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Joann Sfar and Antoine Delesvaux’s quirky “The Rabbi’s Cat”, based on volumes of Sfar’s ‘bandes dessinées’ received two nominations at…

Werner Herzog, known for his idiosyncratic filmography and self-fashioned cult of bravery, has burnished another filmmaker’s footage in “Happy People:…

Four students of the Art Institute of California-Los Angeles wrote their first impressions about four of the short animated films,…

ShortsHD is bringing the Oscar shorts to theaters in the US, Canada, and Europe beginning February 1st. Along with the…

Fredrik Stanton’s “Uprising” documents the Egyptian revolution. Interviews with the chief organizers (including four Nobel Peace Prize nominees) mixed with…

TABU, which at first appears to be a tedious exploration of unlikeable characters, turns out to be simply gorgeous. Part…

“Barbara”, Germany’s 2012 Oscar submission, summons a little seen world of East Germany circa 1980.East German pediatric doctor Barbara Wolff…

Hollywood-based Finnish director Jokinen (“The Resident”), adapted Finnish author Sofi Oksanen’s play and best selling novel “Puhdistus”(“Purge”) winner of both…

Finally released in the US, Claude Sautet’s 1971 “Max and The Junkmen” has more in common with American anti-hero detective…

David Ondříček’s Noirish political thriller “In The Shadow” (Ve Stínu), the Czech 2012 Oscar submission, takes time to develop mood…