OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Interviews
Billy Bob Thornton on Returning to Directing in ‘Jayne Mansfield’s Car’
In the Arena: ‘Wadjda’ Director Haifaa al-Mansour
Marina de Van
Nuno Reis @ SciFiWorld Portugal [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Perguntas essencialmente sobre o seu mais recente trabalho “Dark Touch”.
Painless
Nuno Reis @ SciFiWorld Portugal [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Entrevista com o realizador e um dos actores.
Saying Hello: michelle Danner on Hello Herman, Bullying and Working for Change
Stuart Blumberg of “Thanks for Sharing”
Festivals
Linhas de Wellington candidato aos Oscar
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Portugal submission to Foreign Film to the Oscars and one of the films nominated for the Sophia awards from the Portuguese Film Academy
Pedro Almodóvar premiado nos EFA
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Pedro Almodóvar to receive the honorary award at the European Film Awards 2013
TIFF 2013: Festival Wrap-up and ‘Best of the Fest’
- Excerpt: Recap of my coverage at this year’s Toronto Intenational Film Festival
Webster University Film Series: Mister Rogers & Me
Andrew Wyatt @ Look / Listen (St. Louis Magazine)
- Excerpt: Mister Rogers & Me is an anecdotal work, using remembrances to underline Roger’s simple, selfless ethos and distinctive personal charms.
Oscar Coverage
From Goldie to Oldie: A Look to the Oscars From Yesteryear
Frank Ochieng @ Yahoo! Voices Movies
- Excerpt: It is always a fashionable gesture to prepare for the glitz and glamour regarding the movie industry’s biggest annual event known as Oscar Night…or more formally The Academy Awards extravaganza as the spectacularly world-wide production of The Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences.
Oscar Preview: Weekend of Sep. 13-15, 2013
- Excerpt: Looking at the Oscar chances of “Herb & Doroth 50×50.”
Other Articles
The Body
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: British Short Film Review
Celebrating Tatum O’Neal in Peter Bogdanovich’s Paper Moon
Confituur
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
Desespero
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Portuguese Short Film Review – the winner of a Special Mention on MOTELx – International Horror Film Festival of Lisbon
Flytopia
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Short Film Review
Independent Film Distribution Book Review
Frank Ochieng @ Yahoo! Voices Movies
- Excerpt: From discussing distribution practices to budding independent filmmakers promoting their product to film festivals and the public in general, Independent Film Distribution is a knowledgeable read for folks looking to conquer the mysteries about such an involved movement.
Longe do Éden
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Portuguese Short Film Review
The Morning After: Sep. 16, 2013
- Excerpt: Quick reviews of “A Letter to Three Wives,” “The Asphalt Jungle” and “HellBent.”
New releases Sept. 17
Six Spine-Tingling Photos Will Make You Want To Rethink Your Stay At Hotel ‘OLDBOY’
Spike Lee Film: 14 Book Review
Frank Ochieng @ Yahoo! Voices Movies
- Excerpt: SYNOPSIS: German authors Gunnar Landsgesell and Andreas Ungerbock’s tome SPIKE LEE FILM: 14 is a comprehensive, handsome-looking read featuring an interesting and extensive profile on the confrontational and immensely talented American filmmaker Spike Lee and his brand of cinema. The text is written in the German language but the contents are universally received as the scribers serve up a hearty menu of Lee’s filmography.
A Woodchip Off the Old Hollywood Block
Frank Ochieng @ Yahoo! Voices Movies
- Excerpt: Sometimes the notion of appreciating and considering the merits of film are not always planted on the big screen at the expense of box office big bucks. The subtly of moviemaking can definitely be impacted by an artist with cunning carving tendencies who does not need to lurk in movie theater darkness to capture movie magic in another imaginative capacity.
