Throw a rock, board a plane. Fly that flag and sing.
VINYL IS HEAVY — ... is not on the TIFF docket; ditto Waltz with Bashir. On top of the new stuff, there will be Zizek to contend with (or let go and enjoy) and a bunch of fellow film fiends to meet. I still have yet to decide if I'll make the time to blog from Telluride but my guess is that I'll write a journal by hand (in some fashion) and transcribe the cool stuff for a longer essay, or some other form of criticism (dun dun dun), once I'm home. Seems like the only way when they say we'll be busy from 8am to midnight every day. And when I'm really tired, and I'm too jazzed to sleep, like ...

This Week on Australian Screens
Stale Popcorn — ... Waltz with Bashir - I have heard some amazing things about this animated film set in Lebanon and it's nice to get a movie like this at the same time as the rest of the world (hello Persepolis, which has suffered at the box office), but yikes... that animation looks quite rough, doesn't it? In fact, at a movie screening I was at this past weekend a man sitting behind me was discussing with some people how it was "as if the makers didn't know what animation was when they made it." Touche. ...

Worth Watching - Sept 22: Ari Folman's Waltz with Bashir Trailer
FirstShowing.net — ... You can also watch the Waltz with Bashir trailer in High Definition on Yahoo Waltz with Bashir is both written and directed by Ari Folman, who was also the inspiration for the true story within the film. The film first premiered at Cannes Film Festival earlier this year and has since gone on to play at numerous film festivals. Sony Pictures Classics has picked up the rights and will be premiering Waltz with Bashir in limited theaters starting on December 26th later this year. ...

NYFF 3: Wrestling With Bashir
Film Experience Blog — ... makes the second act of the current Blindness look like grade school recess... I'm exaggerating but this is harsh stuff. It's politics seem pointedly vague but the human horror of two unmoving forces (The Irish Republican Army and the British Parliament) and their collateral damage is well captured. Maybe it errs on the side of bravura filmmaking but it's riveting stuff. [The film will open on US screens in 2009] -B+ Waltz With Bashir -Director Ari Folman has made a ...

DECEMBER 2008 MOVIE PREVIEW
Antagony & Ecstasy — ... today. Probably the same person who thought that the horrible trailer made it look even half-way appealing. Seriously, when a theater full of action fanboys laughs at the footage? You're fucked. Coasts: Waltz with Bashir . Animated Israeli war drama. I need to think about moving to California. 26.12.2008 Everything about the trailer for ...

WFF Review: Waltz with Bashir
Row Three — ... coverage.] I t has been years since my last trip to the theatre led to uncontrollable sobbing. Yes, there’s the occasional tear at seeing something sweet but for the most part, I haven’t lost my cool since Amistad . Until now. When the final images of Ari Folman’s Waltz with Bashir turned from animation to footage of the massacre, the dam opened. I’d been holding on the brink for 20 minutes but those images where the breaking point. Ten minutes of uncontrollable crying followed by another ten minutes to gather myself enough to get up. The film is a documentary about ...

'Wire' and 'Waltz' Split the IDA Documentary Awards
Cinematical — ... , about the whimsical Frenchman who walked a tightrope between the Twin Towers in 1974; and Waltz with Bashir, a memoir of life in war-torn Lebanon that's completely animated. ...

Film Fan Fridays Special Double Issue - December 19 & 26, 2008
Movie Moxie — ... Wood USA Limited Release Official Film Site, IMDb Page, Trailer Trailer is sight unseen - spoiler sensitive beware Friday December 26, 2008 Releases Waltz with Bashir Writer/Dir: Ari Folman (Made in Israel, Clara Hadedosha / Saint Clara) Voices, as themselves: Ron Ben-Yishai, Ronny Dayag, Dror Harazi, Ari Folman Israel/Germany/France/USA Limited Release Official Film Site, IMDb Page, Trailer **please note this list of releases reflects first run film ...

The Latest in Theaters: Seasons Screenings
Movie Dearest — ... Waltz with Bashir: Ari Folman's autobiographical documentary about his involvement in the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Oh, and it's animated. ...

2008: THE YEAR IN MOVIES
Antagony & Ecstasy — ... if I say so myself. Honorable Mentions Aleksandra ; Australia ; Chicago 10 ; Gomorra ; Hellboy II: The Golden Army ; Hunger ; JCVD ; Let the Right One In ; Man on Wire ; Rachel Getting Married ; Shine a Light ; Slumdog Millionaire ; Stuck ; Tropic Thunder ; The Visitor Three Movies I Wish I'd Seen Before Making These Lists Ballast , The Class , and Waltz with Bashir One Movie I'd Have Included, But I Think It Technically Came Out Last Year 4 ...

Another Year-end List That’s Not Mine
Coosa Creek Cinema — ... Waltz With Bashir (Ari Folman, Israel):  didn’t see it, but is this riding some kind of trend began by last years Persepolis? ...

National Society of Film Critics Honor 'Bashir,' 'Happy-Go-Lucky'
Get The Big Picture — ... going heavily against the grain, picking Waltz with Bashir the year's best picture, and giving the most trophies to ...

Ari Folman on Waltz With Bashir
Film Experience Blog — ... , shortly before the holiday break I was conscious of starting strong myself. I heard him mention to his publicist that he was on his 700th interview (that's probably not an exaggeration given how long Waltz With Bashir has been working the festival and awards circuit) so when I sat down I threw out this opening volley "Which question are you most sick of answering?" I planned to scratch it comically off my note pad should I have planned to ask it. He made me guess. I failed but it was a good ice breaker as we chatted about his movie. Turns out he's ...

Reverend’s Reviews: Gay Films Dominate the Best and Worst of 2008
Movie Dearest — ... 5. Waltz with Bashir: Ari Folman’s powerful, mostly animated rumination on memory and responsibility in the wake of a massacre of Palestinian refugees by alleged Christians with Israeli support. The filmmakers’ technique illustrates the theme of disassociation in the face of violence. ...

Italy's Gomorra Snubbed. The Foreign Language Film Oscar Finalists
Film Experience Blog — ... Oscar's favorite country in this category. They've won 10 Foreign Language Film Oscars. France, which has had more nominees over the years, is Italy's only real rival with 9 wins. The Finalists Revanche (Austria) The Necessities of Life (Canada) The Class (France) reopening soon Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (Germany) Waltz With Bashir (Israel) now playing ...

A belated review: WALL-E
karlhungus.com — ... country of America. Regular readers may recall an article I wrote a while ago bemoaning the lack of mature American animation. Well, I now concede that said argument may have been a little premature, as WALL-E has single-handedly given me renewed hope in the US’s ability to produce animated features that can compete on an international level. 2008, looking book, was indeed an exemplary year for animation. With the stunning Persepolis, the challenging Waltz with Bashir, the engaging Girl Who Leapt Through Time and the playful Kung Fu ...

2008 OSCAR NOMINATION PREDICTIONS
Antagony & Ecstasy — ... Reading would be the second alternate. Best Adapted Screenplay The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , by Eric Roth Doubt , by John Patrick Shanley Frost/Nixon , by Peter Morgan The Reader , by David Hare Slumdog Millionaire , by Simon Beaufoy Alternate: The Dark Knight , by Jonathan Nolan & Christopher Nolan Wishful thinking: Let the Right One In , by John Ajvide Lindqvist Best Animated Feature Kung Fu Panda WALL-E Waltz with Bashir Alternate: Bolt Best Foreign Language Film The Baader Meinhof ...

Oscar nominees announced
cinemarealm.com — ... Peter Morgan, “Frost/Nixon” John Patrick Shanley, “Doubt” Eric Roth, Robin Swicord, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM “The Baader-Meinhof Complex” (Germany) “The Class” (France) “Departures” (Japan) “Revanche” (Austria) “Waltz with Bashir” (Israel) BEST ANIMATED FILM “ ...

And the Oscar nominations go to…
Film Gecko — ... Mark Osborne WALL·E: Andrew Stanton (Jane’s Pick) Best Foreign Language Film of the Year: Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (Germany) (Jane’s Pick) Entre les murs (France) Revanche (Austria) Okuribito (Japan) Vals Im Bashir (Israel) Best Documentary, Features: ...

Movie Review - 'Waltz With Bashir'
Get The Big Picture — ... What is film? At its most basic, I mean. It's visual storytelling, and those two things don't always have to be part of a great marriage. There are good films that aren't that all that interesting visually, just as there are stunning technical achievements that dwarf their stories. Waltz With Bashir is one of the very rare films of the past few years that has both achieved something new with its visual style and with its storytelling techniques. ...

Cesar nominations announced
cinemarealm.com — ... Laurent Brunet, Seraphine Robert Gantz, Public Enemy Number One Eric Gautier, A Christmas Tale Agnes Godard, Home Tom Stern, Paris 36 FOREIGN FILM Eldorado Gomorra Into the Wild Lorna’s Silence There Will Be Blood Two Lovers Waltz with Bashir DOCUMENTARY Elle s’appelle Sabine ...

The Film Babble Blog Top Ten Movies Of 2008
film babble blog — ... , I held off making this post earlier because there were several contenders I hadn’t seen yet. My area is the last to get certain movies in circulation it seems. I also still haven’t seen a number of movies I see making lists such as WALTZ FOR BASHIR, ...

Directors Guild releases 2008 DGA Awards nominees list
cinemarealm.com — ... Noel Maxam, “Days of Our Lives” Owen Renfroe, “General Hospital” Herbert Stein, “Days of Our Lives” DOCUMENTARY Gonzalo Arijon, “Stranded: I’ve Come From a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains” Elizabeth Farnsworth & Patricio Lanfranco, “The Judge and the General” Ari Folman, “Waltz With Bashir” Peter Gilbert & Steve James, “ ...

The LAMB Devours the Oscars - Best Animated Feature
The Large Association of Movie Blogs — ... was overlooked, and I found it to be one of the most beautiful films of the year, and certainly better than Bolt and Kung Fu Panda for storyline. And I really liked Panda! Blue Sky Studios, who made the Ice Age movies, did a great job adapting Horton to the big screen and expanding it to feature length. It's a shame it couldn't be nominated. Waltz with Bashir, an Israeli soldier's nightmares after the first Lebanon war, sidesteps the animation cubbyhole by being in a foreign ...

Winners of the 2008 Directors Guild Awards
cinemarealm.com — ... “The Office” MUSICAL/VARIETY Brent (Bucky) Gunts, “Opening Ceremony Beijing 2008 Olympic Summer Games” REALITY PROGRAMS Tony Croll, “America’s Next Top Model” DAYTIME SERIALS Larry Carpenter, “One Life to Live” DOCUMENTARY Ari Folman, “Waltz With Bashir” COMMERCIALS ...

London Film Critics name The Wrestler, Slumdog films of the year
cinemarealm.com — ... Swinton, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire YOUNG BRITISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR Thomas Turgoose, Somers Town & Eden Lake BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH FILMMAKER Steve McQueen, Hunger FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR Waltz With Bashir THE DILYS POWELL AWARD Dame ...

Writers Guild announces WGA Award winners
cinemarealm.com — ... at the Century Plaza in Los Angeles and the Hudson Theater in New York on Saturday. Here is the complete list of winners: FILM ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Milk, written by Dustin Lance Black ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Slumdog Millionaire, screenplay by Simon Beaufoy, based on the Novel Q and A by Vikas Swarup DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY Waltz with Bashir, written by Ari Folman ...

Slumdog Millionaire, Man on Wire win BAFTAs for Best Film
cinemarealm.com — ... DIRECTOR Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Martin McDonagh, In Bruges ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE I’ve Loved You So Long ANIMATED FILM Wall-E ...

300 Words About: Waltz With Bashir
Getafilm — ... The horror of remembering the sins of the past... In reviewing the underrated Stop-Loss just about a year ago, I asked the question,”… are we going to be ready when the real effects of the war start ...

2008 OSCAR PREDICTIONS
Antagony & Ecstasy — ... (Austria) Waltz with Bashir (Israel) Will Win: The Baader Meinhof Complex Alternate: The Class I've only seen one of these ( The Class , but I'll be seeing Waltz with Bashir before the ceremony), which does kind of make it hard to predict, not knowing what the films are like. I can say to a certainty that the Waltz vs. Class fight that everyone's seeing is the result of those being the only films yet released in America. But this category doesn't work that way. Whatever the case, my logic is: Waltz is animated, and this is a conservative category; Departures is by ...

Oscar Symposium Lift Off. (But AMPAS Won't Fly)
Film Experience Blog — ... As for Nathaniel's question: I could sit through all the foreign language films, since it's probably the only way to see them all. I'm in Seattle, not a bad city for movies, but only Waltz With Bashir has shown up. ...

REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST
Antagony & Ecstasy — ... By turns irritating, confounding, and endlessly fascinating, the animated Israeli documentary Waltz with Bashir is, at the very least, not the kind of movie that comes along all that often. I can't say that it's unlike any movie you've ever seen before, not knowing what movies you've seen, but it's certainly unlike any movie I've ever seen. At the very least, it treats on its particular topic in a manner completely unfamiliar, and quite effective at the same time. Writer/director/producer/subject Ari Folman, we learn fairly early, fought in the 1982 siege of Beirut during ...

Hey Kids - Funtime Oscar Picks 2009!
film babble blog — ... seems to have the edge. 18. LIVE ACTION SHORT: MANON ON THE ASPHALT 19. SOUND EDITING: THE DARK KNIGHT 20. SOUND MIXING: THE DARK KNIGHT 21. ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: MILK 22. ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE 23. ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: WALL-E 24. FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: WALTZ WITH BASHIR ...

Oscar Postpartum 2009
film babble blog — ... mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} SOUND MIXING: My pick: THE DARK KNIGHT. What won: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. I should have known not to vote for the same movie in both sound editing and mixing. Sigh. FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: My pick: VALS IM BASHIR (English title: WALTZ FOR BASHIR. What ...

WALTZ WITH BASHIR - The Film Babble Blog Review
film babble blog — ... gte mso 10]> WALTZ WITH BASHIR (Dir. Ari Folman, 2008) ...

2008, Or How Nothing Ever Changes
Ultimate Addict — ... I wouldn’t be the first one to argue that 2008 represented a particularly thin filmic year, which offered up some interesting and unique prospects – Tomas Alfredson’s Let the Right One In, Ari Folman’s Waltz With Bashir, and the small-time originals penned by Courtney Hunt and Thomas McCarthy just the tip of the iceberg – but too often these films felt loaded with ideas that weren’t fully realised. One of the main themes to emerge from the year was a ...