All Comment articles – Page 56

  • Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
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    Studying the Snubs

    2011-12-16T13:41:00Z

    What can you do in a year of such strong movies? There are bound to be casualties. Besides, what is a snub?

  • Les Arcs Ski Cup
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    Stars of the Slalom

    2011-12-15T11:08:00Z

    The industry hit the slopes on Tuesday for the Les Arcs European Film Festival’s annual slalom challenge.

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    Online versus face time

    2011-12-15T10:44:00Z

    How can the internet help the film industry at a time when online-only businesses are still struggling to devise effective revenue models?

  • Dark Knight Rises
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    The Dark Knight's prologue rises

    2011-12-14T19:51:00Z

    Meeting Tom Hardy as leather-bound terrorist Bane.

  • Les Arcs piste map
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    Off Piste

    2011-12-13T17:56:00Z

    It’s not often that you find yourself being rescued from the top of a mountain during a film festival.

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    Oysters at 2,000 meters

    2011-12-12T14:38:00Z

    Some impressive pitching…and shucking…at Les Arcs.

  • Hugo_Cabret
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    This year's contenders: Mike Goodridge speculates about likely nominees

    2011-12-09T12:10:00Z

    In a year when voters will be divided among many good movies, Screen looks at the likely nominees for Oscars and Baftas; plus 30 contenders who have everything to play for.

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    Glittering European Prizes

    2011-12-08T09:00:00Z

    The EFAs and the BIFAs celebrate their respective constituents’ art and talent in as pure a way as possible, largely indifferent to the Hollywood awards hype machine.

  • Aung San Suu Kyi  Lady of No Fear
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    The Lady gets real

    2011-12-08T08:05:00Z

    Extended documentary about Aung San Suu Kyi comes to UK screens starting today.

  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes
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    Going Ape

    2011-12-07T14:48:00Z

    Some winter exercise with Rise Of The Planet of The Ape’s pop-up ape playground.

  • Kevin MacDonald
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    'Archive is like a gift to documentaries'

    01 Dec 2011

    Kevin MacDonald discussed the importance of archive material during last night’s Ernest Lindgren Memorial Lecture at the BFI.

  • Chris ODowd
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    A big night for British talent

    2011-12-05T11:03:00Z

    Paddy Considine’s hard hitting, low budget Tyrannosaur was a fitting BIFA winner at an awards’ show dedicated to supporting British independent talent.

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    Feisty and festive women

    2011-12-04T14:55:00Z

    Philip Glenister is ogled and a toddler nearly steals the show at the 21st WFTV Awards in London.

  • Miranda Hart
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    Miranda and more

    2011-12-01T10:50:00Z

    Friday’s Women in Film and TV Awards in London is a social highlight of the year.

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    An Undervalued Master

    2011-12-01T10:21:00Z

    Ken Russell, who died this week, was one of the UK’s most audacious film-makers so why was he so wildly under-appreciated?

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    An Oscars What If?

    2011-11-24T10:11:00Z

    If the Oscars move into January in 2013, the Academy will set in motion a sea change in the production cycle and distribution of prestige titles.

  • Big Boys Gone Bananas
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    Banana-gate

    2011-11-23T22:21:00Z

    Fredrik Gertten was sued by Dole for his documentary Bananas!*. Now he’s back with a thriller-like documentary that reveals what happened after the lawsuit.

  • Meet The Fokkens
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    Behind the red lights

    2011-11-22T11:41:00Z

    Meet the Fokkens introduces the remarkable twin sisters who worked as Amsterdam prostitutes for 40 years.

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    Todd Solondz talks film school...and Charlie's Angels

    2011-11-21T21:31:00Z

    Solondz talked about his career as he was being honoured at the American Film Festival in Wroclaw, Poland.

  • Sarah Cooper, Patrick Collerton, Gina Fucci hard at work on the DepicT! jury
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    Jury Service

    2011-11-21T19:00:00Z

    Bristol Encounters not only provides an increasingly important platform for short films, it also puts on a great party.