Film Festivals Archives
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19th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival – BLACK SWAN Darren Aronofsky Q & A
Q: Was the film Perfect Blue an inspiration for this film? A: Not really, there are similarities between the films, but it wasn’t influenced by it. It really came out of Swan Lake the Ballet, we wanted to dramatize the ballet, that’s why it’s kind of up here and down there, because ballet is big and small in lots of ways.
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Toronto International Film Festival 2010
In this report, Carol Coombes looks back at some of the cinematic riches, gazes into the future to predict some Academy Award ™ front-runners, and brings you up-to-speed on some films that you should make time to see...
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Commentary- The Joneses, The Good The Bad and The Weird, Allen Iverson: No Crossover
this was the one I wanted to see because of my affinity for both David Duchovny and Demi Moore, wanted to see if they had any chemistry together. They do, but it wasn't magical...
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Commentary – Exit Through The Gift Shop
This film is better than a Nike commercial in terms of being inspiring to “just do it”! I love that this guy found his bliss, fame and made millions of dollars because it never occurred to him that he couldn’t. The guy I’m referring to is Thierry Guetta a.k.a Mr. Brainwash. PFS screened this documentary, Exit Through the Gift Shop, a couple of months ago, but I wasn’t able to attend, so I was glad when they added it to the Saturday screenings during this weekend’s Spring Preview Film Fest. It’s sort of a documentary about turning the tables on a documentary filmmaker, only that documentary filmmaker never really intended…
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Foodie Film: I AM LOVE
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor The Phila Film Fest Spring Preview opened with a beautiful Italian film, I Am Love (Io sono l’amore) Director/Writer Luca Guadagnino this film is a truly wonderful example of food in film. There’s a lot of wonderful tactile food preparation and eating of incredible dishes. I love a scene in which a recipe for a Russian fish soup is being disclosed while in the midst of sexual intercourse. The cinematographer zooms in on the colors and the splendors of not only the culinary succulence, but also the natural surroundings of Milan. The film also showcases the modern architecture of the Recchi family’s opulent mansion, where…
