by Benjamín Harguindey, contributing blogger Bomba (Bomb, 2013) is a closed-space, real-time thriller mostly set within the confines of a taxi with a car bomb in it: the driver need only honk to blow himself, the car and his passenger to smithereens. The movie follows teenage Walter (Alan Daicz), an out-of-towner who just got his … Continue reading »
By Benjamín Harguindey, contributting blogger In light of the 15th BAFICI, festival director Marcelo Panozzo hosted a roundtable (“without the table”, was the joke) on Thursday 11th with some of the country’s most successful filmmakers: directors Pablo Trapero, Juan Taratuto and Hernán Goldfrid, and producer Axel Kuschevatsky talked business and answered questions in an event … Continue reading »
Want to check out the 2013 BAFICI (April 10th to April 21st)? Blogger Benjamin Harguindey tells you what´s hot, what´s already sold out and even how to buy tickets to the most popular film festival in Argentina. Continue reading »
by Francois Coulombe, contributing blogger Loosely inspired from James Joyce‘s “Ulysses”, “Matrimonio” is a glimpse in the married life of Esteban (Darío Grandinetti) and Molly (Cecilia Roth). A typical mid aged couple who has stopped fuc… functioning. Esteban is going mad trying to patch his relationship and Molly is going insane over having a broken … Continue reading »
by Atzin Ortiz, contributing blogger There’s nothing wrong with being a crowd-pleaser (actually, a great one is a fine virtue few films can truly claim). Last night’s screening of “Días de Vinilo” was sold out and the audience laughed out loud (the guy next to me was incredibly enthusiastic). After having a smash hit with … Continue reading »
by Cecilia Barone, contributing blogger The cross-border documentary, El silencio del puente, (The silence of the Bridge) directed by Eduardo Schellemberg grippingly denounces the violence and poverty that forces people to cross from Paraguay to Argentina on the San Roque Gonzalez de Santa Cruz Bridge that links the two nations. The product of four years … Continue reading »
by Atzin Ortiz González, contributing blogger The first solo film by director Tamae Garateguy, (she co directed “UPA! Una película argentina” in 2006) is a rarity within the Argentinean cinema: a genre flick that moves between the homage and the parody, a movie within a movie, a gore fest, and a meta-comentary about cinema, which … Continue reading »
by Lauren Pringle, Contributing Blogger Hold onto your hats, the date is growing ever close to the 14th annual Buenos Aires Festival de Cine Independiente (Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival) to be held from April 11th to April 19th, 2012. Boasting an array of local and global talent, this year BAFICI will be opened … Continue reading »
by Lauren Pringle, contibutting blogger Famous for his role in CSI: Miami, the North American actor David Caruso has been location scouting in search of inspiration for his next feature film entitled “Chacarita”. Due to be filmed later on this year, the actor has recently been spotted in the city on a quick stint to … Continue reading »
by Lauren Pringle, contributing blogger La Mala Verdad, directed by Miguel Angel Rocca is a stylized piece of classic Argentine Cinema. Featuring a star studded cast and boasting great reviews from worldwide film festivals, follows the journey of a pubescent girl Barbara and her difficulty to come to terms with the hidden struggles of her … Continue reading »
