OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.
Interviews
CCH Pounder of “Home Again”
James McAvoy (Filth)
Making Kuma: Umut Dag on the Surprise Success of his First Feature
Festivals
#TIFF54: Seeking Awards Winners
Joseph Proimakis @ Popaganda.gr [Greek]
Europe Comes to Town
- Excerpt: Preview of Ottawa’s 2013 European Union Film Festival
European Panorama fest kicks off 26th edition
Joseph Proimakis @ Cineuropa.org
- Excerpt: The oldest Athenian film festival unveils 70-title programme for 14 days of screenings dedicated to the best of old and new European films
The Golden Cage triumphs at Thessaloniki Festival
Joseph Proimakis @ Cineuropa.org
- Excerpt: The Spanish-Mexican drama wins Golden Alexander along with three more awards; French drama Suzanne picks up Silver, and two more prizes.
Greek critics cry censorship at Thessaloniki
Joseph Proimakis @ Cineuropa.org
- Excerpt: Following a series of journalist-blacklisting, local critics’ guild releases scathing statement, calling fest director antidemocratic
Greek films dominate Agora’s video room
Joseph Proimakis @ Cineuropa.org
- Excerpt: 08/11/2013 – Wild Duck tops the view count charts at the market’s video room, while Grecobritish The Winter is the only non-competition title on the list
Greek veterans and newbies meet at Thessaloniki’s Crossroads
Joseph Proimakis @ Cineuropa.org
- Excerpt: 08/11/2013 – The fest’s coproduction forum opened its doors to pitchers and buyers with 16 projects vying for international interest.
LIFF Summary – 09th November
- Excerpt: 5 films, 5 buses and a best of the year contender
LIFF Summary – 10th November
- Excerpt: Pint-sized superheroes and sofas
LIFF Summary – 11th November
- Excerpt: Two festival films and one Oscar contender
LIFF Summary – 12th November
- Excerpt: Three films, no food
LUX contender Honey presented at Thessaloniki
Joseph Proimakis @ Cineuropa.org
- Excerpt: 08/11/2013 – Valeria Golino’s directorial debut greeted in press conference for the European Parliament’s LUX Prize; all finalists to be screened at the fest.
Night of the long backward glances: the FrightFest October All-Nighter 2013
Panorama Fest
Joseph Proimakis @ Popaganda.gr [Greek]
Awards Coverage
Oscar Preview: Weekend of Nov. 8-10, 2013
- Excerpt: Looking at the Oscar chances of “Thor: The Dark World,” “The Armstrong Lie” and “The Book Thief”
Other Articles
A Critical Matter: A Penny for Your Pity Thoughts
Frank Ochieng @ Yahoo! Voices Movies
- Excerpt: I decided to air out my e-mail mailbox for spring cleaning purposes and nostalgically recall some of the incoherent (and on occasion rational) comments directed to yours truly from a movie-oriented mob out for blood.
Destroy All Monsters: Marvel’s Dark World
The Entertainer: Movies, Magic and My Father’s Twentieth Century, by Margaret Talbot
Stacia Kissick Jones @ Spectrum Culture Online
How Black Female TV Characters Are Defying Stereotype
It’s Good to Be Bad: Carol on The Walking Dead and Tara on Sons of Anarchy
Jimmy P.
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
Lizzy Caplan Talks “Masters of Sex”
Maleficent trailer
The Morning After: Nov. 11, 2013
- Excerpt: Short reviews of “Pickup on South Street,” “Bad Day at Black Rock” and “Thor: The Dark World”
New releases Nov. 12
The Sacrament
Diego Salgado @ Miradas de Cine (miradas.net) [Spanish]
- Excerpt: About present and future new forms of writing about cinema.
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.
Venus in Fur
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: New Roman Polanski film
The Weakest Part
Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Portuguese Short Film Review
