New Directors/New Films 2015; Film Comment Selects

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Now out at Film Forum NYC Russian film The Fool/Durak (Ilya Bykov)from 18 Sept. 2015. Metacritic rating 83%.

THE FOOL (Yuri Bykov 2014)

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Now at IFC Center NYC from 25 Sept. 2015, US theatrical release. Metacritic 87%.

WESTERN (Bill Roll, Turner Ross 2015)


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THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER (Nadav Lapid 2014)

This interesting Israeli film may be coming on a US DVD. It got a theatrical showing 31 July by the Film Society of Lincoln Center; and is coming in the SF Bay Area 6 Nov. 2015 at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco and the Rafael Film Center in San Rafael, CA.

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THEEB (Naji Abu Nowar 2014)

This film that couldn't be screened for the press opened in NYC yesterday 6 Nov. 2015 (Lincoln Plaza Cinemas 6). I have a screener and hope to review it soon.

Out 4 Dec. 2015.

CHRISTMAS, AGAIN (Charles Poekel 2014)

Theatrical release (NYC) and VOD (iTunes) from 4 Dec., 2015.