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The Grab Bag (Nov. 20, 2013) – Online Film Critics Society
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Published on November 20, 2013July 7, 2015 / Test Site GC

The Grab Bag (Nov. 20, 2013)

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

Interviews

CCH Pounder of “Home Again”

Nell Minow @ The Movie Mom

James McAvoy (Filth)

Simon Miraudo @ Quickflix

Making Kuma: Umut Dag on the Surprise Success of his First Feature

Jennie Kermode @ Eye For Film

Festivals

#TIFF54: Seeking Awards Winners

Joseph Proimakis @ Popaganda.gr [Greek]

Europe Comes to Town

Pat Mullen @ Couch Assassin

Excerpt: Preview of Ottawa’s 2013 European Union Film Festival

European Panorama fest kicks off 26th edition

Joseph Proimakis @ Cineuropa.org

Excerpt: The oldest Athenian film festival unveils 70-title programme for 14 days of screenings dedicated to the best of old and new European films

The Golden Cage triumphs at Thessaloniki Festival

Joseph Proimakis @ Cineuropa.org

Excerpt: The Spanish-Mexican drama wins Golden Alexander along with three more awards; French drama Suzanne picks up Silver, and two more prizes.

Greek critics cry censorship at Thessaloniki

Joseph Proimakis @ Cineuropa.org

Excerpt: Following a series of journalist-blacklisting, local critics’ guild releases scathing statement, calling fest director antidemocratic

Greek films dominate Agora’s video room

Joseph Proimakis @ Cineuropa.org

Excerpt: 08/11/2013 – Wild Duck tops the view count charts at the market’s video room, while Grecobritish The Winter is the only non-competition title on the list

Greek veterans and newbies meet at Thessaloniki’s Crossroads

Joseph Proimakis @ Cineuropa.org

Excerpt: 08/11/2013 – The fest’s coproduction forum opened its doors to pitchers and buyers with 16 projects vying for international interest.

LIFF Summary – 09th November

Sam Turner @ Film Intel

Excerpt: 5 films, 5 buses and a best of the year contender

LIFF Summary – 10th November

Sam Turner @ Film Intel

Excerpt: Pint-sized superheroes and sofas

LIFF Summary – 11th November

Sam Turner @ Film Intel

Excerpt: Two festival films and one Oscar contender

LIFF Summary – 12th November

Sam Turner @ Film Intel

Excerpt: Three films, no food

LUX contender Honey presented at Thessaloniki

Joseph Proimakis @ Cineuropa.org

Excerpt: 08/11/2013 – Valeria Golino’s directorial debut greeted in press conference for the European Parliament’s LUX Prize; all finalists to be screened at the fest.

Night of the long backward glances: the FrightFest October All-Nighter 2013

Anton Bitel @ Sight & Sound

Panorama Fest

Joseph Proimakis @ Popaganda.gr [Greek]

Awards Coverage

Oscar Preview: Weekend of Nov. 8-10, 2013

Wesley Lovell @ Cinema Sight

Excerpt: Looking at the Oscar chances of “Thor: The Dark World,” “The Armstrong Lie” and “The Book Thief”

Other Articles

A Critical Matter: A Penny for Your Pity Thoughts

Frank Ochieng @ Yahoo! Voices Movies

Excerpt: I decided to air out my e-mail mailbox for spring cleaning purposes and nostalgically recall some of the incoherent (and on occasion rational) comments directed to yours truly from a movie-oriented mob out for blood.

Destroy All Monsters: Marvel’s Dark World

Matt Brown @ Twitch

The Entertainer: Movies, Magic and My Father’s Twentieth Century, by Margaret Talbot

Stacia Kissick Jones @ Spectrum Culture Online

How Black Female TV Characters Are Defying Stereotype

Candice Frederick @ Reel Talk

It’s Good to Be Bad: Carol on The Walking Dead and Tara on Sons of Anarchy

Candice Frederick @ Reel Talk

Jimmy P.

Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]

Lizzy Caplan Talks “Masters of Sex”

Candice Frederick @ Reel Talk

Maleficent trailer

Candice Frederick @ Reel Talk

The Morning After: Nov. 11, 2013

Wesley Lovell @ Cinema Sight

Excerpt: Short reviews of “Pickup on South Street,” “Bad Day at Black Rock” and “Thor: The Dark World”

New releases Nov. 12

Phil Villarreal @ COED.com

The Sacrament

Diego Salgado @ Miradas de Cine (miradas.net) [Spanish]

Excerpt: About present and future new forms of writing about cinema.

Spike Lee Film: 14 (book review)

Frank Ochieng @ Yahoo! Voices Movies

Excerpt: SYNOPSIS: German authors Gunnar Landsgesell and Andreas Ungerbock’s tome SPIKE LEE FILM: 14 is a comprehensive, handsome-looking read featuring an interesting and extensive profile on the confrontational and immensely talented American filmmaker Spike Lee and his brand of cinema.

Venus in Fur

Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]

Excerpt: New Roman Polanski film

The Weakest Part

Paulo Peralta @ CinEuphoria [Portuguese]

Excerpt: Portuguese Short Film Review

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