Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #52. When the Waves Are Gone...
When the Waves Are Gone Without taking a breath, Filipino auteur Lav Diaz should likely have latest feature When the Waves Are Gone ready for 2020. Continue reading...
View ArticleIndieSponge Episode: 14 – 2020 Venice Film Festival Predictions
On this week’s episode of IndieSponge, I invited Tommaso Tocci to discuss the possible titles that might make it into the 2020 edition of the Venice Film Festival. Continue reading...
View Article2020 Venice Film Festival: Michel Franco, Mona Fastvold, Jasmila Zbanic &...
Mona Fastvold, Emma Dante and Chloé Zhao were tipped for the comp months ago, but today heavyweights such as Jasmila Zbanic, Malgorzata Szumowska (Never Gonna Snow Again) and Nicole Garcia (Lovers –...
View ArticleGenus, Pan | 2020 Venice Film Festival Review
Three Amigos: Diaz Explores Featherless Bipeds in Latest Leisurely Expose on Baseness Running time is always a point of contention when it comes the cinema of Lav Diaz, whose works, sometimes eight...
View ArticleTop 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #97. Lav Diaz’s When the...
When the Waves Are Gone Perennial Filipino auteur Lav Diaz seems set to debut three new features in 2021, including Henrico’s Farm, Servando Magdamag and what will be his first high-profile...
View Article2022 Cannes Film Festival Predictions – Directors’ Fortnight
Last month we learned that the upcoming 2022 edition of Directors’ Fortnight (aka Quinzaine) taking place between May 18th to the 27th will be topper Paolo Moretti’s last mandate and shockingly, the...
View Article2022 Venice Film Festival: Alice Diop, Poitras, Panahi & Iñárritu Among...
With only one title left to be unveiled (for the time being, let’s call it the August 30th pre-opener as it will be actually shown outside the festival’s dates), Venice Film Festival topper Alberto...
View ArticleWhen the Waves Are Gone | 2022 Venice Film Festival Review
When Fair is Foul: Diaz Attempts Neo-Noir in Interminable Derivatives In the twenty plus features Filipino auteur Lav Diaz has premiered over the past two decades, his latest, When the Waves Are Gone,...
View ArticleWorld Cinema Report: The Philippines – Most Anticipated for 2023
In 2022, the Philippines was on quite a roll on the international cinematic arena with local films gaining critical acclaim and Filipino talents getting representation worldwide. Continue reading...
View Article2023 Locarno Intl Film Festival: Laura Ferrés, Sofia Exarchou, Radu Jude, Ena...
It’s now Locarno Intl. Film Festival (August 2nd to the 12th) Artistic Director Giona A. Nazzaro’s turn to launch us back into major film festival mode with the unveiling of the 76th edition. Continue...
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