Category: Chicago International Film Festival
47th Chicago Film Festival Wrap Up: Top 5 Films
It’s been a bit now since the Chicago International Film Festival closed up after another great year. And with any festival’s conclusion comes the inevitable wrap-up. On the 24th, the festival announced the winners of their annual audience awards. The … [Read the Rest]
47th Chicago Film Festival: ‘The Three Musketeers’ just isn’t worth it
The Three Musketeers Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson USA, 2011 Alexandre Dumas’ tale of the Three Musketeers is quite probably the quintessential swashbuckler. It’s been adapted countless times in countless different languages, and is a certifiable classic of adventure and … [Read the Rest]
47th Chicago Film Festival – Best of the Fest
In just a couple short days, the sun will set on yet another year of the Chicago International Film Festival. As things draw to a close, the festival has announced their choices for the best of the fest. But with … [Read the Rest]
47th Chicago Film Festival: ‘Sleeping Beauty’ so emotionally distant as to evoke no response
Sleeping Beauty Written and directed by Julia Leigh Australia, 2011 Much like Melancholia, this is another review I find difficulty in writing, but for completely different reasons. Whereas Melancholia left me feeling a range of things, Sleeping Beauty leaves me … [Read the Rest]
47th Chicago Film Festival: ‘My Week with Marilyn’ a valiant effort, but not valiant enough
My Week with Marilyn Directed by Simon Curtis Written by Adrian Hodges USA, 2011 Marilyn Monroe is an American icon. To this day, there are very few people alive right now who don’t know who she is. The number of … [Read the Rest]
47th Chicago Film Festival: ‘Tyrannosaur’ a brutal triumph
Tyrannosaur Written and directed by Paddy Considine UK, 2011 As film watchers, it’s in our nature to look away. Most of us don’t venture to the theater to see real life, no matter how powerful the tale may be, and … [Read the Rest]
47th Chicago Film Festival: ‘Take Me Home’ fairly formulaic but still refreshingly pleasant
Take Me Home Written and directed by Sam Jaeger USA, 2011 It often seems that when it comes to film festivals, the name of the game seems to be depression. The highlights are stories that are less than uplifting, or … [Read the Rest]
47th Chicago Film Festival: ‘Melancholia’
Melancholia Written and directed by Lars Von Trier 2011, Denmark Let it be known that I have never been a huge fan of Lars Von Trier. Sure, I can recognize the talent that he has and his utilization of it … [Read the Rest]
47th Chicago Film Festival: Interview With Sam Jaeger, The Director Of ‘Take Me Home’
Take Me Home is, in the simplest form, a road movie. It tells the story of two strangers who find themselves at less than desirable points in their life, and take off on a cross-country road trip from New York … [Read the Rest]
47th Chicago Film Festival: ‘Kshay’ a dark Indian portrait of obsession
Kshay Written and directed by Karan Gour India, 2011 If you were to get the briefest of possible introductions to Kshay, you would probably walk away from it not expecting anything more than an adequate black-and-white drama from India. Despite … [Read the Rest]
The 47th Chicago International Film Festival – Most Anticipated Films
The time is upon us. On October 6th, Chicago will begin its annual International Film Festival. For two weeks, the film fanatics of the Windy City have the chance different types of movies from all over the world, made … [Read the Rest]
‘A Screaming Man’ is a powerful father-son story
A Screaming Man Directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun 2010, Chad/Belgium/France, 103 mins. Early on in Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s powerful A Screaming Man, we see a confrontation between a father and a son. Adam, the father, is scolding his son, Abdel, because he … [Read the Rest]
CIFF 2010: We Are What We Are
We Are What We Are is a film that has many good elements but unfortunately it’s spare parts are a lot better than it’s whole.
