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Cinema Scene Episode #90We would like to congratulate Alejandro Adams and the cast and crew of his movie "Around The Bay" for a successful opening night turn out.This Week Mort and Richard Talk about the Academy Awards Foreign Film Controversy.This Week's Reviews: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 days The Band's Visit The Counterfeiters Vantage PointVideo Corner: Michael ClaytonCheck in later to see interviews with the cast and crew from "Around The Bay" Until then make sure to visit www.aroundthebaymovie.com

Filed under: Drama, Foreign Language, IFC, Festival Reports, Podcasts, Celebrities and Controversy, Interviews, Toronto International Film Festival, Cinematical Indie After a rapturous reception, rave reviews and winning the Palme D'Or at Cannes earlier this year, Romanian writer/director Christian Mungiu's film 4 Months, 3 Weeks and Two Days has finally made it to North America -- playing at both the Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals. Set in Romania during the last days of Ceaucescu, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days follows two college roommates, Otilia (Anamaria Marinca) and Gabita (Laura Vasiliu); Gabita's trying to arrange an illegal abortion; Otilia's standing by her friend, no matter what the cost. It's a film with rough-hewn humanity and blunt realism, the tension of a nail-biting thriller and the unblinking gaze of a documentary. Cinematical had the chance to speak with Mungiu in Toronto, and the soft-spoken writer-director shared his thoughts on his directing process, his film's possible reception in America and the personal stories that drove him to make this film. You can download the entire interview by clicking here.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Drama, Foreign Language, Independent, New York, Cinematical Indie Did you get yours in the mail? Last year the complete line-up for the New York Film Festival was announced in August, but this year the early invites have already leaked out, courtesy of Scott Foundas. He's the lead critic and film editor for the LA Weekly, his reviews appear throughout the Village Voice alt-weekly chain, and he contributes reviews to Variety. Oh, and he's one of the two new members of the selection committee for the festival -- the other is J. Hoberman, longtime Voice critic. In a videotaped discussion with fellow writers David Poland (Movie City News and The Hot Blog), Anne Thompson (Variety) and Jeremy Smith (Chud), Foundas mentions that the Coen Brothers' No Country For Old Men, Korean director Lee Chang-dong's Secret Sunshine and Romanian drama 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, along with two other unidentified films, have been invited. Foundas "thinks" that all five are confirmed to play at the festival this fall. None of the choices are surprising. All three were highly-praised when they premiered at Cannes last month, with awards presented to South Korean actress Jeon Do-yeon, the female lead of Secret Sunshine, and 4 Months (the Palme D'Or). In an interesting side note, Foundas also claims that 4 Months was pulled from the Los Angeles Film Festival, where it was scheduled to have its North American Premiere later this month, because the Telluride Film Festival, held over the Labor Day weekend, wanted the premiere. Because of the New York Film Festival's prestige and press coverage, each spot in the line-up is highly coveted, especially by arthouse distributors who feel that having one of their films selected gives them an advantage in a ferociously tight market. The festival describes itself as "highly competitive with an average of 28 feature films" selected each year. Evidently only 23 invitations remain to be sent.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

4 days short 4 months oldLazari has his first 'solid' meal - baby cereal.

Wednesday, June 28, 2006Views: 8Shared by : nestle_gonzalesethan at 4months