By shael stolberg on November 13, 2013
a woman under the influence , afi fest , after hours , Agnès Varda , Agustín Toscano (THE OWNERS) , Aharon Keshales (BIG BAD WOLVES) , Amat Escalate (HELI) , and Clio Barnard (THE SELFISH GIANT) , Asghar Farhadi (THE PAST) , Ben Russell (A SPELL TO WARD OFF THE DARKNESS) , bresson , Călin Peter Netzer (CHILD'S POSE) , cassavetes , Dean Fleischer-Camp (CATHERINE) , Drake Doremus (BREATHE IN) , Eli Roth (THE GREEN INFERNO) , Emir Baigazin (HARMONY LESSONS) , Ezequiel Radusky (THE OWNERS) , fassbinder , film festival , FLIRTING WITH DISASTER (1996) and SPANKING THE MONKEY (1994) , Hany Abu-Assad (OMAR) , Hirokazu Kore-eda (LIKE FATHER , I HEART HUCKABEES (2004) , INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS , Jeremy Saulnier (BLUE RUIN) , Joanna Hogg (EXHIBITION) , Kang Yi-kwan (JUVENILE OFFENDER) , Katrin Gebbe (NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN) , LIKE SON) , los angles film festival , Louise Archambault (GABRIELLE) , martin scorsese , MARY POPPINS , Navot Papushado (BIG BAD WOLVES) , Paulo Sorrentino (THE GREAT BEAUTY) , pickpocket , Rick Rosenthal (DRONES) , Rithy Panh (THE MISSING PICTURE) , SAVING MR. BANKS , Sebastián Lelio (GLORIA) , short film , Silver Linings Playbook , Stephanie Martin , the marriage of maria von braun , THREE KINGS (1999) , Ti West (THE SACRAMENT) , wildhorses , Yeon Sang-ho (THE FAKE) , Yuval Adler (BETHLEHEM)
AFI FEST , festival news , Festival Q&A , Festival Spotlights , Video
Game developer Alan Flores gives some specific tips on game creation at the AFI FEST panel THE FUTURE OF STORYTELLING (l to r – moderator John Heinsen, Jon Avnet, Alan Flores, Kathleen Grace, Jan Pinkava).
By shael stolberg on November 12, 2013
a woman under the influence , afi fest , after hours , Agnès Varda , Agustín Toscano (THE OWNERS) , Aharon Keshales (BIG BAD WOLVES) , Amat Escalate (HELI) , and Clio Barnard (THE SELFISH GIANT) , Asghar Farhadi (THE PAST) , Ben Russell (A SPELL TO WARD OFF THE DARKNESS) , bresson , Călin Peter Netzer (CHILD'S POSE) , cassavetes , Dean Fleischer-Camp (CATHERINE) , Drake Doremus (BREATHE IN) , Eli Roth (THE GREEN INFERNO) , Emir Baigazin (HARMONY LESSONS) , Ezequiel Radusky (THE OWNERS) , fassbinder , film festival , FLIRTING WITH DISASTER (1996) and SPANKING THE MONKEY (1994) , Hany Abu-Assad (OMAR) , Hirokazu Kore-eda (LIKE FATHER , I HEART HUCKABEES (2004) , INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS , Jeremy Saulnier (BLUE RUIN) , Joanna Hogg (EXHIBITION) , Kang Yi-kwan (JUVENILE OFFENDER) , Katrin Gebbe (NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN) , LIKE SON) , los angles film festival , Louise Archambault (GABRIELLE) , martin scorsese , MARY POPPINS , Navot Papushado (BIG BAD WOLVES) , Paulo Sorrentino (THE GREAT BEAUTY) , pickpocket , Rick Rosenthal (DRONES) , Rithy Panh (THE MISSING PICTURE) , SAVING MR. BANKS , Sebastián Lelio (GLORIA) , short film , Silver Linings Playbook , Stephanie Martin , the marriage of maria von braun , THREE KINGS (1999) , Ti West (THE SACRAMENT) , wildhorses , Yeon Sang-ho (THE FAKE) , Yuval Adler (BETHLEHEM)
AFI FEST , Capsule Reviews , festival news , Film News , Spotlight Reviews , Trailers
by shael stolberg In recent years their has been a proliferation of “issue” docs or films that want you to care and/or act for a “cause” in which they care deeply. Whether or not we believe in the cause, nobody truly wants to feel lectured to even if its in their best interest. To Stephaine […]
By shael stolberg on November 12, 2013
a woman under the influence , afi fest , after hours , Agnès Varda , Agustín Toscano (THE OWNERS) , Aharon Keshales (BIG BAD WOLVES) , Amat Escalate (HELI) , and Clio Barnard (THE SELFISH GIANT) , Asghar Farhadi (THE PAST) , Ben Russell (A SPELL TO WARD OFF THE DARKNESS) , bresson , Călin Peter Netzer (CHILD'S POSE) , cassavetes , Dean Fleischer-Camp (CATHERINE) , Drake Doremus (BREATHE IN) , Eli Roth (THE GREEN INFERNO) , Emir Baigazin (HARMONY LESSONS) , Ezequiel Radusky (THE OWNERS) , fassbinder , film festival , FLIRTING WITH DISASTER (1996) and SPANKING THE MONKEY (1994) , Hany Abu-Assad (OMAR) , Hirokazu Kore-eda (LIKE FATHER , I HEART HUCKABEES (2004) , INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS , Jeremy Saulnier (BLUE RUIN) , Joanna Hogg (EXHIBITION) , Kang Yi-kwan (JUVENILE OFFENDER) , Katrin Gebbe (NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN) , LIKE SON) , los angles film festival , Louise Archambault (GABRIELLE) , martin scorsese , MARY POPPINS , Navot Papushado (BIG BAD WOLVES) , Paulo Sorrentino (THE GREAT BEAUTY) , pickpocket , Rick Rosenthal (DRONES) , Rithy Panh (THE MISSING PICTURE) , SAVING MR. BANKS , Sebastián Lelio (GLORIA) , short film , Silver Linings Playbook , Stephanie Martin , the marriage of maria von braun , THREE KINGS (1999) , Ti West (THE SACRAMENT) , wildhorses , Yeon Sang-ho (THE FAKE) , Yuval Adler (BETHLEHEM)
AFI FEST , festival news
Photos taking during the AFI FEST 13. Please hover over image to view in larger format.
By shael stolberg on November 2, 2013
a woman under the influence , afi fest , after hours , Agnès Varda , Agustín Toscano (THE OWNERS) , Aharon Keshales (BIG BAD WOLVES) , Amat Escalate (HELI) , and Clio Barnard (THE SELFISH GIANT) , Asghar Farhadi (THE PAST) , Ben Russell (A SPELL TO WARD OFF THE DARKNESS) , bresson , Călin Peter Netzer (CHILD'S POSE) , cassavetes , Dean Fleischer-Camp (CATHERINE) , Drake Doremus (BREATHE IN) , Eli Roth (THE GREEN INFERNO) , Emir Baigazin (HARMONY LESSONS) , Ezequiel Radusky (THE OWNERS) , fassbinder , film festival , FLIRTING WITH DISASTER (1996) and SPANKING THE MONKEY (1994) , Hany Abu-Assad (OMAR) , Hirokazu Kore-eda (LIKE FATHER , I HEART HUCKABEES (2004) , INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS , Jeremy Saulnier (BLUE RUIN) , Joanna Hogg (EXHIBITION) , Kang Yi-kwan (JUVENILE OFFENDER) , Katrin Gebbe (NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN) , LIKE SON) , los angles film festival , Louise Archambault (GABRIELLE) , martin scorsese , MARY POPPINS , Navot Papushado (BIG BAD WOLVES) , Paulo Sorrentino (THE GREAT BEAUTY) , pickpocket , Rick Rosenthal (DRONES) , Rithy Panh (THE MISSING PICTURE) , SAVING MR. BANKS , Sebastián Lelio (GLORIA) , Silver Linings Playbook , the marriage of maria von braun , THREE KINGS (1999) , Ti West (THE SACRAMENT) , Yeon Sang-ho (THE FAKE) , Yuval Adler (BETHLEHEM)
AFI FEST , festival news , Festival Spotlights
AFI FEST today announced the remaining sections and films that will screen in the festival’s World Cinema, American Independents, Breakthrough, Midnight, Cinema’s Legacy and Presentations programs. This year’s program includes the return of several filmmakers to AFI FEST including CLOSED CURTAIN’s Jafar Panahi; MOEBIUS’ Kim Ki-duk; OUR SUNHI’s Hong Sang-soo; TOM AT THE FARM’s Xavier […]
By shael stolberg on November 2, 2013
a woman under the influence , afi fest , after hours , Agnès Varda , Agustín Toscano (THE OWNERS) , Aharon Keshales (BIG BAD WOLVES) , Amat Escalate (HELI) , and Clio Barnard (THE SELFISH GIANT) , Asghar Farhadi (THE PAST) , Ben Russell (A SPELL TO WARD OFF THE DARKNESS) , bresson , Călin Peter Netzer (CHILD'S POSE) , cassavetes , Dean Fleischer-Camp (CATHERINE) , Drake Doremus (BREATHE IN) , Eli Roth (THE GREEN INFERNO) , Emir Baigazin (HARMONY LESSONS) , Ezequiel Radusky (THE OWNERS) , fassbinder , film festival , FLIRTING WITH DISASTER (1996) and SPANKING THE MONKEY (1994) , Hany Abu-Assad (OMAR) , Hirokazu Kore-eda (LIKE FATHER , I HEART HUCKABEES (2004) , INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS , Jeremy Saulnier (BLUE RUIN) , Joanna Hogg (EXHIBITION) , Kang Yi-kwan (JUVENILE OFFENDER) , Katrin Gebbe (NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN) , LIKE SON) , los angles film festival , Louise Archambault (GABRIELLE) , martin scorsese , MARY POPPINS , Navot Papushado (BIG BAD WOLVES) , Paulo Sorrentino (THE GREAT BEAUTY) , pickpocket , Rick Rosenthal (DRONES) , Rithy Panh (THE MISSING PICTURE) , SAVING MR. BANKS , Sebastián Lelio (GLORIA) , Silver Linings Playbook , the marriage of maria von braun , THREE KINGS (1999) , Ti West (THE SACRAMENT) , Yeon Sang-ho (THE FAKE) , Yuval Adler (BETHLEHEM)
AFI FEST , festival news , Festival Spotlights
Guest Artistic Director, Agnes Varda says, “I chose four films that have been important in my life. For the subjects, the style that I call cinewriting, the radical choices and specific sensibilities, among some other films, I chose THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA BRAUN, one pearl of Fassbinder films, PICKPOCKET by Bresson for it’s singular way […]
By shael stolberg on November 2, 2013
Agustín Toscano (THE OWNERS) , Aharon Keshales (BIG BAD WOLVES) , Amat Escalate (HELI) , Asghar Farhadi (THE PAST) , Ben Russell (A SPELL TO WARD OFF THE DARKNESS) , Călin Peter Netzer (CHILD'S POSE) , Dean Fleischer-Camp (CATHERINE) , Drake Doremus (BREATHE IN) , Eli Roth (THE GREEN INFERNO) , Emir Baigazin (HARMONY LESSONS) , Ezequiel Radusky (THE OWNERS) , Hany Abu-Assad (OMAR) , Hirokazu Kore-eda (LIKE FATHER , Jeremy Saulnier (BLUE RUIN) , Joanna Hogg (EXHIBITION) , Kang Yi-kwan (JUVENILE OFFENDER) , Katrin Gebbe (NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN) , LIKE SON) , Louise Archambault (GABRIELLE) , Navot Papushado (BIG BAD WOLVES) , Paulo Sorrentino (THE GREAT BEAUTY) , Rick Rosenthal (DRONES) , Rithy Panh (THE MISSING PICTURE) , Sebastián Lelio (GLORIA) , Ti West (THE SACRAMENT) , Yeon Sang-ho (THE FAKE) , Yuval Adler (BETHLEHEM)
AFI FEST , festival news , Festival Spotlights
OVER 100 ARTISTS FROM 23 COUNTRIES TO ATTEND AFI FEST 2013 presented by Audi, a program of the American Film Institute announced the Conversations programs and some of the artists who are expected to attend this year’s festival. AFI FEST, which redefines today’s Hollywood as a place where icons and emerging artists bring audiences together […]
By shael stolberg on November 2, 2013
Agustín Toscano (THE OWNERS) , Aharon Keshales (BIG BAD WOLVES) , Amat Escalate (HELI) , and Clio Barnard (THE SELFISH GIANT) , Asghar Farhadi (THE PAST) , Ben Russell (A SPELL TO WARD OFF THE DARKNESS) , Călin Peter Netzer (CHILD'S POSE) , Dean Fleischer-Camp (CATHERINE) , Drake Doremus (BREATHE IN) , Eli Roth (THE GREEN INFERNO) , Emir Baigazin (HARMONY LESSONS) , Ezequiel Radusky (THE OWNERS) , FLIRTING WITH DISASTER (1996) and SPANKING THE MONKEY (1994) , Hany Abu-Assad (OMAR) , Hirokazu Kore-eda (LIKE FATHER , I HEART HUCKABEES (2004) , Jeremy Saulnier (BLUE RUIN) , Joanna Hogg (EXHIBITION) , Kang Yi-kwan (JUVENILE OFFENDER) , Katrin Gebbe (NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN) , LIKE SON) , Louise Archambault (GABRIELLE) , Navot Papushado (BIG BAD WOLVES) , Paulo Sorrentino (THE GREAT BEAUTY) , Rick Rosenthal (DRONES) , Rithy Panh (THE MISSING PICTURE) , Sebastián Lelio (GLORIA) , Silver Linings Playbook , THREE KINGS (1999) , Ti West (THE SACRAMENT) , Yeon Sang-ho (THE FAKE) , Yuval Adler (BETHLEHEM)
AFI FEST , festival news , Festival Spotlights
AFI FEST 2013 presented by Audi, a program of the American Film Institute, today announced a Special Tribute to David O. Russell on Friday, November 8. AFI FEST will take place November 7 through 14 at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre, the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres, the Egyptian Theatre and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. For […]
By shael stolberg on November 2, 2013
a woman under the influence , afi fest , after hours , Agnès Varda , Agustín Toscano (THE OWNERS) , Aharon Keshales (BIG BAD WOLVES) , Amat Escalate (HELI) , and Clio Barnard (THE SELFISH GIANT) , Asghar Farhadi (THE PAST) , Ben Russell (A SPELL TO WARD OFF THE DARKNESS) , bresson , Călin Peter Netzer (CHILD'S POSE) , cassavetes , Dean Fleischer-Camp (CATHERINE) , Drake Doremus (BREATHE IN) , Eli Roth (THE GREEN INFERNO) , Emir Baigazin (HARMONY LESSONS) , Ezequiel Radusky (THE OWNERS) , fassbinder , film festival , FLIRTING WITH DISASTER (1996) and SPANKING THE MONKEY (1994) , Hany Abu-Assad (OMAR) , Hirokazu Kore-eda (LIKE FATHER , I HEART HUCKABEES (2004) , INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS , Jeremy Saulnier (BLUE RUIN) , Joanna Hogg (EXHIBITION) , Kang Yi-kwan (JUVENILE OFFENDER) , Katrin Gebbe (NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN) , LIKE SON) , los angles film festival , Louise Archambault (GABRIELLE) , martin scorsese , MARY POPPINS , Navot Papushado (BIG BAD WOLVES) , Paulo Sorrentino (THE GREAT BEAUTY) , pickpocket , Rick Rosenthal (DRONES) , Rithy Panh (THE MISSING PICTURE) , SAVING MR. BANKS , Sebastián Lelio (GLORIA) , Silver Linings Playbook , the marriage of maria von braun , THREE KINGS (1999) , Ti West (THE SACRAMENT) , Yeon Sang-ho (THE FAKE) , Yuval Adler (BETHLEHEM)
AFI FEST , festival news , Festival Spotlights
AFI FEST 2013 presented by Audi, a program of the American Film Institute, announced the films that will be featured in the New Auteurs and Shorts sections at this year’s festival. AFI FEST will take place November 7 through 14 in Hollywood, California, at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre, the Chinese 6 Theatres, the Egyptian […]
By shael stolberg on November 2, 2013
a woman under the influence , afi fest , after hours , Agnès Varda , Agustín Toscano (THE OWNERS) , Aharon Keshales (BIG BAD WOLVES) , Amat Escalate (HELI) , and Clio Barnard (THE SELFISH GIANT) , Asghar Farhadi (THE PAST) , Ben Russell (A SPELL TO WARD OFF THE DARKNESS) , bresson , Călin Peter Netzer (CHILD'S POSE) , cassavetes , Dean Fleischer-Camp (CATHERINE) , Drake Doremus (BREATHE IN) , Eli Roth (THE GREEN INFERNO) , Emir Baigazin (HARMONY LESSONS) , Ezequiel Radusky (THE OWNERS) , fassbinder , film festival , FLIRTING WITH DISASTER (1996) and SPANKING THE MONKEY (1994) , Hany Abu-Assad (OMAR) , Hirokazu Kore-eda (LIKE FATHER , I HEART HUCKABEES (2004) , INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS , Jeremy Saulnier (BLUE RUIN) , Joanna Hogg (EXHIBITION) , Kang Yi-kwan (JUVENILE OFFENDER) , Katrin Gebbe (NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN) , LIKE SON) , los angles film festival , Louise Archambault (GABRIELLE) , martin scorsese , MARY POPPINS , Navot Papushado (BIG BAD WOLVES) , Paulo Sorrentino (THE GREAT BEAUTY) , pickpocket , Rick Rosenthal (DRONES) , Rithy Panh (THE MISSING PICTURE) , SAVING MR. BANKS , Sebastián Lelio (GLORIA) , Silver Linings Playbook , the marriage of maria von braun , THREE KINGS (1999) , Ti West (THE SACRAMENT) , Yeon Sang-ho (THE FAKE) , Yuval Adler (BETHLEHEM)
AFI FEST , Festival Spotlights , Video
For more info on the AFI FEST click here