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TIFF08CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA

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2008-08-20 12:23:00 by Maya in The Evening Class
...world, international or North American premieres, and 61 of which are feature directorial debuts well, needless to say, there's a lot to obsess about Never let it be said, however, that I am not methodical in my obsessions. I begin with a preliminary review of the Contemporary World Cinema sidebar, with special thanks to Bay Area filmbud...
 
 
 
 
 
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CINEMATIC EXPRESSIONS OF THE ANIMAGuy Maddin's The Heart of the World (2000)

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2008-03-25 11:56:00 by Maya in The Evening Class
 
...World was prepared for the 25th anniversary of the Toronto International Film Festival, is only six minutes long, and purports to offer a founding myth on cinema itself. It was chosen by Vincent Canby of The New York Times as one of the 10 best films of the year 2000, surely a first for a film so short As Wikipedia summarizes the plot: Two...
 
 
 
 
 
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The New World

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2006-10-13 00:08:00 by H. A. Calles in Illustrated Movie Review Blog
...World is a story set in a dramatic scenario of an inevitable collision between two worlds. Mankind has always been in expansion, at movement, rotation. Mankind explores his own world, walking along new paths, in a tireless search for something else, uncharted territories, newer challenges and major glories 17 th century Europe burns in desire...
 
 
 
 
 
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Mind Meld: Art in a Digital World

2008-08-14 00:20:25 by JP in SF Signal
 
...world of artistic endeavor has not been immune to the advance of technology, but most people may not realize how technology can affect the production of an artistic work We asked the following question of this week's panel How have digital tools affected the way in which you create your artistic pieces? Will a 100% digitally created work of...
 
 
 
 
 
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STATE OF THE WORLD (O ESTADO DO MUNDO)

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2008-01-25 00:19:00 by Maya in The Evening Class
...World) featuring filmic compositions by Aiysha Abraham, Chantal Akerman, Wang Bing, Pedro Costa, Vincente Ferraz, and Apichatpong Weerasethakuljourneyed on to screen around the world, finally finding its U.S. premiere in San Francisco at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Reviewsthough respectful of the project's directorial pedigreehave...
 
 
 
 
 
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Poster contest: 6th World Film Festival of Bangkok

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2008-05-27 13:26:00 by WiseKwai in Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal
...World Film Festival of Bangkok will be held from October 24 to November 2 at Paragon Cineplex This year, the festival's marketing squad is reaching out for poster and theme ideas A full-page ad in Daily Xpress has details of the contest Are you someone with creative and original ideas? Enter the 6th World Film Festival of Bangkok by...
 
 
 
 
 
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Unwanted Witness & At the End of the World - two guest reviews by Kenneth R. Morefield

2008-09-10 03:33:22 by Jeffrey Overstreet in
 
...World One thing that I find interesting about being at a film festival, especially one the size of Torontos, is that the films inevitably end up commenting upon one another as one sees them in such close proximity Lornas Silence and Wendy and Lucy both deal with economies of poverty and the ways in which necessity either does or does not...
 
 
 
 
 
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CULT TV FLASHBACK # 56: Strange World (1999)

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2008-09-11 10:13:00 by John Kenneth Muir in John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Film/TV
...World (1999) and it aired on ABC from March 8 to March 16, 1999. Although thirteen episodes were developed and crafted by uber-producers Howard Gordon ( 24 ) and Tim Kring ( Heroes ), the program was only broadcast three times on ABC before the network unceremoniously pulled the plug. At the time, I remember being terribly disappointed by the...
 
 
 
 
 
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6th World Film Festival of Bangkok to open with Moment in June; Bashir, Sita and Stones are highlights

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2008-10-02 14:45:00 by WiseKwai in Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal
...World Film Festival of Bangkok has just confirmed its complete lineup, and it's impressive, featuring the gorgeous-looking Thai romantic drama A Moment in June as the opener, the Rolling Stones' concert film Shine a Light , as the closer, and a load of highlights that include the Southeast Asian premiere of the Israeli animated war drama,...