Toronto Film Review: ‘Barakah Meets Barakah’
A smart, charming and bittersweet tale about the Kingdom's millennial generation and their take on the social and political restrictions that stand in the way of meeting and mingling with the…
Berlin Film Festival
Film Review: ‘Aloys’
"Every party must end, and left behind are the lonely people." Sounding like a deleted lyric from "Eleanor Rigby," that line hints at only half the melancholy in "Aloys."
Berlin Winner ‘Junction 48’ Set for U.S. Release in 2017
The Orchard has acquired North American rights to director Udi Aloni's “Junction 48,” which won the Panorama Audience Award at the Berlin Film Festival, and plans a 2017 theatrical release. “Junction…
Germany to Boost Film Funding, Berlin Film Festival Budget
Germany is set to increase its federal film subsidy program by €15 million ($16.6 million), and earmarked an extra $1.1 million for the Berlin Film Festival. The funding is part of the government’s…
Film Review: ‘Dhanak’ (Rainbow)
Movie stars, distinctive deities, and steadfast siblings propel the road-movie narrative of "Dhanak," writer-director's Nagesh Kukunoor's slickly produced and pleasantly engaging fairy tale about the…
How to Wow on the Red Carpet on Festival Circuit
Venice may be known as the jewel of the Adriatic, and Berlin brings out funky fashionistas in February, but for the haute couture world, Cannes is considered the crowning glory of the film festival…
Film Review: ‘In Your Dreams!’
Has its heart firmly in the right place, but its promising elements don't finally coalesce into a film of much commercial potential.
Tribeca Film Review: ‘Junction 48’
Justifiable anger at Palestinian disenfranchisement wins out over tight scene construction, but Berlin's Panorama audience prize proves that message can be more important than craft.
Film Review: ‘Strike a Pose’
The conspicuously out-and-proud image presented by Madonna's Blond Ambition Tour male dancers underlined a sex-positive, diversity-embracing message many weren't quite ready for at the height of the…
Strand Releasing Acquires U.S. Rights To Andre Techine’s Berlinale Player ‘Being 17’ (EXCLUSIVE)
CANNES — Strand Releasing has acquired all U.S. rights to French master Andre Techine’s subtle coming-of-age drama “Being 17,” which world premiered in competition at Berlin. Sold by Paris-based Elle…
Film Review: ‘Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures’
No one does a livelier job of exposing the interior world of complex personalities than the World of Wonder duo, whose "Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures" achieves entertaining profundity without…
