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Amy Redford Sees Face Value Of Nazi-Fighting Sex Symbol

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2008-03-05 18:12:40 by MTV Movies Team in MTV Movies Blog
...symbol But Hedy had much higher hopes than Hilton, covertly helping take down the Germans in World War II, and now her truth-is-stranger-than-fiction life story is making its way to the big screen The script is called Face Value, Amy Redford the director of Sundance fave Sunshine Cleaning told us. It concerns the life of Lamarr, who was a...
 
Tags: redford, actress hedy lamarr, lamarr, amy redford, hedy, actress, redford proudly, 1940s film actress, paris hilton
 
 
 
 
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Serbs, Goats & Srebrenica

2008-07-22 14:59:00 by Pacze Moj in Critical Culture
 
...symbolic and mythical properties, all in the service of political agendas. The symbol is of Serb evil, manifested in an alleged cold-blooded and unprovoked massacre of innocents reminiscent of Nazi behavior during World War II. The myth is that 8000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were executed in the vicinity of Srebrenica in July 1995, and that...
 
Tags: muslim, bosnian muslim struggle, bosnian muslim officials, muslim goals, bosnian muslim, bosnian muslim civilians, muslim leadership, bosnian muslim army, bosnian muslim territory
 
 
 
 
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All the King's Men

2007-08-02 15:13:00 by Czaro Woj in Compact Cinema
 
...symbol after symbol after bloody symbol. Even the plethora of big-name actors can't save the film, with most doing just enough to remain above sea level, and Sean Penn splashing, kicking and flailing like an angry baby trying to draw attention to itself. That being said, if there is a reason to watch the film, that reason is a performance:...
 
Tags: political, stale political message, demagogue willie stark, stark, robert penn, bloody symbol, symbol, sean penn, political corruption
 
 
 
 
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TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL REPORT: DAVID SAVAGE REVIEWS A NEW DOCUMENTARY ABOUT CHE GUEVARA

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2008-04-19 16:48:00 by Cinema Retro in Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s
...symbol of freedom and independence TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2008 Strike a Pose: Hasta La Chevolution No one hates a sourpuss at a party more than me, so I regret to file my inaugural report from the Tribeca Film Festival (technically a pre-festival screening) on such a cheerless note and with windless sails. Maybe I chose poorly from the films...
 
Tags: film, festival, tribeca film festival, high-profile film festivals, guevara, che guevara, pre-festival, pointless film, david savage
 
 
 
 
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DAY 11: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

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2007-08-11 22:43:00 by Damian in Windmills of My Mind
...symbol of the aliens connectedness to each other. When one of the creatures wanders off, it is called to by one of its fellows back at the ship, the glowing organ serving as a sort of beacon representing a telepathic exchange (revisiting Spielbergs theme of communication The creatures activity is interrupted when a truck pulls up and a group...
 
Tags: spielberg, typical spielberg fashion, special effects spielberg, spielberg film, spielberg establishes, ahead spielberg employs, career spielberg, day spielberg, adults spielberg
 
 
 
 
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Spotlight on Turkey

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2007-10-20 21:24:00 by Sachin G. in Scribbles and Ramblings
...symbol follows him Spoiler notes:*** Tired of the big city, Mehmet heads out to the country-side to his only real friend's (Berzan) house. But Berzan is a kurd and political events lead to his death. In order to fulfill Berzan's last wishes, Mehmet takes Berzan's body back to his home village of Zorduc. But Mehmet is shocked to find the...
 
Tags: turkey, turkey feature, film, gorgeous film features, mehmet heads, mehmet, istanbul, day istanbul, turkey moves
 
 
 
 
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TOWARDS A GENDER ANALYSIS OF THE PINKY VIOLENCE FILM: part 2

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2007-11-06 08:22:00 by Ed Hardy, Jr. in Shoot the Projectionist
...symbol of street authenticitythe yakuza that the Red Helmet Gang will eventually come into direct conflict with also decorate their bodies with this kind of tribal marking. But the fact remains that Sachikos tattoo, because of its placement on the breast, is also a symbol of femininitypossibly denied femininity. In order to signify her...
 
Tags: film, pinky violence film, pinky violence, girl, girl attempts, girl rapist, local girl, girl boss guerilla, violence
 
 
 
 
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Happy Holidays Khanda Seik

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2007-12-24 17:57:38 by Editor in CinemaDave
...symbol of the Sikhs as the Cross is to Christians or the Star of David is to Jews It reflects some of the fundamental concepts of Sikhism The symbol derives its name from the double-edged sword (also called a Khanda) which appears at the center of the logo This double-edged sword is a metaphor of Divine Knowledge, its sharp edges cleaving...
 
Tags: khanda, symbol derives, symbol, chakar, sharp edges, circle, twin concepts, guru hargobind, sword
 
 
 
 
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Mike Nichols doesnt worry about awards

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2008-02-11 01:14:58 by Behind The Scenes TV in Behind The Scenes TV
...symbol-struck; were screwed. Everything is a symbol. Were pure market forces. Last night at the frigging red carpet everyone was asking: Do you think youre going to win the Academy Awards? I said: Who cares? Theyre divine but who won last year? Nobody knows. It doesnt exist and so much energy goes in to this thing that doesnt exist. Its...
 
Tags: awards, nichols, academy awards, mike nichols, nichols current release, worry, charlie wilsons war, major awards, philip seymour hoffmans
 
 
 
 
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I Guess We Can Have That Gun Now

2008-04-06 07:39:20 by