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"I wanted to make a comedy", Ben Wheatley, director of Sightseers
In Sightseers Chris (Steve Oram) wants to show Tina (Alice Lowe) his world and he wants to do it his way - on a journey through the British Isles in his beloved Abbey Oxford Caravan. Tina's led a sheltered life and there are things that Chris needs her to see - the Crich Tramway Museum, the Ribblehead Viaduct, the Keswick Pencil Museum and the rolling countryside that accompanies these wonders in his life. But it doesn't take long for the... Full story
News And Issues
Cannes 2013: Katrin Gebbe, targeting Caméra d’or
Young German director, Katrin Gebbe, is in the running for the Caméra d’or with Tore Tanzt (Nothing Bad Can Happen) about the face-off between Tore, a youth who belongs to a Christian punk movement called the Jesus Freaks and Benno,... Full story
Cannes 2013: Golshifteh Farhani in My Sweet Pepperland
Hiner Saleem fights for the rights of Kurds, which explains why the action of My Sweet Pepperland takes place at the border between Iran and Turkey. The story unfolds in an isolated village where Baran, a Kurdish independence war hero... Full story
Cannes 2013: Homeland (Né quelque part)
Jamel Debbouze and Tewfik Jallal carry the lead roles in the first film by Mohamed Hamidi: Homeland (Né quelque part). This Algerian odyssey, partially autobiographical, will be presented at the Festival de Cannes as a Special Screening intended for an... Full story
World Cinema: Views & Stories
Italian Cultural Institute, Los Angeles wins Seal of Excellence of Cinema without Borders
Burbank, CA – May 17, 2013 – Today, Cinema Without Borders declared the Italian Cultural... Full story
SEEFest 2013 announces Awards, OF SNAILS AND MEN Wins CWB's Bridging The Borders Award
After five days in five locations and 40 films shown to diverse audiences in Los... Full story
Deepa Mehta talks about Midnight’s Children based on a book by Salman Rushdie
Midnight’s Children is an epic film from Oscar-nominated director Deepa Mehta, based on the Booker... Full story
Conversations Without Borders
A Conversation with Michelle Major about Venus and Serena
Venus and Serena takes an unfiltered look into the remarkable lives of the greatest sister-act professional tennis has ever seen. In a sport where they... Full story
Matthew Mishory's JOSHUA TREE, 1951, A PORTRAIT OF JAMES DEAN
JOSHUA TREE, 1951, A PORTRAIT OF JAMES DEAN Deandirected by Matthew Mishory, is an intimate portrait of James Dean on the cusp of achieving notoriety... Full story
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Festivals
Amarcord & Dormant Beauty at LA FILM FEST
The Consulate General of Italy, Los Angeles, the Italian Cultural Institute, Los Angeles and the Italian Film Commission have annpunced the Italian movies at the 2013 at LA FILM FEST on June 13 & 23. Amarcord Saturday June 15 th at 12:30 PMDIRECTV Theater/Regal 9Tickets $13.00Released Italy (1973), Running time: 123... Full story
Film Reviews
The Paw Project
THE PAW PROJECT, by filmmaker Dr. Jennifer Conrad, is an important film; where one woman is taking a stand, facing legislature and politics... Full story
Notebook
Rod Cyrus talks about his passion: photography
Rod Cyrus is a young and talented professional photographer living in Iran. Rod was attracted to the art of Photography at the age of 23... Full story
Harun Mehmedinovic talks about his career as a photographer
A filmmaker by trade, Harun Mehmedinovic took up photography as a hobby during his road trips across America. Years later, his project “Bloodhoney*” became one... Full story
New acting classes at The LEE STRASBERG Theatre & Film Institute
The LEE STRASBERG Theatre & Film Institute, one of the most prestigious acting schools for theater and film students in the world, has sponsored Cinema... Full story
Cinema-Tech
Acer’s Aspire S7 for Cinephiles & Filmmakers
When it comes to reviewing a product, I have an incurable complex: I cannot stop myself from reading all the... Full story
Mark Weir talks about SLT technology and Sony SLT A58
Sony’s New SLT Camera, A-58, will appear in major electronic stores early next week. To learn more about SLT cameras... Full story
I Edited a film in LA traffic, thanks to Verizon MIFI & Acer Aspire S7
Two times a week, when I go from Santa Monica (where I teach), to the CWB office in Burbank, I... Full story
Acer Aspire S7, sexiest Ultrabook ever...
To learn about the new Acer Aspire Ultrabooks we had an interview with Eric Ackerson, Acer America’s senior product marketing... Full story
John Martin talks about CrazyTalk 7
CrazyTalk 7 from Reallusion is an innovative animation/facial expression/lip syncing program. To learn more about CrazyTalk 7, we interviewed John... Full story
