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All posts by Tom Clift
Karlovy Vary Concludes With A Taste of Asia in ‘The Grandmaster’, ‘A Touch of Sin’ & ‘The Missing Picture’
With the 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival now well and truly in the rear-view mirror, it’s time for my (belated) final dispatch. After a week full of mostly European and North American features, the last two days brought with them a trio of Asian ...
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“Your End is Not Happy.” From Karlovy Vary, Director Ben Wheatley Talks Pessimism, Film Distribution and ‘A Field in England’
This first time I saw Ben Wheatley’s sophomore film Kill List was at a late night screening during the 2012 International Film Festival of Rotterdam. Halfway through the projectionist had to stop the film to let paramedics wheel out a seizing audience member o...
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Wheatley Stuns While Panahi Stumbles, Plus ‘Fruitvale’, ‘Whitewash’ & ‘Heli’ At Karlovy Vary Days Six & Seven
Days six and seven at the Karlovy Vary International Film Fest brought with them some of my most anticipated movies of the festival, and while not everything lived up to expectations, at least one film managed to exceed them. Check out my penultimate KVIFF dis...
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U.S. Indies ‘Bluebird’ & ‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints’ The Highlights of Karlovy Vary Days Four & Five
The 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival reaches its midpoint, bringing it with it favourites from Cannes, Tribeca, Sundance and beyond. And while my most anticipated film of the festival proved something of a let down, two beautifully shot American f...
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‘Bluebird’ Director Lance Edmands Talks Thinking Visually, Writing For Women and Shooting on 35MM
Against a remote, small-town backdrop in snowy Northern Maine, one woman's simple mistake has tragic consequences for two separate families. Such is the premise of Lance Edmands' haunting low-key drama, Bluebird.
Having cut his teeth editing the movies of h...
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‘Fill the Void’, ‘Eva Van End’ & A Hitchcock Restoration at Karlovy Vary Day Three
Day three at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival brought films new and old, good and bad, with something of a correlation between the two. No time for longwinded introductions, but be sure to check this space the next twenty-four hours for write-ups o...
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Dispatches from Days One and Two at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
From a Hanekesque psychological horror flick to a pair of minimalist and extremely dour Eastern European dramas, the first two days at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival have left me both impressed and depressed; compelled by the nuanced depictions o...
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Ten Most Anticipated Films at the 2013 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Friday June 28th marks the beginning of the 48th annual Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Although not quite as glamorous as Cannes or Venice, Karlovy Vary is nonetheless one of the oldest and most respected film festivals in Europe. Situated in the sm...
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‘The Hangover Part III’
Like the inevitably disappointing trip to the kebab stand that concludes so many a subpar night of heavy drinking, so too does one of the most unnecessary trilogies in the history of motion pictures slump to its subdued and flavorless finale. Jettisoning the p...
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Melbourne Top 5 (5/10-5/16)
The cultural capital of Australia, Melbourne is inarguably the premiere location for film fans down under. These weekly posts will take you beyond the multiplex and highlight the Top 5 movie alternatives worth checking out each week.
1. Human Rights Arts &a...
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