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Iranian filmmaking at two extremes
CANNES, France — Cinematically speaking, few countries have experienced as wild a roller coaster ride as Iran in the past 14 months. Over this period, one or more of its filmmakers have a) won the country's first foreign-language Oscar, b) faced...
Tags: Drama (genre), A Separation (movie), Europe, Entertainment Events, Iraq
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Cannes 2012: Actor Norman Lloyd remembers Hitchcock, Renoir
24 FramesAt a recent event at the Cannes Film Festival, actor Norman Lloyd reflected on his life's work and his famous collaborators, including Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock and Jean Renoir.... -
Home theater: 'Take This Waltz,' 'Certified Copy' offer off-beat romance
24 FramesSarah Polley's "Take This Waltz" tops the list of new films available this week on Video on Demand and DVD/Blu-ray. Fans of unusual, well made romances also might want to check out "Certified Copy."... -
Cannes 2012: Cronenberg, Daniels give lineup a North American spin
24 FramesThe Cannes Film Festival's lineup was announced in Paris, with Kristen Stewart's "On the Road," Robert Pattinson's and David Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis" and Brad Pitt's "Killing Me Softly" in the lineup.... -
'Dog Sweat': Underground filmmaking in Iran
24 Frames"Dog Sweat" filmmaker Hossein Keshavarz made an underground film in Iran without the necessary permits from the country's censorship board.... -
Culture Watch: 'Certified Copy,' with Juliette Binoche
Culture MonsterJuliette Binoche in 'Certified Copy,' directed by Abbas Kiarostami... -
Monster Mash: Michael Jackson portrait beats estimates; 'Rent' controversy in Vegas; Met Opera's windfall
Culture Monster-- Sold / not sold: A 1984 portrait of Michael Jackson by Andy Warhol beat estimates by selling for $812,500 and a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat went unsold at a Christie's auction in New York. (Bloomberg)-- Shows must go on:...... -
Iranian expatriate artists' projects give voice to countrymen
Watching the impassioned crowds surge through Tehran's tense streets, pop singer Andy Madadian wanted to take action. But how?
An Armenian native of Iran who has lived for three decades in Los Angeles, Madadian avoids direct involvement in his homeland's...Tags: Twitter, Inc., U.S. Elections, YouTube, Arts, Joan Baez
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IRAN: Foreign artists, local cinematic heavyweights shun Tehran film festival
Babylon & BeyondAs Iran kicked off its biggest cinematic and cultural event of the year today, a glaring number of politically motivated no-shows became evident. Famed British film director Ken Loach (pictured) and theater director Peter Brook, also from the U.K., were..... -
Crix fixate on pix mix: Love, sex and violence in Cannes
VarietyVariety's senior film critics, Justin Chang and Peter Debruge, sat down to discuss and debate the standouts so far at the 65th Cannes Film Festival. Peter Debruge: It's been raining for the last few days in Cannes, which is the perfect kind of weather...Tags: Mia Wasikowska, Drama (genre), Italy, Isabelle Huppert, Film Festivals
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DVD review: 'Certified Copy' looks at a mysterious relationship
My top-10 films from last year are slowly making their way to home video, the latest being this mysterious relationship drama from Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami (“Taste of Cherry,” “Crimson Gold”) — certainly his most...
Tags: Movies, Drama (genre), Certified Copy (movie), DVDs, Blu-ray Discs
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MK2 'Crazy' for 3D sales: Shingle has digitized its circuit of 60 screen
VarietyGaul's MK2 is entering the international 3D sales biz. The shingle, a French digital cinema pioneer, has digitized its circuit of 60 screens, and has been very successful programming opera and sports events in its theaters, said MK2 prexy Nathanael...Tags: Walter Salles, France, Paris (France), David Lynch, FIFA World Cup
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