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TIFF FILM REVIEW: Pawel Pawlikowski’s ‘Cold War’
By Ray Bennett TORONTO – Pawel Pawlikowski’s ‘Cold War’ is a masterpiece. It’s the story of two lovers whose struggle to be together evokes the complexities of life in Poland following World War II as the richness, beauty and contradictions … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Cold War', Joanna Kulig, Pawel Pawlikowski, TIFF18, Tomasz Kot, Toronto International Film Festival
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TIFF FILM REVIEW: Bradley Cooper’s ‘A Star Is Born’
By Ray Bennett TORONTO – Enjoyment of Bradley Cooper’s reimagined ‘A Star is Born’ depends almost entirely on having a taste for the singing of Lady Gaga. Her many fans will surely love it. For those less enamoured, probably not. … Continue reading
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Tagged 'A Star is Born', Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Matthew Libatique, Ravi Gavin, TIFF18, Toronto International Film Festival
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TIFF FILM REVIEW: Mike Leigh’s ‘Peterloo’
By Ray Bennett TORONTO – British director Mike Leigh’s latest, ‘Peterloo’, is a handsome period piece about a terrible incident in British history following victory over Napoleon at Waterloo when working class protestors in a 19th century English town were cut … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Peterloo', Gary Yershon, Maxine Peake, Mike Leigh, Rory Kinnear, TIFF18, Toronto International Film Festival
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FILM REVIEW: Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’
By Ray Bennett LONDON – Passionate and provocative but also at times great fun, Spike Lee’s new film ‘BlacKkKlansman’, which opens today in the United Kingdom, tells an only slightly exaggerated true story about a black cop who infiltrated the … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tagged 'BlacKkKlansman', Adam Driver, John David Washington, Laura Harrier, Spike Lee, Terence Blanchard, Universal Pictures
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TIFF 2018: Toronto film fest sets first 2018 galas
By Ray Bennett The Toronto International Film Festival today announced a list of 17 galas and 30 special presentations for the 2018 event in September. They include 21 world premieres and seven international bows with films from around the world.
Posted in Film, News, TIFF Toronto International Film Festival
Tagged Piers Handling; Keira Knightley;, Toronto Inernational Film Festival
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KFMF18: From video games to James Bond
By Ray Bennett KRAKÓW – David Arnold and his music for the James Bond film “Casino Royale” made sure the 11th Kraków Film Music Festival ended on a high note Sunday night as he played the iconic 007 guitar theme … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Krakow Film Music Festival, Music, News
Tagged 'Casino Royale', 'Lion', 'The Witcher', Angela Bermudez, Austin Wintory, Beethoven Academy Orchestra, CD PROJEKT RED, Christopher Drake, Cinematic Piano, Daniel Licht, David Arnold, Dustin O’Halloran, Eímear Noone, Elliot Goldenthal, FMF Ambassador Award, FMF Young Talent Award, Gavin Greenaway, Hauschka (Volker Bertelmann), ICE Krakow, Jesper Kyd, Jóhann Jóhannsson, KFMF18, Krakow Film Music Festival, Krzysztof Penderecki Hall, Ludwig Wiki, Marco Valerio Antonini, Michael Giacchino, Norman Kim, Pro Musica Mundi Choir, Przemysław Sokół, Richard Jacques, Sara Andon, Sinfonietta Cracovia, Tauron Arena, Tina Guo, Varese Sarabande, Video Games Music Gala
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KFMF18: Celtic, Nordic and Hispanic funk and folk fill the night
By Ray Bennett KRAKÓW – Music and songs from Icelandic film and television composer Atli Örvarsson’s band Torrek and the movies of Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar enlivened the night on June 1 in a funk and funk concert called Dance2Cinema: … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Krakow Film Music Festival, Music, News
Tagged 'Beauty and the Beast', 'Chicago Fire', 'Chicago PD', Alan Menken, All About Almodóvar | Funk & Folk, Atli Örvarsson, Beethoven Academy Orchestra, Carlos Perdomo, Eoghan Neff, Erik Ochsner, Esther Ovejero, Flaithrí Neff, FMF4kids, Francis Hernández, Hilda Örvarsdóttir, Howard Ashman, Hubert Zapiór, International Children’s Day, KFMF18, Krakow Film Music Festival, Museum of Municipal Engineering, Pancho Delgado, Pedro Almodovar, Polish Radio Choir, Roberto Amor, Satnam Ramgotra, Sylwia Banasik, Tim Rice, Torrek
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KFMF18: The sound of music, Polish style
By Ray Bennett KRAKÓW – Often in minor chords and melancholy but then again rousing, lush and hopeful, the music of Polish cinema filled the newly named Krzysztof Penderecki Hall at ICE Kraków Thursday night as the Film Music Festival … Continue reading
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Tagged Agnieszka Holland, Andrzej Święs., Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz, AUKSO Chamber Orchestra, Clint Mansell, Cracow Singers, Daniel Popiałkiewicz, Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman, ICE Krakow, Igor Falecki, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, Jeff Beal, Jimek, Jose Manuel Alban Juarez, KFMF18, Krakow Film Music Festival, Krzysztof Penderecki Hall, Marek Moś, Mateusz Kołakowski, Monika Szulińska, Piotr Wrombel, Radzimir Dębski, Sandro di Stefano, Sara Andon, Tomer Moked, Wojtek Kowalewski, Zbigniew Preisner
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Make stars accept awards for action-film crafts winners
By Ray Bennett LONDON – The American Motion Picture Academy has made a foolish error by introducing a condescending award for popular films. The thinking appears to be that fans of blockbuster action, super-hero and animated films will flock to … Continue reading →