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Extraterrestrial: 2011 AFI Film Fest

Written by Ryan Mason Saturday, November 05, 2011, 3:46 PM




You might not immediately guess that a filmmaker would follow up his debut feature - a heady, complex time-travel yarn - with a light, decidedly European romantic situation comedy set predominantly in one apartment. At least, if you did, you might not imagine it being much of a success. But the moment that Spanish writer/director Nacho Vigalondo popped up at the front of the theater to introduce his latest film, Extraterrestrial, at the AFI Fest on Friday night, it was clear that he was born for this.

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This Is Not A Film: 2011 AFI Film Fest

Written by Ryan Mason Saturday, November 05, 2011, 3:40 PM




It’s hard to review This Is Not A Film, because while this most certainly is a film, it also kind of isn’t. At least not in the traditional sense of plot, structure, and character development. It’s above what most people could accomplish when it comes to making a home movie, yet that’s exactly what this is. Just one done by an extremely talented filmmaker.

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