Leading Japanese filmmaker Koreeda Hirokazu, who Saturday got his hands on the Asian Film Maker of the Year Award in Busan, said that the film industry should put aside political differences and in…
Few living novelists have been adapted as frequently as Stephen King, and yet, you can count on one hand the number of truly great movies to have come from that endeavor. That’s why I’m more keen on a new genre of projects that distill the essence of what King does best — retro tales of [...]If you are of voting age in the United States today, you know that stranger things have happened than someone like Tim Heidecker getting elected to public office.
The highly-acclaimed director was absent from the Busan International Film Festival’s opening ceremony, where he was Thursday named as Busan’s Asian Filmmaker of the Year award. But he has now [...]The Philadelphia Film Festival has announced the program for its 28th edition, kicking off on Oct. 17 with Destin Daniel Cretton’s “Just Mercy,” starring Michael B. Jordan. Also screening on opening night are “Parasite,” “Cunningham,” “Come As You Are,” “Bikram: Yogi, Guru” and “The Lodge.
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Why ‘Shoplifters’ Director Hirokazu Koreeda is Feted in Busan, but an Outsider in JapanHirokazu Koreeda received the prestigious Asian Film Maker of the Year award at the Busan International Film Festival on Thursday – one of the most prestigious prizes in the region. But he has prev…
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Busan Film Festival Ducks Typhoon, Opens on Celebratory NoteAfter a typhoon wiped out Wednesday evening events in Busan and brought back memories of last year’s drenching, organizers of the Busan International Film Festival must be mighty pleased to have go…
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Busan Film Review: ‘The Horse Thieves: Roads of Time’Cumbersome title aside, “The Horse Thieves: Roads of Time” represents . This highly unusual co-production, co-directed by Kazakh filmmaker Yerlan Nurmukhambetov (“Walnut Tree”) and risi…
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Asian Film Awards to Relocate From Hong Kong to BusanThe Asian Film Awards are to relocate from their current home in Hong Kong to Busan. The glitzy red carpet event will also shift from March, when it usually coincides with the Hong Kong film festiv…
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Busan Film Review: ‘Jallikattu’Get ready to be gored by cinema’s horns, trampled under a stampede of deliciously grotesque, fleshy imagery and tossed aloft on a buffalo-snort of bravado because Lijo Jose Pellissery’s…
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Afghan Film Pioneer Noori Pictures Returns to Busan With ‘Hava, Maryam, Ayesha’After bowing at Venice where it was nominated for the Horizons Award, “Hava, Maryam, Ayesha” has its Asian premiere at the Busan International Film Festival. Directed by debutante Sahraa Karimi, it…
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