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NBFF Review: The Perfect Host

I feel like I have done something wrong in picking out films to watch during the 12th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival.  Besides my initial screening, every film that I have seen so far has been very good.  Wednesday night, May 4, 2011, was no different, as I got to watch another highly entertaining feature.  […]

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NBFF Review: Der Sandmann (The Sandman)

Tuesday night for the Newport Beach Film Festival was an international showcase night, featuring films from countries including France, Sweden, Australia, and Switzerland, which is the country where the filmmakers responsible for Der Sandmann have come from.  Once again, I have chosen wisely, as Der Sandmann is a wonderful film that managed to bring a […]

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NBFF Review: Redline

It was a Monday night Asian showcase on May 2, 2011, for the Newport Beach Film Festival.  The films featured as spotlight screenings were all products of Asian filmmakers.  To continue to mix up the types of movies I have seen so far, I chose Redline, the first anime film to be featured as a […]

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NBFF Review: A Bag of Hammers

For my screening on the fourth night of the 12th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival, I managed to be pleasantly surprised by A Bag of Hammers.  Going into the film, I was expecting to maybe have a good laugh at a simple comedy; however, I was delighted to see that the film not only accomplished […]

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NBFF Review: Project Nim

The 12th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival’s screening of Project Nim was one of the screenings I was most anticipating.  Project Nim is the new documentary from director James March, who previously made the Oscar winning documentary Man on Wire.  Since Man on Wire was both an incredibly well crafted documentary and also one of […]

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NBFF Review: Lucky

The 12th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) has begun, and with that I have now been to my first screening.  Friday, April 29, 2011, saw the west coast premiere of the film Lucky, starring Colin Hanks, Ari Graynor, Ann-Margaret, and Jeffrey Tambor.  Lucky is a comedy that relies on two very quirky performances from […]

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The 12th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival Has Begun

This is more of a preview of things to come, but I just wanted to point out that from April 28th to May 5th, 2011, the 12th annual Newport Beach Film Festival will be in full swing.  The festival takes place in Southern California, within the city of Newport Beach.  About an hour away from […]

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