By Siria Falleroni
Winner of the “New Currents Award” at the Busan International Film Festival (2012), “36” is Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit's brilliant feature film debut. It also won the “New Asian Cinema” section of the Five Flavours Asian Film Festival in Warsaw, the “New Talent Award” prize at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, and the “Best Director” award at the Cinemanila International Film Festival.
The story revolves around Sai – played by Koramit Vajrasthira – a location scout whose job is to catch potential settings in which to shoot movies with her digital camera. One day, her career becomes intertwined with that of artistic director Oom, portrayed by Wanlop Rungkamjad. The two will not only establish a professional collaboration but also a genuine relationship that lies between love and friendship. Photography surely is the common thread that runs through both of their lives. Oom likes to capture people on film but does not like being photographed,...
Winner of the “New Currents Award” at the Busan International Film Festival (2012), “36” is Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit's brilliant feature film debut. It also won the “New Asian Cinema” section of the Five Flavours Asian Film Festival in Warsaw, the “New Talent Award” prize at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, and the “Best Director” award at the Cinemanila International Film Festival.
The story revolves around Sai – played by Koramit Vajrasthira – a location scout whose job is to catch potential settings in which to shoot movies with her digital camera. One day, her career becomes intertwined with that of artistic director Oom, portrayed by Wanlop Rungkamjad. The two will not only establish a professional collaboration but also a genuine relationship that lies between love and friendship. Photography surely is the common thread that runs through both of their lives. Oom likes to capture people on film but does not like being photographed,...
- 4/11/2023
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
If you’ve been following the Grammys for the past few years, you may have noticed the prevalence of an often overlooked genre in some marquee categories: Americana has had a big resurgence, and the Grammys have been one of the places where this ever-evolving genre has shined through. Thus, the Americana Music Honors and Awards — which will be presented on September 22 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee — have become a good place for Grammy watchers to look if they want to get ahead of the curve and predict those dark horse artists. Let’s take a look at the nominees, the possible winners, and why these matter much more than you might think.
SEEGrammys flashback: When Tay beat Bey for Album of the Year in 2010 – does that win hold up?
Album of the Year is stacked with well-known artists inside the genre. Sarah Jarosz’s “World on the Ground,...
SEEGrammys flashback: When Tay beat Bey for Album of the Year in 2010 – does that win hold up?
Album of the Year is stacked with well-known artists inside the genre. Sarah Jarosz’s “World on the Ground,...
- 8/13/2021
- by Jaime Rodriguez
- Gold Derby
The legal battle between Brazilian producer Rodrigo Teixeira (“Call Me By Your Name”) and his former business partner Luiz Mussnich has heated up.
An October lawsuit filed by Mussnich and another by his brother-in-law Carlos Randolpho Gros in Brazil, alleged that Teixeira wooed well-to-do Brazilian investors through the years but the bulk of the funds he received, allegedly amounting to some $16 million, were unaccounted for, with no adequate documentation to show where they were spent, thereby accusing him of running a pyramid scheme.
In a motion filed Tuesday, just days before Christmas, Teixeira of Rt Features, through law firm Glaser Weil, moved to dismiss the fraud lawsuit issued by Mussnich in a U.S. court.
“Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones,” his memorandum of points and authorizations begins, which is asserting that Mussnich had “received a five-year prison sentence from the Brazilian government for securities and tax fraud.
An October lawsuit filed by Mussnich and another by his brother-in-law Carlos Randolpho Gros in Brazil, alleged that Teixeira wooed well-to-do Brazilian investors through the years but the bulk of the funds he received, allegedly amounting to some $16 million, were unaccounted for, with no adequate documentation to show where they were spent, thereby accusing him of running a pyramid scheme.
In a motion filed Tuesday, just days before Christmas, Teixeira of Rt Features, through law firm Glaser Weil, moved to dismiss the fraud lawsuit issued by Mussnich in a U.S. court.
“Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones,” his memorandum of points and authorizations begins, which is asserting that Mussnich had “received a five-year prison sentence from the Brazilian government for securities and tax fraud.
- 12/22/2020
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente and Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
“Thought I was alone in the world,” Jason Isbell sings in the first lines of the swirling seven-minute prog-roots rocker “What’ve I Done to Help,” before adding, “until my memories gathered ’round me in the night.”
There’s a reason Isbell chose to open Reunions, his seventh album, with the image of someone up late alone, plagued and comforted by the past. In addition to being his most crisply produced, sleek recording yet, Isbell’s latest is also his most haunted and ruminative (the word “ghost’ appears no less than five times). As such,...
There’s a reason Isbell chose to open Reunions, his seventh album, with the image of someone up late alone, plagued and comforted by the past. In addition to being his most crisply produced, sleek recording yet, Isbell’s latest is also his most haunted and ruminative (the word “ghost’ appears no less than five times). As such,...
- 5/14/2020
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
Following the group’s remote rendition of “24 Frames” last weekend, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit have released a performance of “Something More Than Free.” The song served as the title track of Isbell’s 2015 album, billed — like its predecessor, Southeastern — as a solo release.
Isbell is joined by his bandmate and spouse Amanda Shires in the center frame, and the two are surrounded by 400 Unit members Jimbo Hart, Sadler Vaden, Chad Gamble, and Derry deBorja. Together, they give a loose, live performance, accented by Vaden’s mournful swells of electric guitar.
Isbell is joined by his bandmate and spouse Amanda Shires in the center frame, and the two are surrounded by 400 Unit members Jimbo Hart, Sadler Vaden, Chad Gamble, and Derry deBorja. Together, they give a loose, live performance, accented by Vaden’s mournful swells of electric guitar.
- 4/16/2020
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
400 Unit, assemble. Like Ron Burgundy, Jason Isbell rallies the members of his band, scattered about Nashville in quarantine, to perform and record a remote version of their song “24 Frames.”
A live favorite off of Isbell’s 2015 album, Something More Than Free, “24 Frames” gets a more subdued treatment here, with Isbell and guitarist Sadler Vaden leading the charge on acoustic guitars. Bassist Jimbo Hart plugs in, while drummer Chad Gamble keeps time on a pared-down kit, brushing his snare. Derry deBorja ties it all together with a pretty melody on his keyboard.
A live favorite off of Isbell’s 2015 album, Something More Than Free, “24 Frames” gets a more subdued treatment here, with Isbell and guitarist Sadler Vaden leading the charge on acoustic guitars. Bassist Jimbo Hart plugs in, while drummer Chad Gamble keeps time on a pared-down kit, brushing his snare. Derry deBorja ties it all together with a pretty melody on his keyboard.
- 4/13/2020
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
“You can dance in a hurricane, but only if you’re standing in the eye,” Brandi Carlile and Tim and Phil Hanseroth sang onstage at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works on Monday night. The Seattle-based musicians flew in especially to perform at the To Nashville, With Love tornado relief benefit concert and, with songs like “The Eye,” helped take back the power of last week’s natural disaster and transform it into something healing.
If you listened closely, either in the venue itself or via the livestream, lyrical references to strong,...
If you listened closely, either in the venue itself or via the livestream, lyrical references to strong,...
- 3/10/2020
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Three years after Palme d’Or-winning Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami passed away at the age of 76, Janus Films is rolling out a wide-ranging and lovingly designed touring retrospective of some of his seminal works. The new retrospective includes restorations of The Koker Trilogy, plus features like “Close-Up,” “Taste of Cherry,” “Shirin,” “24 Frames,” “ABC Africa,” “The Wind Will Carry Us,” “Ten,” and “Five.”
The new restorations were undertaken by the Criterion Collection and mk2 with contributions by Kiarostami’s son, Ahmad Kiarostami.
Born in 1940 in Tehran, the filmmaker first studied painting at the University of Tehran; later, he worked as a graphic designer and commercial director. Kiarostami credited a job in the film department at Kanun (the Centre for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults) for shaping him into a filmmaker.
He made his first feature, “The Report,” in 1977, just two years before the 1979 revolution that saw so...
The new restorations were undertaken by the Criterion Collection and mk2 with contributions by Kiarostami’s son, Ahmad Kiarostami.
Born in 1940 in Tehran, the filmmaker first studied painting at the University of Tehran; later, he worked as a graphic designer and commercial director. Kiarostami credited a job in the film department at Kanun (the Centre for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults) for shaping him into a filmmaker.
He made his first feature, “The Report,” in 1977, just two years before the 1979 revolution that saw so...
- 7/24/2019
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’re highlighting the noteworthy titles that have recently hit platforms. Check out this week’s selections below and an archive of past round-ups here.
Arabian Nights (Miguel Gomes)
In lauding Miguel Gomes’ three-part, six-and-a-half hour behemoth, it’s perhaps important to consider his background as a critic. Not just in terms of the trilogy’s cinephilic engagement with Rossellini, Alonso, Oliveira, etc.; also in its defiant nature. While it’s easy to assign the trilogy certain humanist and satirical labels from the get-go and just praise these films for following through on them, Gomes continually seeks to mutate and complicate his of age-of-austerity saga. Far from perfect, and so much more exciting for that very reason. – Ethan V.
Where to Stream: Mubi (free for 30 days)
Bait (Mark Jenkin)
For his debut feature,...
Arabian Nights (Miguel Gomes)
In lauding Miguel Gomes’ three-part, six-and-a-half hour behemoth, it’s perhaps important to consider his background as a critic. Not just in terms of the trilogy’s cinephilic engagement with Rossellini, Alonso, Oliveira, etc.; also in its defiant nature. While it’s easy to assign the trilogy certain humanist and satirical labels from the get-go and just praise these films for following through on them, Gomes continually seeks to mutate and complicate his of age-of-austerity saga. Far from perfect, and so much more exciting for that very reason. – Ethan V.
Where to Stream: Mubi (free for 30 days)
Bait (Mark Jenkin)
For his debut feature,...
- 4/12/2019
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
“I always wonder to what extent the artist aims to depict the reality of a scene.”
When Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami died in Paris in 2016, he left behind one of the greatest bodies of work of modern cinema. Works such as “Taste of Cherry”, “The Wind Will Carry Us” or “Close-Up” have made an undeniable impression on the works of many filmmakers and defined how the world perceives Iranian cinema.
In the last years of his life he dedicated most of his time to a project which would ultimately be “24 Frames”. Even though authors such as Bilge Ebiri state how the director turned to minimalism late in his life, many of his films show signs of this search for new ways of cinematic expression. “Taste of Cherry” (1997) is based on a very minimalist premise, which takes place mostly in the car of the protagonist. The ending, which breaks the fourth wall,...
When Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami died in Paris in 2016, he left behind one of the greatest bodies of work of modern cinema. Works such as “Taste of Cherry”, “The Wind Will Carry Us” or “Close-Up” have made an undeniable impression on the works of many filmmakers and defined how the world perceives Iranian cinema.
In the last years of his life he dedicated most of his time to a project which would ultimately be “24 Frames”. Even though authors such as Bilge Ebiri state how the director turned to minimalism late in his life, many of his films show signs of this search for new ways of cinematic expression. “Taste of Cherry” (1997) is based on a very minimalist premise, which takes place mostly in the car of the protagonist. The ending, which breaks the fourth wall,...
- 3/13/2019
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Jason Isbell may the quintessential Americana artist — introspective, deliberate, never a wasted lyric or note — but on Saturday night at the penultimate show of his six-show Ryman Auditorium residency, he embraced his inner go-for-broke guitar-shredder, both as headliner and as surprise guest of his hand-picked opening act, Diarrhea Planet.
The longtime Nashville power-punkers called it quits in September, playing a string of farewell shows at the club Exit/In, but at Isbell’s request, they agreed to perform one more gig at the Ryman. It was the right move, as...
The longtime Nashville power-punkers called it quits in September, playing a string of farewell shows at the club Exit/In, but at Isbell’s request, they agreed to perform one more gig at the Ryman. It was the right move, as...
- 10/28/2018
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Friday night marked the fourth show of a six-night stand at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium for Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, and if the Grammy-winning artist was feeling tired, he certainly didn’t let on. Instead, Isbell proved why he’s one of the finest poets working in American music.
Mixing various aspects of Mark Twain and Bruce Springsteen, Isbell’s skill for penning lyrics that resonate with regular people was on display throughout the 19-song concert, whether he was lifting up the crowd or reducing it to tears with his probing insights.
Mixing various aspects of Mark Twain and Bruce Springsteen, Isbell’s skill for penning lyrics that resonate with regular people was on display throughout the 19-song concert, whether he was lifting up the crowd or reducing it to tears with his probing insights.
- 10/27/2018
- by Chris Parton
- Rollingstone.com
When Jason Isbell asks if he’s the “last of my kind” in his wistful song of the same name, it’s hard not to wonder if the answer is “yes.” It was particularly resonant when he played The Nashville Sound track mid-set on Wednesday night, during the third show of his six-night 2018 residency at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium — a performance that illuminated Isbell as, if not the last of a breed, then certainly as the most rare and complex of artists.
Despite just releasing the Live From the Ryman...
Despite just releasing the Live From the Ryman...
- 10/25/2018
- by Brittney McKenna
- Rollingstone.com
Jason Isbell initially reached a broader audience as a third guitarist and sometimes songwriter in the Southern rock band Drive-By Truckers, adding a fresh perspective and voice to their albums Decoration Day and The Dirty South. Those rock credentials were on full display for the second night of Isbell’s 2018 Ryman Auditorium residency, with a set list that looked all the way back to the beginning of his remarkable career.
“There’s nowhere on Earth I’d rather be this evening,” said Isbell at the top of the show, looking...
“There’s nowhere on Earth I’d rather be this evening,” said Isbell at the top of the show, looking...
- 10/24/2018
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
These recordings from Isbell’s recent run at country music’s Mother Church add up to a kind of live greatest-hits, a collection wrought from exacting attention to writing craft and the sort of soul-searching that couldn’t have always been comfortable.
Sure, it’d be nice to have included “Decoration Day,” his signature song for Drive-By Truckers, about revenge and the intractability of inherited hate, a topic that certainly has plenty of current resonance. Otherwise, these are Isbell’s most potent songs to date, to a one, including the cancer narrative “Elephant,...
Sure, it’d be nice to have included “Decoration Day,” his signature song for Drive-By Truckers, about revenge and the intractability of inherited hate, a topic that certainly has plenty of current resonance. Otherwise, these are Isbell’s most potent songs to date, to a one, including the cancer narrative “Elephant,...
- 10/22/2018
- by Will Hermes
- Rollingstone.com
It’s festival season, and Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit have been busy. During the first half of July alone, the Grammy winners crisscrossed nearly half the country, co-headlining annual events like Summerfest, Sloss Fest and Forecastle along the way.
Before performing at Minneapolis’ Basilica Block Party on July 6th, a slimmed-down version of the group played a warm-up gig for the city’s public radio station, the Current. Flanked by guitarist Sadler Vaden and fiddle player Amanda Shires, Isbell delivered a handful of songs from his last two albums,...
Before performing at Minneapolis’ Basilica Block Party on July 6th, a slimmed-down version of the group played a warm-up gig for the city’s public radio station, the Current. Flanked by guitarist Sadler Vaden and fiddle player Amanda Shires, Isbell delivered a handful of songs from his last two albums,...
- 7/18/2018
- by Robert Crawford
- Rollingstone.com
At the halfway point of the year, it’s downright strange that the only 2018 release with a real chance of landing a Best Picture nomination at next year’s Oscars also happens to be the top-grossing film of the year.
But that’s only one of the reasons that “Black Panther” is such a phenomenon. A blockbuster hit that also feels like a landmark in ways that could conceivably register with Oscars voters next year, the Marvel release is potentially the first film since “American Sniper” in 2014 to land a Best Picture nod and also wind up in the top five of the yearly box-office chart. (And “American Sniper” made nearly all its money the following year.)
But “Black Panther” is by no means a sure thing, and its fate at the Oscars will depend on a myriad of factors between now and the end of the year. That’s...
But that’s only one of the reasons that “Black Panther” is such a phenomenon. A blockbuster hit that also feels like a landmark in ways that could conceivably register with Oscars voters next year, the Marvel release is potentially the first film since “American Sniper” in 2014 to land a Best Picture nod and also wind up in the top five of the yearly box-office chart. (And “American Sniper” made nearly all its money the following year.)
But “Black Panther” is by no means a sure thing, and its fate at the Oscars will depend on a myriad of factors between now and the end of the year. That’s...
- 6/28/2018
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Chicago – In the last seven years, the work of Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has emerged internationally. His Oscar-winning film “A Separation” (2011) and “The Salesman” (2016) has launched his set-in-Iran films to a wider audience. The Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago has been highlighting the country’s cinema for years, and they present the 28th Festival of Films from Iran through March 1st, 2018.
Eight films will be shown throughout the month-long program, including “Ava,” “24 Frames,” “Disappearance,” “Negar,” “Tehran Taboo,” and ‘Waiting for Kiarostami.” For more information about the festival and the films, including tickets, click here.
’Ava’ is Part of the 28th Festival of Films from Iran at the Gene Siskel Film Center
Photo credit: SiskelFilmCenter.org
The Gene Siskel Film Center is part of the School of the Art Institute in Chicago, and presents film festival celebrations (including the Black Harvest Film Festival every August), restorations, cutting edge new...
Eight films will be shown throughout the month-long program, including “Ava,” “24 Frames,” “Disappearance,” “Negar,” “Tehran Taboo,” and ‘Waiting for Kiarostami.” For more information about the festival and the films, including tickets, click here.
’Ava’ is Part of the 28th Festival of Films from Iran at the Gene Siskel Film Center
Photo credit: SiskelFilmCenter.org
The Gene Siskel Film Center is part of the School of the Art Institute in Chicago, and presents film festival celebrations (including the Black Harvest Film Festival every August), restorations, cutting edge new...
- 2/6/2018
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
"Kiarostami represents the highest level of artistry in the cinema." Janus Films has unveiled the trailer for an experimental film titled 24 Frames, the last full-length feature project from the late Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, who passed away in 2016. This first premiered at last year's Cannes Film Festival, and played at numerous other film festivals including London, Vienna, Busan, and Vancouver. 24 Frames is an experimental project made by filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami in the last three years of his life. It is a collection of 24 short four-and-a-half minutes films inspired by still images, including paintings and photographs. He shares a photo, then animates it in various ways, with birds or waves or animals or rustling trees. It's a very poetic, mesmerizing film and may connect more to those who are patient enough to appreciate the elegance. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Abbas Kiarostami's 24 Frames, direct from YouTube: The final...
- 1/31/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Earlier today the folks at the Northwest Film Center announced the full line-up for this year’s Portland International Film Festival, and have published a Pdf for all to read online. The printed copies will be making their way around town this week.
The Northwest Film Center is proud to reveal the 41st Portland International Film Festival (Piff 41) lineup. This year’s Festival begins on Thursday, February 15th and runs through Thursday, March 1st. Our Opening Night selection is the new comedy The Death of Stalin from writer/director Armando Iannucci (Veep, In the Loop). The film, adapted from the graphic novel by Fabien Nury, stars Steve Buscemi, Olga Kurylenko, Jason Isaacs, and Michael Palin. The Death of Stalin will screen simultaneously on Opening Night at the Whitsell Auditorium, located in the Portland Art Museum (1219 Sw Park Ave) and on two screens at Regal Fox Tower 10 (846 Sw Park Ave).
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The Northwest Film Center is proud to reveal the 41st Portland International Film Festival (Piff 41) lineup. This year’s Festival begins on Thursday, February 15th and runs through Thursday, March 1st. Our Opening Night selection is the new comedy The Death of Stalin from writer/director Armando Iannucci (Veep, In the Loop). The film, adapted from the graphic novel by Fabien Nury, stars Steve Buscemi, Olga Kurylenko, Jason Isaacs, and Michael Palin. The Death of Stalin will screen simultaneously on Opening Night at the Whitsell Auditorium, located in the Portland Art Museum (1219 Sw Park Ave) and on two screens at Regal Fox Tower 10 (846 Sw Park Ave).
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- 1/30/2018
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
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