A young man is sent to jail. He ends up under the wing of an older mentor. He works his way up the private food chain inside the jail and then eventually makes some moves of his own.
It's not a particular...
Condemned to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena cannot read nor write. Arriving at the jail entirely alone, he appears younger and more fragile than the other convicts. He is 19 years old. Cornered by the leader of...
Condemned to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena, part Arab, part Corsican, cannot read or write. Arriving at the jail entirely alone, he appears younger and more fragile than the other convicts. He is 19 years old....
Condemned to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena, part Arab, part Corsican, cannot read or write. Arriving at the jail entirely alone, he appears younger and more fragile than the other convicts. He is 19 years old....
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nine semi-finalists -- for lack of a better term -- for the Best Foreign Language Film category.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are...
It's been an incredibly dramatic year for the three men behind France's acclaimed drama "A Prophet" (or "Un Prophete" as the filmmakers would prefer). The film was generally regarded as the b...
In principle, when it comes to English-language remakes of successful foreign-language films, I'm not as militantly opposed to the idea as some critics. With the right balance of respect and initiative, a reinterpreta...
The Los Angeles Film Critics announced a good chunk of their initial year-end awards. And, as always, the winners were an intriguing mix of commercial and not so much. Here's a rundown so far and some quic...
It's no exaggeration to proclaim the advent of the new 10 nominations rule has completely changed the Oscar race. Films that wouldn't have had a stone's throw of being seriously considered when there were ...
I've always followed the London Critics' Circle Awards with interest, and will be doing so even more than usual this year... not least because, as a new Circle member, I'll be voting in them for the first time.
Essen...
