Directors Notes’ Hotel Harabati Competition

Our friends over at Director Notes have three copies of the enigmatic feature Hotel Harabati to give away.
Hotel Harabati is the debut feature of writer/director Brice Cauvin. The film tells the story of Philippe and Marion, a French couple who while waiting for a train pick up a bag left behind by a polite, […]

(A dog barks) takes on Toronto Film!

In an effort to spread our wings and discover more of the fabulous films out there, (A dog barks) blog is including the Toronto film scene in its coverage. We’re also hoping to include the Brazilian film scene in the near future, with our sights set on Sao Paulo. You can look forward to […]

Punishing Lust, Caution - Media Ban on Film Star, Tang Wei

The China’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television recently banned actor Tang Wei from appearing in the Chinese media, presumably for staring in the sexually explicit film, Lust, Caution by Ang Lee. The ban clearly singles Wei out, while no punitive steps were taken against her male co-star, Tony Leung, who appeared in the […]

The Pearce Sisters - Winner of the 2008 BAFTA (Short Film Animation)

I’ve found both a wonderful blog and a wonderful short. “Short of the Week” is a blog with a fairly self-explanatory title but I’ll spell it out for you. Each week, a fav short film is posted. This week’s choice was Luis Cook’s “The Pearce Sisters.” The film is based on a short […]

Hollywood Strikes: The Sequel

While the writers’ strike in Hollywood never concluded with a clear victory, at least the writers weathered the three month storm and gained some demands. I always enjoy the strike effect on the general population. Suddenly, everyone realizes who was providing all that taken-for-granted stuff. “Matthew Fox doesn’t come up with Jack’s lines himself, who […]

Alternative Oscar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTiOgZ9iOVo

Each year the Academy Awards seem to take another dive in credibility. This year about five films got nominated, sharing all the big awards betwixt them. Yup, the Oscars believe There Will Be Blood, Michael Clayton, Atonement, Juno and No Country for Old Men are basically the only films worth seeing in 2007.On the fringes […]

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