The Grab Bag

OFCS members don’t just write film reviews. Here are several articles you might find interesting.

Best of Lists

The 10 Most Notorious Dubbed Performances of All Time

Phil Hall @ FilmSnobbery.com

  • Excerpt: Say what? Who said that?

Interviews

Jack Niedenthal, president of Microwave Films of the Marshall Islands

Phil Hall @ Business-Superstar

  • Excerpt: An interview with the American who is helping to establish a new national film industry in the Republic of the Marshall Islands

Julie Delpy & Richard Linklater

R. Kurt Osenlund @ Slant Magazine

Festivals

TIFF Remembrance of Things to Come Series: Grin Without a Cat (1977)

Matthew Blevins @ Nextprojection.com

TIFF Remembrance of Things to Come Series: One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich (2001)

Matthew Blevins @ Nextprojection.com

TIFF Remembrance of Things to Come Series: The Case of the Grinning Cat (2004)

Matthew Blevins @ Nextprojection.com

Tributes

Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013): Now in lap of the gods

Glenn Lovell @ CinemaDope.com

  • Excerpt: What about three-dimensional computer animation? “Doesn’t appeal to me. That takes the humanity out of fantasy.”

Oscar Coverage

Oscar Preview: Weekend of May 17-19, 2013

Wesley Lovell @ Cinema Sight

  • Excerpt: Taking a look at the Oscar chances of “Star Trek,” “Bidder 70” and “Frances Ha”

Other Articles

Brett Williams’ “Memory Old and New” at Bruno David Gallery

Andrew Wyatt @ Temporary Art Review

  • Excerpt: The personal meaning of “Memory Old and New” is pointedly elusive, allowing more philosophical themes to emerge from the work’s material / digital twinning.

Cinema in Noir: The Absence of Asian Romance in American Films and a Q&A with “Sleepy Hollow” Star Orlando Jones

Candice Frederick @ Reel Talk

El Día Zeta

Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]

  • Excerpt: Spanish Short Film Review

Donkey Kong Country Returns and True Blood Season 5

Phil Villarreal @ COEDMagazine.com

Exit Lines: The Drama Desk Awards

Bob Cashill @ Popdose.com

  • Excerpt: A look at the winners and losers in this year’s theatre awards competition, including Tom Hanks, Bette Midler, and Michael Urie.

Feira de Óbitos

Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]

  • Excerpt: Portuguese Short Film Review

Filmmaker Kate Melville

Betty Jo Tucker @ Movie Addict Headquarters

  • Excerpt: Canadian filmmaker Kate Melville talks about “Picture Day,” her award-winning independent movie.

Hope

Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]

  • Excerpt: Portuguese Short Film Review

Instant access offers a Golden Age of Gods and Monsters

Steve Biodrowski @ Cinefantastique Online

  • Excerpt: Thanks to streaming video, previously hard-to-find cult movies are now available to watch instantly

Lázaro

Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]

  • Excerpt: Portuguese Short Film Review

Leatherface’s many faces

Marcio Sallem @ Em Cartaz [Portuguese]

The Most Annoying Trends in Animated Movies

Mike McGranaghan @ Film Racket

The Strange House

Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]

  • Excerpt: Spanish Short Film Review

Who Is Khan? 8 Things You (Might) Not Know About Star Trek’s Villain

Candice Frederick @ Reel Talk

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