Posted in “ New York Film Festival ” tag: 12 entries

In the Far Off Ocean a Monster Nesting

Feb 27, 2013

Today in our convenient society, we easily make us blind to how our daily food is produced; food at supermarkets …

Sensing the Unseen Parts of Life

Feb 14, 2013

Where is the beginning and the end? Abbas Kiarostami’s new film “Like Someone in Love” drops you right into the …

Sinking Deep Into Strangeness and Scare of Macao

Feb 05, 2013

Discoveries often emerge from revisiting.  You return to a familiar place where you once had been but at the same …

Why She is “Barbara”

Dec 14, 2012

When actress Nina Hoss rides a bike in ”A Woman in Berlin,” unspoken words and emotions overflow from her body; the scene …

“Memories Look at Me” the Past Lives in the Present

Nov 07, 2012

One of the most captivating films at the 50th New York Film Festival “Memories Look at Me,” directed by Chinese …

To Experience in Between Heaven and Hell

Oct 18, 2012

At the beginning of “Araf – Somewhere in Between” directed by Turkish filmmaker Yeşim Ustaoğlu (“Journey to the Sun,” “Pandora’s …

Discoveries From New York Film Festival’s 50th Year

Oct 16, 2012

 

After a run of 17 days, on Sunday October 14th the curtains closed on the 50th New York Film Festival with “Flight” directed …

The Dawn of a New Era: The 50th New York Film Festival

Sep 27, 2012

The second oldest film festival in North America, New York Film Festival was founded in 1963 and has since showed …

David Cronenberg: Creator of Fear and Freedom

Nov 23, 2011

Controversial filmmaker David Cronenberg gained his “body horror” reputation from science fiction movies like “Scanners”, “Videodrome” and “The …

Director Alexander Payne Unfolds Forces of Nature in “The Descendants”

Nov 14, 2011

Hawaii, surrounded by wide sky, clear water, deep green, and active volcanos, is simply a magical place.  People visit there …

Pedro Almodóvar and Antonio Banderas Unite Tragedy and Beauty in “The Skin I Live In”

Oct 13, 2011

A creator of beauty is Spanish cinema maestro Pedro Almodóvar.  Collaborating with other eccentric virtuosos such as Pina Bausch and …

Sara Driver Rediscovers the Timelessness of Destiny in “You Are Not I”

Oct 07, 2011

Destiny is certainly a strange thing.  That’s why it is appropriate to define what happened to filmmaker Sara Driver.  In …