FILTER Magazine and Roadside Attractions have teamed up to present a new pre-festival highlight — an inaugural free movie screening for music fans arriving to the desert on Thursday, April 12. Partnering with Roadside Attractions, FILTER Magazine will present the West Coast premiere screening of David Mackenzie’s new film TONIGHT YOU’RE MINE in Palm Desert. The film was shot entirely on location at Scotland’s famous T in the Park music festival. TONIGHT YOU’RE MINE follows indie music star Adam (Luke Treadaway — ATTACK THE BLOCK, CLASH OF THE TITANS) and feisty punk-rock girl band leader Morello (Natalia Tena — “Games…
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March 18, 2012 – This year, the Farhang Lifetime Achievement Award was posthumously presented to two individuals: the acclaimed scholar, publisher, and researcher, Iraj Afshar, in recognition of a lifetime of dedication to Persian language bibliography and unmatched supporting role in the development of Iranian studies around the world; and to Dr. Hossein Ziai, the professor of Islamic and Iranian Studies and the director of Iranian Studies at UCLA, for his extraordinary contributions to the advancement of Iranian studies through scholarly research, writing and teaching. The 2012 Farhang Heritage Award was presented to Dr. Abbas Milani for his distinguished record…
Columbia College Chicago honored top alumni working with their Semester in LA program on March1 at the Beverly Hilton. Two alumni were awarded as “Speaker of the Year” in recognition of their contributions as guest educators for the Semester in LA Program and successes in the entertainment industry. Additionally, one Columbia College Semester in LA student was awarded “Student of the Year,” who graduated summa cum laude from Columbia in 2011. For further information on Columbia College Chicago, visit www.colum.edu
Last month Magdalena Říčná opened her new exhibition in Brno, Czech Republic. The opening took place on a beautiful Tuesday, many nice people came and the pictures and graphics of my friend, Magdalena were really magnificent. She is a very modern person and so she is trying new techniques. Lenka had there a series of pastels with an African theme—large black papers with African dancers impressively portrayed; she is nearing abstract art and expression. She also exhibited winter landscapes and some works from Italy and the Highlands. I shared my admiration of her work with her with some short words,…
“Delicacy” is David Foenkinos’ adaptation of his award-winning novel “La Délicatesse,” which he co-directs with his brother, Stephane. It begins as a story of loss and grief, but soon becomes a story about a kiss—a crazy first kiss—and how two people go about unraveling the significance of such a kiss in the face of prejudice. Nathalie, played by Audrey Tautou (Amelie, Coco Before Chanel) is a happy young Parisian who is devastated by the tragic loss of her husband, Francois (Pio Marmaï). In response, she throws herself into her work, remaining emotionally cut-off, until one day she openly kisses her…
PALO ALTO, Calif., March 6, 2012 — HP today introduced new multicore updates and increased expandability on its powerful line of HP Z Workstations. The new workstations feature the latest eight-core Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family, offer up to 512 gigabytes (GB) of DDR3 memory, and support multithreaded workstation applications that professionals rely on. The latest additions to the industry-leading line of HP Z Workstations also feature third-generation PCI Express technology, providing customers increased performance and seamless integration of new graphics cards. HP Designs Workstations with Customer Needs in Mind HP Workstations are used by some of the world’s…
Los Angeles (March 6, 2012) The annual Los Angeles Irish Film Festival’s founder and director, Lisa McLaughlin, has been named Los Angeles 2012 Irish Woman of the Year by the Mayor and City Council of Los Angeles. Los Angeles resident, McLaughlin, originally from Donegal, Ireland, and other Irish Honorees of the year, will be honored at the 137th Annual Irish Day Civic Ceremonies on Friday, March 16, 2012, at Los Angeles City Hall in the Council Chambers, Downtown Los Angeles. McLaughlin will be feted at a Special Luncheon immediately afterwards and then introduced at the Official City of Los Angeles…
In theaters this week, “Act of Valor,” the first feature film from the media company Bandito Brothers, harnesses the power of HP Workstations and HP DreamColor displays to develop an extraordinary composite of real-life heroism and innovative filmmaking.The film stars a group of active-duty U.S. Navy SEALs in a fictionalized account of Navy SEAL operations. It takes audiences on a mission to recover a kidnapped CIA operative that unexpectedly results in the discovery of an imminent, terrifying global threat. The filming of “Act of Valor” took place on 48 days over 12.5 months and was shot in 12 states and…
One of Romania’s leading veteran filmmakers, Radu Gabrea’s four-decade career spans more than 20 features and documentaries. Many of them have examined Romania’s Communist history and the political and social challenges facing Jewish culture in central Europe. In the fall of 2011, he successfully inaugurated the Medias Central European Film Festival (MECEFF) in the Transylvanian town of Medias, and was prominently featured in a retrospective of contemporary Romanian cinema at New York’s Lincoln Center. This spring, he plans to organize several international events to promote the second edition of MECEFF (held September 2-8). Key among them a 2-day series of…
The black-and-white silent film homage won five Oscars altogether, including best direction for writer-director Michel Hazanavicius and best actor for its star, Jean Dujardin. “I am the happiest director in the world right now. Thank you for that,” Hazanavicius said as he accepted his directing trophy. “Ever since this movie has been made, life has been full of grace and joy and happiness.”When accepting the Best Picture Award Hazanavicius said he wanted to thank three people: “Billy Wilder, Billy Wilder and Billy Wilder.”The Artist also won awards for best original score and costume design. The Artist: Hollywood 1927. George Valentin…