March 2010
Taking the Temp of SXSW 2010
Steven Abrams wonders if SXSW 2010 premiered Oscar's best picture, as it did in 2009.
March 27th, 2010 | Steven Abrams
This year's SXSW did not disappoint The Independent's Steven Abrams. Just in case you couldn't make it to Austin this year, he gives the low-down on which films grabbed coveted audience buzz, and which took home awards.
The fact that Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker made its US premiere one year ago at SXSW upped the intrigue this year, prompting me to wonder if one of 2010's 134 features or 126 shorts would achieve that rarefied status.
Best of New Directors/New Films 2010: Shorts
Kurt Brokaw reviews his favorites from the longstanding collaborative festival between The Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art, screening March 24th-April 4th.
March 27th, 2010 | Kurt Brokaw
Logorama, Quadrangle, and Looking At Animals make Kurt Brokaw's cut for the best of the shorts at New Directors/New Films. Common denominator: they open fast and strong. Brokaw adds a final note regarding the importance of attention-grabbing opening scenes here.
Best of 11 Short Films from New Directors/New Films
Logorama
(H5: François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy, and Ludovic Houplain. 2009. France. 17 min.)
Best of New Directors/New Films: Bill Cunningham New York
Kurt Brokaw reviews his favorites from the longstanding collaborative festival between The Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art, screening March 24th-April 4th.
March 25th, 2010 | Kurt Brokaw
Bill Cunningham New York
(Richard Press. 2010. USA. 84 min.)
Best of New Directors/New Films: Samson and Delilah
Kurt Brokaw reviews his favorites from the longstanding collaborative festival between The Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art, screening March 24th-April 4th.
March 25th, 2010 | Kurt Brokaw
Samson and Delilah
(Warwick Thornton. 2009. Australia. 101 min.)
Best of New Directors/New Films: The Evening Dress
Kurt Brokaw reviews his favorites from the longstanding collaborative festival between The Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art, screening March 24th-April 4th.
March 24th, 2010 | Kurt Brokaw
The Evening Dress (La Robe du soir)
(Myriam Aziza. 2009. France. 98 min.)
Best of New Directors/New Films: The Red Chapel
Kurt Brokaw reviews his favorites from the longstanding collaborative festival between The Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art, screening March 24th-April 4th.
March 22nd, 2010 | Kurt Brokaw
The Red Chapel
(Mads Brügger. 2009. Denmark. 87 min.)
Repression. Imprisonment. Extermination. North Korea’s shameful secret is its network of hidden rural prisons, where over a quarter million dissidents have been locked up to rot and die.
Best of New Directors/New Films: The Father of My Children
Kurt Brokaw reviews his favorites from the longstanding collaborative festival between The Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art, screening March 24th-April 4th.
March 19th, 2010 | Kurt Brokaw
The Father Of My Children (Le père de mes enfants)
(Mia Hansen-Love. 2009. France/Germany. 110 min.)
Best of New Directors/New Films: Beautiful Darling
Kurt Brokaw reviews his favorites from the longstanding collaborative festival between The Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art, screening March 24th-April 4th.
March 18th, 2010 | Kurt Brokaw
Beautiful Darling: The Life and Times of Candy Darling, Andy Warhol Superstar
(James Rasin. 2010. USA. 86 min.)
Best of New Directors/New Films: The Man Next Door
Kurt Brokaw reviews his favorites from the longstanding collaborative festival between The Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art, screening March 24th-April 4th.
March 17th, 2010 | Kurt Brokaw
The Man Next Door (El hombre de al lado)
(Mariano Cohn & Gastón Duprat. 2009. Argentina. 103 min.)
Advance Look at New Directors/New Films
Kurt Brokaw reviews his favorites from the longstanding collaborative festival between The Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art, screening March 24th-April 4th.
March 17th, 2010 | Kurt BrokawTrue that The Independent is not in the habit of reviewing films, but we've got fresh talent on board with Kurt Brokaw, New School professor and 92Y teacher. He's watching all 38 films in the New Directors/New Films lineup and zoning in on the best of the fest exclusively for our readers.
For the past 38 years in Manhattan, The Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art have collaborated on an annual presentation of New Directors/New Films. This year's 27 features and 11 shorts, representing 20 countries, will screen at both locales between March 24th and April 4th.
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