Roundup: Putting the brakes on '12 Years a Slave'

Posted by · 3:13 am · September 16th, 2013

Also: Is the film made to engender white guilt?

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Interview: Cate Shortland on reinvigorating the Holocaust film in 'Lore'

Posted by · 5:45 pm · December 4th, 2012

The striking WWII drama is Australia’s foreign-language Oscar hopeful.

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London: Foreign Oscar contenders 'Lore' and 'Children of Sarajevo' impress

Posted by · 6:20 pm · October 15th, 2012

Two further standouts in what’s turning out to be a deep Oscar field.

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Review: The shaking, waking nightmare of 'Snowtown'

Posted by · 8:06 am · October 18th, 2011

A blinding Australian debut feature from Justin Kurzel, “Snowtown” negotiates the real-life criminal exploits of a suburban family Down Under — only to make last year’s “Animal Kingdom” look positively “Neighbours”-like in comparison.

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