OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Best of Lists
Best Performances of 2013 So Far
R. Kurt Osenlund @ Slant Magazine
Interviews
Adam Bhala Lough Finds His “Motivation”
Stephen Saito @ The Moveable Fest
- Excerpt: One of youth culture’s preeminent chroniclers turns his attention to skateboarding’s biggest competition in a thrilling new film.
Sebastián Cordero on Taking Sci-Fi Seriously with “Europa Report”
Stephen Saito @ The Moveable Fest
- Excerpt: The Ecuadorian filmmaker behind such thrillers as “Cronicas” and “Rabia” heads to outer space for his latest and talks about the intensive process that made it soar.
“The Spectacular Now” Director James Ponsoldt Talks the Democracy of Sundance, Getting Personal, Theatrical Edits & More
Tributes
Cory Monteith
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Cafe Texan
Oscar Coverage
Oscar Preview: Weekend of Jul. 26-28, 2013
- Excerpt: Looking at the Oscar chances of “Blue Jasmine”
Other Articles
1900
Cole Smithey @ ColeSmithey.com
- Excerpt: A majestic political and artistic triumph, and one of the finest films of all time, “1900” (made in 1976) is Bernardo Bertolucci’s crowning achievement and the benchmark of collectivist socio-political cinema.
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Abdução
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Portuguese Short Film Review
American Hustle trailer
Autopsicografia
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Portuguese Short Film Review
Banda Desenhada
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Portuguese Short Film Review
The Best Years of Our Lives
Cole Smithey @ ColeSmithey.com
- Excerpt: The underlying satirical nature of William Wyler’s post-war paean to American soldiers returning home from World War II lurks throughout this beloved drama.
Cena Doze
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Portuguese Short Film Review
Come and See
Cole Smithey @ ColeSmithey.com
- Excerpt: One of the most emotionally challenging and brilliant films of all time, Stalingrad-born Elem Klimov’s “Come and See” (1985) is an exemplar of late Soviet cinema that sets the standard for antiwar films with its undiluted expression of cinematic poetry in the service of an unbearably brutal anti-war narrative about 628 Belarusian villages burnt to the ground along with their inhabitants by German occupation forces during World War II.
Exorsister
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Dutch Short Film Review
Fist of Jesus
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Spanish Short Film Review
Hollywood or Bust!
Betty Jo Tucker @ ReelTalk Movie Reviews
- Excerpt: Author Susan Marg talks about her award-winning book “Hollywood or Bust: Movie Stars Dish on Following Their Dreams, Making It Big and Surviving in Tinseltown.”
Honesta Arruaça
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Portuguese Short Film Review
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Moment of Clarity
O Ontem que a Dor Deixou
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Portuguese Short Film Review
Tons de Cumplicidade
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Portuguese Short Film Review
UHF Canal Maldito – 35 Anos
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Portuguese Documentary Review