Denton’s Thin Line Film Festival Starts Tonight: 11 Days of Docs!
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Best of 2011: Peter A. Martin’s Top 10 Films
Peter A. Martin, member of the Dallas/Ft. Worth Film Critics Association and Dallas Film Now founder/editor, offers his list of the Top 10 films of 2011.
Best of 2011: John P. Meyer’s Top 10 Films
John P. Meyer, member of the Dallas/Ft. Worth Film Critics Association, offers his list of the Top 10 films of 2011.
SXSW 2011: Roundup
All the reviews, interviews, features and news item written by Peter Martin, founder and editor of Dallas Film Now.
Dallas IFF: Sunday (4/18) – ‘Casino Jack,’ The Big Wrap-Up!
Ah, the runner stumbles even in film review. After what had been an almost perfect week of movie choices at the 2010 Dallas International Film Festival, I found myself wondering what had happened in those final moments, as I closed out my experience with one of the biggest (and most surprising) failures of the fest. [...]
Dallas IFF: Thursday (4/15) – ‘Obselidia’
“With new things becoming old in months instead of years, I just want to slow things down a bit.” George’s speech and manner make him seem like someone from a different era; that he works as a librarian but spends his days cataloging things that are obsolete might make him seem like a kook. George [...]
Dallas IFF: Wednesday (4/14) – ‘Lemmy’
DIFF begins down the final stretch, and it just gets better every day. “I’m not qualified to do anything else.” Greg Olliver and Wes Orshoski’s documentary on Motorhead front man Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister is not so much a fully-realized personal history or detailed portrait as much as an intense love fest. Lemmy takes a tour [...]
Dallas IFF: Tuesday (4/13) – ‘Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child’
Director Tamra Davis’ early works may have included music videos and films like Billy Madison and Half-Baked, but it turns out her passion project was always nearby, tucked away in a drawer: a feature-length interview with her friend, artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Just months before his death, Davis filmed the painter in a casual setting, talking [...]
Dallas IFF: Monday (4/12) – ‘My Queen Karo’
Following a winning weekend of films, DIFF charges ahead with new entries and second screenings of many seen in the last few days. My goal will be to provide commentary on at least one outstanding film a day…I can’t promise just one, and I can’t promise outstanding either, actually, but we’re getting off to a [...]
Dallas IFF: Sunday (4/11) – ‘Lovers of Hate,’ ‘Earthling’
I’m considering calling the 2010 Dallas International Film Festival “Internationale!“, spoken with the exclamation point. It’s still a mouthful, but it’s fun to say. “There is something special about every kid.” “Bulls**t!” A queasy comedy of disdain, Brian Poyser’s Lovers of Hate is about two brothers and the woman they both think they want. Rudy [...]
