It only takes five minutes, plus or minus. To contribute to an omnibus film, a collection of shorts unified by some general theme, shown together as a feature, is to nearly insure a loss, something to be forgotten. Let us hope this is not true for actress and filmmaker Isild Le Besco, who directed a contribution to the surprisingly strong portmanteau The Bridges of Sarajevo, which also features stand-out work by Jean-Luc Godard, Cristi Puiu, Ursula Meier, and a few others. Le Besco, when will be her time to shine? Primarily known as an actress, each time she steps behind the camera she makes something special. Little Boy, her petit short in this Cannes Special Screenings selection, is indeed special.
An energy-burst micro diary film, documentary as fiction as city symphony, the titular boy introduces his Sarajevo—a city that "cannot be attacked as before," yet feels like hell, cloudy,...
An energy-burst micro diary film, documentary as fiction as city symphony, the titular boy introduces his Sarajevo—a city that "cannot be attacked as before," yet feels like hell, cloudy,...
- 5/26/2014
- by Daniel Kasman
- MUBI
Somehow the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center seems like the last place you'd expect to see the Rutger Hauer thriller "Hobo With a Shotgun" blasting through, but it's a fitting way to introduce this year's Film Comment Selects series, which begins tonight in New York with both guns a blazin' and runs through March 4th.
As Nick Pinkerton noted in the Village Voice this week, there's "a downright dedication to evil" with this year's selections, which include the enjoyably excruciating Korean revenge thriller "I Saw the Devil" and the soon-to-play-sxsw return of "Saw" director James Wan's "Insidious." And yet there's so much goodwill on display since many of the films gracing the Film Society of Lincoln Center's screens are without American distribution and may prove to be hard to see in the future.
One of these gems that as of yet won't be appearing Stateside anytime soon is Thomas Vinterberg's "Submarino,...
As Nick Pinkerton noted in the Village Voice this week, there's "a downright dedication to evil" with this year's selections, which include the enjoyably excruciating Korean revenge thriller "I Saw the Devil" and the soon-to-play-sxsw return of "Saw" director James Wan's "Insidious." And yet there's so much goodwill on display since many of the films gracing the Film Society of Lincoln Center's screens are without American distribution and may prove to be hard to see in the future.
One of these gems that as of yet won't be appearing Stateside anytime soon is Thomas Vinterberg's "Submarino,...
- 2/19/2011
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
This is probably the most difficult Top 10 rankings I ever did - more difficult than the updated Top 10 for the actors. I have to find a balance wherein I give proper credit to certain actresses who have already established themselves and are already well-known by fans and ordinary moviegoers vis-a-vis those who have yet to boast of a growing list of followers, but has shown such unforgettable and powerful acting in some very impressive recently released films. At the end of the day, what really matters is that - at this moment - it was her name and her performances that moviegoers and critics alike are talking and raving about. - - -
# 10 - Isild Le Besco: France’s multi-award winning and multi-talented actress Isild le Besco is hot on the heels of Romola Garai in our Top 50 hottest young actresses at #10. Says film critic Marcy Dermansky:
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# 10 - Isild Le Besco: France’s multi-award winning and multi-talented actress Isild le Besco is hot on the heels of Romola Garai in our Top 50 hottest young actresses at #10. Says film critic Marcy Dermansky:
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- 7/23/2009
- The Movie Fanatic
This is probably the most difficult Top 10 rankings I ever did - more difficult than the updated Top 10 for the actors. I have to find a balance wherein I give proper credit to certain actresses who have already established themselves and are already well-known by fans and ordinary moviegoers vis-a-vis those who have yet to boast of a growing list of followers, but has shown such unforgettable and powerful acting in some very impressive recently released films. At the end of the day, what really matters is that - at this moment - it was her name and her performances that moviegoers and critics alike are talking and raving about. - - -
# 10 - Isild Le Besco: France’s multi-award winning and multi-talented actress Isild le Besco is hot on the heels of Romola Garai in our Top 50 hottest young actresses at #10. Says film critic Marcy Dermansky:
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# 10 - Isild Le Besco: France’s multi-award winning and multi-talented actress Isild le Besco is hot on the heels of Romola Garai in our Top 50 hottest young actresses at #10. Says film critic Marcy Dermansky:
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- 7/23/2009
- The Movie Fanatic
This is probably the most difficult Top 10 rankings I ever did - more difficult than the updated Top 10 for the actors. I have to find a balance wherein I give proper credit to certain actresses who have already established themselves and are already well-known by fans and ordinary moviegoers vis-a-vis those who have yet to boast of a growing list of followers, but has shown such unforgettable and powerful acting in some very impressive recently released films. At the end of the day, what really matters is that - at this moment - it was her name and her performances that moviegoers and critics alike are talking and raving about. - - -
# 10 - Isild Le Besco: France’s multi-award winning and multi-talented actress Isild le Besco is hot on the heels of Romola Garai in our Top 50 hottest young actresses at #10. Says film critic Marcy Dermansky:
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# 10 - Isild Le Besco: France’s multi-award winning and multi-talented actress Isild le Besco is hot on the heels of Romola Garai in our Top 50 hottest young actresses at #10. Says film critic Marcy Dermansky:
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- 7/23/2009
- The Movie Fanatic
- The second list of titles announced this week confirms the direction that Tribeca is taking with their 7th and future editions: new filmmakers. This year’s Discovery section (a mix of fiction and non-fiction) boosts exactly that and consists of 30 titles with 18 world premieres. Here is today's press envoy.DISCOVERYThe 27 Club, directed and written by Erica Dunton. (USA) - World Premiere, Narrative. After the sudden loss of a bandmate, a distressed rock star hires a geeky grocery store clerk to drive him across the country. The vast American landscape—stunningly photographed—provides solace for this unlikely pair as they make their way to New York for the funeral. Ball Don’t Lie, directed by Brin Hill, written by Matt de la Peña and Hill. (USA) - World Premiere, Narrative. An urban coming-of-age story that follows Sticky, a talented streetballer (Grayson Boucher) who overcomes his troubled past through his passion for the game.
- 3/13/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
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