FADED REFLECTIONS AND CONTEMPORARY PROJECTIONS: THE 57TH ANNUAL EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
“DANS MA PEAU” (IN MY SKIN) ^ FRANCE 2002, 93 MINUTES – UN-RATED – NO STARS An affront to tender sensibilities, yes. A provocation, undoubtedly. But also a study of compulsion so elegantly made, so precisely controlled, as to constitute one of the major works of the year. Marina De Van’s debut feature is all [...]
Posted on August 29, 2003 by Graham Rae
FADED REFLECTIONS AND CONTEMPORARY PROJECTIONS: THE 57TH ANNUAL EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
FINALLY! SOME DAMNED REVIEWS! “TORREMOLINOS 73″ ^ 2003, UN-RATED – 93 MINUTES – 3.5 STARS Okay. So this Spanish/Danish co-production (those Danes certainly get around – more on which later) is about a couple who get lured into the world of porn almost by accident. I wonder why I went to see it… Alfredo (Javier [...]
Posted on August 29, 2003 by Graham Rae
FADED REFLECTIONS AND CONTEMPORARY PROJECTIONS: THE 57TH ANNUAL EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
“Now here I am at this insane hour/with blood in my eyes/scratching and tearing at words/words that ask but never give in.” – Even in Blackouts. So okay. It’s now 6:58am and I’ve written this straight through; just wanted to convey the base visceral immediacy of what I was thinking. That was my best year [...]
Posted on August 29, 2003 by Graham Rae
FADED REFLECTIONS AND CONTEMPORARY PROJECTIONS: THE 57TH ANNUAL EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
We made regular sorties to the bar, filling our boots while we could. Eventually the screening finished and the marquee began to fill up with well-dressed film cognoscenti and various sundry self-important characters. I went to the bar to get a drink and some guy standing there asked me what Film Threat was. I had [...]
Posted on August 29, 2003 by Graham Rae
GET YOUR ASS KICKED AT TEMECULA
With Don “The Dragon” Wilson wandering about the Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival, you better watch how you behave…
Posted on August 29, 2003 by Film Threat Staff
LOVE LIFE
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  Year Released: 2003 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 11 minutes |
The short film “Love Life” is a playfully creative and refreshingly honest account of one woman’s sexual fantasy after a fleeting glimpse of a stranger on the street. It just so happens that the stranger is another woman…
Posted on August 29, 2003 by Daniel Wible
BURNING MAN: THE BURNING SENSATION
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Year Released: 2000 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 75 minutes |
One of Burning Man’s “rules” is that the festival is for participants only and not spectators. Nohe has made a decent “intro” documentary, but he feels like a spectator and not a participant. Burning Man veterans will likely feel the same way when watching his film…
Posted on August 29, 2003 by Dan Fienberg
THE CAPTIVE
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  Year Released: 2000 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 118 minutes |
She has a best friend (Bonamy) who may or may not be her lover. And Simon is so possessive and paranoid that he follows Ariane everywhere to fuel his jealousies and suspicions…
Posted on August 29, 2003 by Rich Cline
TALKING PICTURES: S.W.A.T. SHOTS
Writer David Templeton takes interesting people to interesting movies in his ongoing quest for the ultimate post-film conversation. This week, crime writer David Corbett takes on the Cowboy Cop, the Slimy Supervisor, and other annoying police movie clichés…
Posted on August 28, 2003 by David Templeton
PETE JONES’ “DOUBTING RILEY” DIARY III (part 2)
THE BATTLE OF PROJECT GREENLIGHT!
Posted on August 28, 2003 by Pete Jones
PETE JONES’ “DOUBTING RILEY” DIARY III
THE BATTLE OF PROJECT GREENLIGHT! Before I write about the first week of shooting, a lot of people have been asking me about the latest Project Greenlight series and movie. I was scared that the new guys would come in and prove to the world that I am the worst. I related with Kyle and Efram. And I started to feel as though they had been set up…
Posted on August 28, 2003 by Pete Jones
BRIAN FLEMMING’S MEDIA ATTACK
Fair Use Press will publish filmmaker Brian Flemming‘s new book “Fair & Balanced: A Play in One Act,” a scathing satirical attack on Fox News and its claim of ownership to the words “fair and balanced.” In the book, Flemming has turned “Fair” and “Balance” into characters. The plot: Fair and Balance are prisoners trapped [...]
Posted on August 28, 2003 by Film Threat Staff
THE GUERRILLA GIRLS HIT THE BOOK SHELVES
You may recognize the Guerrilla Girls for this billboard they recently created. Now, with their new book, BITCHES, BIMBOS, AND BALLBREAKERS: The Guerrilla Girls’ Illustrated Guide to Female Stereotypes, the Girls focus on female stereotypes throughout the ages. Who isn’t familiar with such stereotypes as the Old Maid, the Trophy Wife, the Vamp, or the [...]
Posted on August 28, 2003 by Film Threat Staff
TAKE A PISS IN SEPTEMBER
The 2nd Annual Portland International Short Short Film Festival – PISS Fest – is getting ready to roll on September 26-27 at the Hollywood Theatre and Itisness. The line-up of films is as follows: “Starry Night” New York, NY Irra Verbitsky “SuperSound” England Thom Sanders “The Call of Cthulhu” Tigard, OR Edward Martin III “25 [...]
Posted on August 28, 2003 by Film Threat Staff
SILVER LAKE FILM FESTIVAL OPENS WITH “DEMONLOVER”
The Silver Lake Film Festival kicks off its fourth annual festival with an Opening Night presentation of French film “demonlover,” written and directed by Olivier Assaya (“IRMA VEP;” “LATE AUGUST,” “EARLY SEPTEMBER;” “LES DESTINEES SENTIMENTALES”), on Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 7 pm. The Opening Night Gala party will follow immediately afterward at the historic El [...]
Posted on August 28, 2003 by Film Threat Staff