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Aug 14, 2008
Marion Cotillard: Profile of Oscar Winning Actor
A look at the career of French superstar Marion Cotillard, her life in films and her future projects with Michael Mann and Rob Marshall.
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Jul 30, 2008
Quirky Cult British Film: Withnail and I
A weekend in the country descends into chaos for a down-on-their-luck pair of resting actors Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and Marwood (Paul McGann).
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Jul 23, 2008
Foreign Film: Cult Classics and Quirky Favorites
Certain films carve out a niche in peoples' hearts, garnering wave after wave of new fans every generation. This article looks at 8 such contemporary foreign film gems.
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Jul 1, 2008
Guillermo del Toro – Film Director Profile
Guillermo del Toro wrote/directed the foreign film Pan's Labyrinth, picking up pretty much every award going in the process. He's also set to direct the new Hobbit films.
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Jun 24, 2008
The Best Foodie Films
The best foreign films about food have the power to tempt and tantalise with their sumptuous imagery. Here's a look at some of the very best dramas about food.
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May 27, 2008
Info on German Expressionist Films
A brief look at German expressionist cinema, what defines the genre and how it has influenced film noir, horror and modern cinema.
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May 26, 2008
Cantet's The Class Wins 2008 Palme d'Or
Laurent Cantet's French film The Class is hailed a masterpiece by the 2008 Palme d'Or Jury at Cannes.
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Sep 4, 2008
Keoma and Franco Nero
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Zachary Hughes
Keoma (1976), a late entry in Italy's cycle of Westerns, is as pure a portrayal of apocalyptic vengeance as can be found in any Western.
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Jul 13, 2008
German Expressionism
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Sage Meehan
The art form known as German Expressionism has directly influenced the developing film industry of Germany in the 1920s.
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Jul 4, 2008
Francois Truffaut - Interviews
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Dan Lalande
French filmmaker Francois Truffaut was recognized as a great interview - but you'd hardly know it from this collection
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Jun 29, 2008
Review of the German Film "In July"
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Suzanne Swartz
Combine a road trip across Europe with wit, romance, and a bit of magic, and the result is the 2000 German film, "In July" (original title "Im Juli").
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Jun 24, 2008
Carl Dreyer's Vampyr
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Zachary Hughes
Carl Dreyer's 1932 film is a masterpiece of early sound, phantasmagoric imagery, and macabre themes.
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Jun 22, 2008
Kitano: Japan's Modern Auteur
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Zachary Hughes
Takeshi Kitano leaves his signature on all of his work, creating films of subtle beauty and violence, that could belong to none but him.
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Jun 21, 2008
"Winter Light" and Faith
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Zachary Hughes
Ingmar Bergman's 1962 film, as part of the "Through a Glass Darkly" trilogy, continues the auteur's exploration of his recurrent themes love, faith, and God's presence.
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