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Nina Menkes interview

2008-08-08 11:14:00 by HarryTuttle in Unspoken Cinema
 
Nina Menkes is an independent American filmmaker making experimental films since 1981, such as Queen of Diamonds (1991) or Massaker (2005). Her official website can be found here . She kindly visited our blog recently and agreed to answer to the questions of Jit Phokaew ( Limitless Cinema ) and Filmsick , who reviewed her latest film Phantom...
 
Tags: film, film sets, film phantom love, phantom love, phantom love corresponds, nina menkes, nina, experimental films, films
 
 
 
 
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DVD Review of Vampyr

2008-07-22 18:55:00 by cosmoetica in Unspoken Cinema
 
The Criterion Collection will shortly be releasing a two disk version of the 1932 black and white classic horror film by Carl Theodor Dreyer, Vampyr . I first watched this film about twenty years ago, on a VHS release, and, unlike many others, immediately recognized it as a supernal piece of cinema. Then, I did not have the critical knowledge to...
 
Tags: vampire victims, vampire, vampire film, horror, adult horror, film, horror films, interactive film, film-
 
 
 
 
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Now Showing (3)

2008-06-14 22:07:00 by HarryTuttle in Unspoken Cinema
 
Read part 1 and 2 of this review Then, as the image (and sound) quality improves (along with the audiovisual technology history of recent years), the importance of the scenes also matures and become more meaningful. This naturally follows the education of a filmmaker learning from experience to channel the enthusiasm and only shoot what might...
 
Tags: family drama, finale family drama, rita, rita smiles, rita patiently watches, rita plays nice, nice, family, boyfriend doy
 
 
 
 
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Now Showing (2008/Martin)

2008-06-08 17:57:00 by HarryTuttle in Unspoken Cinema
 
...movies compilation dating back as far as the VHS era. The staging involved was, in my mind, the kind a member of the family would direct informally by requesting the "protagonists" would pretend the camera is not there, and keep doing what they naturally do everyday, sharing confidences like if nobody was listening. There are a few "extras"...
 
Tags: rita, rita cries, rita hayworth, rita jumps, death closes rita, death, family, family reunions, sound
 
 
 
 
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Raya Martin in Cannes 08

2008-06-06 15:57:00 by HarryTuttle in Unspoken Cinema
 
...movies. In this regard it does represent perfectly the identity crisis of images. Especially since it is an artificial reconstitution of archival material, it questions the reality of TV imagery, like other contemporaries filmmakers do ( Redacted , Cloverfield , REC ...) This is an issue that fascinates the Cahiers team for a couple years now
 
Tags: film, current film, short film, short, cahiers, cahiers loves, trilogy, cahiers critics, critics
 
 
 
 
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Interview with Kunal Mehra director of "The Wind Blows Where It Will"

2008-05-19 03:32:00 by HermyBerg in Unspoken Cinema
 
HermyBerg : First I want to say thank you for taking the time to talk to me, Kunal. This is a wonderful opportunity Kunal Mehra : Pleasure's mine. Glad that it all worked out HermyBerg : I wanted to start by saying I think you made a really excellent film here A film I hope others will be able to see soon Kunal Mehra : Thanks! It's always nice...
 
Tags: kunal mehra, kunal, hermyberg, aron, cinematographer aron noll, film, excellent film, pin influences, influences
 
 
 
 
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Review: The Wind Blows Where It Will

2008-05-14 14:50:00 by HermyBerg in Unspoken Cinema
 
The Wind Blows Where It Will directed by Portland, Oregon, based director Kunal Mehra is rigidly constructed film, running slightly over three-hours, which demands the viewers attention. Holding fastidiously to a Bressonian austereness and its own wrought-out languidness TWBWIW , in the end, reaches a deep and resonant poignancy Its a remarkably...
 
Tags: philippe, world philippe inhabits, tells philippe, recondite philippe, slow breathes, intense character study, pace, mehras strength lies, wrought-out languidness twbwiw
 
 
 
 
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Sin Titulo

2008-05-06 07:52:00 by HarryTuttle in Unspoken Cinema
 
At The Evening Class , Michael Guillen interviews a film student from Berkeley, Matt Losada, and about his non-conventional film, Sin Título (2007). They talk about so-called "boring" films Michael Guillén: In the Q&A after the program you spoke a bit about being fond of "boring" films; what are you referencing in particular Matt Losada: I...
 
Tags: sound takes, richer films, takes, films, narrative films, frame forms, frame, fixed frame, commercial films
 
 
 
 
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Yumurta dans Le Monde

2008-04-22 19:58:00 by HarryTuttle in Unspoken Cinema
 
Jean-Luc Douin écrit dans Le Monde , aujourd'hui, 22 avril 2008, à propos du film contemplatif Yumurta de Semih Kaplanoglu extraits Il y a d'abord ce plan d'une vieille femme qui marche dans une brume de campagne, sur fond sonore d'aboiements de chien, de chants d'oiseau. Elle sort du champ, définitivement. Et voilà maintenant Yusuf,...
 
Tags: dans, yusuf assis prs, yusuf, yumurta, yusuf dans, comme dans, film contemplatif yumurta, yumurta grne, film
 
 
 
 
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Alexandr SOKUROV - LINKS

2008-04-16 14:19:00 by HarryTuttle in Unspoken Cinema
 
Alexandr SOKUROV (born 14 June 1951/Russia) = 56 yold in 2008 46 films / 20 screenplays (1st film: 1974/latest film: 2007 INSPIRED BY : Andrei Tarkovsky C.C.C. films : Alexandra (2007); The Sun (2005); Father and Son (2003); Elegy of a Voyage (2002); Moloch (1999); Confession (1998); Mother and Son (1997); A Humble Life (1997); Oriental Elegy...
 
Tags: sokurov, elegy, moscow elegy, link, simple elegy, oriental elegy, peterburgskaya elegiya, elegiya, soviet elegy