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- Medianeras (Sidewalls, Argentina, 2011) - Gustavo Taretto’s first feature length film is a love story set in the urban jungle of Buenos Aires. I love the Where Is Waldo?-themed film poster (see gallery below).
Some more interesting looking films from the BFI Film Festival:
- 桃姐 (Tao Jie/A Simple Life, Hong Kong, 2011) – This looks fabulous, but like a real tearjerker. Directed by Ann Hui. UPDATED 4/7/12: Review added on Otherwhere.
- El alma de las moscas (The Soul of Flies, Spain, 2011) – Plus a link to the film’s official website (en español and in English).
- নৌকাডুবি (Noukadubi/Boat Wreck, India, 2011) – Adapted from Rabindranath Tagore’s novel of the same title, which is enough to get me interested. Trailer is not subtitled.
Bonus Link
- Guardian interview with director Gus van Sant (I mentioned his film Restless, which screened at the BFI Film Festival in last week’s Trailer Weekly)
ALUAAAAA!!! Remember me? Great blog, btw. I wish I had Film Festivals and screenings to go to , but it’s kinda impossible from where I live.
I wanted to ask you something, actually. I’ve always wanted to be a regular part of the open threads on dramabeans, but I find it annoying and near-impossible to keep checking back to see if anyone replied and scrolling up and down to see where my darn comment was in the first place. BUT so many people do actually accomplish that (like yourself) which made me think, is there a way to get notifications directly ???
Do reply. I’ll be anxiously awaiting your response. and thanks!
Where do you live? I know that I’m spoiled for film festivals and things, I have more than I have time or money for. Although someone told me that London has very little going on compared to Paris…. (?!)
I don’t think there is a way to get notifications directly on dramabeans (maybe we can campaign for it since it’s actually a rather standard option on blogs and websites?). What I do is, at least for the open thread, is to check maybe one or two days after if anyone has replied to a comment of mine. What you can do instead of scrolling up and down is select the “Find” option in your browser that will allow you to search for specific words on the screen and type in your name – that makes it somewhat more manageable. On a Mac the shortcut key for “Find” is Command + F, not sure what it is in Windows, but likely something similar (perhaps Crtl+F, or Ctrl+S, as it might be “Search” rather than “Find”). I hope that helps at least a little bit!
OMG you have no idea, thanks a million!!!
Ctrl+F …genius. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
btw, you live in London? That sounds incredibly cool. I live in Saudi Arabia, so nothing of that sort for me. I was raised here and everything yet I only speak English. weird, huh?
Glad that worked for you! I’m forever using the Find function, whoever came up with it, came up with nifty little shortcut!
Yes, London. It’s a wonderful city, certainly for things like films. And we’ve got a great Korean Cultural Centre, which does free film screenings on a regular basis and hosts other events too. It’s only been around for a few years, but I’m impressed by the way the promote Korean culture.
ooh, I’m jealous. Sounds wonderful. KSA does have a lot of cultural integration going on, but it’s every culture BUT Korean. Oh well.
For all anyone knows, I’m from jawaville.
PS. Don’t blow my cover and let anyone know where I’m from. I like the anonymity my blog offers me.
Koreans might turn up in your part of the world sooner or later. My impression is they like to share their culture, which is why they are so present in London (I think some countries are much better and more willing to share their culture than others – and Koreans fit into that category).
At least you still have some access to the world of K-drama and K-cinema online!
Should I delete that comment of yours so that your location remains top secret?
Haha. It’s ok, let it be.:) There are some Koreans here, that’s how I got infected with the K-bug in the first place, but not enough for like a KOREA TOWN or anything…(that’s a thought! oooh, I wanna eat those disgusting-looking foods that they eat so deliciously in dramas and reality shows like 1 night 2 days. I would if there was a Korean area I could visit.) LOL
I haven’t been to “Koreatown” in London, although apparently in South London (across the river, which for people living north of the river is the other side of the world) there is an area where there is a congregation of Korean shops and places. I will go there at some point…