festival, including new works from directors
Tom Kalin ("
Savage Grace"),
Isaac Julien's "
Derek"),
Bruce LaBruce ("
Otto; Or Up With Dead People"), producer
Christine Vachon, as well as a screening of
Gregg Araki's remastered "
The Living End." The films inspired a reunion of sorts at this year's festival, anchored on Saturday night with a dinner celebrating the group of queer films. In remarks during dinner
B. Ruby Rich, who coined the term "New Queer Cinema" at a Sundance panel in 1992, emotionally proclaimed the room as "filled with history."
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PARK CITY '08 DISPATCH | Immigration and Water Make a Sundance Splash
by Eugene Hernandez, Brian Brooks, James Israel (January 23, 2008)
Filmmakers
Anna Boden and
Ryan Fleck returned this week to the very same podium at the
Sundance Film Festival's Racquet Club Theater where two years ago they first introduced their acclaimed "
Half Nelson." Boden and Fleck's latest film, "
Sugar," which had its world premiere Monday at the venue, is the noble immigrant story of Miguel Santos, played by
Algenis Perez Soto, an aspiring Dominican baseball player who hopes to succeed in the major leagues in the U.S. At 19, he receives a break, winning a place in the minor leagues with a team in Iowa. But, after initial success, his pitching begins to falter and he starts to question his life's ambition.
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January 22, 2008
PARK CITY '08 DISPATCH | Buying Heats Up At Sundance; 3 Films Quickly Nabbed As Insiders Ponder The Market
by Eugene Hernandez (January 22, 2008)
Way back in October, sellers began speculating that with the looming Writer's Guild strike, this year's
Sundance Film Festival would see booming business. For months, buyers, sellers, and journalists set the stage: narrative films would catch fire as the strike continued and docs would face tough times in the wake of a bad year at the box office. At
Sundance Film Festival industry parties on Monday, a number of buyers and sellers alike seemed genuinely surprised that Sundance '08 hasn't followed the approved script and a narrower roster of narrative films than expected were in play by the festival's midpoint. But, late Monday, many seemed confident that deals would start to happen and sure enough today, three new narrative features that screened for the first time on Monday were quickly snapped up in a day that saw about $18 million in deals.
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January 20, 2008
PARK CITY '08 DISPATCH | Docs Continue to Stir Sundance: "Teen," "Water," "I.O.U.S.A."
by Brian Brooks (January 20, 2008)
There's no question that documentaries have dominated the first weekend of the
Sundance Film Festival; critically and business-wise, docs seem to be stirring the most talk. "No fiction films have sold yet?" one leading independent film producer emailed
indieWIRE this morning, "That is crazy." While later, the head of a leading distribution outlet -- chatting with iW -- noted that documentaries and international narrative films have been the best of Sundance so far, while American dramatic features are lagging behind. Insiders are watching to see if the tide turns for narrative features in the dramatic competition and Spectrum sections of Sundance. Early reviews of films such as
Neil Abramson's "
American Son" and
Jonathan Levine's "
The Wackness", as well as good buzz for films such as
Lance Hammer's "
Ballast", indicate there may be hope for American narrative features at the festival.
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January 19, 2008
PARK CITY '08 | Sundance Opening Weekend: Docs in Focus - "Polanski," "Secrecy," "The Recruiter"
by Brian Brooks and James Israel (January 17, 2008)
Any concern about the potential for documentaries at the 2008
Sundance Film Festival seems to be dissipating in the early days of the event. Doc deals have dominated industry talk (so far), with a number of other pacts announced and also pending.
Zeitgeist nabbed
Yung Chang's "
Up The Yanghtze" and HBO scored rights to
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders' "
The Black List," while
The Weinstein Company just secured a pact for international rights to
Marina Zenovich's "
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired," with a domestic deal expected soon and late today
announced a deal for Susan Koch's "Kicking It." Finally, Nanette Burnstein's "American Teen" is stirring serious interest with a deal potential coming tonight (Saturday).
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January 17, 2008
PARK CITY '08 | Redford Talking Change as Sundance Opens; Fest Touts New Frontier
by Eugene Hernandez and Brian Brooks (January 17, 2008)
Exactly one year before the inauguration of a new U.S. president, Democratic candidates have been talking a lot about the word 'change' in their primary campaigns.
Sundance Institute founder
Robert Redford immediately picked up on the term in Thursday's opening remarks during a welcome press conference that kicked off the 2008
Sundance Film Festival. "The word 'change' has become big in this past year," Redford noted. "One of the things that Sundance was structured to do is to adapt and to change, we are adaptable in that sense," he continued, "We adapt to the change that comes from the filmmakers themselves as they document the world around them, as the world itself changes."
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PARK CITY '08 | Swagdance, Brand Dance, and the Struggle to Focus on Film
by Eugene Hernandez (January 17, 2008)
"Sundance is weird,"
Britney Spears infamously quipped five years ago in Park City, quoted by the
New York Post's Page Six. "The movies are weird - you actually have to think about them when you watch them." The most surprising part of that moment was the fact that the tabloid and Spears were actually in Park City to cross paths and create such a perfect illustration of the
Sundance Film Festival. Recent events will prevent Britney from a trip to Park City this year, but
Paris Hilton will again be in town for the festival, likely trailed by a host of paparazzi and gossip hounds. Like Paris, many of the famous festival crashers who travel to Park City without a film in the festival won't be confronted with Britney's dilemma of making sense of the movies, since they'll likely spend most of their time lounging at sponsored suites and swag shopping at gifting houses, constantly captured by one of the many
WireImage photographers. A few many even sneak into
indieWIRE's iPOP section now and again.
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January 15, 2008
PARK CITY '08 | Buzzing About The Buzz and Managing The Chattering Class as Sundance Approaches
by Steven Rosen (January 15, 2008)
The
Sundance Film Festival, which opens Thursday, is where the new year's buzz starts for independent and specialty movies hoping to become arthouse hits. Last year's Sundance worked for "
Waitress," "
Once," "
No End in Sight," "
The Savages" among others, but how does the buzz get started at Sundance? Or, more to the point, how do some films get on festgoers' short list of must-see titles even before the event begins? Such advance buzz can be a leg up for those films since, according to Sundance's press office, 121 feature-length entries are being shown this year. With 87 being world premieres, 14 North American premieres and 12 U.S. premieres, most are unknown quantities. Further, there are 55 first-time filmmakers, including 32 in competition. And as reported yesterday in indieWIRE, there are some 100 films on the market for potential U.S. distribution.
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January 13, 2008
DISPATCH FROM PALM SPRINGS | Helen Hunt, Sayles & Renzi, Distribution, Campaigning For Oscar, and More
by Brandon Judell (January 13, 2008)
With 230 films from 65 countries, 60-70 degree daytime weather, chats with
John Sayles,
James Newton Howard,
Marc Shaiman,
Jason Reitman,
Joe Wright, and
Adam Shankman, plus more stars than there are twinkling in the heavens, the
Palm Springs International Film Festival doesn't need to exaggerate its assets. Yes, at the 19th annual gala, awardees and presenters included
Sean Penn,
Bruce Willis,
John Travolta,
Stockard Channing,
Halle Berry,
Daniel Day-Lewis,
Norman Jewison,
Marion Cotillard, the casts of "
Hairspray" and "
Juno,"
Emile Hirsch,
Jerry Weintraub,
Drew Barrymore,
Mary Hart,
Mary Bono,
Ricki Lake, and
Jamie Foxx. You could hardly cut into your Beef Wellington without spritzing a former or future Oscar nominee.
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December 18, 2007
DISPATCH FROM HAVANA | Celebrating Latin Film and Contradictions
by Howard Feinstein (December 18, 2007)
A healthy if strange disconnect colored the
Havana Film Festival (December 4-14), officially the Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano--but then Cuban society is a textbook model of disjunction. Take opening night, a tripartite schizorama in the 4800-seat Teatro Karl Marx that could only succeed in this surreal capitol of contradictions (which go far beyond the overly circulated images of the shells of '50s American cars that hide engines from God-knows-where or the crumbling facades of powerful, no-longer-pristine Deco houses).
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December 16, 2007
DISPATCH FROM DUBAI | Bridging Cultural Gaps on Screen and Off
by Charlie Olsky (December 13, 2007)
You can't stop what's coming," says a character in
Joel and
Ethan Coen's "
No Country for Old Men," one of several films screening at the fourth annual
Dubai International Film Festival that benefited from the event's suspension of the United Arab Emirates censorship laws. It is a sentiment that can only be seen as exciting to residents of a city with a skyline of construction cranes, where the mass majority of property is listed as "under construction," and even the least ambitious plans of what's coming include the world's tallest building, the world's largest theme park, a land extension in the shape of three palm trees (one larger than Paris) and man-made islands that form The World.
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December 13, 2007
DISPATCH FROM DUBAI | Re-branding Arab Film with Only an Eye to the West
by Charlie Olsky (December 13, 2007)
The
Dubai International Film Festival, like the city itself, does not want for extravagance. Every night, there's a major gala screening followed by a lavish after-party, one for each section of DIFF's programming. Tuesday night's gala celebrated the festival's Arabian Nights program, a selection of non-competition films from Arab filmmakers with a focus on the interaction between Arabs and the Western world, with a screening of Moroccan director
Nabil Ayouch's exceedingly sweet-natured "
Whatever Lola Wants." The movie, about an American dancer's friendship with an Egyptian belly-dancer, demonstrated the festival's progressive nature by showcasing a positive gay Arab character and a sexually active unmarried woman, but it did so as inoffensively as possible.
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BERLIN '07 DAILY DISPATCH | With Eslinger's "Forest" in Competition, American Films (Indies In Particular) Gain Greater Attention at Berlinale
February 14, 2007
BERLIN '07 DAILY DISPATCH | Glamour, Politics, The Biz, and Young People: Dieter Kosslick Talks About the Berlinale
February 13, 2007
BERLIN '07 CRITICS NOTEBOOK | Adventurous "Chatterley" Atop Berlinale Crop; Cotillard Shines, Costanzo's Latest Leads Competition, So Far
February 12, 2007
BERLIN '07 DAILY DISPATCH | Serious Films Provoke at Berlinale: The Holocaust, Activist Lesbians and an American Artistic Chill
February 11, 2007
BERLIN '07 DAILY DISPATCH | UPDATE: Delpy Comedy Stirs Buyers, Park Chan-wook Counters Expectations, and Spurlock Sneaks New Doc, Makes TWC Deal
February 8, 2007
BERLIN '07 DAILY DISPATCH | With "La Vie En Rose," Cotillard and Piaf in Snowy Spotlight on First Day of Berlinale
February 7, 2007
BERLIN '07 DAILY DISPATCH | Thinking Globally, Linde and Universal Look To International Filmmakers As Berlinale Opens 57th Festival
February 6, 2007
ROTTERDAM '07 CRITICS NOTEBOOK | Malaysian Cinema Steps Into Spotlight at Rotterdam Fest
February 1, 2007
ROTTERDAM '07 CRITICS NOTEBOOK | In Average Year So Far, Standouts Include "Unerzogenen," "La Marea," "Potshot Affair," and Ryuichi Hiroki's Latest"
January 31, 2007
DISPATCH FROM ROTTERDAM | At Cinemart, Eyeing the Cusp of International Cinema
January 29, 2007
PARK CITY '07 | Catching Up: 90+ Articles About Sundance '07 & Ten Video Episodes
January 27, 2007
Park City '07 SHORTS NOTEBOOK | Create Your Own Shorts Playlist: Over Forty Sundance Films are Just a Mouse Click Away
January 26, 2007
PARK CITY '07 DAILY DISPATCH | Slamdance Awards Prizes, "Bible" and Gays, Darfur Doc, Hammer, and More
January 26, 2007
PARK CITY '07 WORLD CINEMA NOTEBOOK | "How She Move" Outdances Hollywood, "Son of Rambow" Offers Pleasure To Kids and Adults Alike, While "Acidente" and "Tightrope" Disappoints
January 25, 2007
PARK CITY '07 DAILY DISPATCH | Sundance/NHK Pick Pix, Glass Brings "This American Life" to TV, and More from Sundance
January 25, 2007
PARK CITY '07 SLAMDANCE NOTEBOOK | Moving to a New Level with Some Quirks Along the Way
January 24, 2007
PARK CITY '07 NEW FRONTIER NOTEBOOK | Fest Within a Fest: Experimental Sidebar Re-Imagined at Sundance
January 24, 2007
PARK CITY '07 DAILY DISPATCH | Iraq Doc Stirs Talk at Sundance; "No End in Sight" Fuels Outrage
January 23, 2007
PARK CITY '07 WORLD CINEMA NOTEBOOK | "Khadak" Stands Out in World Cinema Program; Docs "Kahloucha" and "The Monastery" Offer Brillant Character Studies
January 23, 2007
PARK CITY '07 DAILY DISPATCH | 'Festival Fever' Intensifies, Cinetic Bash Yields Deals for "La Misma Luna" and "Dedication"; "Rambow" and "Signal" Also Nabbed
January 22, 2007
PARK CITY '07 DAILY DISPATCH | $15 Million Dealmaking Day at Sundance; Also, Inside "Rocket Science" and "Broken English"
January 21, 2007
PARK CITY '07 DAILY DISPATCH | UPDATE: From Serious to Silly, A Range of Emotions Evoked During Sundance's First Weekend as Deals Emerge
January 21, 2007
PARK CITY '07 SHORTS NOTEBOOK | With a Strong Emphasis on Storytelling, Columbia University Filmmakers Dominate the Shorts Programs at This Year's Sundance
January 20, 2007
PARK CITY '07 DAILY DISPATCH | Doc Deals Dominate Sundance So Far
January 20, 2007
PARK CITY '07 DAILY DISPATCH | Sundance Courts Online Community of Film Lovers; Fest Hits Busy Opening Weekend
January 18, 2007
PARK CITY '07 DAILY DISPATCH | With a Spirit of Protest, Sundance and Redford Open '07 Fest
January 17, 2007
PARK CITY '07 DAILY DISPATCH | With a 'Focus on Film', Sundance Set For "Chicago 10" Opening; Let the Buying Begin
December 20, 2006
DISPATCH FROM HAVANA: At A Fest in Cuba, Linking Films and The Current Political Climate
December 14, 2006
DISPATCH FROM DUBAI: In the United Arab Emirates, Cultivating a First Generation of Filmmakers
December 12, 2006
DISPATCH FROM DUBAI: At a Film Fest in Dubai, Asking the Question, 'What is Arab Cinema?'
November 30, 2006
DISPATCH FROM IDFA | New DocAgora Considers Distribution and Digital Media at 1st Event
November 29, 2006
DISPATCH FROM AMSTERDAM: Inside the Forum, Pitching New Docs and Scoring The Euros
November 28, 2006
DISPATCH FROM AMSTERDAM: "Together" Tops at IDFA (So Far); and Berliner's Best
November 27, 2006
DISPATCH FROM AMSTERDAM: At a Leading Doc Festival, Surveying the Global State of Documentary Film
November 25, 2006
DISPATCH FROM AMSTERDAM: Talking about "Elements" As 19th IDFA Kicks Off in The Netherlands
November 20, 2006
DISPATCH FROM BRAZIL | Getting Bigger and Better, Mix Brasil Walks the Line Between Experimental and Crowd-Pleasing
November 12, 2006
DISPATCH FROM LOS ANGELES: International Stories Take Top Prizes as AFI Fest Wraps
November 9, 2006
DISPATCH FROM LOS ANGELES: Mountains, Music, Genocide and More True Stories in AFI Fest Doc Competition
November 8, 2006
DISPATCH FROM LOS ANGELES: Foreign Films Get AFI Fest Star Treatment
November 7, 2006
DISPATCH FROM LOS ANGELES: The Lure of Hollywood: Art and Commerce at AFM & AFI
November 3, 2006
DISPATCH FROM LOS ANGELES: Penelope Cruz in Spotlight at AFI Fest Tribute
November 2, 2006
DISPATCH FROM LOS ANGELES: Famous Faces and FILMEX in Spotlight as AFI Opens 20th Fest
October 31, 2006
DISPATCH FROM BRAZIL: At 30 Years, the Sao Paulo International Film Festival Celebrates Its Legacy
October 25, 2006
DISPATCH FROM INDIANA: Faith is in the spotlight at Heartland Film Festival
October 22, 2006
DISPATCH FROM THE HAMPTONS: Award Winners, Altman, Pollock, and a Piano at 14th Hamptons Fest
October 20, 2006
DISPATCH FROM THE HAMPTONS: Leading Independent Producers Gather to Toast Ted Hope at 3rd Annual Industry Salute
October 18, 2006
DISPATCH FROM THE HAMPTONS: Haas' War Story, "The Situation," Kicks Off a Festival of International Cinema in East Hampton
October 17, 2006
DISPATCH FROM PUSAN: Asian Filmmakers and Producers Look Both Inward and Abroad for Future Growth
October 16, 2006
Woodstock Offers Decidedly Local Event, Highlighting Fest Circuit Favorites
October 15, 2006
DISPATCH FROM PUSAN: Protecting Local Voices While Embracing a New Market, Pusan Events Champion Asian Film
October 11, 2006
FESTIVAL DISPATCH: Intimate and a "Best Kept Secret" -- Reykjavik Honors "Grbavica" and "Overcome"
October 9, 2006
DISPATCH FROM THE NYFF: Trying to Make Sense of "Inland Empire" and a Closer Look at "The Host"
October 5, 2006
NYFF CRITICS NOTEBOOK: Religion, Monarchy and More From the NYFF's Second Half
October 4, 2006
FESTIVAL DISPATCH: In Defense of Peace, Reykjavik Film Fest Spotlights Conflict
October 3, 2006
DISPATCH FROM THE NYFF: With NY Fest Underway, "Little Children" and "Bamako" Stir Viewers
September 28, 2006
DISPATCH FROM THE NYFF: Considering Customs and Change on Opening Night #44, Stephen Frears' "The Queen"
September 20, 2006
DISPATCH FROM IFP MARKET '06: Heavy Hitters and Newcomers Alike Consider Niche Riches at Filmmaker Conference
September 16, 2006
TORONTO '06 DAILY DISPATCH: "Bella" Shines With Audience Prize; Fest Anticipates 40 U.S. Deals from '06 Slate; and Apted & Politics
September 14, 2006
TORONTO '06 DAILY DISPATCH: Waters and JCM Talk Sex; The Dixie Chicks Talk Back
September 14, 2006
TORONTO '06: From Lennon to Cobain, Music Docs Rock Toronto
September 14, 2006
TORONTO '06 CRITICS NOTEBOOK: Verhoeven and Jia Offer Fest Surprises, Sarah Polley Shines
September 13, 2006
TORONTO '06 DAILY DISPATCH: Hal Hartley Back With "Fay Grim"; Eytan Fox' Latest, "The Bubble"
September 12, 2006
TORONTO '06 DAILY DISPATCH: Trying To Make Sense of the Toronto Marketplace As Magnolia Nabs "Exiled"
September 12, 2006
TORONTO '06 CRITICS NOTEBOOK: Immigrant Stories and Haitian Violence
September 11, 2006
TORONTO '06 DAILY DISPATCH: Fest Launch Pad Boosts Fall Films -- "Last King," "Shortbus," "Volver"
September 10, 2006
TORONTO '06 DAILY DISPATCH: Weinsteins Wild Over "Vaughn" & "Lane"; Audience Digs "The Lives of Others"
September 10, 2006
TORONTO '06 CRITICS NOTEBOOK: "Half Moon," "Venus," "Art of Crying" Focus on Death; "Escape" and "Fire" Get Political
September 9, 2006
TORONTO '06 DAILY DISPATCH: Michael Moore Sneaks "Sicko" Clips; Cillian on Loach's "Barley"
September 8, 2006
TORONTO '06 DAILY DISPATCH: Eyeing a Prize, ThinkFilm Toasts Five Years; And Kunuk Tries to Preserve the Past
September 7, 2006
TORONTO '06 DAILY DISPATCH: Politics As Usual? IFC Gets Election Doc, Fest Buzzes About D.O.A.P., and Michael Moore
September 7, 2006
TORONTO '06 DAILY DISPATCH: Oh, Canada! Toronto Fest Looks North to Launch 31st Fest
September 5, 2006
DISPATCH FROM TELLURIDE: Imagined Reality on Display at Weekend Telluride Fest; Pences Say Goodbye
July 3, 2006
LA FILM FEST '06: "Ira," "Abby," and "Mario" Win in Audience Prizes; Fest Salutes "Sunshine" and "Quinceanera" On Closing Weekend
June 30, 2006
LA FILM FEST '06: Can Films Save The World? Talking "Chalk" and "Getting Down" In L.A.
June 29, 2006
Frameline30: Mature and Still Hot
June 29, 2006
LA FILM FEST '06: "Gretchen" and "Deliver Us From Evil" Win Big Award$ in L.A.
June 28, 2006
LA FILM FEST '06: Words of Wisdom From Harrison Ford; "Beyond Conviction"; and Are Costumes Fashion?
June 27, 2006
LA FILM FESTIVAL '06: Westfeldt Back at LA Film Fest, With "Ira and Abby"; And Linklater Chats
June 26, 2006
LA FILM FESTIVAL '06: "Prada" Opening, Lucas Hosts Filmmakers, Gore on "Green Day" and More
June 21, 2006
Year Four at SilverDocs: Gore, Scorsese, Jarmusch, Premieres, and More
June 18, 2006
Year Five of Showcasing the Best of Modern Asian Cinema, at NYAFF '06
June 14, 2006
Mansions, Politics and a Little Boogie, Newport Film Festival Spotlights the "Hot" Indies
June 13, 2006
Human Rights Watch: Bringing to Light Injustice and Activism Around the World
May 28, 2006
CANNES '06 WINNERS: Loach Film Wins Palme d'Or, "Volver" Wins 2 Prizes
May 27, 2006
CANNES '06 DAILY DISPATCH: Will Pedro Win? Spanish Language Filmmakers Shine At 2006 Festival de Cannes
May 25, 2006
CANNES '06 MARKET DAILY: Fortissimo Coming to America; Sony Classics Grabs Besson's "Angel-A"; Picturehouse Goes For "La Vie En Rose"; and More
May 24, 2006
CANNES '06 DAILY DISPATCH: Sofia Coppola on "Marie Antoinette;" Industry Folks on Distribution; and "Lying" Cast and Crew Deconstruct
May 24, 2006
CANNES '06 MARKET DAILY: Magnolia Makes a Deal For "Host"; Weinstein Goes Asian; TF1 Acquires Trio of Films: Ang Lee's New Film; and More
May 23, 2006
CANNES '06 MARKET DAILY: Sony Classics to Release Satrapi's "Persepolis" Memoir; IFC Picks Up "Destricted;" Wong Kar Wai's New Film; and More
May 22, 2006
CANNES '06 MARKET DAILY: Equation/Swift Snags "Red Road;" Europe Goes Global; TWC Gets Social; Dubai Expansion, and More
May 22, 2006
CANNES '06 DAILY DISPATCH: Festive Fest; Lunch With Pedro; American Directors and Gena Speaks
May 21, 2006
CANNES '06 MARKET DAILY: The Return of MGM; Strand's "Dolls"; Fortissimo Pacts; New Celluloid Label and More
May 21, 2006
CANNES '06 DAILY DISPATCH: New U.S. Films Aiming At America: "Shortbus," "Fast Food Nation" and "An Inconvenient Truth" (also "Southland Tales")
May 20, 2006
CANNES '06 MARKET DAILY: With Greater U.S. Focus, Fortissimo Takes Solondz' Latest; Medieval Movie Deal; Asian Harry Potter and More
May 19, 2006
CANNES '06 MARKET DAILY: Paramount Re-Brands Specialty Unit; Brazilian Effort; "Solo Dios" Deal; Seven Arts Slate
May 19, 2006
CANNES '06 DAILY DISPATCH: In "Volver," Almodovar Explores His Past and Considers His Future
May 18, 2006
CANNES '06 MARKET DAILY: Marche Madness; Oh, Canada!; Alan Ball's Latest; Penguins, and Many More Deals
May 18, 2006
CANNES '06 DAILY DISPATCH: As Festival de Cannes Kicks Of..."The Da Vinci Code," The Jury, and More
May 17, 2006
CANNES '06 MARKET DAILY: Focus Features In Spotlight; Goldwyn/Fox Go With "God", Kaufman's Latest, A Vampire in Sweden, and Much, Much More
May 16, 2006
CANNES '06 MARKET DAILY: Paillard Chat; TWC's "Swords", CMG Sells "Treatment", EFP On The Move, And More
May 9, 2006
Cannes's Surprising Currents: Italy, Australia and Romania May Make Strongest Waves at '06 Fest
May 9, 2006
indieWIRE ANNOUNCEMENT: indieWIRE at Cannes '06 - Online, In Print, Daily
May 5, 2006
TRIBECA '06: The Doc Is In: "Toots" and "Rock The Bells"
May 4, 2006
SF Film Fest: Starstudded Tributes, "Brothers of the Head," "Half Nelson," and "The Bridge"
May 2, 2006
TRIBECA '06: Trying to Make Science Entertaining in "The Flock of Dodos"
May 2, 2006
TRIBECA '06: In a Time of Change for the Movie Business, Talking About Emerging Distribution Platforms
May 1, 2006
TRIBECA '06: Trying to Reach Beyond Potential Boundaries: "Jesus Camp", "The Wars Tapes", and "The TV Set"
April 27, 2006
TRIBECA '06: Uptown and Downtown With "Walker Payne," "Boy Culture" and "Big Bad Swim"
April 26, 2006
From here to Iberia, the San Francisco International Film Festival
April 26, 2006
TRIBECA '06: Striking, Somber "United 93" Opens 5th TFF
April 24, 2006
TRIBECA '06: Making Sense of TFF's Market; Can the Fest Turn The Corner?
April 24, 2006
TRIBECA '06: Ever Expanding, Tribeca Fest Heads Uptown As It Hits Year Five
April 16, 2006
Katrina, Class, Politics and A Few Filmmaking Legends in Spotlight at 9th Full Frame Doc Fest
March 30, 2006
"A Little Piece of Heaven" and "Iraq in Fragments" Take Nods at Bustling Cleveland Festival
March 29, 2006
New Directors/New Films Spotlights the Silver Lining
March 23, 2006
At a Film Fest in Greece, Encountering World Events and Cultures Through Docs
March 19, 2006
Rendez-vous with French Cinema '06, An Ensemble of French Films Rise To The Top
March 17, 2006
DISPATCH FROM SXSW: 10 Films To Watch From SXSW '06
March 16, 2006
DISPATCH FROM SXSW: Beasties Among Artists On Big Screen In SXSW Music Docs
March 14, 2006
DISPATCH FROM SXSW: Cuban/Wagner, Burnt Orange in Focus, And More
March 14, 2006
DISPATCH FROM SXSW: Film Blogs and Politics In Focus
March 12, 2006
DISPATCH FROM SXSW: Big Talk and Even Bigger Crowds During Opening Days in Austin
February 28, 2006
At a Young Missouri Doc Fest, Exploring The Balance Between True and False
February 18, 2006
"Grbavica" Wins Golden Bear At 2006 Berlinale; Winterbotton & Whitecross Win Directing Prize
February 18, 2006
BERLINALE CRITIC'S DIARY: German Films Lead The Way at 2006 Berlin Fest; "Power," "Lenz" Also Worthy
February 16, 2006
DAILY DISPATCH FROM BERLIN: Mining for Meaning In More Berlinale Films: "Vendetta," "Container," "Dolls," and "Wilson"
February 15, 2006
DAILY DISPATCH FROM BERLIN: Honoring And Remembering The Best of Queer Cinema
February 14, 2006
DAILY DISPATCH FROM BERLIN: Personal And Political, Winterbottom's "Guantanamo" Jolts Berlinale
February 14, 2006
BERLINALE CRITIC'S DIARY: At Halfway Point, Competition Films Disappoint, But Delicate "Soap" and Shocking "Free Will" Stand Out
February 13, 2006
DAILY DISPATCH FROM BERLIN: Altman's Latest, "Prairie"; Strand Gets "Sky"; Manson's Movie; and Parties
February 12, 2006
DAILY DISPATCH FROM BERLIN: Gondry's "Sleep," Takashi Miike Goes Violent, and Cillian Murphy Talks "Breakfast"
February 10, 2006
DAILY DISPATCH FROM BERLIN: German Chancellor's Visit Shines Even Greater Spotlight on Expanded EFM
February 10, 2006
DAILY DISPATCH FROM BERLIN: 'Snow Business'; Panorama Plans; "Quinceanera," "Promise," "Boys," "Home" and "Fabulous" Sales at EFM
February 8, 2006
First Person: Rajendra Roy on Berlin - The New "Old" World
February 6, 2006
DISPATCH FROM ROTTERDAM: In 23rd Year, Cinemart Focuses on Slice of Life, Family Drama Co-Productions
February 5, 2006
DISPATCH FROM ROTTERDAM: Looking Into The Darkness at the 35th IFFR
February 2, 2006
PARK CITY '06: "Half Nelson" Dominates Survey of Sundance 06 Critics and Journalists
January 29, 2006
PARK CITY '06: 75 Articles About Sundance, Summing Up indieWIRE's Coverage
January 29, 2006
PARK CITY '06: Dispatch From Awards Night -- The Winners
January 28, 2006
"We Go Way Back" and "Empire in Africa" and "Sasquatch" Among Top Slamdance Film Festival Winners
January 28, 2006
PARK CITY BIZ & BUZZ DAILY: "Man Push Cart" Deal, "Stay" Pact, "Quinceneara", "Wristcutters" and More
January 27, 2006
Struggling with Sickness: Four Sundance Docs Examine a Wide Array of Personal Battles with Illness
January 27, 2006
PARK CITY '06 CRITIC'S DIARY:Newbies "Madeinusa," "Maximo," "Days" and "India" Surprise; Veterans Disappoint
January 27, 2006
PARK CITY BIZ DAILY: With Buyers Going Big At Sundance '06, Films Like "Saints" Hope For A Deal
January 26, 2006
PARK CITY '06 CRITIC'S DIARY: Politically Charged "Fragments," Blackout"; Breakout Acting in "Half Nelson," "Hawk"; "Daring "Destricted"
January 26, 2006
PARK CITY '06 BUZZ DAILY: "Lion" Filmmakers Face Personal Cancer Struggle; Exhibition Challenges Today, and More
January 25, 2006
PARK CITY BIZ DAILY: IFC Gets Crossword Doc, Lionsgate's "Door", Sundance Channel @ 10, and More
January 25, 2006
PARK CITY '06 BUZZ DAILY: Money, Money, Money...And A Drag Queen Dessert
January 25, 2006
PARK CITY '06 CRITIC'S DIARY: Looking for Int'l Innovators: "Sleep" and "Battle" Break Ground
January 24, 2006
PARK CITY '06 CRITIC'S DIARY: "Sleep," "Wristcutters," "Illusionist" Refreshing Sci-fi/Fantasy; "Rated," "Neil Young" Delight
January 24, 2006
PARK CITY '06 BUZZ DAILY: Park City Gets Political; ITVS, Cinetic, and Gen Art Parties Host Throwdowns
January 24, 2006
PARK CITY '06 BIZ DAILY: New Self-Distribution Initiative Unveiled; Park City Filmmakers Sign On for Pilot Program
January 23, 2006
PARK CITY '06 BIZ DAILY: Warner Independent Gets Gondry For $6 Million; IFC Unveils Day & Date Program
January 23, 2006
PARK CITY '06 CRITIC'S DIARY: World Docs Shed Light from Beyond the Grave: "KZ" and "Broadhurst" Highlights
January 23, 2006
PARK CITY '06 BUZZ DAILY: "Half Nelson" Takes Full Applause; Al Gore Charms at Discovery Party
January 23, 2006
PARK CITY '06 BIZ DAILY: IFC Gets "Factotum"; Crossword Doc in Play, and More
January 22, 2006
PARK CITY '06 BUZZ DAILY: Hardcore American Rock; "Daley" Draws Crowds; Email Jerk, and More Parties
January 22, 2006
PARK CITY '06 CRITIC'S DIARY: "Sunshine" Shines; Focus on Women's Issues in "Morning," "Stay," "Daley"
January 22, 2006
PARK CITY '06 BIZ DAILY: "Sunshine" Pact Among Top Tier of All-Time Sundance Fest Deals
January 21, 2006
PARK CITY '06 CRITIC'S DIARY: Sundance's Wide Wide World: Int'l Movies Mine Religion, Fate and Family
January 21, 2006
PARK CITY '06 BUZZ DAILY: "Crossing Arizona" Premiere; Friday Night Party Madness; Saturday Parties
January 21, 2006
PARK CITY '06 BIZ DAILY: Buyer's Buzz On Day One; "Sunshine" Selling; SonyBMG Goes For "Reggaeton"
January 20, 2006
PARK CITY '06 CRITIC'S DIARY: "Somebodies" A Diamond in the Rough; "Friends," "Everybody" Entertaining But Slight
January 20, 2006
PARK CITY '06 BUZZ DAILY: Holofcener and Cast Chat About "Friends with Money"; (And Queer Happenings This Weekend)
January 19, 2006
PARK CITY '06 BUZZ DAILY: On Opening Day at Sundance...A New Institute Initiative (and a Spotlight on Branding)
January 19, 2006
PARK CITY '06 BIZ DAILY: Managing (Biz) Expectations as Sundance '06 Begins
January 19, 2006
PARK CITY '06: With Challenge of Keeping It Brief, A Preview of Standout Shorts at Sundance
November 30, 2005
DISPATCH FROM IDFA: Shamir's "5 Days," Inside The Tense -- But Bloodless -- Battle For Controversial Territory
November 29, 2005
DISPATCH FROM IDFA: Talking Distribution and Sundance During an Industry Session in Amsterdam
November 27, 2005
DISPATCH FROM IDFA: Celebrating Democracy and Rebellion With "Sisters in Law", and More
November 26, 2005
Dispatch from Brazil: Mix Brasil Celebrates Record Attendance With Innovative Programming
November 22, 2005
Starz Denver International Film Festival: A Best-Kept Secret No Longer
November 17, 2005
More Than Feminism and Chick Flicks, High Falls Film Festival Spotlights Women in Film
November 14, 2005
"Kissed By Winter" "Refugee All Stars" "Tsotsi" and "C.R.A.Z.Y." Honored as AFI Fest Concludes
November 10, 2005
DISPATCH FROM L.A.: Four-Letter Word Film Explores the Etymology of an Expletive
November 8, 2005
DISPATCH FROM L.A.: Hoping for Oscar Attention, A Trio of Foreign Language Titles Win Over Audiences at AFI Fest
October 5, 2005
"Transamerica," Buscemi, "Cavite," "Baraka," Sloss, "Miner," and Music Highlight Woodstock '06
October 4, 2005
DISPATCH FROM REYKJAVIK: Kiarostami Honored for a Lifetime of Achievement
October 2, 2005
RESFEST 2005, Keeping It Curious
September 29, 2005
Dispatch From Brazil: Short Films In Abundance at Sao Paulo's Festival Internacional de Curtas-Metragens
September 25, 2005
DISPATCH FROM NYFF: Clooney, Miller, Baumbach and Yoji Yamada Share Fest Spotlight
September 22, 2005
Clooney Speaks Out About Journalism and Filmmaking As NYFF Opens
September 22, 2005
At The New York Film Fest (not Toronto), World Cinema Gets its Due and Looks For Distribution
September 22, 2005
Scenes From Independent Film Week: Incentives, Acting, and Mixing At The IFP Market
September 19, 2005
Critics Notebook: Exploring Heaven & Hell At the Toronto Festival
September 14, 2005
Fest Dispatch: Young Americans in Toronto; from Canada to India, New York to Los Angeles
September 11, 2005
Fest Dispatch: Toronto Comes Out, with Gays, Terrorists and Historical Injustice
