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CineVegas Diary: Britney Spears & Cinephilia

June 14, 2008 – 6:00 pm

What is Britney Spears doing at a film festival? Or: what happens to a film festival bred within the natural climate of Britney Spears?

By Karina Longworth | Posted in CineVegas 2008, Film festivals | Comments (4)

More Bushes: Trade Roughage 03/27/08

March 27, 2008 – 9:26 am

Ellen Burstyn and James Cromwell have been hired to play Barbara Bush Sr and George H.W. Bush in Oliver Stone’s George W. Bush drama, which is currently being called W. All along, the trades have been saying that the goal is to get this sucker distributed around the time of the November elections; today’s Variety [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Awards, Foreign Films, Hollywood | Comments (0)

Ronnie Bronstein and Abel Ferrara, Together At Last

December 19, 2007 – 1:30 pm

FROWNLAND’s latest recognition sparks questions about the changing face of the distribution landscape. Basically, it’s all about what your definition of “has” is.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Awards, Film marketing and distribution, Foreign Films, Indies | Comments (1)

BlogNosh 12/17/07

December 17, 2007 – 5:23 pm

In this edition: lessons in crime from THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, and James Bond-as-gay porn.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Community | Comments (0)

BlogNosh 12/07/07

December 7, 2007 – 3:13 pm

In this edition: Snakes, New York, and art porn. Oh–and the Sex and the City movie.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Community | Comments (0)

Silent Light’s Opening Shot Not Exactly Divinely Inspired

December 3, 2007 – 12:24 pm

Or, how to fashion a masterpiece out of crap lying about your virtual desktop. Plus: a US release date may be almost here!

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Awards, Foreign Films | Comments (1)

Carlos Reygadas and ‘The New Left Field’

November 28, 2007 – 1:21 pm

At The Circuit, John Hopewell and Emilio Mayorga offer a number of signs that “the mantle of greatness is rapidly slipping over” Silent Light director Carlos Reygadas. I’m surely not going to argue with that, but I do think it’s interesting that Mayorga and Hopewell make it a point to set Reygadas apart from other [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Film watching, Foreign Films | Comments (0)

Trade Roughage 11/27/07

November 27, 2007 – 8:06 am

There’s not much news to report from yesterday’s strike talks (looks like Nikki was right about that pesky press blackout), but we do know that Democrat presidential candidate John Edwards is a expected to join Tim Robbins and Gilbert Gottfried at a star-studded strike rally today in New York’s Washington Square. Meanwhile, this week Carson [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Foreign Films, Hollywood, Screenwriting | Comments (0)

Silent Light Eligible For Oscar - Plautdeitsch And All

October 18, 2007 – 5:53 am

AMPAS finally gives it up for obscure dialects.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Awards, Foreign Films | Comments (4)

Silent Light: Last Chance to See it at NYFF Tonight

October 3, 2007 – 11:15 am

Amongst the small cadre of film bloggers and critics that have been filing dispatches from the New York Film Festival’s press screenings for the past three weeks, Stellet Licht (Silent Light) seems to be the surprise hit of the festival. I wrote a glowing review last week; with the film’s second and final public screening [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Film festivals, Foreign Films, NYFF 2007 | Comments (4)