Monthly Archives: May, 2011

Epperlein & Tucker Earn Technical Knockout in Match with UFC

The effect does fine if the film's function is as a character study (not to be mistaken, it is quite a character study), but it does detract from the other notable streams, to the point where the film's raison d'être becomes forgettable. As an in-depth look at Bengali detectives' day-to-day details, or the national dependence on Bollywood culture, the film sits a bit flat-footed; however, the emotional and free-spirited charms remain very prominent, and aren't easily shaken.

The most internationally acclaimed film of the ceremony was without doubt Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Attenberg, and surprisingly the Academy decided to nominate it for only 4 awards. Just like her Best Leading Actress award in Venice, Ariane Labed claimed the only prize for the film. Nevertheless, the Film Academy decided to select Attenberg as the official submission of Greece for the 2012 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

Cox's Charismatic Inspection of a Kolkatan Detective's Work is Endearing, If a Bit Slight

And while Zvyagintsev's Elena didn't make the Main Comp cut -- it has thankfully been accepted as the closing film in the Un Certain Regard category -- which basically means the Russian filmmaker who gave us The Return (Venice 2003) and The Banishment (Cannes 2007) will be working the film until the very last minute