Berlin International Film Festival
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Berlin Review: James Franco-Starring 'Maladies' Maroons A Dream Indie Cast In A Wasteland Of Tiresome Self-Indulgence
Carrying the dubious distinction of being a film that managed to try our patience after just five minutes, “Maladies” is for us best summed up in one word: wasteful. It is wasteful of the considerable talents of a fabulous cast, wasteful of a pleasingly off-kilter visual approach, and wasteful of ou...
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Berlin Review and Roundup: Finger-Clenching Thriller 'A Single Shot' Stars Sam Rockwell, Kelly Reilly, William H. Macy
A dark, tightly wound backwoods thriller with a twist, "A Single Shot" received warm applause following its second screening at the Berlinale, where it world-premiered Saturday night. Well-designed and executed by director David M. Rosenthal ("Janie Jones") from Matthew F. Jones’s script and novel o...
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Two US in Progress Wroclaw films to screen at the Berlinale
US in Progress is the first industry event in Europe devoted entirely to US-indies and focused on the completion and European distribution of American indie feature films at post-production stage.
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Lasting
Lasting (aka Nieulotne) by Jacek Borcuch from Poland (ISA: AP Mañana) is a Polish-Spanish co-produciton produced by Piotr Kobus and Agnieszka Drewno of Mañana Producitons.
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Dominga's Film Production Kit: The Time Before
Dominga Sotomayer who directed my favorite film of last year's Latino films, Thursday Through Sunday, is now crowd funding to produce a 30 minute short called The Time Before with a Polish co-director on Indiegogo.
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EFM Industry Debate: Feb 10 Rebuilding the Euro model: Needs and Opportunities
Variety and EFM will host a debate on new approaches to finance and content based on needs and opportunities
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Berlin Review: Biopic 'Lovelace' Oddly Uninterested In Linda Lovelace
Not so much a film about Linda Lovelace as a film about a bunch of things that happen to Linda Lovelace, including a destructive marriage to seeming complete, total, bonafide scumbag sonofabitch Chuck Traynor, today saw the first international screening of Sundance pick-up “Lovelace” at the Berlin F...
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Berlin Review: 'A Single Shot' With Sam Rockwell Unravels From A Tight Premise Into A Downbeat, Messy Misfire
The main narrative surrounding the evolution of David M. Rosenthal’s “A Single Shot,” which premieres at the Berlin Film Festival today, has been about the longer-than-usual casting merry-go-round -- since 2009 a roster of talent as long as your arm has signed up then signed out of the film. However...
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Richard Lormand, Publicist's Best Films
Richard Lormand's films are always a key to the best films at the festivals of Berlin, Venice and Cannes. If he reps them, you want to see them.
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Damonisms at the Berlinale: Matt on Ben, the Reception of 'Promised Land' and the Long-Delayed New Berlin Airport
While Gus Van Sant's "Promised Land" -- starring and written by Matt Damon and John Krasinski -- has already come and gone from US theaters, it made its international debut in official competition at the Berlin International Film Festival. With that came an extremely entertaining press...
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