The Top 10 Films of 2012

The top 10 films of 2012. By Simon Miraudo. With 2012 coming to a close, it’s time to reflect on the year’s cinematic treats, and then crowbar each work of art into a numerical position on a comparative chart. Comedies versus dramas! Thrills versus chills! The great versus the very good! This is the business […]

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Sight and Sound reveal their picks for the Top 11 Films of 2012

Top Ten season has begun and UK magazine Sight And Sound recently announced their 2012 poll results which surveys over 90 critics, film programmers and academics. The list in an interesting one, balancing predictable top ten fare with some genuine dark horse appearances. The Master, unsurprisingly, takes top spot, and appearances by Amour, Holy Motors, […]

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The top 10 foreign language films of 2012

The top 10 foreign language films of 2012. By Simon Miraudo. With 2012 coming to a close, it’s time to reflect on the year’s cinematic treats, and then crowbar each work of art into a numerical position on a comparative chart. Comedies versus dramas! Thrills versus chills! The great versus the very good! This is […]

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Wake up dead – Once Upon a Time in Anatolia review

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia – Starring Muhammet Uzuner, Taner Birsel, and Yilmaz Erdogan. Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia has a quietly devastating ending that is well worth the two-and-a-half hours of meandering and philosophising it takes to get there. As any cliché […]

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First look at Sydney Film Festival 2012

The first batch of features headed to the 2012 Sydney Film Festival have been unveiled. Their sneak peek reveals 15 narrative features – including lyrical Sundance hit Beasts of the Southern Wild and Oscar nominated Canadian film Monsieur Lazhar – as well as 13 documentaries. Among the documentaries: Woody Allen, a three hour examination of […]

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