Stories By Carlos Aguilar
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Directing
Foreign Contenders: Fatih Akin Used Distinct Lenses and Sound Techniques for Each Section of Germany’s In the Fade
December 28, 2017Segmented into three distinct parts to accommodate the ravaging ebbs and flows of its protagonist’s emotional...
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Directing
A Bird in the Hand: The Journey of Birdboy: The Forgotten Children From Personal Graphic Novel to Hand-Drawn Feature
December 15, 2017Adorably macabre and philosophically stimulating, Alberto Vazquez and Pedro Rivero’s Birdboy: The Forgotten Children (known in...
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News
Foreign Contenders: Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson Confronts Neighborly Conflicts with Under the Tree
December 11, 2017Not unlike an alchemist, Icelandic Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson has mastered the improbable formula to produce amalgamations...
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Directing
Foreign Contenders: Andrey Zvyagintsev Breaks Down the Technical Aspects of Shooting Russia’s Melancholic Loveless
December 6, 2017Not far removed from the philosophical and ethical inquiries that 19th century literary masters like Tolstoy,...
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Directing
The Official Story: Capturing the Final Words of America’s Most Notorious Criminal
December 2, 2017After a year of working on a documentary that investigates the original claims made about Charles...
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Directing
The Shape of Water: Del Toro Likes Digital, Octavia Spencer Quits Period Pieces, Guy in the Fish Suit Deserves an Oscar
December 1, 2017High on the list of the greatest contributions Mexico has given to the world, Guillermo del...
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Acting
“Nudges and Hints”: Timothée Chalamet on the Pure Celebration of Love in Call Me By Your Name
November 28, 2017Italian director Luca Guadagnino’s latest Call Me By Your Name examines the mystery of love as...
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Acting
Rebel on the Rise: Daniela Vega Is A Fantastic Woman Inside and Out
November 24, 2017Chilean actress Daniela Vega’s breakout performance in Sebastián Lelio’s A Fantastic Woman (Una Mujer Fantástica), as...
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Directing
From Kabul to Kilkenny: How Nora Twomey’s Empowering The Breadwinner Utilizes The Universality Of Storytelling
November 17, 2017Far away from the sparkly castles and enchanted kingdoms where Disney princesses exist, Parvana, a young...
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Directing
Foreign Contenders: Alain Gomis on Cinematic Colonization and Strong Women in Senegal’s Félicité
November 13, 2017MovieMaker’s series “Foreign Contenders” features interviews with the heavyweight helmers behind their respective countries’ entries for the...
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