OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Best of Lists
20 Mind-Bending Movies Guaranteed to Make You Feel Stupid
- Excerpt: Some movies, with their convoluted storylines or surrealistic imagery or intellectual subject matter, have the (probably?) unintended side effect of merely spotlighting our intellectual shortcomings. Here are a few other movies that made us feel just a little stupider.
Five Great Irish Movies
R. Kurt Osenlund @ SouthPhillyReview.com
Interviews
Ashley Bell Talks Playing a 1940s Superhero in ‘Sparks’
Travis Hopson @ Punch Drunk Critics
Cheap Thrills director E.L. Katz discusses black comedy, audience complicity and being a leftie
High School Hijinks: Darren Stein and Michael J Willett on the making of G.B.F.
Jason Bateman Talks his Directorial Debut, ‘Bad Words’
Travis Hopson @ Punch Drunk Critics
Kim Mordaunt on working with non-actors, blending documentary and fiction in The Rocket
Seeking Salavtion: Antonio Piazza and Fabio Grassadonia on Salvo
Y. Economides: “When the boys in the Parliament forget their mics open and start to swear, my heroes blush”
Joseph Proimakis @ Popaganda.gr [Greek]
- Excerpt: Having led the Greek invasion in Berlin, Yiannis Economides is ready to rush local theaters with Stratos, his archetypical noir of a hired gun trying to survive as a small fish in the piranha pool
Festivals: General Coverage
The 2014 Tribeca Film Festival Will End Things on a Light Note with the Comedy, “Begin Again,” Starring Keira Knightley And Mark Ruffalo
Danish ADHD doc Four Letters Apart wins Thessaloniki
Joseph Proimakis @ Cineuropa.org
- Excerpt: Becoming an Actor takes home Greek section prize; French doc On the Edge of the World and local title Kalavryta win over FIPRESCI jury
James Brown and Björk Documentaries Added to Next Month’s Tribeca Film Festival Lineup (Plus, Ticket Information for Nas’ Time is Illmatic)
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival: Documents of indifference and uncertainty
Joseph Proimakis @ Popaganda.gr [Greek]
Thessaloniki showcases impressive Docs in Progress selection
Joseph Proimakis @ Cineuropa.org
- Excerpt: Friday’s screening session saw nine films vying for funding and pre-sales attention, and the Doc Market’s post-production services award
Festivals: Individual Reviews
17th Annual European Union Film Festival @ The Gene Siskel Center
Marilyn Ferdinand @ Ferdy on Films
- Excerpt: Capsule reviews of The Strange Little Cat, The Human Scale, Tricked, The Excursionist, Cycling with Moliere, Clownwise, and Another One Opens.
Bastards
Michael Pattison @ EyeForFilm.co.uk
Dreaming of a Family
Michael Pattison @ EyeForFilm.co.uk
Emptying the Skies
Michael Pattison @ EyeForFilm.co.uk
Master of the Universe
Michael Pattison @ EyeForFilm.co.uk
The Missing Picture
Michael Pattison @ EyeForFilm.co.uk
On the Edge of the World
Michael Pattison @ EyeForFilm.co.uk
Putin’s Games
Michael Pattison @ EyeForFilm.co.uk
She Is Not My Husband
Michael Pattison @ EyeForFilm.co.uk
The Valley of the Jato
Michael Pattison @ EyeForFilm.co.uk
We Did It On a Song
Michael Pattison @ EyeForFilm.co.uk
The Years of Fierro
Michael Pattison @ EyeForFilm.co.uk
Awards Coverage
Oscar Preview: Weekend of Mar. 21-23, 2014
- Excerpt: A look at the Oscar chances of “Muppets Most Wanted”
Television
Destroy All Monsters: A GIRLS Gotta Do What A GIRLS Gotta Do
Essays
Adolfo suárez y el alzheimer del cine español
José M. Robado @ Cine Crítico [Spanish]
- Excerpt: Un texto sobre la escasez de títulos en el cine español sobre su la historia reciente del país y sus protagonistas.
Bureaucracy and Other Horrors in Cristi Puiu’s “Aurora” (2010)
Michael Pattison @ Fandor / Keyframe Daily
Cinema In Noir: Would Zoë Kravitz Have Made A Better Tris In Divergent?
Is Pixar Out of Ideas?
- Excerpt: Their sheer scope and ambition seemed limitless — Pixar’s universe extended everywhere, from the furthest reaches of space to a Parisian kitchen to a child’s toy box. Now, that scope appears limited to where they’ve gone before.
The Noah Controversies: Questions and Answers
Steven Greydanus @ National Catholic Register
- Excerpt: The punning headlines write themselves: “Noah Awash in Flood of Controversy.” “Deluge of Criticism Inundates Filmmakers.”
The Rise of the Faith Film
Mike McGranaghan @ Film Racket
- Excerpt: The Bible is suddenly the hottest book in Hollywood. Take that, Divergent!
What the ‘Veronica Mars’ Flixster Fail Tells Us About Big Media and the Web
- Excerpt: The 21st century is a complicated time for studios and conglomerates, and there’s no doubt that much of their future lies in web-based solutions. But they’ll keep accumulating massive PR fails if they continue pinning their hopes to technology that’s not yet ready for prime time.
Reviews of Short Films
Abrazo en un Terremoto
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Spanish Short Film Review
El Aviador y el Mariñero
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Spanish Short Film Review
Cozinha Infernal
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Portuguese Short Film Review
Vinagre & Bombones
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Spanish Short Film Review
Other Articles
Filmmakers and Their Cats: A Photo Gallery
Mike Everleth @ Underground Film Journal
The Morning After: Mar. 24, 2014
- Excerpt: Short reviews of “Amarcord” and “Muppets Most Wanted”
Muppets Meet Musical Chairs
Betty Jo Tucker @ Movie Addict Headquarters
- Excerpt: A podcast featuring Jane Carrus, producer of “Musical Chairs,” who talks about her involvement in this inspirational film about wheelchair ballroom dancing.
