San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
(U.S./Denmark, 2007, 112 minutes) The chief reason to see this most unusual but slightly unsatisfying film is to catch a glimpse of the delightful Melonie Diaz on her way to potential stardom. Diaz ("Be Kind Rewind," "Hamlet 2") plays a waitress in Austin,...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
Newcomer An Nguyen is an appealing presence in the otherwise unoriginal, Cinderella-esque tale "Year of the Fish."
Film Junk (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Last year Persepolis gave Ratatouille some real competition for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. In the end, Pixar still came out on top, but it served as a reminder that animation is a very versatile medium that can do more than just tell stories aimed at kids. This year we have another foreign [...]
Cartoon Brew (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
Why draw when you can filter? Release your inner Richard Linklater with the Video Cartoonizer. “Upload a personal home movie, hit a few buttons, shout action and let our Video Cartoonizer do all the work. Who knew full motion animation could be this easy'” You be the judge. (Thanks, R.T. Inoue)
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
With Cheech and Chong rolling into town for two Saturday night shows, we thought you might like to get in the right frame of mind. There's no denying that altered states are what first spring to mind when talking about the stars of the seminal stoner film "Up in Smoke," so we decided to peek through the fog at some of the all-time great cannabis-influenced comedies:
GreenCine Daily (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
Reaction to Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles is all over the map, so let's start with the positives, then dip - before coming back up again. "The movie is a delight," insists Ben Kenigsberg in Time Out Chicago,...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
Matthew McConaughey is neither dazed nor confused.
ComingSoon.net (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
ComingSoon.net's final thoughts on this year's Toronto International Film Festival including short reviews of Katherine Bigelow's The Hurt Locker , Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles (seeking distribution), and the French gangster biopic Public Enemy No. 1 .
Filmmaker Magazine: Blog (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
By Howard Feinstein Brooklyn, and especially Manhattan, have rarely been as vibrantly rendered as in Scott McGehee and David Siegel's excellent Uncertainty, set on a hot July 4 holiday, one of the finds of this year's Toronto International Film Festival. Missing are the more self-conscious, academic touches that slowed down their earlier films, such as Suture (1993)and The Deep End (2001). Here,
Filmmaker Magazine: Blog (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Brooklyn, and especially Manhattan, have rarely been as vibrantly rendered as in Scott McGehee and David Siegel's excellent Uncertainty, set on a hot July 4 holiday, one of the finds of this year's Toronto International Film Festival. Missing are the more self-conscious, academic touches that slowed down their earlier films, such as Suture (1993)and The Deep End (2001). Here, beginning and ending
Feeling Listless (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
Check Out Zac Efron's New Look in 'Me and Orson Welles' Richard Linklater's latest film which I have somehow missed, even though it's directed by him and features Claire Danes and is about Mr. Welles. Though this is much the same thing as happened with Before Sunset so I shouldn't be too surprised. I am delighted though, and early reviews are good . Meanwhile, Baz's new treat is being trailed and Guillermo...
Rotten Tomatoes (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
According to Richard Linklater, Paramount may have jumped the gun when they announced that "School of Rock 2" was on its way.
Cinema Blend (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
Your first look at Linklater's Toronto flick.
Film School Rejects (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
The 2008 Toronto International Film Festival got underway this weekend, and as we stated earlier, we... are not there. Yet, despite the absence of the FSR crew, it appears that TIFF has gotten up and running without a hitch. As well, even though we weren't allowed to make the trip ...
eugonline (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
Friday night in Toronto saw a number of star-studded bashes celebrating some of the higher profile TIFF titles. I started the evening with Richard Linklater, Claire Danes and Zach Efron at the bash for "Me and Orson Welles." iW's Brian Brooks navigated a couple of egos to get a moment with the always supportive Rick, and Zefron, for iPOP....
