International Cinema
The Quirky Queue: DEAD SNOW
By Scott David at July 23, 2010 | 11:26 pm | 3 Comments
by Scott David, Meet In the Lobby 1 / 5 stars The Norwegian Dead Snow sounds like awesome B-movie fun: Med school students go to the mountains for Spring Break, only to find that the deserted area is overrun by the zombified remains of Nazi soldiers. Great, right? It’s not. Stuck somewhere between tongue-in-cheek and true horror/suspense, the film fails miserably at more...
Early Look: Inarritu’s Remarkable World Cup Spot
By Norm Schrager at May 21, 2010 | 9:29 am | 0 Comment
While Alejandro González Iñárritu has been garnering attention at the Cannes Film Festival with Biutiful, the world is about to see an amazing piece of work by the Mexican filmmaker: A 3-minute World Cup-focused ad for Nike. It captures the beauty of futbol, the power of a moment, the wonder of social buzz, and the dynamic of an ever-shrinking universe. (Yes, I know more...
A Trip Into South African Films
By Allison at March 1, 2010 | 10:48 pm | 2 Comments
(Editor's Note: Allison graces The Lobby for the first time in a while -- and we love it. Wanna know where she's been? Keep reading...) I have finally returned from a short stint in South Africa. And I come back not just with stories of baboons breaking into our place and stealing food, but also with thoughts on some great South African cinema. One of the things I more...
Free Online Film Festival: Merchant Ivory Collection
By Norm Schrager at March 27, 2009 | 12:13 am | 2 Comments
One of the great film sites today is The Auteurs, and one of their superb features is a monthly offering of free online movies from the Criterion Collection. Their current half-dozen freebies are from the catalogue of James Ivory and Ismail Merchant, and I've listed them below. Click on any title to reach The Auteurs' viewing page for each movie. :: Shakespeare more...
