The Skywalker Symphonies: John Williams and the Music of Star Wars Author: Frank Lehman Publisher: Oxford Music / Media Considers all nine of John Williams’s monumental Star Wars scores Combines rigorous analysis with accessible prose and bountiful musical examples Examines the…
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What will surely be a flurry of festival announcements in the coming week ahead, we now shift our attention to the 2026 fall festival season.
The Venice Film Festival have announced the short films that will be part of the competition section and we find Italian illustrator Virginia Mori, Columbia Film program grad and Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film profiled Annie Ning, American-born Irish actress Saoirse Ronan first foray into filmmaking and Between the Temples‘ Nathan Silver offers (out of competition)...
Locarno Film Festival artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro has recruited some big names – including Isabella Rossellini, Darren Aronofsky, Olivia Wilde, and Caleb Landry Jones who, in various guises, are expected to be making the trek to the Swiss temple of indie cinema this year. On Thursday, Nazzaro unveiled his lineup of more than 200 […]
In “Fruit Gathering,” director and writer Aung Phyoe consciously avoided exploring the “social” impact of the relationship between two suppressed women, creating a sense of alienation but also deep intimacy. The film, which is premiering at the Karlovy Vary festival as part of the Crystal Globe competition and is co-produced by Myanmar, Czech Republic and […]
About the Program The FOCUS on Impact Student Art Exhibition, presented by the San Diego Film Foundation, empowers students to explore important social issues through creative expression. By transforming research and reflection into art, young artists inspire dialogue, build empathy, and demonstrate the power of storytelling to create positive change. Learn more about the FOCUS on Impact …
About the Program The FOCUS on Impact Student Art Exhibition, presented by the San Diego Film Foundation, empowers students to explore important social issues through creative expression. By transforming research and reflection into art, young artists inspire dialogue, build empathy, and demonstrate the power of storytelling to create positive change. Learn more about the FOCUS on Impact …
Fighting off the selection committees for Venice, Toronto and San Sebastian, artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro unveiled the line-up for the 79th edition of Locarno Film Festival — which opens with Gagarine tandem Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh’s magical realist drama Les Yeux Verts which stars Anamaria Vartolomei and Sayyid El Alami (Block Pass).
TEN BETS FOR TFF #53-VOL. 4
Last week's Ten Bets list:
Bucking Fastard
Club Kid
Coward
The Debut
Fatherland
Fjord
La Bola Negra (The Black Ball)
Minotaur
Paper Tiger
Yellow Letters
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Movie : Dance : Generations Director: Dawn Gifford Engle “They’re sharing a drink called loneliness, but at least its better than drinking alone.” Billy Joel There are documentaries that simply project lives, and there are those that reveal the unseen truths of the human condition. Dance Generations, directed by Dawn Gifford Engle, belongs firmly to …
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