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New Preservation Print Of Richard Linklater’s Slacker To Screen At Sundance 2011

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 04:50:45 +0000

Next January, the film world will turn it’s collective head towards a small town outside of Salt Lake City, in the [...]

Rare Experimental Nicholas Ray Film Restored, Coming To Venice Film Festival Next Year

Joshua Brunsting — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:19:08 +0000

If there is ever a better reason to go check out a film festival, it’s not only to see the wonderful [...]

Venice Film Festival Positions Itself To Premier Oscar Hopefuls

Joshua Brunsting — Fri, 28 May 2010 02:43:48 +0000

With the Cannes Film Festival officially closed, the next big festival on any cinephile’s calendar is the Venice Film Festival.

If there [...]

Cannes 2010 Film Festival: Winners & Losers

Joshua Brunsting — Tue, 25 May 2010 04:08:11 +0000

Well, after about two weeks, the Cannes Film Festival has just come to a close, and the jury has come in with [...]

Ryan Talks With Laremy Legel About The 2010 Cannes Film Festival

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 25 May 2010 02:39:20 +0000

With the Cannes Film Festival coming to a close this past weekend, Ryan took some time to chat with the Editor [...]

Volker Schlöndorff Screens Extended Cut Of The Tin Drum At Cannes

Joshua Brunsting — Wed, 19 May 2010 02:48:23 +0000

If there is one thing that I love about film festivals, it’s the fact that more often than not, the festival will [...]

Early Buzz For Mike Leigh’s Another Year [Cannes Film Festival 2010]

Joshua Brunsting — Sat, 15 May 2010 21:40:05 +0000

It looks like we may have our first big hit of this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

With the film festival [...]

American Cinematheque And UCLA Team Up For Akira Kurosawa Screening Series

Joshua Brunsting — Fri, 14 May 2010 04:48:17 +0000

With Akira Kurosawa’s 100th birthday just a few months behind us, the celebration of not only the man, but his stunning filmography [...]

Tribeca Film Festival 2010 Review: Jacob Tierney’s The Trotsky

Rudie Obias — Sun, 02 May 2010 03:17:00 +0000

Leon Bronstein, played by Jay Baruchel is your average high school student. He doesn’t fit in, he doesn’t get along with his [...]

Tribeca Film Festival 2010 Awards Announced

Rudie Obias — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:32:10 +0000

Tonight, as the Tribeca Film Festival comes to an end, the Festival Awards were announced. This year the jury was comprised of [...]

Ryan Review’s Lena Dunham’s Tiny Furniture [SXSW 2010 Film Festival]

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:43:53 +0000

While in Austin, at SXSW, I saw several bigger budget, films that would most likely get (or already have) distribution [...]

Tribeca Film Festival 2010 Review: Deborah Scranton’s Earth Made Of Glass

Rudie Obias — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:09:51 +0000

“Commit a crime and the earth is made of glass” these are the words by American Poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson that introduces [...]

Tribeca Film Festival 2010 Review: Omar Rodriguez Lopez’s Sentimental Engine Slayer

Rudie Obias — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:23:48 +0000

As a film critic, I live by the words of Roger Ebert, “It is not what a film is about, it is [...]

Tribeca Film Festival 2010 Review: Lee Isaac Chung’s Lucky Life

Rudie Obias — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:45:54 +0000

Spending the day at the beach with a small group of close friends is always a good time. The weather is gorgeous, [...]

Tribeca Film Festival 2010 Film Review: Alexandra Codina’s Monica & David

Rudie Obias — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:14:15 +0000

Finding that special someone can be a life long pursuit for some. For Monica & David, it wasn’t. When they met, it [...]

Tribeca Film Festival 2010 Day 1: Rudie Does Tribeca

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 02:26:24 +0000

Yesterday was the start of the 9th Annual Tribeca Film Festival. The opening film this year was the newest installment in the [...]

Tribeca Film Festival 2010 Preview: Brillante Mendoza’s Lola

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:53:11 +0000

Welcome back to our series of Tribeca Film Festival previews, where we highlight a film that will [...]

Episode 31 – Federico Fellini’s Amarcord

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:48:04 +0000

This is the podcast dedicated to The Criterion Collection. Rudie Obias, Ryan Gallagher &

Tribeca Film Festival 2010 Preview: Mat Whitecross’ sex & drugs & rock & roll

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 05:49:38 +0000

For tonight’s Tribeca preview, we’re looking at another musician biopic, this time focusing on Ian Dury from the Blockheads. In sex [...]

Cannes Film Festival 2010 Announces Line-up: Kiarostami! Godard! Leigh!

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:05:24 +0000

The Cannes Film Festival has just announced it’s film line-up for 2010, and there are several Criterion alum both in and out [...]

Tribeca Film Festival 2010 Preview: Joann Sfar’s Gainsbourg, Je t’Aime… Moi Non Plus (Gainsbourg, vie héroïque)

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:30:53 +0000

For our Tribeca preview today, we’re taking a peek at the French biopic, Gainsbourg, Je t’Aime… Moi Non Plus (or Gainsbourg, [...]

Tribeca Film Festival 2010 Preview: Alex Mar’s American Mystic

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 05:30:27 +0000

For tonight’s Tribeca Film Festival Preview, we’re showing you a trailer for a film that Rudie has actually already seen, and [...]

Tribeca Film Festival 2010 Preview: Tarik Saleh’s Metropia

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 04:38:04 +0000

Welcome back to our series of preview of films screening at the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival, April 21st through May 2nd in [...]

Tribeca Film Festival 2010 Preview: Deborah Scranton’s Earth Made Of Glass

Ryan Gallagher — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 03:59:03 +0000

Tonight, we have chosen to preview a film, which seeks to expose a genocide, hopefully answering many questions. Deborah Scranton’s Earth [...]

Tribeca Film Festival 2010 Preview: C. Scott Willis’ The Woodmans

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:37:41 +0000

For tonight’s installment, we’ve chosen to feature the trailer for what looks to be a charming documentary, highlighting a family of [...]

Tribeca Film Festival 2010 Preview: Omar Rodriguez Lopez’s Sentimental Engine Slayer

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:35:06 +0000

On tonight’s Tribeca Preview, we take a look at a film that I cannot wait to see more of. One of [...]

More Audience Awards Announced For SXSW 2010 Films [SXSW Film Festival]

Ryan Gallagher — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:34:09 +0000

The fine folks at SXSW just announced a handful of the remaining Audience Award winning films. You can find all of [...]

What A Shock: Ryan Falls In Love With Another Jean Pierre Jeunet Film! Ryan Reviews Micmacs [SXSW 2010 Film Festival]

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:23:38 +0000

What leads us to seek revenge, when we’ve been wronged? How can a revenge film be touching and hilarious, and in the [...]

Ryan Is Scared By What He Saw At The SXSW 2010 Predators First Look [SXSW 2010 Film Festival]

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:59:31 +0000

This review will only be discussing that which was shown to us at the SXSW 2010 Film Festival. At the “First Look” we [...]

SXSW 2010 Film Festival Awards Announced! Lena Dunham’s Tiny Furniture! Guy Maddin’s Night Mayor! [Film Festivals]

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:43:29 +0000

For all of you following me on Facebook and Twitter, you know that my week here [...]

9th Annual Tribeca Film Festival Lineup Announced [Film Festivals]

Rudie Obias — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:23:20 +0000

This year’s Tribeca Film Festival lineup was announced today in New York City. The film festival will showcase 85 feature-length [...]

New York City to be Breathless, May 2010 [Criterion Restoration]

James McCormick — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:12:59 +0000

Everyone living in New York City should mark May 28th down on their calendars because it is a very important day in cinema [...]

SXSW Getting Exclusive First Look At Robert Rodriguez / Nimrod Antal’s Predators! Also Premiering 13 Tzameti Remake [SXSW 2010]

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:01:58 +0000

Exciting news everyone! SXSW just announced that we’re getting some remake action at this year’s SXSW Film Festival.

First off, we’re going [...]

SXSW 2010 Film Festival Announces Panels & Shorts – With Special Criterion Guest: Peter Becker and Director David Gordon Green! [#SXSW 2010 Film Festival]

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:17:19 +0000

SXSW just announced their film related panels, and numerous short films they’ll be screening next March for their 2010 Film Festival.

Hidden [...]

Episode 22.5 – Disc 2

Ryan Gallagher — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:01:25 +0000

Disc 2 episodes are bonus/supplement episodes of The CriterionCast. Rudie, Ryan and Travis ramble on about movies and movie experiences. In “On The Screen” they discuss anything and everything that has been on their screens throughout the week. Anything from TV & movies to music & web material, everything “On The Screen” is up for grabs. This is what they recommend to you, the listeners.

Rudie Review’s Spencer Susser’s Hesher [Sundance 2010 Film Review]

Rudie Obias — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:29:35 +0000

One of the reasons why I chose to screen Happythankyoupleasemore was so I can ensure myself a seat to see Hesher. Both [...]

SXSW 2010 Film Festival Lineup Announced! Complete With A Live Scored Screening Of Passion Of Joan Of Arc! [Film Festival News]

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:02:28 +0000

Exciting news everyone! SXSW just announced their lineup for the Film Festival coming up this March. Alongside some of the larger, [...]

2010 Sundance Film Festival Awards Announced

Ryan Gallagher — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:50:31 +0000

Tonight the Sundance Film Festival held it’s awards ceremonies, calling an end to 10 days of movie watching. We are so honored [...]

Rudie Reviews David Michôd’s Animal Kingdom [Sundance 2010 Reviews]

Rudie Obias — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:57:12 +0000

Welcome to the jungle! In this jungle, it is survival of the fittest. Animal Kingdom is the newest film from Australian [...]

Rudie Reviews Rodrigo Cortés’ BURIED [Sundance 2010 Reviews]

Rudie Obias — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:33:18 +0000

The concept is easy, a man buried alive in a coffin in the desert armed only with a flashlight, a zippo and [...]

Sundance Film Festival 2010 Bonus Episode 3 – MiniDisc

Ryan Gallagher — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:13:51 +0000

Alright folks, we are treated to our third installment of Rudie and Travis discussing the various films they’ve seen on their [...]

Travis Reviews Taika Waititi’s BOY [Sundance 2010 Review]

Travis George — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:23:54 +0000

“What if the hero you’ve been waiting for is a dick?”

That is one of a few choice taglines of Taika [...]

Travis Reviews Jacques Audiard’s A Prophet [Sundance 2010 Reviews]

Travis George — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:36:35 +0000

Jacques Audiard’s Un Prophete (A Prophet) is unlike any other I’ve seen. It is a veritable molotov cocktail — a prison drama [...]

Gaspar Noé’s Enter The Void [Sundance 2010 Review]

Rudie Obias — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:47:01 +0000

Enter The Void was on the top of my list for movies to watch in Park City. So when I got to [...]

Ken Wardrop’s His & Hers [Sundance 2010 Review]

Travis George — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:28:06 +0000

From the first line of dialogue in Ken Wardrop’s documentary, I had a smile on my face. His & Hers tells, in [...]

Sundance Film Festival 2010 Bonus Episode 1 – MiniDisc

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:45:16 +0000

Well folks, they made it. After much talking, and a little planning, Rudie and Travis have arrived in Park City [...]