European Cinema In U.S.
"Making 5 DAYS OF WAR is a turning point for me", Renny Harlin
5 Days of War is inspired by the real events of the swift-but-devastating, five-day war between Russia and Georgia in 2008. An American journalist (Rupert Friend) and his cameraman (Richard Coyle), have been caught in the combat zone during the first Russian airstrikes against Georgia. Rescuing Tatia (Emmanuelle Chriqui), a ... Full story
"Love Crime" by Alain Corneau on LA screens
Love Crime, directed by Alain Corneau has opened today in Los Angeles at Laemmle’s Royal theatre, in West LA ; Playhouse 7, in Pasadena and Town Center 5, in Encino. LOVE CRIME is a remorseless tale of extreme office politics, ... Full story
Bernardo Bertolucci will award Marco Bellocchio at Venice International Film Festival
Bernardo Bertolucci will award Marco Bellocchio the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 68th Venice International Film Festival (31 August – 10 September 2011), directed by Marco Müller and organized by the Venice Biennale chaired by Paolo Baratta. The award ... Full story
Teymour Tehrani talks about "Light Years"
The Goethe Institute of Los Angeles will have a screening of a series of German short films on Wednesday, August 24, under the title "Low Budget - High Energy". I was lucky to get ahold of Teymour Tehrani (Yes, we ... Full story
"Low Budget - High Energy" screening at Goethe Institute, Aug 24
On Wednesday August 24, starting at 7 PM, Goethe Institute of Los Angeles will have an evening of film screening under the title of: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg presents "Low Budget - High Energy". Goethe Institute is located at 5750 Wilshire BLVD. ... Full story
L'Etrange Festival announces line-up
Quite Earth: September looms over us, and with it comes the 17th edition of L'Etrange Festival. The Parisian hot spot of weird, bleak or astonishing cinema is once more living up to expectations.I do have to state that this year's ... Full story
The Best of Recent Belgian Cinema: Pulsar, Wednesday Aug. 17
Over the past two decades, Belgian cinema, be it from Flanders or from the French speaking part of the country, has risen to prominence in the international filmmaking arena, boasting richly diverse films that consistently garner critical praise and worldwide ... Full story
Raúl Ruiz's "Mysteries Of Lisbon"
Adapted from Camilo Castelo Branco's eponymous nineteenth-century Portuguese novel, it has the grace and leisurely pace of 18th and 19th century literature and the visual momentousness of paintings of the same period.Ruiz’s fluid camera's circular moves recall Ophuls or Renoir. ... Full story
Venice Film Festival announces Orizzonti 2011 Program
Following the acclaim of public and press for the 2010 selection (and the vast international distribution it later enjoyed), the program of Orizzonti 2011 is again presented as an exploration of the modes of contemporary cinema, at the point in ... Full story
Cinema Gems from Slovenia Coming To LA In September
UCLA Film and Television Archive, Slovenian Film Center, and the South East European Film Festival (SEE FEST) will present “Slovenia Begs to Differ,” a retrospective of the best Slovenian films from the past 60 years from September 9 through September26 ... Full story
