Is Whitewashing Ethnic Roles in Hollywood justified? 21 November 201625 November 2016Husam Sam Asi The visage of Tilda Swinton in Marvel’s recently released “Doctor Strange”, in which the English actress plays the Asian Ancient one, has yet [...]
Cannes announces full jury line-up 25 April 2013Jason Korsner Comment The British director Lynne Ramsay, who’s We Need To Talk About Kevin, was nominated for the Palme d’Or at Cannes two years ago, [...]
Amour wows London Critics 21 January 201321 January 2013Jason Korsner Comment The Austrian-French co-production Amour has picked up three of the top prizes at the London Film Critics Circle Awards. It was voted the [...]
DGA announces 2013 Best Director nominations 8 January 20138 January 2013Husam Sam Asi Comment Directors Guild of America (DGA) has announced today its nominations for Best Director: Steven Spielberg for Lincoln, Ben Affleck for Argo, Tom Hooper [...]