Tribeca Festival

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  Mala Mala

  Review preview for Mala Mala

  As a portrait of a particular community at a critical moment in its history, this film is undoubtedly valuable.

  A documentary about the trans community in Puerto Rico.
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  Virunga

  Review preview for Virunga

  What makes von Einsiedel's film work so well is the human - and gorilla - face that he gives to the problem.

  Documentary charting the dangers that threaten the last home of the mountain gorillas... and those who look after them.
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  Black Coal, Thin Ice

  Review preview for Black Coal, Thin Ice

  A painstakingly deliberate neo-noir, heavy on atmosphere and taking its time to build.

  A detective falls in love with a woman linked to the murder victims of his current investigation.
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  Love Is Strange

  Review preview for Love Is Strange

  Courageous and uncompromising

  The consequences of a gay marriage on family and friends.
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  Point And Shoot

  Review preview for Point And Shoot

  As a study of one man's narcissistic motivations, Curry's film is taut but the bigger picture remains frustratingly out of reach.

  How a naive American with OCD joined the Libyan revolution.
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  Journey To The West

  Review preview for Journey To The West

  A meditative miniature of hypnotic grace.

  A slow-moving Buddhist monk acquires a follower on the streets of Marseille.
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  Night Moves

  Review preview for Night Moves

  Reichardt observes the game coolly, yet provides more than enough detail to show the contradictions in her players' gambits.

  Three people plot an act of eco-terrorism.
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  Zombeavers

  Review preview for Zombeavers

  Simply aping horror films of yesteryear, layering on the piles of intestines, and putting self-aware performances on screen, isn’t enough on its own in today’s crowded field of horror parodies.

  You know the story: sexy teens head to a secluded lakeside cabin for a weekend of debauched fun, only to be menaced by a mysterious force picking them off one by one. But here, the culprit proves to be a horde of rabid zombie beavers.
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  Honeymoon

  Review preview for Honeymoon

  Shows how tension can be mounted on a budget.

  Two newlyweds find their relationship tested in a house by the lake.
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  Chef

  Review preview for Chef

  As if it's not bad enough that Chef is marinated in sticky sentiment, Favreau's occasional attempts to sprinkle in heavy-handed drama make for a stodgy mix.

  A chef trying to recover his flagging reputation finds inspiration in romance.

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Features

• A dance of death, part 2
  Paolo Virzì on Human Capital, Italian culture and this year's Oscar submissions.
• A dance of death, part 1
  Paolo Virzì is in New York as Human Capital becomes Italy's Oscar hope.
• Two's company
  Paul Eenhoorn and Earl Lynn Nelson talk about bonding and battling the elements for road trip comedy Land Ho!
• Creating Gabriel
  Director Lou Howe on the development of his first feature film.
• Growing pains
  Andrew T Betzer talks about youth aggression and communication in his debut Young Bodies Heal Quickly
• Person of interest
  Debating Third Person with Paul Haggis.
• The lucky ones
  Emily Wachtel, Thomas Haden Church, Toni Collette and Ryan Eggold on Lucky Them.
• Golden dreams
  Garnet Frost and Ed Perkins talk about personal journeys, spirituality and connection in documentary Garnet's Gold
• Tribeca Film Festival: New York stories
  We take a look at Time Is Illmatic, Summer Of Blood, Gabriel, Five Star and X/Y
• When the party ends
  Sofia Norlin on lyricism, gender, nature and Broken Hill Blues.
• Tribeca Talks: Pen to Paper
  An inside look at the Calling the Shots panel.
• Lucky star
  Megan Griffiths talks about making Lucky Them.
• Tribeca Talks: Pen to Paper
  Insights from the Adaptation & Creation panel.
• Being human
  Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Valeria Golino discuss Human Capital.
• Capital idea
  Paolo Virzì on costume, Truffaut, Sinatra and Human Capital.
• Frédéric Tcheng conversation, part 2
  On the origins of Dior And I.
• Frédéric Tcheng conversation, part 1
  On Dior And I, Raf Simons, scoring with Ha-yang Kim and finding your own voice.
• Tribeca Film Festival early bird highlights
  The unlikely adventures of Christian Dior, Leopold von Sacher­-Masoch, Houellebecq, Jeff Koons, H.P. Lovecraft and more.

News

• Zero Motivation a winner at Tribeca
  Israeli comedy takes home two awards and Point And Shoot named best doc.
• Tribeca Film Festival announces titles
  Narrative and Documentary Competitions plus Viewpoints films outlined.