Directed by Rachid Bouchareb
Produced by Bouchareb and Jean Bréhat
Written by Bouchareb, Zoé Galeron & Olivier Lorelle
Released by Cinema Libre Studio
UK/France/Algeria. 90 min. Not Rated
In English, French & Arabic with English subtitles
With Brenda Blethyn, Sotigui Kouyaté, Sami Bouajila & Roschdy Zem
The events of 7/7—the day terrorist attacks struck public transport in London and traumatized the city […]
Written & Directed by Julia Leigh
Produced by Jessica Brentnall
Released by IFC Films/Video On Demand
Australia. 101 min. Not Rated
With Emily Browning, Rachael Blake, Ewen Leslie, Peter Carroll & Chris Haywood
In the same year that Catherine Breillat reinterpreted The Sleeping Beauty as a model fairy tale for feminist girls, Australian novelist and debut film writer/director Julia Leigh […]
Directed & Written by Martyn Burke
Produced by Burke & Anthony Feinstein
Released by Mercury Media Entertainment
Canada. 90 min. Not Rated
Director Martyn Burke interviews nine gutsy men and women who make possible the claim that “The whole world is watching” and reveals the personal cost of bringing first-hand information of conflict and war beyond borders.
Their very personal […]
Directed by David Cronenberg
Produced by Jeremy Thomas
Written by Christopher Hampton, based on his play The Talking Cure, and the book A Most Dangerous Method: The Story of Jung, Freud, and Sabina Spielrein by John Kerr
Released by Sony Pictures Classics
UK/Germany/Canada/Switzerland. 99 min. Rated R
With Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Sarah Gadon & Vincent Cassel
Talking is […]
The just-concluded Other Israel Film Festival showcased notable films by and about the 20 percent of Israeli citizens who are Arab (Christian, Muslim, Bedouin, and Druze) and other minorities, like migrant workers and immigrants. (Some of the films from previous editions, and other festival activities, are also streaming online on demand at OtherIsraelOnDemand.org.) Including U.S. […]
Written & Directed by Paddy Considine
Produced by Diarmid Scrimshaw
Released by Strand Releasing
U.K. 91 min. Not Rated
With Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman & Eddie Marsan
Joseph (Peter Mullan) lumbers into the opening scenes like the drunken, violent, angry lout of so many working-class films from Great Britain and Ireland. Here in Yorkshire, the destructive middle-aged man seems completely […]
Written & Directed by Céline Sciamma
Produced by Bénédicte Couvreur
Released by Rocket Releasing
French with English subtitles
France. 82 min. Not rated
With Zoé Heran, Malonn Lévana, Jeanne Disson, Sophie Cattani & Mathieu Demy
When a kid moves to a new town, the past can be left behind for a fresh start. In Tomboy, a shy, short-haired, scrawny 10 year […]
Directed by Werner Herzog
Produced by Erik Nelson
Released by Sundance Selects
USA. 106 min. Not rated
With Into the Abyss, director Werner Herzog takes a startlingly clear-eyed look at crime and capital punishment in Texas. His subtitle, “A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life,” emphasizes how he edits a series of frank interviews with a broad array […]
Written and Directed by J. C. Chandor
Produced by Michael Benaroya, Neal Dodson, Zachary Quinto, Robert Ogden Barnum, Corey Moosa & Joe Jenckes
Released by Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions
USA. 105 min. Rated R
With: Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Mary McDonnell, Demi Moore & Stanley Tucci
Debut writer/director J.C. Chandor brings together a sterling […]
