Out in the Dark (2012) Starring Nicholas Jacob and Michael Aloni Directed by Michael Meyer A gay Palestinian walks into a gay bar and finds his friends as well as someone new to the bar, a gay Israeli lawyer. There is no punch line. This will end well. Out in the Dark is one ofContinue reading “TIFF 2012 – Out in the Dark and Like Someone in Love Reviews (Paolo Kagaoan)”
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TIFF 2012: Anna Karenina and The Brass Teapot Reviews (Paolo Kagaoan)
Anna Karenina (2012) Starring Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Kelly Macdonald, Matthew McFayden, Olivia Williams, Michelle Dockery, Emily Watson, Holliday Grainger, Shirley Henderson, Alicia Vikander, Susanne Lothar, half of England and one-third of Europe. Directed by Joe Wright My joke on this post’s casting notes is a reference to a passage in one ofContinue reading “TIFF 2012: Anna Karenina and The Brass Teapot Reviews (Paolo Kagaoan)”
TIFF 2012 – Rust and Bone Review (Paolo Kagaoan)
Rust and Bone (2012) Starring Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts Directed by Jacques Audiard Rust and Bone is textural, an intimate kaleidoscope. Its reedy waters and dense yet leafless autumns are reminiscent of Stan Brakhage’s dreamlike haze although the director cited Charles Laughton’s Night of the Hunter as one of his movie’s aesthetic inspirations. ThoseContinue reading “TIFF 2012 – Rust and Bone Review (Paolo Kagaoan)”
TIFF 2012: Sans Soleil and Tess Reviews (Paolo Kagaoan)
Sans Soleil (1982) Voice overs by Florence Delay and Alexandra Stewart, featuring Kim Novak and James Stewart Directed by Chris Marker This movie has the bearings of director Chris Marker’s style, a series of images accompanied by a voice over; a woman speaking for Marker or recalling his letters about the movie, a voice fromContinue reading “TIFF 2012: Sans Soleil and Tess Reviews (Paolo Kagaoan)”
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