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Venice Prize Winner ‘Foxtrot’ Is One Of The Year’s Best [BFI London Film Fest Review]

October 12, 2017 3:24 pm

Back in 2009, one of the most notable names to appear on the world film scene was Samuel Maoz. The then-47-year-old filmmaker, a former documentarian, made his feature debut with “Lebanon,” a gripping war drama...

Israeli Culture Minister Attacks Israeli Venice Prize Winner ‘Foxtrot,’ Watch The First Clips

Oliver Lyttelton

September 11, 2017 12:50 pm

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We haven’t yet reviewed “Foxtrot,” but by all accounts, it was one of the highlights of a Venice Film Festival that was full of highlights. The second film - and the first in eight years - from Israeli directo...

Point/Counter-Point: ‘Lebanon’ Is Appropriately Claustrophobic And Gut-Wrenching Or Total Contrived War-Tragedy Porn

Mark Z.

August 5, 2010 12:48 am

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The worst movies inadvertently make us question the skill and care that went into them. The good ones temporarily make us forget we are in a theater or at home, propped up on the couch or in a chair, expectant ...

LFF ’09: ‘Lebanon’ Is A Must-See

Oliver Lyttelton

November 9, 2009 6:05 pm

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There's a few reviews that slipped our mind, following the end of the London Film Festival last Thursday — not because they're bad films (in fact, they include two of our favorites of the festival), but because...

Sony Pictures Classics Picks Up Venice Winner, ‘Lebanon’ And ‘Get Low’

Rodrigo Perez

September 21, 2009 8:21 pm

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Sony Pictures Classics has continued its domination of the indie, foreign prestige-circuit this year (read: Cannes films) and has picked up the U.S. rights to "Lebanon," the big winner of this year's Venice Fil...

Samuel Maoz’s ‘Lebanon’ Wins Top Prize At Venice, Todd Solondz Wins Best Screenplay For ‘Wartime’

Rodrigo Perez

September 12, 2009 9:39 pm

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The Venice Film Festival awards are in, but don't expect for too many names you'll recognize. Shut out of all awards were films like Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story," and John Hillcoat's "The Road," w...

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