RIGA – (By Kateryna VIKULINA) On September 17 through 26 the Twentieth International Cinema Forum Arsenal will be held in Riga. During its long history not only did the forum become immensely popular in Latvia, it also gained repute in Russia and the West. The festival’s organizer Augusts Sukuts once said that “Arsenal is a feast.” This is confirmed by the lines waiting outside cinemas and the crowds of cinema-lovers eager to see the best films of the recent years — extraordinary cinema, meant for real connoisseurs. This year’s cinema forum will present the world’s new productions as well as the…
Author: Luz Aguado
Essential Killing, the new film by Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski, starring Vincent Gallo and Emmanuelle Seigner, will be finished just in time for Venice. This is the last title, presented in its world premiere screening, in Competition at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. The 67th Venice International Film Festival will take place on the Lido from September 1 through 11 2010, directed by Marco Mueller and organized by la Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta. Essential Killing is a provocative thriller (almost entirely without dialogue) that confirms the excellent form of the Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski. The film…
The Art Directors Guild (ADG) Film Society and American Cinematheque will honor Production Designer Nitin Chandrakant Desai with a screening of the film “Devdas” (2002) on Sunday, August 29, at 5:30 pm at the Egyptian Theatre (6712 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood). Devdas is the fourth of this year’s screening series highlighting the work of renowned Production Designers and their creative colleagues. A panel discussion moderated by Production Designer John Muto will follow. “Devdas,” based on the Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay novella of the same name, was the most expensive Bollywood film ever produced at the time of its release, and remains one…
Culver City, CA – Royal/T announces Warholian, an exhibit of photos, film, portraits and objects inspired by Andy Warhol, to open in the Culver City art space and cafe September 23, 2010 through January 2011. Featuring a variety of recent Warhol-inspired pieces by artists such as Takashi Murakami, Richard Prince, Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst, the exhibit celebrates the great pop artist’s deep influence on contemporary art. Pieces from paintings, sketches, and sculptures, to music, film, cartoons, and skateboards by contemporary artists who have continued Warhol’s legacy will be highlighted. Curated by Eric Shiner of the Andy Warhol Museum, the…
To find out what cable or satellite provider offers the best all-around television experience, we will be reviewing the services of different cable and satellite companies offering services in the U.S. Among the first few TV, telephone, and internet bundle providers we tried, ATT’s U-verse service impressed us the most. We have created a rating system for grading different aspects of cable and satellite companies in ten categories on a scale of 1 to 10. Five of our editors have been contributed to this review.Here is our review and corresponding scores for ATT’s U-verse:1. Quality of the HD picture 8.5/10We…
VINGT: The perennially popular Cinema En Plein Air has returned to the Parc De Villette, films are projected onto a gigantic inflatable screen every night until the 22nd of August. The films are shown in their original language, with French subtitles, and start when the sun goes down. It’s advisable to pack a picnic and get there early to guarantee some leg-room for the feature presentation. All screenings are free but a €7 deposit is required if you want to rent a deck-chair. The festival is in it’s 20th incarnation, reflected in this year’s theme – ‘Being 20’. All the…
The first international festival of young European film, VOICES, opens on Sunday in Vologda and will continue until June 9th. The competition program includes 10 films from Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Sweden, France, Italy, Spain and other countries. Only debuts are allowed in the competition. The jury of the festival, which is headed by renowned director and writer Sergei Bodrov, saw the entrance of the Polish director, screenwriter and actor Krzysztof Zanussi, winner of two prizes. Besides the main program, the festival will be a competition in amateur short films and in which everyone can take part. As a result of…
Palm Springs – June 28, 2010: Today at Palm Springs International ShortFest & Short Film Market, Cinema Without Borders jury members voted War (Uerra) from Italy, directed by Paolo Sassanelli, as the winner of the Cinema Without Borders Best International Film Award.The award ceremony for the 2010 Palm Springs International ShortFest was held at Camelot Theatres where Bijan Tehrani, Editor in Chief of Cinema Without Borders, presented the Cinema Without Borders Best International Film Award.“To decide the winner of the Cinema Without Borders Best International Film Award was a truly difficult task. All five of the films nominated by festival’s…
Every year at the Palm Springs International ShortFest Film Festival and Market. Cinema Without Borders awards the Best International Short Film. The five nominees for the 2010 CWB Best International Short Film are Foreigner (Colombia), Preservation (UK), The Gold Mine (Mexico), The Terms (UK), and War (Italy).The winner of the Best International Short Film Award will be announced in the closing ceremony of the Palm Springs International ShortFest Film Festival and Market on Sunday June 27, 2010.Foreigner, AlijunaColombia, 2009, 19 Minute Running Time US Premiere Topics: Current Affairs, Road MovieLanguage: Spanish From the director of At Three in the Afternoon…
Odessa International Film Festival has been opened today, July 16, and will run until July 24 in Odessa. This event is going to be one of the most prominent in all-Ukraine cinema industry and cultural life. During the Cinema Festival Odessa Cinema Studio’s best comedies, a retrospective show of Fellini’s famous movies, festival movies showing in Odessa’s movie houses and special showings dedicated to the jury will be held. Festive opening and closing ceremonies will take place in Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet TheaterThe festival program features:- contest program including 16 full-length films with the elements of comedy, not…