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Midnight’s Children is an epic film from Oscar-nominated director Deepa Mehta, based on the Booker Prize-winning novel by Salman Rushdie.At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, as India declares independence from Great Britain, two newborn babies are switched by a nurse in a Bombay hospital. Saleem Sinai, the illegitimate son of a poor woman, and Shiva, the offspring of a wealthy couple, are fated to live the destiny meant for each other. Their lives become mysteriously intertwined and... Full story
News And Issues
Asghar Farhadi, in Competition with The Past, held his press conference surrounded by his cast - Tahar Rahim, Bérénice Bejo, Ali Mosaffa, Pauline Burlet - and his producer, Alexandre Mallet-Guy. He took the time to respond at length and in... Full story
Today, May 18, 2013, Like Father, Like Son will be screened in competition section. What does being a father mean? This is the question Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda asked himself for his new film in Competition: Soshite Chichi Ni Naru (Like... Full story
The Hola Mexico Festival (formerly the “Hola Mexico Film Festival”), which has moved to a new home at LA LIVE, will host three separate but complimentary components: The Hola Mexico Film Festival presented by DishLATINO; the Hola Mexico Food Festival,... Full story
World Cinema: Views & Stories
After five days in five locations and 40 films shown to diverse audiences in Los... Full story
American Cinematheque is a Los Angeles Mecca for fans of cinema as art, especially international... Full story
Sony Pictures Classics has been one of the main players in introduing the world cinema... Full story
Conversations Without Borders
Venus and Serena takes an unfiltered look into the remarkable lives of the greatest sister-act professional tennis has ever seen. In a sport where they... Full story
JOSHUA TREE, 1951, A PORTRAIT OF JAMES DEAN Deandirected by Matthew Mishory, is an intimate portrait of James Dean on the cusp of achieving notoriety... Full story
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Festivals
“Czech That Film” International Film Festival, LA opened on May 10th and will continue through June 3rd. This is the second annual touring program of the best new films from the Czech Republic, presented by The Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Los Angeles and Staropramen . The series... Full story
Film Reviews
THE PAW PROJECT, by filmmaker Dr. Jennifer Conrad, is an important film; where one woman is taking a stand, facing legislature and politics... Full story
Notebook
Rod Cyrus is a young and talented professional photographer living in Iran. Rod was attracted to the art of Photography at the age of 23... Full story
A filmmaker by trade, Harun Mehmedinovic took up photography as a hobby during his road trips across America. Years later, his project “Bloodhoney*” became one... Full story
The LEE STRASBERG Theatre & Film Institute, one of the most prestigious acting schools for theater and film students in the world, has sponsored Cinema... Full story
Cinema-Tech
When it comes to reviewing a product, I have an incurable complex: I cannot stop myself from reading all the... Full story
Sony’s New SLT Camera, A-58, will appear in major electronic stores early next week. To learn more about SLT cameras... Full story
Two times a week, when I go from Santa Monica (where I teach), to the CWB office in Burbank, I... Full story
To learn about the new Acer Aspire Ultrabooks we had an interview with Eric Ackerson, Acer America’s senior product marketing... Full story
CrazyTalk 7 from Reallusion is an innovative animation/facial expression/lip syncing program. To learn more about CrazyTalk 7, we interviewed John... Full story







