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Locarno: Emerging Stars Shine at Intimate Festival
By Katelyn Trott
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August 20, 2013
The 66th annual Locarno Film Festival is buzzing with budding talent. Through its history of combining commercial and independent cinema, as well as its many young filmmaker initiatives, Locarno has also become a dynamic setting for new faces.
Locarno: Romanian Cinema at a Breaking Point
By Michael Pattison
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August 19, 2013
With the New Wave in the rear view, two new films from Romania suggest a divergence in the nation's cinema: Corneliu Porumboiu's When Evening Falls On Bucharest or Metabolism and Valentin Hotea's Roxanne.
Locarno: Reconsidering Bullying and School Violence on the Big Screen
By Adriana Floridia
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August 15, 2013
Bullying and school violence have been relevant topics on and off the big screen. Films have described campus violence, but rarely have they waded into the psyche of the shooter. Locarno Film Festival feature, The Dirties, does just that, taking on the untidy complexities that can lead to tragedy.
Locarno Critics Academy Returns
By Shelley Farmer
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August 8, 2013
Meet the critics and watch out for their coverage of the 66th Locarno Film Festival next week, plus apply to the second NYFF Critics Academy today!
Locarno Summer Academy Applications; Roger Ebert Laid to Rest
By Brian Brooks
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April 9, 2013
Four programs including the Critics Academy (in partnership with Film Society) are now accepting applications for the August festival in Italy. Also in today's FilmLinc Digest: Ebert is remembered at a Chicago funeral; Sundance London unveils its talks and music programs; and Meryl Streep reflects on the legacy of Margaret Thatcher.
The Cinephilia Locked Inside “Room 237”
By Peter Labuza
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March 29, 2013
Peter Labuza of NYFF Critics Academy responds to the argument that Room 237 is an attack on film criticism and delves into the particularly obsessive strain of cinephilia inspired by the work of Stanley Kubrick.
The Cinephilia Locked Inside “Room 237”
By Peter Labuza
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March 29, 2013
Peter Labuza of NYFF Critics Academy responds to the argument that Room 237 is an attack on film criticism and delves into the particularly obsessive strain of cinephilia inspired by the work of Stanley Kubrick.
“Holy Motors” and Its Trio of Leading Ladies
By Caitlin Hughes
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October 23, 2012
Denis Lavant may shine in the latest from Leos Carax, but the characters played by Eva Mendez, Kyle Minogue, and Édith Scob are critical to the film's commentary on identity, performance and artifice.
“Holy Motors” and Its Trio of Leading Ladies
By Caitlin Hughes
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October 23, 2012
Denis Lavant may shine in the latest from Leos Carax, but the characters played by Eva Mendez, Kyle Minogue, and Édith Scob are critical to the film's commentary on identity, performance and artifice.
The Belly of the Beast
By Max Nelson
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October 12, 2012
Two festival documentaries, Amos Gitai’s Field Diary (1982) and Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel's Leviathan (2012), assault the viewers' senses by deeply immersing them in the worlds of commercial fishing and the Lebanon War, respectively.