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Film Review: The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2014: Animation

Film Review: The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2014: Animation

In a welcome tradition, every year at this time Shorts HD compiles the Oscar-nominated short films into theatrical programs, and the animation category is invariably the most audience-friendly. But the 2014 edition includes a short that’s already been seen by millions of moviegoers: Get a Horse!,...
Culture warriors: Grant Heslov and George Clooney salute WWII art brigade in 'Monuments Men'

Culture warriors: Grant Heslov and George Clooney salute WWII art brigade in 'Monuments Men'

“It’s a World War II story we’ve never seen before,” says writer-producer Grant Heslov about The Monuments Men, the Feb. 7 Columbia Pictures release directed by George Clooney, his longtime filmmaking partner. Clooney stars alongside a tantalizing name cast that also includes Matt Damon, Bill...

Maria Conchita Alonso and Zoe Bell raise temperatures at Aruba Fest

The celebrity guests at the 2013 Aruba International Film Festival (AIFF) may not be instantly recognizable names, but they're an interesting and eclectic bunch. Along with the many young, aspiring, refreshingly friendly filmmakers here from the Caribbean and Latin America, the fest has welcomed...

'Terms and Conditions': Do you really know what you're agreeing to?

Some documentaries move and inspire us with stories of courage in distant lands (Call Me Kuchu, Pray the Devil Back to Hell); others hit closer to home when they tackle subjects like climate change (An Inconvenient Truth) or gun control (Bowling for Columbine). In the latter category, and one of...

Paul Verhoeven brings his moviemaking experiment to Aruba Film Fest

For the second year in a row, this editor has been invited to the Aruba International Film Festival (AIFF), which is marking its fourth edition. On Tuesday, the fest got off to a promising start with two very well-attended opening-night screenings, one of which sold out two auditoriums at the...
O Canada! 'FJI' celebrates influential Canadian stars and directors

O Canada! 'FJI' celebrates influential Canadian stars and directors

As ShowCanada kicks off today in St. John’s, Newfoundland, it’s a good time to salute Canada’s major contribution to motion picture history. From pioneers of the silent-movie era to today’s roster of bright stars, the steady flow of talent from up north has energized some of the world’s favorite...
Technology tutorial: FJI looks at innovations showcased at CinemaCon

Technology tutorial: FJI looks at innovations showcased at CinemaCon

Film Journal International made the rounds of the tradeshow at CinemaCon in Las Vegas and reports back on the latest innovations and trends, as outlined by experts at some of the top cinema technology companies....

Bringing art films to the island of Aruba

This Screener correspondent is now back in sweltering New York City after six days at the tropical but windswept Aruba International Film Festival. On my last day in Aruba, I spoke to AIFF director Claudio Masenza, a screenwriter, journalist and former programmer for the Venice Film Festival,...

Aruba Fest spotlights movies about movies

Claudio Masenza, the director of the Aruba International Film Festival, is not only a journalist and consultant to the Venice and Rome Film Festivals, he’s also the writer-director of several documentaries on Hollywood icons like Marilyn Monroe, Marlon Brando and Alfred Hitchcock. Which may...

At the Aruba Fest: Ray Liotta on acting and the making of 'GoodFellas'

“I’ve never been in a fight,” Ray Liotta confessed at an often hilariously blunt public Q&A session (and earlier press conference) at the Aruba International Film Festival yesterday, demystifying his movie tough-guy image. “The guys I knew in high school just laugh their balls off.”...