http://www.odeo.com/channels/78775-World-Independent-Film Worldfilm no <p>This is the audio feed for our <a href="http://worldfilm.about.com">World/Independent Film site on About.com</a>, where we blog about foreign and art house film and maintain a library of links, profiles, and photo galleries of actors and actresses, movies, directors, and resources organized by country.</p> <p>We are new to podcasting, but the plan is to catch up on current releases and then go to a schedule similar to our front page blog, where we review new releases every week. We might also add some of our top ten lists, <span class="caps">DVD</span> reviews, and the occasional world film news item or festival report. We are still figuring out this format, so drop us an email or leave a comment below.</p> <p>- <a href="http://jurgenfauth.com">Jürgen Fauth</a> and <a href="http://marcydermansky.com">Marcy Dermansky</a></p> This is the audio feed for our World/Independent Film site on About.com, where we blog about foreign and art house film and maintain a library of links, profiles, and photo galleries of actors and actresses, movies, directors, and resources organized by country. We are new to podcasting, but the plan is to catch up on current releases and then go to a schedule similar to our front page blog, where we review new releases every week. We might also add some of our top ten lists, DVD reviews, and the occasional world film news item or festival report. We are still figuring out this format, so drop us an email or leave a comment below. - Jürgen Fauth and Marcy Dermansky This is the audio feed for our World/Independent Film site on About.com, where we blog about foreign and art house film and maintain a library of links, profiles, and photo galleries of actors and actresses, movies, directors, and resources organized by country. We are new to podcasting, but the plan is to catch up on current releases and then go to a schedule similar to our front page blog, where we review new releases every week. We might also add some of our top ten lists, DVD reviews, and the occasional world film news item or festival report. We are still figuring out this format, so drop us an email or leave a comment below. - Jürgen Fauth and Marcy Dermansky en-us 40 Sun, 14 May 2006 12:44:16 -0700 Sun, 14 May 2006 12:44:16 -0700 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/1162271-Dead-Man-s-Shoes-Movie-Review The rain-drenched English countryside hides awful secrets in Shane Meadows’s uncompromising revenge thriller Dead Man’s Shoes. Paddy Considine plays a returning soldier who hunts a gang of small-town dope dealers that abused his brother. The rain-drenched English countryside hides awful secrets in Shane Meadows’s uncompromising revenge thriller Dead Man’s Shoes. Paddy Considine plays a returning soldier who hunts a gang of small-town dope dealers that abused his brother. The rain-drenched English countryside hides awful secrets in Shane Meadows’s uncompromising revenge thriller Dead Man’s Shoes. Paddy Considine plays a returning soldier who hunts a gang of small-town dope dealers that abused his brother. tag:odeo.com,2006-05-14,1162271 Sun, 14 May 2006 12:44:16 -0700 no World/Independent Film http://www.odeo.com/episodes/1142891-Movie-Review-Down-in-the-Valley The teenager and the cowboy: Evan Rachel Wood and Ed Norton fall in forbidden love in this modern-day Western that plays out like Badlands by the way of Koyaanisqatsi. Down in the Valley, directed by David Jacobson, opens today. Listen to Jürgen’s review. The teenager and the cowboy: Evan Rachel Wood and Ed Norton fall in forbidden love in this modern-day Western that plays out like Badlands by the way of Koyaanisqatsi. Down in the Valley, directed by David Jacobson, opens today. Listen to Jürgen’s review. The teenager and the cowboy: Evan Rachel Wood and Ed Norton fall in forbidden love in this modern-day Western that plays out like Badlands by the way of Koyaanisqatsi. Down in the Valley, directed by David Jacobson, opens today. Listen to Jürgen’s review. tag:odeo.com,2006-05-05,1142891 Fri, 05 May 2006 13:36:12 -0700 no World/Independent Film independent, movie, Review, california, romance, western, ednorton, cowboy http://www.odeo.com/episodes/1062122-Somersault-Movie-Review Abbie Cornish was twenty-one when she took on the role of sixteen year old Heidi in Cate Shortland’s coming of age drama Somersault. Often, she seems even younger. Filmed in a wispy blue light, the baby-faced blonde instinctively uses sex as a means of both fun and survival. Abbie Cornish was twenty-one when she took on the role of sixteen year old Heidi in Cate Shortland’s coming of age drama Somersault. Often, she seems even younger. Filmed in a wispy blue light, the baby-faced blonde instinctively uses sex as a means of both fun and survival. Abbie Cornish was twenty-one when she took on the role of sixteen year old Heidi in Cate Shortland’s coming of age drama Somersault. Often, she seems even younger. Filmed in a wispy blue light, the baby-faced blonde instinctively uses sex as a means of both fun and survival. tag:odeo.com,2006-04-22,1062122 Sat, 22 Apr 2006 08:35:26 -0700 no World/Independent Film independent, sex, movie, Review, FILM, teenage, Australian, Skiing, foreign, marcydermansky, comingofage http://www.odeo.com/episodes/988980-Movie-Review-Friends-with-Money Snarky, petty, self-indulgent, unappealing: those are some of the words I would use to describe the folks in Nicole Holofcener’s new drama “Friends With Money.” The wonderful female cast – Jennifer Aniston, Catherine Keener, Frances McDormand, and Joan Cusack – is wasted, forced to spew non-stop acidic dialogue in fancy cars, fancy houses, and fancy restaurants. Listen to Marcy’s review or read it at World/Independent Film. Snarky, petty, self-indulgent, unappealing: those are some of the words I would use to describe the folks in Nicole Holofcener’s new drama “Friends With Money.” The wonderful female cast – Jennifer Aniston, Catherine Keener, Frances McDormand, and Joan Cusack – is wasted, forced to spew non-stop acidic dialogue in fancy cars, fancy houses, and fancy restaurants. Listen to Marcy’s review or read it at World/Independent Film. Snarky, petty, self-indulgent, unappealing: those are some of the words I would use to describe the folks in Nicole Holofcener’s new drama “Friends With Money.” The wonderful female cast – Jennifer Aniston, Catherine Keener, Frances McDormand, and Joan Cusack – is wasted, forced to spew non-stop acidic dialogue in fancy cars, fancy houses, and fancy restaurants. Listen to Marcy’s review or read it at World/Independent Film. tag:odeo.com,2006-04-06,988980 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 08:49:26 -0700 no World/Independent Film Movies, independent, Review, FILM http://www.odeo.com/episodes/980551-Movie-Review-Brick Hard-boiled gumshoes, drug kingpins, dames in red dresses—but nobody is old enough to buy a drink. In first-time director Rian Johnson’s thriller, Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a teenage detective trying to solve his ex-girlfriend’s mysterious death. Set in the dappled light of a Southern California high school, Brick, which opens today, might be the freshest take on the genre since Reservoir Dogs. Hard-boiled gumshoes, drug kingpins, dames in red dresses—but nobody is old enough to buy a drink. In first-time director Rian Johnson’s thriller, Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a teenage detective trying to solve his ex-girlfriend’s mysterious death. Set in the dappled light of a Southern California high school, Brick, which opens today, might be the freshest take on the genre since Reservoir Dogs. Hard-boiled gumshoes, drug kingpins, dames in red dresses—but nobody is old enough to buy a drink. In first-time director Rian Johnson’s thriller, Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a teenage detective trying to solve his ex-girlfriend’s mysterious death. Set in the dappled light of a Southern California high school, Brick, which opens today, might be the freshest take on the genre since Reservoir Dogs. tag:odeo.com,2006-03-31,980551 Fri, 31 Mar 2006 13:42:18 -0800 no World/Independent Film Entertainment, brick, movie, Review, FILM, hollywood, jurgen http://www.odeo.com/episodes/979624-Movie-Review-Awesome-I-Fuckin-Shot-That For their anarcho-cubist concert film, the Beastie Boys handed 50 cameras to fans and let them loose inside Madison Square Garden. The hyperkinetic result is as groundbreaking as it is seizure-inducing. Listen to Jürgen’s review. For their anarcho-cubist concert film, the Beastie Boys handed 50 cameras to fans and let them loose inside Madison Square Garden. The hyperkinetic result is as groundbreaking as it is seizure-inducing. Listen to Jürgen’s review. For their anarcho-cubist concert film, the Beastie Boys handed 50 cameras to fans and let them loose inside Madison Square Garden. The hyperkinetic result is as groundbreaking as it is seizure-inducing. Listen to Jürgen’s review. tag:odeo.com,2006-03-30,979624 Thu, 30 Mar 2006 23:09:02 -0800 no World/Independent Film Movies, music, HipHop, Review, FILM, nyc http://www.odeo.com/episodes/955035-Movie-Review-Lonesome-Jim Casey Affleck, younger brother to Ben, shuffles. He’s handsome in a low- key kind of way, portraying a quintessential dime-a-dozen slacker in Steve Buscemi’s third feature Lonesome Jim. The wonderful cast includes a glowing Liv Tyler, Kevin Corrigan, veteran actors Mary Kay Place and Steve Cassel, and the scene-stealing child actor Ben Rovello. Listen to Marcy’s review. Casey Affleck, younger brother to Ben, shuffles. He’s handsome in a low- key kind of way, portraying a quintessential dime-a-dozen slacker in Steve Buscemi’s third feature Lonesome Jim. The wonderful cast includes a glowing Liv Tyler, Kevin Corrigan, veteran actors Mary Kay Place and Steve Cassel, and the scene-stealing child actor Ben Rovello. Listen to Marcy’s review. Casey Affleck, younger brother to Ben, shuffles. He’s handsome in a low- key kind of way, portraying a quintessential dime-a-dozen slacker in Steve Buscemi’s third feature Lonesome Jim. The wonderful cast includes a glowing Liv Tyler, Kevin Corrigan, veteran actors Mary Kay Place and Steve Cassel, and the scene-stealing child actor Ben Rovello. Listen to Marcy’s review. tag:odeo.com,2006-03-24,955035 Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:33:21 -0800 no World/Independent Film Movies, indie, Steve Buscemi, Review, FILM, liv tyler, independent film, marcy http://www.odeo.com/episodes/932959-DVD-Review-Die-Nibelungen In 1924, years before “Metropolis” and “M,” director Fritz Lang created a silent epic based on the quintessential German legend: “Die Nibelungen,” the ancient folk tale of heroism and revenge that also served as basis for Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle. In 1924, years before “Metropolis” and “M,” director Fritz Lang created a silent epic based on the quintessential German legend: “Die Nibelungen,” the ancient folk tale of heroism and revenge that also served as basis for Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle. In 1924, years before “Metropolis” and “M,” director Fritz Lang created a silent epic based on the quintessential German legend: “Die Nibelungen,” the ancient folk tale of heroism and revenge that also served as basis for Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle. tag:odeo.com,2006-03-22,932959 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:23:06 -0800 no World/Independent Film Movies, FILM, Germany, dvd, silent, jurgen, nibelungen, fritz lang http://www.odeo.com/episodes/927277-Top-Ten-Essential-World-Films International cinema is such a wide field that it’s impossible to do it justice with just ten films—but we guarantee that these won’t disappoint. At the very least, it’s a great place to start digging into the world of foreign film. International cinema is such a wide field that it’s impossible to do it justice with just ten films—but we guarantee that these won’t disappoint. At the very least, it’s a great place to start digging into the world of foreign film. International cinema is such a wide field that it’s impossible to do it justice with just ten films—but we guarantee that these won’t disappoint. At the very least, it’s a great place to start digging into the world of foreign film. tag:odeo.com,2006-03-21,927277 Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:00:50 -0800 no World/Independent Film Movies, Entertainment, Reviews, FILM, foreign, list, jurgen, worldfilm, about.com, topten http://www.odeo.com/episodes/925787-Movie-Review-Don-t-Come-Knocking An aging loner sets out to make contact with the lost women in his life and discovers children he knew nothing about. Sounds like “Broken Flowers?” Well, no. In their first collaboration since Paris, Texas, Wim Wenders and Sam Shepard take us on an emotional journey that shares only the summary (and Jessica Lange) with Jim Jarmusch’s film. “Don’t Come Knocking” also stars Sarah Polley, Eva Marie Saint, Tim Roth, and Fairuza Balk. Listen to Marcy’s review. An aging loner sets out to make contact with the lost women in his life and discovers children he knew nothing about. Sounds like “Broken Flowers?” Well, no. In their first collaboration since Paris, Texas, Wim Wenders and Sam Shepard take us on an emotional journey that shares only the summary (and Jessica Lange) with Jim Jarmusch’s film. “Don’t Come Knocking” also stars Sarah Polley, Eva Marie Saint, Tim Roth, and Fairuza Balk. Listen to Marcy’s review. An aging loner sets out to make contact with the lost women in his life and discovers children he knew nothing about. Sounds like “Broken Flowers?” Well, no. In their first collaboration since Paris, Texas, Wim Wenders and Sam Shepard take us on an emotional journey that shares only the summary (and Jessica Lange) with Jim Jarmusch’s film. “Don’t Come Knocking” also stars Sarah Polley, Eva Marie Saint, Tim Roth, and Fairuza Balk. Listen to Marcy’s review. tag:odeo.com,2006-03-21,925787 Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:00:15 -0800 no World/Independent Film Movies, Entertainment, movie, Review, FILM, German, marcy, sarah polley, wim wenders http://www.odeo.com/episodes/920910-Movie-Review-Tsotsi Gavin Hood’s Oscar-winning gangster drama Tsotsi tells the story of a hard-boiled shantytown thug whose heart begins to melt when he accidentally kidnaps a baby during a carjacking gone awry. Presley Chweneyagae gives a seething performance in the South African film. Listen to Jürgen’s review. Gavin Hood’s Oscar-winning gangster drama Tsotsi tells the story of a hard-boiled shantytown thug whose heart begins to melt when he accidentally kidnaps a baby during a carjacking gone awry. Presley Chweneyagae gives a seething performance in the South African film. Listen to Jürgen’s review. Gavin Hood’s Oscar-winning gangster drama Tsotsi tells the story of a hard-boiled shantytown thug whose heart begins to melt when he accidentally kidnaps a baby during a carjacking gone awry. Presley Chweneyagae gives a seething performance in the South African film. Listen to Jürgen’s review. tag:odeo.com,2006-03-20,920910 Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:18:17 -0800 no World/Independent Film movie, Review, FILM, crime, baby, South Africa, oscar, foreign, poverty, gangster, tsotsi http://www.odeo.com/episodes/913175-Movie-Review-Thank-You-for-Smoking “Michael Jordan plays ball. Charlie Mason kills people. I talk.” Meet Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart), the top spokesperson for the tobacco industry and questionable hero of Jason Reitman’s adaptation of Christopher Buckley’s winning satire about Washington lobbyists. With Katie Holmes, Maria Bello, Robert Duvall, and William H. Macy. Listen to Jürgen’s review. “Michael Jordan plays ball. Charlie Mason kills people. I talk.” Meet Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart), the top spokesperson for the tobacco industry and questionable hero of Jason Reitman’s adaptation of Christopher Buckley’s winning satire about Washington lobbyists. With Katie Holmes, Maria Bello, Robert Duvall, and William H. Macy. Listen to Jürgen’s review. “Michael Jordan plays ball. Charlie Mason kills people. I talk.” Meet Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart), the top spokesperson for the tobacco industry and questionable hero of Jason Reitman’s adaptation of Christopher Buckley’s winning satire about Washington lobbyists. With Katie Holmes, Maria Bello, Robert Duvall, and William H. Macy. Listen to Jürgen’s review. tag:odeo.com,2006-03-19,913175 Sun, 19 Mar 2006 13:08:02 -0800 no World/Independent Film Comedy, Entertainment, independent, Politics, Humor, movie, Review, smoking, art, FILM, foreign, spin http://www.odeo.com/episodes/912222-Movie-Review-Duck-Season Fernando Eimcke’s debut film about fourteen-year-old best friends Flamo and Moko on a Sunday afternoon has an inviting, universal quality. Produced by Alfonso Cuaron, the suprisingly rich story has been garnering awards worldwide. Listen to Marcy Dermansky’s review. Fernando Eimcke’s debut film about fourteen-year-old best friends Flamo and Moko on a Sunday afternoon has an inviting, universal quality. Produced by Alfonso Cuaron, the suprisingly rich story has been garnering awards worldwide. Listen to Marcy Dermansky’s review. Fernando Eimcke’s debut film about fourteen-year-old best friends Flamo and Moko on a Sunday afternoon has an inviting, universal quality. Produced by Alfonso Cuaron, the suprisingly rich story has been garnering awards worldwide. Listen to Marcy Dermansky’s review. tag:odeo.com,2006-03-19,912222 Sun, 19 Mar 2006 09:51:39 -0800 no World/Independent Film Movies, Entertainment, independent, Mexico, Review, art, FILM, teenagers, foreign http://www.odeo.com/episodes/911891-Movie-Review-Match-Point Every time Woody Allen releases a new film, it’s the same ritual. The advance buzz tells us that this one marks his return to form! Don’t believe a word. “Match Point,” filmed in London and starring Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers , and Emily Mortimer, does nothing to contradict a simple truth: Woody hasn’t made a good movie this millennium yet. Jürgen reviews. Every time Woody Allen releases a new film, it’s the same ritual. The advance buzz tells us that this one marks his return to form! Don’t believe a word. “Match Point,” filmed in London and starring Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers , and Emily Mortimer, does nothing to contradict a simple truth: Woody hasn’t made a good movie this millennium yet. Jürgen reviews. Every time Woody Allen releases a new film, it’s the same ritual. The advance buzz tells us that this one marks his return to form! Don’t believe a word. “Match Point,” filmed in London and starring Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers , and Emily Mortimer, does nothing to contradict a simple truth: Woody hasn’t made a good movie this millennium yet. Jürgen reviews. tag:odeo.com,2006-03-19,911891 Sun, 19 Mar 2006 08:37:22 -0800 no World/Independent Film Movies, independent, London, Review, FILM, england, scarlett johansson, Woody Allen, pan http://www.odeo.com/episodes/911740-Movie-Review-Paradise-Now What drives people to become suicide bombers? Hany Abu-Assad’s drama about two Palestinian youths who strap explosives to their bodies is an eye-opening exploration of two perfectly aimable slackers who turn into terrorists. “Paradise Now” was nominated for an Oscar. Listen to Jürgen’s review. What drives people to become suicide bombers? Hany Abu-Assad’s drama about two Palestinian youths who strap explosives to their bodies is an eye-opening exploration of two perfectly aimable slackers who turn into terrorists. “Paradise Now” was nominated for an Oscar. Listen to Jürgen’s review. What drives people to become suicide bombers? Hany Abu-Assad’s drama about two Palestinian youths who strap explosives to their bodies is an eye-opening exploration of two perfectly aimable slackers who turn into terrorists. “Paradise Now” was nominated for an Oscar. Listen to Jürgen’s review. tag:odeo.com,2006-03-19,911740 Sun, 19 Mar 2006 08:04:48 -0800 no World/Independent Film Entertainment, independent, News, Israel, Politics, movie, Review, FILM, Bomb, drama, palestine, Oscars