Terrence Malick’s The tree of life just won 2011 Palme d’Or, and with it, Canne’s jury celebrated a different kind of cinema. Enough to remember Richard Kelly’s second feature, which didn’t get the same kind of attention few years ago.
Sometimes, Cannes Film Festival shows some interesting and yet surprising curiosity for movies usually snubbed by them. This year, everybody was wondering how Takashi Miike and his Hara-Kiri in 3D landed in the official competition. Five years ago, Richard (…)
♦ Introduction
This blog is a place for all contributors of Nisimazine to continue to write, photograph, make video and discuss cinema together after the workshops. An extension of the magazine, this is a free space to keep sharing new insights and experiences through reviews, essays, quotes, interviews and festival reports. You can join any conversation by posting comments. So…, let’s go !
Tuesday 31 May 2011Direct-to-DVD #3
By Geoffrey Crété (France), 31 May 2011 | Direct-to-DVD |Translations: [en]
Tuesday 22 March 2011Direct-to-DVD #2
By Geoffrey Crété (France), 22 March 2011 | Direct-to-DVD |Translations: [en]
For this second incursion into the fabulous world of Direct-to-DVD, the fourth film by Nicole Holofcener, after Friends With Money.
In France, we have so many female directors that it’s almost illogical to wonder about sexism in the cinema industry – I said almost, but it’s not the main subject right now. Across the Atlantic, it’s another story. Sofia Coppola, Kathryn Bigelow, Catherine Hardwicke, Nora Ephron, Mira Nair, Nancy Meyers, Amy Heckerling, Julie Taymor and the Australian Jane (…)
In France, we have so many female directors that it’s almost illogical to wonder about sexism in the cinema industry – I said almost, but it’s not the main subject right now. Across the Atlantic, it’s another story. Sofia Coppola, Kathryn Bigelow, Catherine Hardwicke, Nora Ephron, Mira Nair, Nancy Meyers, Amy Heckerling, Julie Taymor and the Australian Jane (…)
Wednesday 16 February 2011Direct-to-DVD #1
By Geoffrey Crété (France), 16 February 2011 | Direct-to-DVD |Translations: [en]
The mysterious "Direct-to-DVD" category may seems quite uninteresting for those who only want to see the top box office hits or most critically-acclaimed works. Yet, for unknown or awful reasons, some wonderful films are banished there, awaiting the more curious cinephiles. In this regular column, I intend to reveal just a few of these hidden gems…
When a movie doesn’t entirely satisfy a studio’s expectations - and we’re talking about money, not art - several things can and will happen. A (…)
When a movie doesn’t entirely satisfy a studio’s expectations - and we’re talking about money, not art - several things can and will happen. A (…)
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