O Jerusalem is a film that tries to give an account of the struggle that besieged the birth of Israel. In the middle of the turmoil are two American friends on Arab one Jew. It all begins when both friends end up going to Jerusalem to find peace in the fight between Jews and Arabs. Their friendship is soon affected and pushed to its limits as both begin to loose their ideals of peace and instead begin to focus on the sides they have chosen.Elie Chouraqui’s O Jerusalem is a film that attempts to capture the struggle that took place…
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In my last column, I discussed how virtual movie sets coupled with the collaborative presence of a distributed production team and virtual (but live) actors could save a significant part of the cost of a major film production. We have shown that this can be done today with commercially available hardware and software.To the best of my knowledge, no company has created a collaborative real-time virtual 3D pre-production set yet but it is just a matter of time now. Someday soon, a movie pioneer will invest in the necessary 3D hardware and software but save a lot on the production…
AFI FEST has announced its tribute to legendary French actress Catherine Deneuve.TRIBUTE TO CATHERINE DENEUVE will provide a rare glimpse into the world of this iconic and stylish performer through an on-stage conversation featuring a montage and clips, and will precede the acclaimed PERSEPOLIS( directed by Marjan Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud), which features Deneuve’s voice-over work.Universally hailed as one of the Grand Dames of French cinema, Deneuve’s career in film has spanned forty years since her debut in 1957 in Jacques Demy’s THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG. Since then, this elegant and radiant beauty has graced the screen in many unforgettable…
Cultural diversity always makes Vancouver one hot city, whatever the weather, and now, with a burst of African sunshine on the horizon, it’s about to get whole lot hotter. October 26 & 27, 2007 marks the birth of a brand-new event in the city, the first annual Vancouver Pan-African Film & Arts Festival (VPAFF). Giving due respect to African and “Black” cinema from both near and far, the festival celebrates the beauty, achievements and potential of African/“Black” culture, while addressing Afro-centric perspectives on human rights and global issues. Two full days featuring 16 screenings, entertainment and special forums, VPAFF will…
The 19th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will honor Emile Hirsch and Nikki Blonsky with the Rising Star Award at the Festival’s annual Awards Gala. Festival chairman Earl Greenburg made the announcement at a private event at the historic Charlie Chaplin home of Patricia Barry in Beverly Hills, CA hosted by Festival board member Stephen Breimer. The Awards Gala will kick-off the 2008 Awards Season on Saturday, January 5, 2008 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, which will be hosted by “Entertainment Tonight’s” Mary Hart. The Festival will be held January 3-14, 2008.Commenting on the selection, Greenburg said,…
The Wednesday, October 18th program is a 6:30 PM screening of WINGS, (1927, Paramount, 139 min.). The American Cinematheque celebrates the 85th Anniversary of the Egyptian Theatre with a screening of William A. Wellman’s classic, the first movie to ever win the Academy Award for Best Picture. This WWI epic features breath-taking aerial stunts blended with real battle footage. But there is also a struggle of the heart as two pilots/friends (Richard Arlen, Charles “Buddy” Rogers) rival for the love of the same woman. Meanwhile, “It Girl” Clara Bow waits patiently for the man she loves. With an early Gary…
GOD SLEEPS IN RWANDA by Kimberlee Acquaro and Stacy Sherman wins year’s Best Documentary Emmy Award. After winning multiple Audience and Critic Awards at film festivals across the country, after its nomination for the Best Documentary Short Academy Award®, and after its acclaimed broadcast on HBO/Cinemax’s Reel Life Series, this powerful film has received the top honors from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The other documentary winner is a Canadian film also about the Rwandan genocide, Shake Hands With The Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire. The News and Documentary Emmys were presented last week in New…
The 19th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will honor Marion Cotillard with the Breakthrough Performance Award for her performance in La Vie en Rose. This is the first honoree announcement made for the 2008 Festival. The Awards Gala will kick-off the 2008 Awards Season on Saturday, January 5, 2008 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The Festival is scheduled to be held January 3-14, 2008. Festival chairman Earl Greenburg said, “Marion Cotillard delivers a tour de force performance as legendary singer Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose which is sure to be recognized throughout this year’s awards…
For this latest edition of the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s New Chinese Cinema series, we are pleased to welcome the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) as a partner and to expand the biennial series into a cross-town venture: with Archive screenings at the Billy Wilder Theater and CalArts screenings at the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater. The programmatic geography has changed as well—from an exclusive focus on Mainland China to a selection that encompasses Hong Kong and Taiwan, both of whose cinemas the Archive has also presented in years past but in discrete film series. By changing from…
Burbank, California, September 1st 2007 – Today, Dragon Tale Entertainment announced that the Cinema Without Borders Best International Film Award went to Milan ( a co-production of Germany, Serbia and Montenegro), directed by Michaela Kezele. The film tells the story of a family whose farm lies on the receiving end of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo crises in 1999.. Festival Jury members included John Dahl, director of You Kill Me; Bijan Tehrani from Cinema Without Borders; Rebecca Winters Keegan from “Time” magazine; Kimberly Yutani, short film programmer for the Sundance Film Festival; and Amotz Zakai from Echo…