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Two striking films in this year’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar race probe the theme of moral drift, both individual and communal, bred in a rural European community – the very opposite of what Hillary Clinton meant by “It takes a village.” One of them, Michael Haneke’s “The White Ribbon,” you’ve probably heard of. The [...]
INTERVIEW: ‘Terribly Happy’ director Henrik Ruben Genz
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:10 pm · December 11th, 2009
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Sony Classics to distribute Yimou’s ‘Blood Simple’ remake
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:12 am · July 28th, 2009
Director Zhang Yimou’s decision to remake the Coen brothers’ neo-noir modern classic “Blood Simple” is one of the more captivating film-related announcements in recent years. Today we learn that Sony Pictures Classics, which has been in the Yimou business since 1991′s “Raise the Red Lantern,” will distribute the currently untitled film. The press release, in [...]
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6/23 Web Round-up
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:24 am · June 24th, 2009
• 10 things action movies teach us. [CNN] • And if you’re still in the mood for some learnin’, 10 insights on today’s film business. [indieWIRE] • Breezing through Alfred Hitchcock’s 36 film cameos. [Empire] • Coolest remake idea of the decade? [Associated Press] • Looking back through the works of Sam Mendes. [/Film] • [...]
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