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THAT’S A WRAP ON THE 20TH OXFORD FILM FEST!

M.J. O'Toole — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:39:01 +0000

The 20th edition of the Oxford Film Festival ran from March 1 – 5 in Oxford, Mississippi and I was fortunate enough to attend as a juror for the first time ever. Talented, rising filmmakers from all around the world […]

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Nelson Kim’s New Directors/New Films 2017 Highlights

Nelson Kim — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 20:19:10 +0000

New Directors/New Films, co-presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art, is now in its 46th year of showcasing the work of emerging filmmakers from around the world. As always, there’s an admirably broad […]

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JEANNE DIELMAN, 23 QUAI DU COMMERCE, 1080 BRUXELLES

Nelson Kim — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 06:59:51 +0000

(To commemorate the death of the great Chantal Akerman, and in celebration of Film Forum’s revival of her youthful masterpiece Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, we’re reposting Nelson Kim’s review originally written for the movie’s run at Film […]

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CONFORMIST, THE

Nelson Kim — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:00:40 +0000

THE CONFORMIST is a whirlwind display of styles, an inexhaustible compendium of cinematic ideas. (Not for nothing has it been one of the most influential modern movies, sampled by Scorsese, Coppola, Spike Lee, and many others.)

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A Roundtable Discussion With Errol Morris (TABLOID)

Nelson Kim — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:30:45 +0000

In 1977, a former Miss Wyoming named Joyce McKinney traveled to London in search of the love of her life. The object of her affection was Kirk Anderson, a young Mormon performing his missionary service abroad. What happened once she […]

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FIREWORKS ON DISPLAY

Michael Tully — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:30:01 +0000

(NOTE: This is a reposting of an old list but it never gets old so we’re reminding you of it once again!) In order to celebrate this 4th of July weekend, we thought we’d publish a new HTN list for […]

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CITY OF LIFE AND DEATH

Nelson Kim — Mon, 16 May 2011 12:00:08 +0000

For all its flaws, it's an urgent, impassioned, necessary work.

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SURROGATE VALENTINE

Nelson Kim — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 22:00:03 +0000

Surrogate Valentine is an Asian American love story that's first and foremost a love story—by turns, a sweet, funny, and melancholy one, in which most of the important things are left unsaid, but are very definitely felt.

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Must-Sees At The 2010 New York Film Festival (Updated)

Michael Tully — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:58:16 +0000

There really is no need for an introduction, is there? It’s the New York Film Festival. Those four words say everything. Simply sit back, relax, and bask in the glory of all those Cannes/Venice entries that you’ve been waiting impatiently […]

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ENTER THE VOID

Nelson Kim — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:00:21 +0000

Enter the Void is Gaspar Noé's boldest movie yet. He goes for maximum sensory overload in every moment of every scene, bombarding the viewer with lens-and-light effects, swirling CGI psychedelia, swamp-dense sound design, and above all, stunningly virtuosic camerawork.

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