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Foreign Films

Must-See Indie Films This Month

Leonard Maltin | Posted 05.05.2013 | Arts
Leonard Maltin

I have nothing against Iron Man 3, which happens to be a very entertaining film, but I like variety in my movie diet, which is why I'm happy to recommend some smaller pictures that are now making their way across the country.

Honoring Roger Ebert's Memory in the Movies We Watch

John Farr | Posted 04.06.2013 | Entertainment
John Farr

Given this environment, and the reverence inspired by the life and legacy of Roger Ebert, shouldn't we take to heart -- and put it into practice -- what he stood for?

Why Michael Haneke's Amour Is Not a Depressing Movie

Jordan Mainzer | Posted 04.23.2013 | Arts
Jordan Mainzer

Michael Haneke's Amour, a French-language film nominated for five Oscars, chronicles an aging French couple struggling with the wife's slew of physical and mental health problems.

Foreign Films Receive Major Recognition

AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 03.15.2013 | Entertainment

LOS ANGELES — The makers of three Golden Globe- and Oscar-nominated foreign films shared the secrets of their craft – and admiration for o...

Meet An Oscar Contender: 'No'

AP | LUIS ANDRES HENAO and EVA VERGARA | Posted 03.14.2013 | Entertainment

SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile is getting its first shot at an Oscar for best foreign-language film, along with global attention and a boost to its thr...

The 2013 Oscars Break Their First Record This Award Season

Vanity Fair | Posted 12.10.2012 | Entertainment
Vanity Fair

More than four months before the 85th Annual Academy Awards airs, the awards ceremony has already broken a record for the number of countries that have submitted features for consideration in the foreign-language-film category.

OFF-HOLLYWOOD: The Five Best Indie Movies To See This Month

Leonard Maltin | Posted 08.01.2012 | Arts
Leonard Maltin

Even during summer months it's possible for discerning moviegoers to find adult fare if they're just willing to seek it out. Here are my picks for June.

Cannes Report: As the Market Grows, We Wait for the Great One

Dan Mecca | Posted 07.21.2012 | Entertainment
Dan Mecca

As Big Hollywood continues to make fewer films, festivals like Cannes mean more and more. So stay tuned, because the latest flick from the Twilight babe and the new one from the The Lucky One hunk are here.

Tarkovsky for Toddlers

Paul Ratner | Posted 07.02.2012 | Arts
Paul Ratner

He is watching his Umizoomis or Elmo with the reverence I had watching Stalker or La Strada. Somewhere between learning how to count and say "doggy," our boy might be glimpsing the essence of life.

Searching for a Balance With Nature and Self

George Heymont | Posted 06.30.2012 | Arts
George Heymont

Jiro Dreams of Sushi is balanced between the story of a remote and complex father and capturing the fine art of making sushi and photographing it in the immediacy of its freshness. It is also filled with surprises -- like watching how someone gets a live octopus into a plastic bag!

Movie Gets Big Praise From Clinton

AP | MATTHEW PENNINGTON | Posted 04.10.2012 | Entertainment

WASHINGTON -- French director Luc Besson's biopic of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has won an unusual endorsement. Hillary Rodham Clinton...

Norwegian Film Strikes Charming and Controversial Notes, Winning Best Screenplay at Tribeca: Turn Me on Dammit!

Penelope Andrew | Posted 05.29.2012 | Entertainment
Penelope Andrew

Turn Me on Dammit! concerns itself with 15-year-old Alma -- played with droll authenticity by Helene Bergsholm -- and the little explored terrain of intense sexual yearnings by a female teenager.

The Quietly Lasting Impact of Ennio Morricone

Network Awesome | Posted 05.07.2012 | Entertainment
Network Awesome

In the span of his six-decade career, Ennio Morricone has scored over 500 films and television shows, including Fistful of Dollars (1964,) The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1967,) and Danger: Diabolik (1968.)

Not a Travel Film: Fellini's Roma

Network Awesome | Posted 05.05.2012 | Entertainment
Network Awesome

It is an idea that Fellini sticks to when putting his vast, multi-colored spotlight on his home city. But like any major metropolitan city, it is only one facet of its massive whole.

OFF-HOLLYWOOD: The Five Best Indie Movies To See This Month

Leonard Maltin | Posted 05.01.2012 | Arts
Leonard Maltin

The Oscars may be history, but I'm happy to report that this year's Documentary award winner and three of its Foreign Language Film nominees are now ...

Academy Awards 2012: Foreign Language Films

David Wallechinsky | Posted 04.22.2012 | Entertainment
David Wallechinsky

I saw 50 of the 63 films entered in the Best Foreign Language Film category and I am happy to report that this was an exceptionally good year. If no single masterpiece stood out, there were a couple dozen good films that I would recommend for film fans of various tastes.

Where Do We Go Now? Nadine Labaki Knows

E. Nina Rothe | Posted 03.26.2012 | Home
E. Nina Rothe

This must be a bittersweet week for filmmaker Nadine Labaki. Her latest film Where Do We Go Now? (W Halla' La Wein?) is being screened to sold-out audiences at Sundance, and yet it failed to get into the Best Foreign Film race for this year's Academy Awards.

DVDs Worth Owning - and Giving - for Christmas

John Farr | Posted 05.11.2013 | Entertainment
John Farr

I just know many of you out there are scrambling to catch up on your holiday gift giving. This article's for you.

Spain Sidesteps Almodovar Again For Oscar Entry

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 11.29.2011 | Home

As the last minute foreign film Oscar contenders trickle in, Spain threw a curveball into the race. The country sidestepped Pedro Almodovar once a...

25 Foreign Films Even Subtitle Haters Should See

John Farr | Posted 11.25.2011 | Entertainment
John Farr

Reading subtitles is a lot like riding a bicycle. Practice not only makes perfect, soon enough it's second nature so you don't even notice you're doing it. This particularly holds true when you're watching something great.

Toronto: So Much More Than The International Film Festival

Dwight Brown | Posted 11.21.2011 | Travel
Dwight Brown

Come to Toronto for the films, but stay for the sites, restaurants, culture, people and an unforgettable vacation.

In Life, Above All, Chanda & Esther Are 'Little Women' for the 21st Century -- No Special Effects Required

Penelope Andrew | Posted 09.13.2011 | Entertainment
Penelope Andrew

Life, Above All introduces us to a brave, young classical heroine, who moves heaven and earth to keep her family together and remains a steadfast friend to another girl, who has been scapegoated by their community.

Are the Best Movies for Grown-Ups Being Made Outside the U.S.?

John Farr | Posted 06.25.2011 | Entertainment
John Farr

2011-04-25-farr.jpgWhen it comes to what I call "human-scale" films, the rest of the world is eating our lunch.

Black Tulip Screens at LACMA

Debra Levine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Debra Levine

Black Tulip follows the story of a middle-class family in Kabul who open a restaurant with an open microphone after the Taliban were temporarily ousted from Afghanistan in 2001.

Academy Awards 2011: Foreign Language Films

David Wallechinsky | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
David Wallechinsky

There were a lot of good films, but so many of them were bleak and depressing, a reflection no doubt of the downturn in the global economy.