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Movie criticism (mostly foreign films, documentaries and independents: big Hollywood product hardly needs more marketing), very occasional interviews from James van Maanen, now 80 years old, who began his late-career movie reviewing for GreenCine, then took the big blog step over a decade ago. He covers new movies, video releases, and occasional streaming choices. You can reach him at JamesvanMaanen@gmail.com

Thursday, December 11, 2008

TIMECRIMES & BEFORE THE FALL: Interviews with directors Nacho Vigalondo and F. Javier Gutiérrez

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In honor of the Spanish genre movie TimeCrimes (Los Cronocrí-menes) opening in New York City tomorrow -- in its original Spanish languag...
Wednesday, December 10, 2008

IN THE CITY OF SYLVIA: Beauty via a brilliant cinematographer, Natasha Braier

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. Beauty is everywhere IN THE CITY OF SYLVIA -- and why not, since that city is Strasbourg? The streets, parks, architecture (with the occa...
Sunday, December 7, 2008

Javier Cámara: On Acting, Scripts, Choosing Roles, America, France and Spanish Guilt

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Above, Cámara in Blind Sunflowers Javier Cámara is one hell of a charming guy. Effortlessly easy-going (or seemingly so), he makes everyon...
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Saturday, December 6, 2008

The FSLC's Spanish Cinema Now: an Energetic Morning at Instituto Cervantes

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Javier Cámara, right, with Lola Dueñas, in the new Chef's Special What a lovely spot is Instituto Cervantes , New York City's home t...
Friday, December 5, 2008

WENDY AND LUCY: The Year's Best Love Story

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Need and limitation inform so much of Kelly Reichardt 's new film that it's a shoo-in for the movie of the year -- if, that is, you...
Thursday, December 4, 2008

The FSLC's Spanish Cinema Now fest: reviews -- and some interviews

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Left to right: Mar Flores, Goya Toledo and Candela Peña in the North American premier of the Dunya Ayaso/Félix Sabroso historical melodrama...
Wednesday, December 3, 2008

QUICK WRAPS: Monkeys, Will Smith, Jamie Bell & Guillaume Canet

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Just the sort of movie you'd be happy to watch with your pre-teens (or seniors with their grand-kids), SPACE CHIMPS , though not very ...
Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Alex Gibney's ode to a fellow who was crazy like a fox -- and maybe a little rabid.

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Documentary writer/director (this time with a lot of help from his deceased subject) Alex Gibney (right) continues to grow as a filmmaker....
Monday, December 1, 2008

Reversals: MEET DAVE and WANTED

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Given its reviews (17 percent positive on Rotten Tomatoes ) and the dismal box-office, MEET DAVE may have already primed you for an it-can...
Sunday, November 30, 2008

Overkill: TROPIC THUNDER and POULTRYGEIST

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If you're going to over-do it, I suppose you should over-do in bold, fat strokes -- which is what the makers of the two movies under con...
Friday, November 28, 2008

Distributor Wanted: Salvatore Maira's VALZER

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You might think that any narrative film able to create with simplicity, economy and flair the state of Berlusconi's Italy today (and, by...
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