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Festivals

Truth and Reconciliation

By Vicki Robinson
March 10, 2011
The Sundance class of 2011's documentaries

Online Exclusive: The Sundance Documentaries—Truth and Reconciliation

By Vicki Robinson
March 10, 2011

Sundance has a deservedly good reputation for strong documentaries that become and then remain part of the cinematic conversation. In fact, four out of five of this year’s Academy Award nominees in this category were among last year’s Park City…

Safety Net

By Robert Koehler
March 8, 2011
A few cracks appear in Rotterdam's hitherto dependable programming

Sundance 2: Paint It Black

By Laura Kern
March 7, 2011

With more acquisitions (39 at press time) and higher-caliber films than in recent years, Sundance 2011 was in many respects the most lucrative—and satisfying—edition in ages. It goes without saying that with any festival experience personal enjoyment is greatly dependent…

Barely There

By Gavin Smith
March 3, 2011
On the road to digital purgatory

Festivals: New York 1982

By Elliott Stein
November 1, 1982
Any masterpieces? No. Any exciting new directors of great promise? No. With that out of the way, and granted that the Festival’s twentieth year was not of corking vintage, it can be stated that there were at least half a dozen films well “worth the detour.”

Notes from the Venice Film Festival

By Edith Laurie
September 27, 1962
Seventy-five films in sixteen days, and the best of them Italian