There are a lot of great films to check out at the AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Film Festival this summer. Here are two of them: (please excuse the size of this embedded video) SOUL POWER Jeffrey Levy-Hinte USA, 2008, 93 MINUTES Before Muhammad Ali and George Foreman’s 1974 boxing match in Zaire, the biggest names […]
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Cannes Film Festival opens today with Pixar’s ‘Up’
Disney Pixar’s animated feature, ‘Up’ opened the 62nd Cannes Film Festival this year, breaking ground for animated film. See what the Washington Post and the Associated Press had to say. ‘Up’ trailer Here’s a sneak peek at some of the sights and posters, courtesy of the CinemaIsDope blog.
Continue readingCopyright Basics – The Video
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Continue readingTONIGHT! – Discover World Cinema – Sunday, April 19 @ 7pm – XXY
XXY (Dir: Lucia Puenzo. Argentina) 86 minutes – 2007The dramatic story of a 15-year-old hermaphrodite, born with what the doctors call ’ambiguous genitalia,’ whose parents moved from Buenos Aires to an isolated cabin outside of Piriápolis, Uruguay, to protect their child from prejudice. Short: The pick-up artist (2006. 13 min. Dir: Steffen Weinert. Germany) Olli […]
Continue readingAMC – B-Movie Classics Streaming on amctv.com
There are loads of b-movies streaming on amctv.com. Go to the site and choose from the following genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Crime/Thriller, Western
Continue readingTONIGHT! – Discover World Cinema – Sunday, April 12 – Campfire
Campfire (Dir: Joseph Cedar. Israel) 96 minutes – 2004A 42 year-old widowed mother of two teenage daughters wants to join the founding group of a new settlement in the West bank. This is about their struggles with the acceptance committee and their living as an outcast in the settlement.Short: In the box (1999. 7 min. […]
Continue readingIs this the death of American cinema?
Here is an article about last weeks opening of Fast & the Furious 4. Did that seriously happen? Even in the middle of a massive recession, $72.5 million were spent last week to see round 4 of Vin Diesel and Paul Walker strut around next to unrealistically fast cars. I am always one for a […]
Continue readingGreen on the Screen Thurs April 9 @ the AU Library Heat Pt 2
Green on the Screen Thursdays 12:30pm – 1:30pmLocation: Media Services Classroom – located on the Lower Level of Bender LibraryAmerican University Library The Green on the Screen video series is open to all and visitors are welcome to bring lunch. The series is coordinated by the Library Green Team with support from AU Ecosense and […]
Continue readingDiscover World Cinema – The Violin – This Sunday – 4.5.09
The Violin (Dir: Francisco Vargas. Mexico)98 minutes – 2005In rural Mexico, during the peasant revolts of the 1970s, Plutarco, his son Genaro and grandson Lucio lead double lives. On the one hand, they are simple country musicians, and on the other they actively support the peasant guerrilla movement against the oppressor government. When the army […]
Continue readingGreen on the Screen – Heat: A Global Investigation Pt. 1 – TODAY!
Facing pressure from governments, green groups and investors alike, big business is promising to reshape its approach to the environment. Martin Smith travels the globe to test what big business is really doing to solve this urgent issue. 60 min. Open to all. Bring lunch.
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