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Japan vies for Academy Award with Tetsuya Nakashima's "Kokuhaku"
Tokyograph &bull Yesterday
Director Tetsuya Nakashima's latest film, "Kokuhaku" ("Confessions"), has been selected as Japan's entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category at next year's Academy Awards. The choice was announced on Wednesday by the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Starring… Full Story »
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Adam McKay Says Interest in 'Anchorman 2 May Keep the Film Alive (But Don't Get Your Hopes Up Too High Just Yet)
Slash Film &bull Yesterday
Commenting Rules: Keep the conversation civil and on topic. If your comment does not add to the conversation, it will be removed. Debate intelligently. Insulting the author, /Film, or other commenters will result in comment removal and possible ban. If you want to point… Full Story »
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Foreign Film Oscar Submissions: Alexander Skarsgard's Little Brother
Film Experience Blog &bull Yesterday
We haven't heard quite yet if Norway will submit A Somewhat Gentle Man for Oscar consideration but if they do the Skarsgard clan could take up two spots in the Academy's foreign film competition. The Skarsgards are totally taking over… Full Story »
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Film Steals From Obscurity The Composer Australia Forgot
Cinema News &bull Yesterday
She bewitched audiences from Athens to New York with her operas, ballet scores and concertos but in her homeland the Australian composer Peggy Glanville-Hicks was largely ignored. Scheduled for release in 2012, the centenary of Glanville-Hicks's birth, Owl Song tells her remarkable story - the rise to international fame through to the final obscure years in Sydney. The film's writer and director, Kevin Lucas, stumbled across her music while working at the Australian Music Centre in 1991. He… Full Story »
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Trailer for U.K. Post Apocalyptic Indie 'The Last Seven'
The Film Stage &bull Yesterday
The premise of Pakistani filmmaker Imran Naqvi's straight-to-DVD release, The Last Seven is not a complex one. A number of people (in this case, seven) wake up in a mysteriously empty metropolis (in this case, London) with no recollection of… Full Story »
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Foreign Film Oscar Submissions: Juvenile Delinquents and Missing Persons
Film Experience Blog &bull Sep 7, 2010
I've updated the foreign film pages to reflect some of our now known contenders: Iraq (Son of Babylon), The Netherlands (Tirza), Romania (If I Want to Whistle, I'll Whistle) and Taiwan (Monga) have all announced. South Korea has narrowed their… Full Story »
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Enter the Void Review
News in Film &bull Sep 7, 2010
Gaspar Noe's Enter the Void is not to be merely seen or appreciated, but endured. A grueling, challenging film, Noe takes a sort of sadistic pleasure in shocking and repulsing his audience with a barrage of neon colors, explicit orgies and gruesome violence in a drug-fueled trip through the conscious, subconscious and beyond. Those of you who may have read one of my reviews know I don't usually write these in the first… Full Story »
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DVD Review: Annoying 'Seven Days' Wastes the Talents of Yunjin Kim
HollywoodChicago.com &bull Sep 7, 2010
CHICAGO - What's more depressing than a Hollywood blockbuster regurgitating cliches? A foreign film clearly inspired by those cliches, that's what. Shin-yeon Won's 2007 Korean thriller "Seven Days" fuses the worst stylistic excesses of Michael Bay and Tony Scott with the plot of a particularly ludicrous "CSI" episode. An American remake would not only be unnecessary, but throughly redundant. The film's biggest selling point for American audiences is its leading lady, Yunjin Kim, best known as Sun Kwon… Full Story »
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not at all worth watching even though it was free: Love Story 2050
Beth Loves Bollywood &bull Sep 7, 2010
I'm in the sunshine, arms outstretched, spinning around, driving off with Shashi Kapoor in a convertible - because I love Bollywood. It's the time to disco - for ours are crazy hearts! Even if I had a super-intelligent cyborg head coming out of my actual head, I still would not have enough mental capacity - or mouths - to express how very, very bad this movie is. Lured by Filmi Girl's hilarious and aptly critical blow-by-blow recaps,… Full Story »
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30 dAyS oF cRAzY: Shock Corridor
Blog Cabins &bull Sep 7, 2010
It won't shock (no pun intended) Thrilling Days of Yesteryear's Ivan to know that I've yet to see Shock Corridor, but if it's interesting enough to be covered here, I might just have to check it out. Stay tuned throughout September for nuttiness and zaniness of all varieties - click here for the full lineup, and click here for prior entries (which won't do you much good today, what with this being the first - madness!). Insincere, arrogant and self-serving reporter Johnny Barrett (Peter Breck) is hungry to win a Pulitzer Prize-and he's convinced he's found his ticket to winning… Full Story »
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IPhone-clone Maker Meizu Also Uses Apple-style Marketing
Cinema News &bull Sep 6, 2010
In a trendy mall just west of Tiananmen Square, a cellphone shop with minimalistic decor displays the store's only product inside a clear geometric case on the center of its floor. Visitors are invited to sit on sculpted chairs along a broad, plain table or stand at a counter where they can scroll their fingers across the device's touch screen. Although offered in black or white, customers also can buy an attachable case in myriad colors and patterns called an iBack. Thinking Apple Inc.? Not quite. This is Meizu Technology Co., a young Chinese brand… Full Story »
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Tioseco-Bohinc Film Series: CAMEROON LOVE LETTER (FOR SOLO PIANO) Review
Twitch &bull Sep 6, 2010
Cameroon. The place feels foreign. The roads are littered with potholes filled to the brim with muddy water. The cityscapes and the rural towns, while seemingly familiar, are estranged. The cuisine, the nightlife, the culture, they serve no purpose greater than the various museum pieces on display. They are objects of curiosities and temporary fascination. These are… Full Story »
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DVR Alert: 'Make Way for Tomorrow'
New York Post - Movies Blog &bull Sep 6, 2010
Leo McCarey's "Make Way for Tomorrow'' (1937) is having its first TV showing in decades at 8 p.m. EDT tonight as part of Turner Classic Movies' tribute to the Telluride Film Festival. My February write-up on what remains the best… Full Story »
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rediff Movies &bull Sep 6, 2010
Thakita Thakita is an interesting title for a film on friendships, love and life. Just as there are highs and lows in rhythm, there are ups and downs in life, more so for youngsters. And that is what director Srihari Nanu portrays… Full Story »
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China's 'miracle' Shenzhen Marks 30th Anniversary
Cinema News &bull Sep 6, 2010
BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao on Monday hailed as "a miracle" the Shenzhen special economic zone that helped set off China's boom decades ago, as the nation celebrates the city's 30th anniversary. The Shenzhen special economic zone created a miracle in the world's history of industrialisation, urbanisation and modernisation and has contributed significantly to China's opening up and reform," Hu said on a visit to the southern… Full Story »
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The RMSR Maltese Task Force
Cinema News &bull Sep 5, 2010
Whilst the major noise surrounding the 2010 Rolex Middle Sea Race (RMSR) will resonate around Esimit Europa 2's anticipated assault on the course record, there is much more to the race than the maxi component. The Maltese participation is a crucial element in the success and popularity of the race. After watching foreign yachts secure overall victory in seven out of the eight races so far sponsored by Rolex, there is a feeling among the locals that it is time to… Full Story »
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Cinetic to revamp overseas business
Variety &bull Sep 5, 2010
The restructuring follows the departure of former Cinetic Intl. head Shebnem Askin-Schreger, who left Cinetic's one-year-old global sales and consulting unit to join Fox Intl. Prods. Cutoff" has been pre-sold to Italy's Archibald Films, underscoring Venice's effect on sales. Generally,… Full Story »
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China Tells State Companies To Explore Potash Bid
Cinema News &bull Sep 5, 2010
TORONTO/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese officials have ordered state companies to meet investment bankers to explore ways to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for Potash Corp, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said. In response to the directive, Sinochem is holding meetings with several banks, the source said on Friday, including Citigroup, HSBC and Morgan Stanley. The order from Beijing… Full Story »
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Spare the original voices of a film
The Japan Times: All Stories &bull Sep 4, 2010
Regarding the Aug. 31 Kyodo article "Viewers of Western movies tiring of subtitles, prefer dubbed-voice versions": Dubbing all versions of Western movies into Japanese is a bad idea for these reasons: (1) It will stop thousands of foreign residents in… Full Story »
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Summer's question marks
Variety &bull Sep 4, 2010
As summer draws to a close, studios are pondering the contradictions of the season. They're celebrating the films that performed -- mostly toons and family-friendly fare -- while questioning why grosses have been essentially flat. According to NATO, admissions are down 8%. With "Inception," a pic that normally would have justified a more expansive day and date rollout, Warner decided to go only in the U.K. day and date. Since its release, however, Warner mounted an aggressive rollout strategy to benefit from a more ripe summer playing field. In general,… Full Story »
