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Do you savor the disturbed? Crave on-screen gore? Well, book your tickets for next year now. Since 2003, Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival has delivered fresh perspectives on horror,...
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Although SIFF had much to offer its audiences again this year, I didn’t feel encouraged to be a part of its homogeneous crowd. Having lived the past decade in Honolulu and Santa Monica, the lack of...
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Interviews

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Though not quite the stars of "Trumbo," actors Josh Lucas ("Sweet Home Alabama") and David Strathairn ("Good Night and Good Luck"), join with Joan Allen, Brian Dennehy, Michael Douglas, Paul...
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Though Irish-American actor Tom McCarthy has been in feature films since the early '90s, most audiences became familiar with him as a supporting player in several George Clooney starrers such...
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Awards Watch

article thumbnailMonday, June 16------EMPTIES, the ironic comedy by Czech director Jan Sverak, has won the Gold Dolphin, the top award at the 24th edition of Festroia in Portugal. The film, a comic love story about a...
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Movies That Matter

article thumbnail FFT MOVIES THAT MATTER SUNDANCE 2007 INTERVIEW: DIRECTOR DANIEL GORDON AND CO-PRODUCER NICOLAS BONNER - PART 1 MOVIE: CROSSING THE LINE [ WORLD CINEMA COMPETITION: DOCUMENTARY...
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Documentary Dossier

article thumbnail Monday, June 23-----SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival announced its distinguished award winners, culminating the weeklong Festival activities that included screening 108...
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Legal Matters

MAKE THE DEAL- 10 GUIDING PRINCIPLES By Harris Tulchin & Gunnar Erickson - May 1, 2004 Prominent...
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Film Reviews

article thumbnailYou expect intensity from a Korean film. Suspense and violence are de rigueur, as well. 7 Days, by director Won Sinyeon, delivers the type of experience mastered by the peninsula’s art talent,...
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World Cinema

article thumbnailWith the market for non-English feature films becoming especially treacherous in North America, an exciting new film from a bonafide European auteur is cause for celebration. Sony Pictures...
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Book Reviews

article thumbnailHow to Be A Working Actor, 5th Edition By Mari Lyn Henry & Lynne RodgersBack Stage Books/ Watson Guptill Publications New York 2008 If you are contemplating a career in acting this book will...
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Press Releases

article thumbnail(PHILADELPHIA, PA / July 7, 2008)  The 14th Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival will host a special tribute to director John Schlesinger's groundbreaking movie, MIDNIGHT COWBOY....
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Latest

article thumbnailIf you only speak English—or Korean or Japanese—you’ll find plenty at the Fantasia International Film Festival to keep you busy. But, if you have even a passing knowledge of the French...
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Technology

article thumbnailHD EXPO,  Hi Def Expo,  will provide Manhattan with a dynamic series of workshops, conferences and exhibitions at The Tunnel on Thursday, September 25th.  The day-long event will provide...
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In Memoriam

article thumbnailOscar winning special effects master, Stan Winston, passed away on June 15th of multiple myeloma in Malibu, California.  He was 62.
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Film Schools

article thumbnailCall for Entries: June 2008 Rhode Island International Film FestivalNewport, RIDeadline: June 1, 2008Festival Dates: August 5-10, 2008(401) 861 –...
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Film Commissions

article thumbnail The 5th Annual Tupelo Film Festival will be held May 15-17, 2008 at the historic Lyric Theatre downtown Tupelo, Mississippi. The festival is known for its friendly hospitality and offers a great...
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Film New York

article thumbnailWhat most American do not know about the country of Slovenia could easily fill the mileage that separates the two countries. Well, with the idea that film can be an informative and illuminating...
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