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2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #8. Camille Rutherford (Jacqueline Argentine)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”.
This year I discovered Extras, the series Ricky Gervais did after The Office. It's so...
2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #14. Brett Potter – Jacqueline (Argentine)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”.
Brett Potter: Koji Shirashi - His documentary horror films are these sprawling, epic mysteries that...
Sand Storm | 2016 Sundance Film Festival Review
The Member of the Wedding: Zexer’s Debut Churns Empathy from Obscene Custom
We’ve seen an increasing tide of feminist perspective narratives detailing the despicable social...
2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #7. Tahir Jetter (How To Tell You’re A Douchebag)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”.
Tahir Jetter: The Internet (band). Dough Doughnuts (a work of art). Ernie Barnes (Painter).
Lavallee: By...
2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #6. DeWanda Wise (How to Tell You’re a Douchebag)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”.
DeWanda Wise: #1. Justin Bieber (C'mon guys, Purpose is soooo good.). #2. Phuket, Thailand. Authentic...
2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #1. Charles Brice (How to Tell You’re a Douchebag)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”...
Charles Brice: Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly. Ta-Nehesi Coates' Between the World and Me. BoJack...
The Land of the Enlightened | 2016 Sundance Film Festival Review
Something Better Better Come: Afghan Kids Reign Supreme
In the opening sequence of The Land of the Enlightened following a radio broadcast from President Obama that announces...
Plaza de La Soledad | 2016 Sundance Film Festival Review
Waiting For Tonight: Goded Finds Friends in Circle of Sex Workers
Having spent the last 20 years visiting Mexico and the notoriously dangerous streets of the...
2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #15. Andre Hyland (The 4th)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”.
Andre Hyland: 1. NORMAN GUNSTON, funny and weird Australian talk show host from the 70'-90s...
2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #10. Melody C. Roscher (Christine)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”.
Melody C. Roscher: (1) The 2009 album “Zebra” by Karl Blau. (2) Tybee Island, Georgia. (3)...
2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #5. Craig Shilowich (Christine)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”.
Craig Shilowich: That new Carly Rae Jepsen album (Emotion), Florida. Woolite (the product).
Lavallee: You've worn...
2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #12. Nick Case (Christine)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”.
Nick Case: 1.) Recording Artists: They aren't brand new bands, but I listed to...
2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #3. Anna Rose Holmer (The Fits)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”.
Anna Rose Holmer: Kiah Victoria. Choreographer Lin Hwai-min & Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan....
2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #2. Royalty Hightower (The Fits)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”.
Royalty Hightower: K.C. Undercover. Flying. I got to take my first airplane ride to Venice,...
2016 Sundance Trading Card Series: #4. Lisa Kjerulff (The Fits)
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2015 discoveries”.
Lisa Kjerulff: Dettifoss in Iceland. 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami. Olivier Assayas' Clouds of Sils Maria.
Lavallee: On...
Belgica | 2016 Sundance Film Festival Review
Bar None: Van Groeningen Returns to Musical Inclinations for Vibrant Sibling Portrait
Belgian auteur Felix Van Groeningen, the front runner of the Belgian New Wave,...
2016 Sundance Film Festival: Eric Lavallee’s Top 5 Most Anticipated Films
Unlike some other media outlets who are blasphemously drawing up "most anticipated" Sundance lists that come across as a simple rehash of the entire feature film line-up,...
2016 Sundance Film Festival: Nicholas Bell’s Top 5 Most Anticipated Films
Despite the initial anticipation or dismay for every annual major film festival line-up, Sundance remains an inherent conjurer of new breakout talent. Though we...
Criterion Collection: Inside Llewyn Davis | Blu-ray Review
Anyone who's ever had their musical ambitions crushed by the ever oppressive forces of real life will find a great sense of empathy within...
A Perfect Day | Review
All’s Well, End’s Well: Leon de Aranoa’s Benevolent English Debut
Fernando Leon de Aranoa makes his English language debut with A Perfect Day, a period...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: #1. Michael Haneke’s Happy End
Happy End
Director: Michael Haneke
Writer: Michael Haneke
In mid-2015, Michael Haneke officially confirmed he would be abandoning a project known as Flashmob and focusing on different...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: #2. Carlos Reygadas’ Where Life Begins
Where Life Begins
Director: Carlos Reygadas
Writer: Carlos Reygadas
We’re thrilled to find Mexican auteur Carlos Reygadas at last embarking on his fifth feature, Where Life Begins,...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: #3. Serge Bozon’s Madame Hyde
Madame Hyde
Director: Serge Bozon
Writers: Serge Bozon, Axelle Ropert
Serge Bozon’s sophomore effort, Tip Top (2013) was among our favorite 2014 US theatrical releases, and still...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: #4. Ulrike Ottinger’s The Beautiful Woman Sleeping
The Beautiful Woman Sleeping
Director: Ulrike Ottinger
Writers: Ulrike Ottinger, Elfriede Jelinek
It is with great pleasure we feature the announced plans for a new film from...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: #5. Denis Villeneuve’s Untitled Blade Runner Sequel
Untitled Blade Runner Sequel
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Writers: Hampton Fancher, Michael Green
Following his expertly crafted studio pulp items such as Prisoners (2013) and this year’s Sicario,...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: #6. Walter Hill’s Tomboy, A Revenger’s Tale
Tomboy, A Revenger’s Tale
Director: Walter Hill
Writers: Walter Hill, Denis Hamill
Following a remarkable year in cinematic transgender representation with films like Sean Baker’s Tangerine, Tom...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: #7. Bong Joon-Ho’s Okja
Okja
Director: Bong Joon-Ho
Writer: Bong Joon-Ho
Fans of South Korean auteur Bong Joon-Ho’s 2013 English language debut Snowpiercer will most likely be excited to learn he’s...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: #8. Claire Denis’ High Life
High Life
Director: Claire Denis
Writers: Claire Denis, Zadie Smith, Nick Laird
French auteur Claire Denis is back with sci-fi tale High Life, co-written by novelists Zadie...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: #9. Christian Petzold’s Transit
Transit
Director: Christian Petzold
Writers: Christian Petzold, Harun Farocki
From within the newer movement known as the Berlin School of filmmaking, German auteur Christian Petzold has managed...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: #10. Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s Laissez Bronzer Les Cadavres
Laissez Bronzer Les Cadavres
Director: Bruno Forzani & Helene Cattet
Writers: Bruno Forzani & Helene Cattet
Last year, we had included this new project from 'neo-giallists' Bruno...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: An Introduction
As we were putting together our projections for most anticipated films due in 2017, we noticed there were too many notable titles to be...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #1. Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne’s La Fille inconnue
La Fille inconnue
Directors: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Writers: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
The two-time Palme d'Or winning Belgian duo Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (Rosetta; L'Enfant) take...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #2. Alain Guiraudie’s Rester vertical
Rester vertical
Director: Alain Guiraudie
Writer: Alain Guiraudie
Offbeat auteur Alain Guiraudie has been making feature films since his 2003 debut No Rest for the Brave (which...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #3. Paul Verhoeven’s Elle
Elle
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Writers: David Birke, Harold Manning
Words cannot describe how excited we are to see the pairing of Paul Verhoeven and Isabelle Huppert in...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #4. Olivier Assayas’ Personal Shopper
Personal Shopper
Director: Olivier Assayas
Writer: Olivier Assayas
Olivier Assayas returns with another English language Euro drama starring Kristen Stewart, Personal Shopper. Their last collaboration was the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #5. Mia Hansen-Løve’s Things to Come
Things to Come
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve
Writer: Mia Hansen-Løve
With four features under her belt, French director Mia Hansen-Løve has become a prolific auteur, following the success...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #6. Pedro Almodovar’s Julieta
Julieta
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Writer: Pedro Almodovar
Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar returns to high drama with Julieta following the sillier escapades of 2013's I'm So Excited. Showcasing...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #7. Juan Antonio Bayona’s A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls
Director: J.A. Bayona
Writer: Patrick Ness
Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona adapts Patrick Ness' celebrated children's book A Monster Calls for his third feature....
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #8. Miroslav Slaboshpitsky’s Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Director: Miroslav Slaboshpitsky
Writer: Miroslav Slaboshpitsky
Ukrainian director Miroslav Slaboshpitsky's debut, The Tribe, was one of the best theatrical releases of the past year, documenting the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #9. Cristian Mungiu’s Family Photos
Family Photos
Director: Cristian Mungiu
Writer: Cristian Mungiu
It's already been four years since Romanian auteur's last film, the superb Beyond the Hills in 2012---and that's the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #10. Lucrecia Martel’s Zama
Zama
Director: Lucrecia Martel
Writer: Lucrecia Martel
Argentinean director Lucrecia Martel has become one of her country’s most prolific filmmakers with three outstanding titles to her name,...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #11. Pablo Larrain’s Neruda
Neruda
Director: Pablo Larrain
Writer: Guillermo Calderon
Pablo Larrain has quickly become one of the most important auteurs in the Chilean New Wave of the past decade...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #12. Guillaume Nicloux’s Dans les bois
The Wandering
Director: Guillaume Nicloux
Writer: Guillaume Nicloux
Shortly after premiering his latest film Valley of Love at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, Guillaume Nicloux very quietly...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #13. Cristi Puiu’s Sierra-Nevada
Sierra-Nevada
Director: Cristi Puiu
Writer: Cristi Puiu
Romanian New Wave master Cristi Puiu, has been almost absent from the cinema scene, whose memorable sophomore effort, 2005’s The...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #14. Maren Ade’s Toni Erdmann
Toni Erdmann
Director: Maren Ade
Writer: Maren Ade
Though many be unfamiliar with her work, which is a pity since both her previous films are available in...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #15. Peter Brosens & Jessica Woodsworth’s Kebab Royal
Kebab Royal
Directors: Peter Brosens & Jessica Woodsworth
Writers: Peter Brosens & Jessica Woodsworth
Another Belgian directing duo we're committed to championing is Peter Brosens and Jessica...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #16. Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon
The Neon Demon
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Writers: Mary Laws, Nicolas Winding Refn
Danish auteur Nicolas Winding Refn, who has since attained cult status thanks to the...
What’s Up Doc?: Park City Premieres From Pennebaker/ Hegedus, Herzog & Greene Help Bring In The New Year
Having started this doc tracking project back in the summer of 2014, its been incredibly fascinating to see the development of these films and...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #17. Kleber Mendonca Filho’s Aquarius
Aquarius
Director: Kleber Mendonca Filho
Writer: Kleber Mendoca Filho
We've been patiently awaiting for the sophomore effort from Brazilian director Kleber Mendonca Filho ever since his excellent...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #18. Xavier Dolan’s Juste la fin du monde
Juste la fin du monde
Director: Xavier Dolan
Writer: Xavier Dolan
During the substantial critical praise following Mommy (which tied with Jean-Luc Godard for the Jury Prize...
