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  • Taiwan Film Festival to showcase LGBTQI cinema in wake of same-sex marriage verdict 19 Jul 2019 15:37 Sydney Star Observer A still from The River, directed by Tsai Ming-Liang. (supplied) The Taiwan Film Festival is bringing some of the country’s best queer cinema offerings to Sydney to celebrate Taiwan’s landmark same-sex marriage ruling. In May, Taiwan became the first Asian …
  • Why audiences are only going to Disney movies 19 Jul 2019 14:39 Chicago Tribune The sisters aren’t alone in their enthusiasm for the Disney empire. At a time when studios and movie theater owners are struggling to fill multiplexes, there’s at least one studio incentivizing audiences to get off their couches and head into theaters. …
  • 4 Analysis How do the ‘Lion King’ movies compare? A closer look at 6 key elements. 19 Jul 2019 14:18 The Washington Post Judging by how the studio has been operating as of late, the circle of life now refers to the near-guarantee that the animated Disney movies we once watched, adored and probably owned on VHS will soon be reborn in live-action(ish) form. (One “Aristocats” …
  • The Morning Watch: ‘Captain Marvel’ VFX Breakdown, Penn Jillette Reviews Magic in Movies & More 19 Jul 2019 13:40 /FILM The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite …
  • Worse than Cats? The biggest CGI disasters in cinema 19 Jul 2019 13:17 Guardian Unlimited Cats trailer 2019 What it was A horror, a horror movie, a singing violent horror. What it looked like What if all the muscles in your body clenched at once and the resulting mess of bones and ligaments spelled out, in bold red capitals, the word “CATS”? …
  • ‘The Lion King,’ ‘The Farewell’ and 5 other movies open July 19; our reviewers weigh in 19 Jul 2019 13:07 The Seattle Times By Special to The Seattle Times Here are snapshots of what our reviewers thought of the movies opening this week in the Seattle area. (Star ratings are granted on a scale of zero to four.) ★★★★ “The Farewell” (PG; 98 minutes): Lulu Wang’s beautiful drama…
  • Hollywood Shoots The Moon: 117 Years Of Lunar Landings At The Movies 19 Jul 2019 12:54 NPR Georges Méliès' 1902 film, A Trip to the Moon, was the first motion picture to visit the moon — and one of the first films with a plot. Apic/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Apic/Getty Images Georges Méliès' 1902 film, A Trip to the …
  • Social media helps movies reach viewers, says Mollywood director M Padmakumar 19 Jul 2019 12:34 The Hindu Director M Padmakumar is busy with the final stages of making Mamangam, a multilingual period drama with Mammootty in the lead. Padmakumar, who made his directorial début with Ammakkilikkoodu in 2003, has made some notable movies such as Vaasthavam, Vargam …
  • Stream These 11 Movies for the Apollo 11 Anniversary 19 Jul 2019 12:22 International Herald Tribune Portions of this were published previously in the March 3, 2019, article “Want More After ‘Apollo 11’? Here Are 5 Space Documentaries to Stream.” Fifty years ago, on July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the …
  • Billie Piper's first film as director to premiere at Venice film festival 19 Jul 2019 11:50 The Guardian Rare Beasts, the directorial debut of actor and musician Billie Piper, will receive its world premiere at the Venice film festival. She also wrote and stars in the film. Rare Beasts is billed as an “anti-romcom”. Its synopsis reads: “Mandy (Piper) is a …

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Ταινία γυρισμένη με το iphone 6, σαρώνει τις υποψηφιότητες στα κινηματογραφικά φεστιβάλ

Οκτώβριος 3, 2017 Posted in FESTIVAL

Η ταϊβανέζικη ταινία “The Great Buddha +”, μια μαύρη κωμωδία γυρισμένη αποκλειστικά με ένα iPhone 6 Plus, μετά από τη συμμετοχή της στο Διεθνές Φεστιβάλ Κινηματογράφου του Τορόντο, έλαβε δέκα υποψηφιότητες στα βραβεία Golden Horse του Διεθνούς Φεστιβάλ Κινηματογράφου Taipei (μεταξύ άλλων καλύτερης ταινίας μεγάλου μήκους και καλύτερου νέου σκηνοθέτη).

Η ταινία, που είναι ασπρόμαυρη σε σκηνοθεσία του Huang Hsin-yao, είναι παραγωγή του φημισμένου φωτογράφου Chung Mung-hong, ο οποίος είναι και υπεύθυνος για τη φωτογραφία της...

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