Australia enters foreign-language race with German-language WWII drama 'Lore'

Posted by · 1:12 am · September 8th, 2012

Meanwhile, two-time Best Director nominee Lasse Hallstrom represents Sweden.

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'Alps' does the (limited) Stateside rounds

Posted by · 7:30 am · July 17th, 2012

Catch Yorgos Lanthimos’s brilliant follow-up to ‘Dogtooth’ if you can.

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'Alps' wins big in Sydney, but 'Lore' is the one making waves

Posted by · 11:28 am · June 18th, 2012

The latest from the director ‘Dogtooth’ beat a heavyweight field at the Sydney Film Festival, but Cate Shortland’s ‘Lore’ looks to be a global arthouse presence.

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Finders keepers: Guy's top 20 films of 2011

Posted by · 1:48 pm · December 26th, 2011

From “Drive” to “Melancholia,” Guy Lodge counts down the 20 titles that made 2011, for him, a great year at the movies.

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Previewing the best of the London fest

Posted by · 6:16 pm · October 11th, 2011

Tomorrow marks the beginning of the BFI London Film Festival, which opens with Fernando Meirelles’s tepidly reviewed “360.” But I’m beginning on a positive note, with a list of the 15 best already-seen films of the fest.

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