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Why Richard was sent home....
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South Africa's latest cricketing talent is once again an opening batsmen without fear and possesses flamboyant flare. He is also described as SA's next Herschelle Gibbs.... with the bat that is :) Richard Levi, another successful product from the Cape Cobras franchise made his first class debut for Border against his current franchise, Western Province in 2006. The 24 year old Johannesburg native was pretty much knocking on the door in the last 5 years to no avail. This was due to the success of various opening pairs such as Amla/ Smith, Smith/ Kallis, Smith/ de Villiers and even Alviro Petersen had an opportunity to bat with the former SA captain.Smith's place is more questionable now in the Twenty 20 arena than it is in the remaining arenas, making our former Captain somewhat of a liability. This has subsequently opened a door for the young Cape Cobras opening batsman and led to his first appearance for South Africa during their concurrent tour of New Zealand. Levi made his international debut in Auckland against a slightly more aggressive New Zealand bowling attack after being under Allan Donald's tutelage. Levi unfortunately scored a brisk 11 on debut, but managed to score 2 boundaries in that knock. Fortunately another opportunity was afforded to Levi in the next match at Hamilton where he scored 117 of 51 balls amassing 13 sixes in the process (the most by any batsmen in the international T20 circuit). A few days later, Richard, after hitting 2 boundaries was caught in the deep for 13. He flew back to Cape Town the very next day.Some question Gary Kirsten's decision to send him back. I on the other hand agree with the Proteas coach in his decision. By keeping Levi in the ODI series, the Proteas risk exposing him to all of the forthcoming T20 competitors. This will inadvertently give them an opportunity to work him out and figure out ways to dismiss Levi early. South Africa is doing exactly the same thing they did with Imran Tahir last year prior to the World Cup in India. Here, they strategically did not expose him to the series prior to the WC. India had no idea who this bowler was and it certainly paid dividends in some respect. With Levi gaining much from his experience in New Zealand, this will allow him to work on more innovative shots during the MiWay Pro 20 tournament. He is more than guaranteed a place in the forthcoming T20 tournament and I'm certain with Richard Levi in the fold.... South Africa will be unstoppable.
WINNERS LIST 2012 BILLBOARD AWARDS
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(Eonlinelatino.com) On a night dedicated to celebratethe biggest names in music today, the show took time to remind some legends,starting with the Bee Gees singer Robin Gibbs, who died Sunday. PresentersJulie Bowen and Ty Burrell, Modern Family, kicked off the show at the MGM GrandGarden Arena in Las Vegas always alive. It was all with laughter but abeautiful tribute to Whitney Houston proved to be one of the most memorablemoments of the night. But the eyes of the moistened more than once. The formulaBurrell-Bowen presenters worked very well and injected large doses of laughter.The colorful, eccentric, funny (if somewhat predictable) LMFAO were the firstshow with holiday music that included a zebra and a striptease. Katy Perrydazzled with her hair purple and dress combination and luckily left so gothlook. He thanked his fans for their seal and award and presented the singleWide Awake. As the event continued, after a few more laughs, the two hostscalled for a minute of silence in memory of Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees:"His voice and music will be remembered forever," said Bowen. NatashaBeddingfield sang Donna Summer's hit, who also died in the 2012, Last Dancewith a video tribute fund. Adele repeated his success at the Grammys and buttwice. Yes, the British took 12! home awards. For this edition of the BillboardAwards statuettes were three special: Stevie Wonder won the Icon Award, BobbiKristina accepted on behalf of her late mother Houston Millennium Award andTaylor Swift made history by becoming the youngest woman to win the Woman ofthe Year category.
Here the complete list of winners.
Top Artist: Adele
Top New Artist: Wiz Khalifa
Top Male Artist: Lil Wayne
Top Female Artist: Adele
Top Duo / Group: LMFAO
Top Billboard 200 Artist: Adele
Top Hot 100 Artist: Adele
Top Digital Songs Artist: Adele
Top Radio Songs Artist: Adele
Top Artists on Tour: U2
Top Social Artist: Justin Bieber
Top Internet Artist: Rihanna
Top Digital Media Artist: Adele
Top Pop Artist: Adele
Top R & B Artist: Chris Brown
Top Rap Artist: Lil Wayne
Top Country Artist: Lady Antebellum
Top Rock Artist: Coldplay
Top Alternative Artist: Coldplay
Top Latin Artist: Shakira
Top Dance Artist: Lady Gaga
Top Christian Artist: Casting Crowns
Album Awards:
Top Billboard 200 Album: Adele "21"
Top Pop Album: Adele "21"
Top R & B Album: Beyonce "4"
Top Rap Album: Lil Wayne "Tha Carter IV"
Top Country Album Jason Aldean "My Kinda Party"
Top Rock Album: Coldplay "Mylo Xyloto"
Top Alternative Album: Coldplay "Mylo Xyloto"
Top Latin Album: Romeo Santos "Formula: Vol 1"
Top Dance Albums: Lady Gaga "Born This Way"
Top Christian Album: Casting Crowns "Come To The Well"
Awards Songs:
Top Hot 100 Song: LMFAO Feat Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party RockAnthem"
Top Digital Song: LMFAO Feat Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party RockAnthem"
Top Radio Song: Pitbull Feat Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer "Give MeEverything"
Top song played on the Internet (Audio): Adele "Rolling in the Deep"
Reproduced Top Song (Video): Nicki Minaj "Super Bass"
Top Pop Song: LMFAO Feat Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party RockAnthem"
Top R & B Song: Kelly Rowland Feat Lil Wayne "Motivation"
Top Rap Song: LMFAO Feat Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party RockAnthem"
Top Country Song: Jason Aldean "Dirt Road Anthem"
Top Rock Song Foster The People "Pumped Up Kicks"
Top Alternative Song: Adele "Rolling In The Deep"
Top Latin Song: Enrique Iglesias Don Omar & "Dance Kuduro"
(Eonlinelatino.com) On a night dedicated to celebratethe biggest names in music today, the show took time to remind some legends,starting with the Bee Gees singer Robin Gibbs, who died Sunday. PresentersJulie Bowen and Ty Burrell, Modern Family, kicked off the show at the MGM GrandGarden Arena in Las Vegas always alive. It was all with laughter but abeautiful tribute to Whitney Houston proved to be one of the most memorablemoments of the night. But the eyes of the moistened more than once. The formulaBurrell-Bowen presenters worked very well and injected large doses of laughter.The colorful, eccentric, funny (if somewhat predictable) LMFAO were the firstshow with holiday music that included a zebra and a striptease. Katy Perrydazzled with her hair purple and dress combination and luckily left so gothlook. He thanked his fans for their seal and award and presented the singleWide Awake. As the event continued, after a few more laughs, the two hostscalled for a minute of silence in memory of Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees:"His voice and music will be remembered forever," said Bowen. NatashaBeddingfield sang Donna Summer's hit, who also died in the 2012, Last Dancewith a video tribute fund. Adele repeated his success at the Grammys and buttwice. Yes, the British took 12! home awards. For this edition of the BillboardAwards statuettes were three special: Stevie Wonder won the Icon Award, BobbiKristina accepted on behalf of her late mother Houston Millennium Award andTaylor Swift made history by becoming the youngest woman to win the Woman ofthe Year category.Here the complete list of winners.
Top Artist: Adele
Top New Artist: Wiz Khalifa
Top Male Artist: Lil Wayne
Top Female Artist: Adele
Top Duo / Group: LMFAO
Top Billboard 200 Artist: Adele
Top Hot 100 Artist: Adele
Top Digital Songs Artist: Adele
Top Radio Songs Artist: Adele
Top Artists on Tour: U2
Top Social Artist: Justin Bieber
Top Internet Artist: Rihanna
Top Digital Media Artist: Adele
Top Pop Artist: Adele
Top R & B Artist: Chris Brown
Top Rap Artist: Lil Wayne
Top Country Artist: Lady Antebellum
Top Rock Artist: Coldplay
Top Alternative Artist: Coldplay
Top Latin Artist: Shakira
Top Dance Artist: Lady Gaga
Top Christian Artist: Casting Crowns
Album Awards:
Top Billboard 200 Album: Adele "21"
Top Pop Album: Adele "21"
Top R & B Album: Beyonce "4"
Top Rap Album: Lil Wayne "Tha Carter IV"
Top Country Album Jason Aldean "My Kinda Party"
Top Rock Album: Coldplay "Mylo Xyloto"
Top Alternative Album: Coldplay "Mylo Xyloto"
Top Latin Album: Romeo Santos "Formula: Vol 1"
Top Dance Albums: Lady Gaga "Born This Way"
Top Christian Album: Casting Crowns "Come To The Well"
Awards Songs:
Top Hot 100 Song: LMFAO Feat Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party RockAnthem"
Top Digital Song: LMFAO Feat Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party RockAnthem"
Top Radio Song: Pitbull Feat Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer "Give MeEverything"
Top song played on the Internet (Audio): Adele "Rolling in the Deep"
Reproduced Top Song (Video): Nicki Minaj "Super Bass"
Top Pop Song: LMFAO Feat Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party RockAnthem"
Top R & B Song: Kelly Rowland Feat Lil Wayne "Motivation"
Top Rap Song: LMFAO Feat Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party RockAnthem"
Top Country Song: Jason Aldean "Dirt Road Anthem"
Top Rock Song Foster The People "Pumped Up Kicks"
Top Alternative Song: Adele "Rolling In The Deep"
Top Latin Song: Enrique Iglesias Don Omar & "Dance Kuduro"
BOBBY BROWN, WHITNEY HOUSTON'S EX-HUSBAND, REMARRIES
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(Globovision.com) Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston's ex-husband,married his fiancee Alicia Etheridge on Monday in Honolulu (Hawaii), reportedthe online edition of People magazine. The R & B star was joined on thelink for his family and friends, including her older children (Landon, 23;La'Princia, 22, and Bobby Jr., 29) and Cassius, three years, the only it has incommon with Etheridge. The wedding took place just a day after Brown concertwith his band New Edition. The couple had committed in 2010, when Brown askedhim to marry during a mass concert Etheridge New Edition in Jacksonville (Florida).Brown has always grateful Etheridge publicly support and found new life withher after their divorce in 2007 from Houston, who died in February. "Ifound again the passion for music and love myself through it," he saidlast year the musician to the publication of respect for Etheridge, who servesas manager of Brown. Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only daughter of Brown andHouston, was not present on the link. According to the magazine, therelationship between father and daughter through their best moment. Houstonmarried Brown in 1992. Bobbi Kristina had a year later and after a tumultuousrelationship, which included a complaint of domestic violence singer andseveral attempts to combat Houston addiction to drugs and alcohol, the coupledivorced in 2007.
(Globovision.com) Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston's ex-husband,married his fiancee Alicia Etheridge on Monday in Honolulu (Hawaii), reportedthe online edition of People magazine. The R & B star was joined on thelink for his family and friends, including her older children (Landon, 23;La'Princia, 22, and Bobby Jr., 29) and Cassius, three years, the only it has incommon with Etheridge. The wedding took place just a day after Brown concertwith his band New Edition. The couple had committed in 2010, when Brown askedhim to marry during a mass concert Etheridge New Edition in Jacksonville (Florida).Brown has always grateful Etheridge publicly support and found new life withher after their divorce in 2007 from Houston, who died in February. "Ifound again the passion for music and love myself through it," he saidlast year the musician to the publication of respect for Etheridge, who servesas manager of Brown. Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only daughter of Brown andHouston, was not present on the link. According to the magazine, therelationship between father and daughter through their best moment. Houstonmarried Brown in 1992. Bobbi Kristina had a year later and after a tumultuousrelationship, which included a complaint of domestic violence singer andseveral attempts to combat Houston addiction to drugs and alcohol, the coupledivorced in 2007.IT'S OFFICIAL JOHNNY DEPP AND VANESSA PARADIS SEPARATE
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(Quien.com) After a few months ago rumors emerged strongerseparation of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis, the actor's representativeconfirmed today in a statement the breaking of the famous Hollywood couple."The couple has been separated amicably. Please respect their privacy, andmore importantly, the privacy of their children, "said the manager of theHollywood star. In January, People magazine reported the actor and model, hadbegun to lead separate lives, however none of them of them had made anystatement. According to various media, the couple had reason to stop us ratioof 14, were the constant commitments that had profeisonales Deep. on the otherhand, it is said that the apple discord was the actress, Amber Heard, whostarred opposite the actor in the film 'The Rum Diary'. Johnny and Paradis havetwo children, Jack and Lily 12 and 10 years respectively.
(Quien.com) After a few months ago rumors emerged strongerseparation of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis, the actor's representativeconfirmed today in a statement the breaking of the famous Hollywood couple."The couple has been separated amicably. Please respect their privacy, andmore importantly, the privacy of their children, "said the manager of theHollywood star. In January, People magazine reported the actor and model, hadbegun to lead separate lives, however none of them of them had made anystatement. According to various media, the couple had reason to stop us ratioof 14, were the constant commitments that had profeisonales Deep. on the otherhand, it is said that the apple discord was the actress, Amber Heard, whostarred opposite the actor in the film 'The Rum Diary'. Johnny and Paradis havetwo children, Jack and Lily 12 and 10 years respectively.WEDDING IN MONACO: ANDREA CASIRAGHI AND TATIANA SANTO DOMINGO
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(rtve.com) Princess Caroline has announced theengagement. Just three days ago, Albert of Monaco and Charlene have celebratedtheir first anniversary. Princess Caroline of Monaco announces the wedding ofhis eldest son, Andrea Casiraghi, Tatiana Santo Domingo. The two young men haveseven 28-year relationship. The Principality is not disclosed in the officialdate of the bond, but Vogue magazine in its Italian edition ensures that occurin the spring of 2013. Andrea Casiraghi and Tatiana Santo Domingo. He is theson of Princess Caroline and ranks second in the line of succession. Hisfather, Stefano Casiraghi, died in an accident in 1990. Andrea met TatianaSanto Domingo at a school in Paris and for the past seven years have been aninseparable pair. Tatiana boasts Colombian and Brazilian roots and, likeCharlotte Casiraghi, has become a target for photographers. It is frequentlyseen in the pages of the tabloids. Just three days ago, Albert of Monaco andCharlene celebrated their first wedding anniversary. Soon, the principalitywill wear their best clothes to celebrate the forthcoming marriage of Andreaand Tatiana
(rtve.com) Princess Caroline has announced theengagement. Just three days ago, Albert of Monaco and Charlene have celebratedtheir first anniversary. Princess Caroline of Monaco announces the wedding ofhis eldest son, Andrea Casiraghi, Tatiana Santo Domingo. The two young men haveseven 28-year relationship. The Principality is not disclosed in the officialdate of the bond, but Vogue magazine in its Italian edition ensures that occurin the spring of 2013. Andrea Casiraghi and Tatiana Santo Domingo. He is theson of Princess Caroline and ranks second in the line of succession. Hisfather, Stefano Casiraghi, died in an accident in 1990. Andrea met TatianaSanto Domingo at a school in Paris and for the past seven years have been aninseparable pair. Tatiana boasts Colombian and Brazilian roots and, likeCharlotte Casiraghi, has become a target for photographers. It is frequentlyseen in the pages of the tabloids. Just three days ago, Albert of Monaco andCharlene celebrated their first wedding anniversary. Soon, the principalitywill wear their best clothes to celebrate the forthcoming marriage of Andreaand Tatiana8 Temmuz 2012 Pazar
2012 Cannes Film Festival Nominees | Cannes Film Festival 2012 NomineesNominees
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Cannes Film Festival nominees for 2012 are as follows:
Opening Film
Wes ANDERSON MOONRISE KINGDOM 1h34
***
Jacques AUDIARD DE ROUILLE ET D'OS 1h55
Leos CARAX HOLY MOTORS 1h50
David CRONENBERG COSMOPOLIS 1h45
Lee DANIELS THE PAPERBOY 1h41
Andrew DOMINIK KILLING THEM SOFTLY 1h40
Matteo GARRONE REALITY 1h50
Michael HANEKE AMOUR
(LOVE) 2h06
John HILLCOAT LAWLESS 1h55
HONG Sangsoo DA-REUN NA-RA-E-SUH
(IN ANOTHER COUNTRY) 1h28
IM Sang-soo
DO-NUI MAT
(THE TASTE OF MONEY)
1h53
Abbas KIAROSTAMI LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE
1h49
Ken LOACH THE ANGELS' SHARE 1h46
Sergei LOZNITSA
V TUMANE
(IN THE FOG)
2h07
Cristian MUNGIU BEYOND THE HILLS 2h35
Yousry NASRALLAH
BAAD EL MAWKEAA
(AFTER THE BATTLE)
1h56
Jeff NICHOLS MUD 2h15
Alain RESNAIS VOUS N'AVEZ ENCORE RIEN VU 1h55
Carlos REYGADAS POST TENEBRAS LUX 1h40
Walter SALLES
ON THE ROAD
2h20
Ulrich SEIDL PARADIES : Liebe
(PARADISE : Love)
2h00
Thomas VINTERBERG
JAGTEN
(THE HUNT)
1h46
***
Film to be screened at
the Closing Ceremony
Claude MILLER THÉRÈSE DESQUEYROUX (Out of Comp.) 1h50
UN CERTAIN REGARD
Ashim AHLUWALIA MISS LOVELY First film 1h50
Juan Andrés ARANGO LA PLAYA First film 1h30
Nabil AYOUCH
LES CHEVAUX DE DIEU
(GOD'S HORSES) 1h55
Catherine CORSINI TROIS MONDE 1h40
Brandon CRONENBERG ANTIVIRAL First film 1h50
Benicio DEL TORO,
Pablo TRAPERO,
Julio MEDEM,
Elia SULEIMAN,
Juan Carlos TABIO,
Gaspard NOÉ et
Laurent CANTET 7 DIAS EN LA HABANA 2h05
Benoit DELÉPINE,
Gustave KERVERN LE GRAND SOIR 1h32
Xavier DOLAN LAURENCE ANYWAYS 2h41
Michel FRANCO DESPUÉS DE LUCIA 1h33
Joachim LAFOSSE À PERDRE LA RAISON 1h54
Darezhan OMIRBAYEV STUDENT 1h30
Moussa TOURE LA PIROGUE
(THE PIROGUE) 1h27
Pablo TRAPERO ELEFANTE BLANCO
(WHITE ELEPHANT) 2h00
Sylvie VERHEYDE CONFESSION OF A CHILD OF THE CENTURY 2h05
Koji WAKAMATSU 11.25 THE DAY HE CHOSE HIS OWN FATE 2h00
YOU Le MYSTERY 1h30
Benh ZEITLIN BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD First film 1h32
OUT OF COMPETITION
Bernardo BERTOLUCCI IO E TE
(ME AND YOU) 1h37
Eric DARNELL, Tom MCGRATH
MADAGASCAR 3, EUROPE'S MOST WANTED
1h30
Philip KAUFMAN HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN 2h34
Midnight Screenings
Dario ARGENTO DARIO ARGENTO'S DRACULA 1h46
Takashi MIIKE AI TO MAKOTO 2h14
65th Anniversary
UNE JOURNÉE PARTICULIÈRE by Gilles Jacob and Samuel Faure 53'
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Fatih AKIN DER MÃœLL IM GARTEN EDEN
(POLLUTING PARADISE) 1h25
Laurent BOUZEREAU ROMAN POLANSKI : A FILM MEMOIR 1h34
Ken BURNS,
Sarah BURNS,
David MCMAHON
THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE 2h00
Sébastien LIFSHITZ LES INVISIBLES 1h55
Claudine NOUGARET,
Raymond DEPARDON JOURNAL DE FRANCE 1h40
Nelson
PEREIRA DOS SANTOS A MUSICA SEGUNDO TOM JOBIM 1h30
Gonzalo TOBAL VILLEGAS First film 1h36
Apichatpong
WEERASETHAKUL MEKONG HOTEL 1h01
Short Films
The official selection:
Alvaro APONTE-CENTENO
MI SANTA MIRADA
Puerto Rico
Eicke BETTINGA
GASP
(SOUFFLE)
Germany
Mohamed BOUROKBA
CE CHEMIN DEVANT MOI
France
Bassam CHEKHES
FALASTEIN, SANDOUK AL INTEZAR
LIL BURTUQAL
(WAITING FOR P.O BOX)
Syria
Grainger DAVID
THE CHAIR
United States
Zia MANDIVWALLA
NIGHT SHIFT
New-Zealand
Chloé ROBICHAUD
CHEF DE MEUTE
Canada
Michael SPICCIA
YARDBIRD
Australia
Emilie VERHAMME
COCKAIGNE
Belgium
L.Rezan YESILBAS
SESSIZ-BE DENG
(SILENT)
Turkey
The Cinéfondation Selection:
Pascale ABOU JAMRA
DERRIÈRE MOI LES OLIVIERS
(Behind Me Olive Trees)
ALBA
Liban / Lebanon
Shoichi AKINO
RIYOUSHI
(The Barber)
Tokyo University of the Arts
Japon / Japan
Arthur CAHN
LES RAVISSEMENTS
(The Raptures)
La fémis
France
Morten HELGELAND
SLUG INVASION
The Animation Workshop
Danemark / Denmark
Michal HOGENAUER
TAMBYLLES
FAMU
République Tchèque / Czech Republic
Leni HUYGHE
MATTEUS
Sint-Lukas Brussels
Belgique / Belgium
Cristi IFTIME
TABÄ‚RA DIN RÄ‚ZOARE
(The Camp in Razoare)
UNATC
Roumanie / Romania
Taisia IGUMENTSEVA
DOROGA NA
(The Road to)
VGIK
Russie / Russia
Piero MESSINA
TERRA
(Land)
CSC
Italie / Italy
Miguel Angel MOULET
LOS ANFITRIONES
(The Hosts)
EICTV
Cuba
Meryl O'CONNOR
THE BALLAD OF FINN + YETI
UCLA
États-Unis / USA
Timothy RECKART
HEAD OVER HEELS
NFTS
Royaume-Uni / United Kingdom
Matthew James REILLY
ABIGAIL
NYU
États-Unis / USA
Eti TSICKO
RESEN
(Dog Leash)
TAU
Israël / Israel
Eduardo WILLIAMS
PUDE VER UN PUMA
(Could See a Puma)
UCINE
Argentine / Argentina
Opening Film
Wes ANDERSON MOONRISE KINGDOM 1h34
***
Jacques AUDIARD DE ROUILLE ET D'OS 1h55
Leos CARAX HOLY MOTORS 1h50
David CRONENBERG COSMOPOLIS 1h45
Lee DANIELS THE PAPERBOY 1h41
Andrew DOMINIK KILLING THEM SOFTLY 1h40
Matteo GARRONE REALITY 1h50
Michael HANEKE AMOUR
(LOVE) 2h06
John HILLCOAT LAWLESS 1h55
HONG Sangsoo DA-REUN NA-RA-E-SUH
(IN ANOTHER COUNTRY) 1h28
IM Sang-soo
DO-NUI MAT
(THE TASTE OF MONEY)
1h53
Abbas KIAROSTAMI LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE
1h49
Ken LOACH THE ANGELS' SHARE 1h46
Sergei LOZNITSA
V TUMANE
(IN THE FOG)
2h07
Cristian MUNGIU BEYOND THE HILLS 2h35
Yousry NASRALLAH
BAAD EL MAWKEAA
(AFTER THE BATTLE)
1h56
Jeff NICHOLS MUD 2h15
Alain RESNAIS VOUS N'AVEZ ENCORE RIEN VU 1h55
Carlos REYGADAS POST TENEBRAS LUX 1h40
Walter SALLES
ON THE ROAD
2h20
Ulrich SEIDL PARADIES : Liebe
(PARADISE : Love)
2h00
Thomas VINTERBERG
JAGTEN
(THE HUNT)
1h46
***
Film to be screened at
the Closing Ceremony
Claude MILLER THÉRÈSE DESQUEYROUX (Out of Comp.) 1h50
UN CERTAIN REGARD
Ashim AHLUWALIA MISS LOVELY First film 1h50
Juan Andrés ARANGO LA PLAYA First film 1h30
Nabil AYOUCH
LES CHEVAUX DE DIEU
(GOD'S HORSES) 1h55
Catherine CORSINI TROIS MONDE 1h40
Brandon CRONENBERG ANTIVIRAL First film 1h50
Benicio DEL TORO,
Pablo TRAPERO,
Julio MEDEM,
Elia SULEIMAN,
Juan Carlos TABIO,
Gaspard NOÉ et
Laurent CANTET 7 DIAS EN LA HABANA 2h05
Benoit DELÉPINE,
Gustave KERVERN LE GRAND SOIR 1h32
Xavier DOLAN LAURENCE ANYWAYS 2h41
Michel FRANCO DESPUÉS DE LUCIA 1h33
Joachim LAFOSSE À PERDRE LA RAISON 1h54
Darezhan OMIRBAYEV STUDENT 1h30
Moussa TOURE LA PIROGUE
(THE PIROGUE) 1h27
Pablo TRAPERO ELEFANTE BLANCO
(WHITE ELEPHANT) 2h00
Sylvie VERHEYDE CONFESSION OF A CHILD OF THE CENTURY 2h05
Koji WAKAMATSU 11.25 THE DAY HE CHOSE HIS OWN FATE 2h00
YOU Le MYSTERY 1h30
Benh ZEITLIN BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD First film 1h32
OUT OF COMPETITION
Bernardo BERTOLUCCI IO E TE
(ME AND YOU) 1h37
Eric DARNELL, Tom MCGRATH
MADAGASCAR 3, EUROPE'S MOST WANTED
1h30
Philip KAUFMAN HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN 2h34
Midnight Screenings
Dario ARGENTO DARIO ARGENTO'S DRACULA 1h46
Takashi MIIKE AI TO MAKOTO 2h14
65th Anniversary
UNE JOURNÉE PARTICULIÈRE by Gilles Jacob and Samuel Faure 53'
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Fatih AKIN DER MÃœLL IM GARTEN EDEN
(POLLUTING PARADISE) 1h25
Laurent BOUZEREAU ROMAN POLANSKI : A FILM MEMOIR 1h34
Ken BURNS,
Sarah BURNS,
David MCMAHON
THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE 2h00
Sébastien LIFSHITZ LES INVISIBLES 1h55
Claudine NOUGARET,
Raymond DEPARDON JOURNAL DE FRANCE 1h40
Nelson
PEREIRA DOS SANTOS A MUSICA SEGUNDO TOM JOBIM 1h30
Gonzalo TOBAL VILLEGAS First film 1h36
Apichatpong
WEERASETHAKUL MEKONG HOTEL 1h01
Short Films
The official selection:
Alvaro APONTE-CENTENO
MI SANTA MIRADA
Puerto Rico
Eicke BETTINGA
GASP
(SOUFFLE)
Germany
Mohamed BOUROKBA
CE CHEMIN DEVANT MOI
France
Bassam CHEKHES
FALASTEIN, SANDOUK AL INTEZAR
LIL BURTUQAL
(WAITING FOR P.O BOX)
Syria
Grainger DAVID
THE CHAIR
United States
Zia MANDIVWALLA
NIGHT SHIFT
New-Zealand
Chloé ROBICHAUD
CHEF DE MEUTE
Canada
Michael SPICCIA
YARDBIRD
Australia
Emilie VERHAMME
COCKAIGNE
Belgium
L.Rezan YESILBAS
SESSIZ-BE DENG
(SILENT)
Turkey
The Cinéfondation Selection:
Pascale ABOU JAMRA
DERRIÈRE MOI LES OLIVIERS
(Behind Me Olive Trees)
ALBA
Liban / Lebanon
Shoichi AKINO
RIYOUSHI
(The Barber)
Tokyo University of the Arts
Japon / Japan
Arthur CAHN
LES RAVISSEMENTS
(The Raptures)
La fémis
France
Morten HELGELAND
SLUG INVASION
The Animation Workshop
Danemark / Denmark
Michal HOGENAUER
TAMBYLLES
FAMU
République Tchèque / Czech Republic
Leni HUYGHE
MATTEUS
Sint-Lukas Brussels
Belgique / Belgium
Cristi IFTIME
TABÄ‚RA DIN RÄ‚ZOARE
(The Camp in Razoare)
UNATC
Roumanie / Romania
Taisia IGUMENTSEVA
DOROGA NA
(The Road to)
VGIK
Russie / Russia
Piero MESSINA
TERRA
(Land)
CSC
Italie / Italy
Miguel Angel MOULET
LOS ANFITRIONES
(The Hosts)
EICTV
Cuba
Meryl O'CONNOR
THE BALLAD OF FINN + YETI
UCLA
États-Unis / USA
Timothy RECKART
HEAD OVER HEELS
NFTS
Royaume-Uni / United Kingdom
Matthew James REILLY
ABIGAIL
NYU
États-Unis / USA
Eti TSICKO
RESEN
(Dog Leash)
TAU
Israël / Israel
Eduardo WILLIAMS
PUDE VER UN PUMA
(Could See a Puma)
UCINE
Argentine / Argentina
Tribeca Film Festival Winners 2012
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2012 Tribeca Film Festival winners are as follows:
WORLD NARRATIVE COMPETITION:
The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature "War Witch," directed by Kim Nguyen (Canada)
Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film Dariel Arrechada and Javier Nuñez Florian as Raul and Elio in "Una Noche," directed by Lucy Mulloy (UK, Cuba, USA)
Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film Rachel Mwanza as Komona in "War Witch," directed by Kim Nguyen (Canada)
Best Cinematography in a Narrative Feature Film Cinematography by Trevor Forrest and Shlomo Godder for "Una Noche," directed by Lucy Mulloy (UK, Cuba, USA)(Special Jury Mention: Alex Catalan for "Unit 7")
Best Screenplay for a Narrative Feature Film "All In" ("La Suerte en Tus Manos"), written by Daniel Burman and Sergio Dubcovsky and directed by Daniel Burman (Argentina)Best New Narrative Director Lucy Mulloy, director of "Una Noche" (UK, Cuba, USA).(Special Jury Mention: P. Benoit, director of "Stones in the Sun"; and Sharon Bar-Ziv, director of "Room 514")
WORLD DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION:
Best Documentary Feature "The World Before Her," directed by Nisha Pahuja (Canada).(Special Jury Mention: "The Revisionaries," directed by Scott Thurman)
Best Editing in a Documentary Feature "The Flat" ("Hadira"), edited by Tali Halter Shenkar, directed by Arnon Goldfinger (Israel, Germany)
Best New Documentary Director Jeroen van Velzen for "Wavumba" (Netherlands)(Special Jury Mention: Christian Bonke and Andreas Koefoed, directors of "Ballroom Dancer")
SHORT FILM COMPETITION:
Best Narrative Short "Asad," directed by Bryan Buckley (USA)(Special Jury Mention: Ritesh Batra, writer and director of "Café Regular Cairo")
Best Documentary Short "ParaÃso," directed by Nadav Kurtz (USA)(Special Jury Mention: David Darg and Bryn Mooser, directors of "Baseball in the Time of Cholera")
Student Visionary Award "Stitches," directed by Adiya Imri Orr (Israel)(Special Jury Mention: Tati Barrantes and Andinh Ha, writers and directors of "Adirake")
TRIBECA (ONLINE) FILM FESTIVAL: Tribeca (Online) Film Festival Best Feature Film: "On The Mat," directed and written by Fredric Golding (USA)Tribeca (Online) Film Festival Best Short Film: "CatCam," directed by Seth Keal (USA)
WORLD NARRATIVE COMPETITION:
The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature "War Witch," directed by Kim Nguyen (Canada)
Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film Dariel Arrechada and Javier Nuñez Florian as Raul and Elio in "Una Noche," directed by Lucy Mulloy (UK, Cuba, USA)
Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film Rachel Mwanza as Komona in "War Witch," directed by Kim Nguyen (Canada)
Best Cinematography in a Narrative Feature Film Cinematography by Trevor Forrest and Shlomo Godder for "Una Noche," directed by Lucy Mulloy (UK, Cuba, USA)(Special Jury Mention: Alex Catalan for "Unit 7")
Best Screenplay for a Narrative Feature Film "All In" ("La Suerte en Tus Manos"), written by Daniel Burman and Sergio Dubcovsky and directed by Daniel Burman (Argentina)Best New Narrative Director Lucy Mulloy, director of "Una Noche" (UK, Cuba, USA).(Special Jury Mention: P. Benoit, director of "Stones in the Sun"; and Sharon Bar-Ziv, director of "Room 514")
WORLD DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION:
Best Documentary Feature "The World Before Her," directed by Nisha Pahuja (Canada).(Special Jury Mention: "The Revisionaries," directed by Scott Thurman)
Best Editing in a Documentary Feature "The Flat" ("Hadira"), edited by Tali Halter Shenkar, directed by Arnon Goldfinger (Israel, Germany)
Best New Documentary Director Jeroen van Velzen for "Wavumba" (Netherlands)(Special Jury Mention: Christian Bonke and Andreas Koefoed, directors of "Ballroom Dancer")
SHORT FILM COMPETITION:
Best Narrative Short "Asad," directed by Bryan Buckley (USA)(Special Jury Mention: Ritesh Batra, writer and director of "Café Regular Cairo")
Best Documentary Short "ParaÃso," directed by Nadav Kurtz (USA)(Special Jury Mention: David Darg and Bryn Mooser, directors of "Baseball in the Time of Cholera")
Student Visionary Award "Stitches," directed by Adiya Imri Orr (Israel)(Special Jury Mention: Tati Barrantes and Andinh Ha, writers and directors of "Adirake")
TRIBECA (ONLINE) FILM FESTIVAL: Tribeca (Online) Film Festival Best Feature Film: "On The Mat," directed and written by Fredric Golding (USA)Tribeca (Online) Film Festival Best Short Film: "CatCam," directed by Seth Keal (USA)
Cannes Film Festival Winners 2012 | Festival de Cannes 2012
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The Cannes Film Festival winners for 2012 are:
FEATURE FILMS
Palme d'Or
AMOUR (LOVE) directed by Michael HANEKE
Grand Prix
REALITY directed by Matteo GARRONE
Best Director
Carlos REYGADAS for POST TENEBRAS LUX
Best Screenplay
Cristian MUNGIU for DUPÃ DEALURI (BEYOND THE HILLS)
Best Actress
Cristina FLUTUR in DUPÃ DEALURI (BEYOND THE HILLS) directed by Cristian MUNGIUCosmina STRATAN in DUPÃ DEALURI (BEYOND THE HILLS) directed by Cristian MUNGIU
Best Actor
Mads MIKKELSEN in JAGTEN (THE HUNT) directed by Thomas VINTERBERG
Jury Prize
THE ANGELS' SHARE directed by Ken LOACH
SHORT FILMS
Palme d'Or - Short Film
SESSIZ-BE DENG (SILENT) directed by L.Rezan YESILBAS
The Cannes Film Festival winners for 2012 are:
FEATURE FILMS
Palme d'Or
AMOUR (LOVE) directed by Michael HANEKE
Grand Prix
REALITY directed by Matteo GARRONE
Best Director
Carlos REYGADAS for POST TENEBRAS LUX
Best Screenplay
Cristian MUNGIU for DUPÃ DEALURI (BEYOND THE HILLS)
Best Actress
Cristina FLUTUR in DUPÃ DEALURI (BEYOND THE HILLS) directed by Cristian MUNGIUCosmina STRATAN in DUPÃ DEALURI (BEYOND THE HILLS) directed by Cristian MUNGIU
Best Actor
Mads MIKKELSEN in JAGTEN (THE HUNT) directed by Thomas VINTERBERG
Jury Prize
THE ANGELS' SHARE directed by Ken LOACH
SHORT FILMS
Palme d'Or - Short Film
SESSIZ-BE DENG (SILENT) directed by L.Rezan YESILBAS
Los Angeles Film Festival Nominees 2012 | 2012 LAFF Nominees
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The Los Angeles Film Festival runs from June 14th to the 24th.
The Los Angeles Film Festival 2012 Nominees are as follows:
Narrative Competition
All Is Well, Pocas Pascoal – Portugal
Breakfast with Curtis, Laura Colella
The Compass is Carried by the Dead Man, Arturo Pons – Mexico
Crazy and Thief, Cory McAbee
Dead Man’s Burden, Jared Moshé
Four, Joshua Sanchez
A Night Too Young, Olmo Omerzu – Czech Republic
Pincus, David Fenster
Red Flag, Alex Karpovsky
Thursday till Sunday, Dominga Sotomayor – Chile
Documentary Competition
25 to Life, Mike Brown
A Band Called Death, Jeff Howlett, Mark Covino E
Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives, Sara Lamm, Mary Wigmore
Call Me Kuchu, Katherine Fairfax Wright, Malika Zouhali-Worrall
Drought, Everado González – Mexico
The Iran Job, Till Schauder – USA/Germany/Iran
Sun Kissed, Maya Stark, Adi Lavy
Vampira and Me, R. H. Greene
Words of Witness, Mai Iskander
International Showcase
Bestiaire, Denis C̫t̩ РCanada
Bunohan: Return to Murder, Dain Said – Malaysia (Oscilloscope Pictures)
CanÃcula, José Ã�lvarez – Mexico
The First Man, Gianni Amelio – France
The Last Elvis, Armando Bo – Argentina
Neighboring Sounds, Kleber Mendon̤a Filho РBrazil (The Cinema Guild)
On the Edge, Leila Kilani – France/Morocco/Germany
P-047, Kongdej Jaturanrasamee – Thailand
Return to Burma, Midi Z. – Taiwan/Myanmar
Sister, Ursula Meier – Switzerland (Adopt Films)
The Strawberry Tree, Simone Rapisarda Casanova – Canada/Cuba/Italy
Summer Games, Rolando Colla – Switzerland
Teddy Bear, Mads Matthiesen – Denmark (Film Movement)
Unforgivable, Andr̩ T̩chin̩ РFrance (Strand Releasing)
Without Gorky, Cosima Spender – UK
Summer Showcase
About Face, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders (HBO Films)
Beauty Is Embarrassing, Neil Berkeley
Big Easy Express, Emmett Malloy
Celeste and Jesse Forever, Lee Toland Krieger (Sony Pictures Classics)
Gayby, Jonathan Lisecki (Wolfe Releasing)
Gimme the Loot, Adam Leon (IFC Films)
The House I Live In, Eugene Jarecki
It’s a Disaster, Todd Berger
La Camioneta: The Journey of One American School Bus, Mark Kendall – USA/Guatemala
Neil Young Journeys, Jonathan Demme (Sony Pictures Classics)
An Oversimplification of her Beauty, Terence Nance – USA/France
People Like Us, Alex Kurtzman (Dreamworks Pictures)
The Queen of Versailles, Lauren Greenfield (Magnolia Pictures)
Reportero, Bernardo Ruiz
Robot and Frank, Jake Schreier (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
Searching for Sugar Man, Malik Bendjelloul (Sony Pictures Classics)
Community Screenings
Dirty Dancing (1987), Emile Ardolino – Grand Performances Screening
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Steven Spielberg – FIGat7th Screening
G-Dog, Freida Mock – WORLD PREMIERE
The Invisible War, Kirby Dick (Cinedigm)
LUV, Sheldon Candis – Project Involve Screening (Indomina)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Nicholas Meyer – FIGat7th Screening
The Beyond
The History of Future Folk, J. Anderson Mitchell, Jeremy Kipp Walker
Juan of the Dead, Alejandro Brugu̩s РCuba
Saturday Morning Massacre, Spencer Parsons
Retro
Ballads, Blues and Bluegrass (1961), Alan Lomax
Banishment (2007), Andrey Zvyagintsev – Russia – LAFCA’s The Film That Got Away
The Breaking Point (1950), Michael Curtiz – Film Foundation Screening
Short Films
3113 – DIRECTOR Eric Demeusy
663114 – Japan – DIRECTOR Isamu Hirabayashi
’92 Skybox Alonzo Mourning Rookie Card – DIRECTOR Todd Sklar
Against the Sea – Mexico/USA – DIRECTOR Richard Parkin
Another Bullet Dodged – DIRECTOR Landon Zakheim
The Arm – DIRECTORS Jessie Ennis, Brie Larson, Sarah Ramos
Asad – South Africa/USA – DIRECTOR Bryan Buckley
Bear – Australia – DIRECTOR Nash Edgerton
Big Man – Nigeria – DIRECTOR Julius Onah
Black Doll – Mexico – DIRECTOR Sofia Carrillo
Cadaver – DIRECTOR Jonah D. Ansell
CatCam – DIRECTOR Seth Keal
The Chair – DIRECTOR Grainger David
Cheap Extermination – DIRECTOR Minka Farthing-Kohl
Dog Eat Dog – DIRECTOR Sian Heder
Don’t Hug Me, I’m Scared – England – DIRECTORS Joseph Pelling, Rebecca Sloan
Fireworks – DIRECTOR Victor Hugo Duran
First Birthday – DIRECTOR Andrew Ahn
The Fuse: or How I Burned Simon Bolivar – Canada/Bosnia and Herzegovina – DIRECTOR Igor Drljaca
Good Bread – DIRECTOR Eddie Schmidt
Hellion – DIRECTOR Kat Candler
Hold On Tight – Ireland – DIRECTOR Anna Rodgers
I Am John Wayne – DIRECTOR Christina Choe
Izzy & Salvador – DIRECTOR Jean-Pierre Caner
Kendo Monogatari – Cuba/Guatemala – DIRECTOR Fabián Suárez
Kudzu Vine – DIRECTOR Josh Gibson
Laura Keller – NB – DIRECTOR Mo Perkins
Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke – DIRECTORS Jillian Mayer, Lucas Leyva
Long Distance Information – England – DIRECTOR Douglas Hart
Meaning of Robots – DIRECTOR Matt Lenski
Moxie – England – DIRECTOR Stephen Irwin
Mr. Christmas – DIRECTOR Nick Palmer
New Gift – DIRECTOR Supriyo Sen
Next Door Letters – Sweden – DIRECTOR Sascha Fülscher
Once It Started It Could Not End Otherwise – DIRECTOR Kelly Sears
Paperman – DIRECTOR John Kahrs
ParaÃso – DIRECTOR Nadav Kurtz
The Pub – England – DIRECTOR Joseph Pierce
Record / Play – DIRECTOR Jesse Atlas
Reindeer – England – DIRECTOR Eva Weber
Remote Area Medical – DIRECTORS Jeff Reichert, Farihah Zaman
Robots – DIRECTOR Liz Garbus
Sacrifice – Russia – DIRECTOR Anar Abbasov
Scanning – Cuba – DIRECTOR Aleksandra Maciuszek Mukoid
Soil – DIRECTOR Meejin Hong
Song of the Spindle – DIRECTOR Drew Christie
Thumb Snatchers From The Moon Cocoon – DIRECTOR Bradley Schaffer
Voice Over – Spain – DIRECTOR MartÃn Rosete
The Los Angeles Film Festival 2012 Nominees are as follows:
Narrative Competition
All Is Well, Pocas Pascoal – Portugal
Breakfast with Curtis, Laura Colella
The Compass is Carried by the Dead Man, Arturo Pons – Mexico
Crazy and Thief, Cory McAbee
Dead Man’s Burden, Jared Moshé
Four, Joshua Sanchez
A Night Too Young, Olmo Omerzu – Czech Republic
Pincus, David Fenster
Red Flag, Alex Karpovsky
Thursday till Sunday, Dominga Sotomayor – Chile
Documentary Competition
25 to Life, Mike Brown
A Band Called Death, Jeff Howlett, Mark Covino E
Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives, Sara Lamm, Mary Wigmore
Call Me Kuchu, Katherine Fairfax Wright, Malika Zouhali-Worrall
Drought, Everado González – Mexico
The Iran Job, Till Schauder – USA/Germany/Iran
Sun Kissed, Maya Stark, Adi Lavy
Vampira and Me, R. H. Greene
Words of Witness, Mai Iskander
International Showcase
Bestiaire, Denis C̫t̩ РCanada
Bunohan: Return to Murder, Dain Said – Malaysia (Oscilloscope Pictures)
CanÃcula, José Ã�lvarez – Mexico
The First Man, Gianni Amelio – France
The Last Elvis, Armando Bo – Argentina
Neighboring Sounds, Kleber Mendon̤a Filho РBrazil (The Cinema Guild)
On the Edge, Leila Kilani – France/Morocco/Germany
P-047, Kongdej Jaturanrasamee – Thailand
Return to Burma, Midi Z. – Taiwan/Myanmar
Sister, Ursula Meier – Switzerland (Adopt Films)
The Strawberry Tree, Simone Rapisarda Casanova – Canada/Cuba/Italy
Summer Games, Rolando Colla – Switzerland
Teddy Bear, Mads Matthiesen – Denmark (Film Movement)
Unforgivable, Andr̩ T̩chin̩ РFrance (Strand Releasing)
Without Gorky, Cosima Spender – UK
Summer Showcase
About Face, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders (HBO Films)
Beauty Is Embarrassing, Neil Berkeley
Big Easy Express, Emmett Malloy
Celeste and Jesse Forever, Lee Toland Krieger (Sony Pictures Classics)
Gayby, Jonathan Lisecki (Wolfe Releasing)
Gimme the Loot, Adam Leon (IFC Films)
The House I Live In, Eugene Jarecki
It’s a Disaster, Todd Berger
La Camioneta: The Journey of One American School Bus, Mark Kendall – USA/Guatemala
Neil Young Journeys, Jonathan Demme (Sony Pictures Classics)
An Oversimplification of her Beauty, Terence Nance – USA/France
People Like Us, Alex Kurtzman (Dreamworks Pictures)
The Queen of Versailles, Lauren Greenfield (Magnolia Pictures)
Reportero, Bernardo Ruiz
Robot and Frank, Jake Schreier (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
Searching for Sugar Man, Malik Bendjelloul (Sony Pictures Classics)
Community Screenings
Dirty Dancing (1987), Emile Ardolino – Grand Performances Screening
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Steven Spielberg – FIGat7th Screening
G-Dog, Freida Mock – WORLD PREMIERE
The Invisible War, Kirby Dick (Cinedigm)
LUV, Sheldon Candis – Project Involve Screening (Indomina)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Nicholas Meyer – FIGat7th Screening
The Beyond
The History of Future Folk, J. Anderson Mitchell, Jeremy Kipp Walker
Juan of the Dead, Alejandro Brugu̩s РCuba
Saturday Morning Massacre, Spencer Parsons
Retro
Ballads, Blues and Bluegrass (1961), Alan Lomax
Banishment (2007), Andrey Zvyagintsev – Russia – LAFCA’s The Film That Got Away
The Breaking Point (1950), Michael Curtiz – Film Foundation Screening
Short Films
3113 – DIRECTOR Eric Demeusy
663114 – Japan – DIRECTOR Isamu Hirabayashi
’92 Skybox Alonzo Mourning Rookie Card – DIRECTOR Todd Sklar
Against the Sea – Mexico/USA – DIRECTOR Richard Parkin
Another Bullet Dodged – DIRECTOR Landon Zakheim
The Arm – DIRECTORS Jessie Ennis, Brie Larson, Sarah Ramos
Asad – South Africa/USA – DIRECTOR Bryan Buckley
Bear – Australia – DIRECTOR Nash Edgerton
Big Man – Nigeria – DIRECTOR Julius Onah
Black Doll – Mexico – DIRECTOR Sofia Carrillo
Cadaver – DIRECTOR Jonah D. Ansell
CatCam – DIRECTOR Seth Keal
The Chair – DIRECTOR Grainger David
Cheap Extermination – DIRECTOR Minka Farthing-Kohl
Dog Eat Dog – DIRECTOR Sian Heder
Don’t Hug Me, I’m Scared – England – DIRECTORS Joseph Pelling, Rebecca Sloan
Fireworks – DIRECTOR Victor Hugo Duran
First Birthday – DIRECTOR Andrew Ahn
The Fuse: or How I Burned Simon Bolivar – Canada/Bosnia and Herzegovina – DIRECTOR Igor Drljaca
Good Bread – DIRECTOR Eddie Schmidt
Hellion – DIRECTOR Kat Candler
Hold On Tight – Ireland – DIRECTOR Anna Rodgers
I Am John Wayne – DIRECTOR Christina Choe
Izzy & Salvador – DIRECTOR Jean-Pierre Caner
Kendo Monogatari – Cuba/Guatemala – DIRECTOR Fabián Suárez
Kudzu Vine – DIRECTOR Josh Gibson
Laura Keller – NB – DIRECTOR Mo Perkins
Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke – DIRECTORS Jillian Mayer, Lucas Leyva
Long Distance Information – England – DIRECTOR Douglas Hart
Meaning of Robots – DIRECTOR Matt Lenski
Moxie – England – DIRECTOR Stephen Irwin
Mr. Christmas – DIRECTOR Nick Palmer
New Gift – DIRECTOR Supriyo Sen
Next Door Letters – Sweden – DIRECTOR Sascha Fülscher
Once It Started It Could Not End Otherwise – DIRECTOR Kelly Sears
Paperman – DIRECTOR John Kahrs
ParaÃso – DIRECTOR Nadav Kurtz
The Pub – England – DIRECTOR Joseph Pierce
Record / Play – DIRECTOR Jesse Atlas
Reindeer – England – DIRECTOR Eva Weber
Remote Area Medical – DIRECTORS Jeff Reichert, Farihah Zaman
Robots – DIRECTOR Liz Garbus
Sacrifice – Russia – DIRECTOR Anar Abbasov
Scanning – Cuba – DIRECTOR Aleksandra Maciuszek Mukoid
Soil – DIRECTOR Meejin Hong
Song of the Spindle – DIRECTOR Drew Christie
Thumb Snatchers From The Moon Cocoon – DIRECTOR Bradley Schaffer
Voice Over – Spain – DIRECTOR MartÃn Rosete
Los Angeles Film Festival Winners 2012 | 2012 LAFF Winners
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Los Angeles Film Festival Winners 2012 were announced last night. Now in its eighteenth year, the Los Angeles Film Festival, supported by L.A. LIVE and The Los Angeles Times, is widely recognized as a world-class event, showcasing the best in new American and international cinema and providing the movie-loving public with access to some of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers, film industry professionals, and emerging talent from around the world.
The 2012 LAFF Winners are as follows:
Narrative Award"All is Well"Director - Pocas Pascoal
Documentary Award"Drought"Director - Everardo González
Best Performance in the Narrative CompetitionWendell Pierce, Emory Cohen, E.J. Bonilla and Aja Naomi King"Four"
Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature"Beasts of the Southern Wild"Director - Benh Zeitlin
Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature"Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and The FarmMidwives"Directors - Sara Lamm and Mary Wigmore
Audience Award for Best International Feature"Searching for Sugar Man"Director - Malik Bendjelloul
Best Narrative Short Film"The Chair"Director - Grainger David
Best Documentary Short Film"Kudzu Vine"Drector Josh Gibson
Best Animated/Experimental Short Film"The Pub"Director Joseph Pierce
Audience Award for Best Short Film"Asad"Director Bryan Buckley
Audience Award for Best Music Video"Piranhas Club"Director Lex Halaby
The 2012 LAFF Winners are as follows:
Narrative Award"All is Well"Director - Pocas Pascoal
Documentary Award"Drought"Director - Everardo González
Best Performance in the Narrative CompetitionWendell Pierce, Emory Cohen, E.J. Bonilla and Aja Naomi King"Four"
Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature"Beasts of the Southern Wild"Director - Benh Zeitlin
Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature"Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and The FarmMidwives"Directors - Sara Lamm and Mary Wigmore
Audience Award for Best International Feature"Searching for Sugar Man"Director - Malik Bendjelloul
Best Narrative Short Film"The Chair"Director - Grainger David
Best Documentary Short Film"Kudzu Vine"Drector Josh Gibson
Best Animated/Experimental Short Film"The Pub"Director Joseph Pierce
Audience Award for Best Short Film"Asad"Director Bryan Buckley
Audience Award for Best Music Video"Piranhas Club"Director Lex Halaby
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The Definitive Animated Films: 10-1
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Well, here we are. We've reached the end of the road. If you had to see ten animated movies, these are it. These are the ten that revolutionized animation in film. These are the ten that will be looked at in 50 more years as classics in the genre. These are the ten that, if you were teaching a master class of animated films, would make up the majority of the curriculum. Here they are - numbers 10 through the much lauded number 1.
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#10. South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut (1999)
It was the show that saved a dying cable network and beat down the walls of what is allowed on television. In 1999, Matt Stone and Trey Parker took South Park to the big screen with the story of Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Cartman seeing the R-rated "Terrance & Phillip" movie and their parents' insistence that the film is reason enough to pressure the United States into attacking Canada. Just like the show, it's crude, hilarious, satirical, and delightfully clever (and uncut, so the profanity flies). Featuring some celebrity voices playing other celebrities (Brent Spiner as Conan O'Brien, Minnie Driver as Brooke Shields, Dave Foley as the Baldwin brothers), the film also grabbed an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song with "Blame Canada." Want to know how to transition a popular TV show into a great movie and only add to the original? This is it.#9. Fantasia (1940)
What was one of Disney's biggest financial failures (hence the quick release of Dumbo to recoup the damages), Fantasia is essentially a plot-less rumination on classical music. Featuring animated interpretations of great orchestral music from the Western world, the film featured some of the most memorable segments in animated history, from "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" to "The Rite of Spring." With music played by the Philadelphia Orchestra, this collection of eight sequences is a tough, sometimes boring watch for many children, but the innovative approaches to animation and the surrealist ways the music is painted on screen through the cartoon artists is magical.#8. Yellow Submarine (1968)
So, in the mid 20th century, there was this band of young guys from England that made some music that you may have heard. Animation producer George Dunning directed Yellow Submarine, a psychedelic musical set to the tunes of The Beatles (they only actually participate in the end of the film). Pepperland exists below the sea, protected by Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Harts Club Band. When the land is attacked by the Blue Meanies, Old Fred takes the submarine to find Ringo , who helps by gathering his "mates" and returning to Pepperland to save them through the power of music. Yes, I cheated - the very end of the film is technically a live action segment as The Beatles return home with stories of their adventure. But the true impact of this film as an expression of art would be copied as the years went on, from The Wall to Purple Rain. And now, with the advent of musicals set entirely to one artist's catalogue, Yellow Submarine seems even more ahead of its time (and better than most of those films).#7. The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979)
In what was basically a collection of short stories starring the classic Warner Brothers cartoon characters, this 1979 classic is intercut between those segments as Bugs Bunny reminisces about his past exploits. Including some of the most memorable cartoons from the Chuck Jones/Phil Monroe production company, the approach of piecing together skits to make one 98 minute movie has been popularized greatly, but may never have been done as well as it has here. Most importantly, this film was the first appearance of "What's Opera Doc?" - the Elmer Fudd/Bugs Bunny melodrama - and "Duck Amuck" - the brilliant Daffy Duck cartoon where he breaks the fourth wall by speaking directly to the animator. To be honest, you can catch all these smaller cartoons on their own and don't need the Bugs Bunny narration segments, but the collection of them together here makes for an entertaining romp through some of the most influential animated moments of all time.#6. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Another entry from Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, the beloved story of two young daughters and their interactions with spirits in postwar rural Japan is magic encapsulated. After their family moves into an old house to be closer to the hospital where their mother is recovering from an unnamed illness, Satsuki and Mei begin to discover creatures all over the place - tiny black "soot spirits," rabbit-like creatures - the largest of which they call "Totoro" (from a mispronunciation of the word "troll") - and a giant bus-shaped cat. When their mother has a setback, a family fight results in the disappearance of Mei, and the creatures wish to help. The story is whimsical and never takes itself too seriously, but proves that, even with what seems like a low-stakes plot, a movie can capture your imagination and, most importantly, introduce you to a catbus.#5. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
The first animated film to grab a Best Picture nomination, Beauty and the Beast was the second film of Disney late 80's/early 90's comeback in the animation genre, a beautiful adaptation of Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont's classic story. When Belle's father is captured by a beast who lives in an old castle, she offers herself as a replacement prisoner. The staff - who have been transformed into household items like a clock, a candlestick, and a teapot from the same curse that affect the Beast - hopes that Belle is the woman who can break the spell and change them all back. Nominated for six Oscars and winning two (Best Original Score and Best Original Song), Beauty and the Beast featured the voice work of Robby Benson, Jerry Orbach, and Angela Lansbury, among others. Also inspiring a Broadway musical, this film still proves to have one of the biggest influences on the Disney empire.#4. Spirited Away (2001)
The final Hayao Miyazaki film on our list, Spirited Away is both his best film and his most imaginative. Ten-year-old Chihiro Ogino is upset when moving into a new neighborhood, then finds herself trapped in an alternate reality where her parents are transformed into pigs. To find her parents and return to her own world, Chihiro must work in an evil witch's bathhouse and give up her name (going forward, she is called "Sen"). She and her guide Haku cross paths with everything from magic dumplings to a monster named No-Face to a ridiculously oversized baby as they try to find a way for Sen to escape this world. Curiously colorful and masterfully surrealist, Spirited Away received the most votes in the British Film Institute's poll of the 50 films you should see before the age of 14. Forget 14 - everyone of any age should see this masterpiece.#3. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Producer Walt Disney and a team of six directors managed to bring the world the first full length cel-animated film in 1937, an adaptation of the German fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm. Snow White was the first and, though many feel the most important, was, at the very least, the stepping stone to better production, better scripts, and better films overall. Original drafts of the film by staff writer Richard Creedon told a much more comical story, painting the Prince as more of a clown and included overly hilarious descriptions of the Witch's appearance. Since the original Grimm story did not give the dwarfs names, Disney narrowed down their names from about fifty potential ones, including Deafy, Wheezy, and Tubby. Eventually, the film was given a much more realistic tone - albeit a whimsical one - after producers questioned the characters' believability. In the end, what Disney did in 1937 created a new genre, a new style, and a brand new medium to deliver full length films.#2. Toy Story (1995)
Snow White started it all. But in 1995, the game completely changed when a smaller entity of Disney called Pixar released the first full length film ever made completely with CGI. Toy Story was Pixar's first feature film (they had created a number of short films up to that point), directed by John Lasseter, with a screenplay by Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, and Alec Sokolow and story by Lasseter, Stanton, Peter Docter, and Joe Ranft. Starring the voices of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen (among others), the film focused on the story of a toy named Woody (Hanks) who feels slighted by the appearance of a new toy, Buzz Lightyear (Allen), and their owner Andy's perceived change of preference. The appearance of plenty of brand name classic toys (all given a personality) and music by Randy Newman gave this film tons of heart and wit, as well as a bevy of characters that could translate into other stories. Made for about $30 million, the film had a domestic box office gross of over $360 million, giving birth to two sequels (Toy Story 3 was nominated for Best Picture) and an upcoming fourth entry into the series. Since then, CGI has become common practice, almost replacing major studio traditional animation forever.#1. Pinocchio (1940)
While Snow White and Toy Story were pioneers, Beauty and the Beast and Up received the highest award recognition, and Miyazaki films expanded the animation horizons overseas, there is still one early Disney offering that stands up as the most important and influential animated film of all time. The second animated film from Disney was adapted from Carlo Collodi's story The Adventures of Pinocchio, Pinocchio is the tale of a puppet who will be brought to life if proves that he is "brave, truthful, and unselfish." The film starts with the most important song in the history of Disney animation ("When You Wish Upon a Star") and is told in flashback by Jiminy Cricket, detailing Geppetto's creation of Pinocchio, his journey as a living, walking puppet, his naivety in the face of con artists, and his eventual trip to Pleasure Island and dealings with shady characters. Disney's lack of politically correctness was on display, as Pinocchio gets drunk, smokes, gambles, etc., while eventually coming back to his father and the things he cares about most. It's a hero's trial, for sure, but it's one that helped influence various other offerings on our list. Pinocchio didn't create the genre. It didn't perfect the art. It took a simple story that kids could enjoy, added deeper storylines to appeal to parents, and featured a beautiful score and wonderful songs. In other words, animation - and film, in general - wouldn't be the same without Pinocchio.Comments? Have at it...
Five Best Plus: Successful Book Adaptations the Authors Hated
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Everybody has that pretentious friend that, every time you rave about a motion picture, says (in pure Jim Gaffigan style) "the book was MUCH better than the movie." Well, speaking as a person who has really only read two novels before seeing the films (and I didn't care much for either film), I usually prefer the movies rather than sitting down and reading. Regardless how I feel (or anybody for that matter), there are some authors, regardless of how successful the films are, that don't think their work should exist in any form but their own (though they gave the "OK" to do it). Below are the five best films for which their source's authors hold nothing but disdain. This isn't to say any of these films are better than their respective books, but the writers who put pen to paper certainly won't ever think so.
Any other cases of this that I forgot? Let me know and I'll store them in my brain's trivia database.
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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Author: Roald Dahl
Unless you saw the Johnny Depp/Tim Burton version first or are clinically insane, you probably prefer the original Gene Wilder-starring vehicle that added a sense of visual magic to Dahl's beloved novel. Unfortunately, Dahl had the opposite point of view (essentially why we never saw an adaptation of Charlie and Glass Elevator). Dahl felt Wilder's portrayal of the candy genius was "pretentious" and "bouncy." He also felt the film was terribly directed by oft-documentarian Mel Stuart. While Dahl's criticisms may be well-founded (especially if you adopt the point of view that it's surprisingly dark for a family film), the original adaptation stands up as one of the most beloved films of all time by children and parents alike. Dahl passed away in 1990, long before Burton's version, which took a few other liberties with the story. Who knows if he would have preferred it or not. |
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A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Author: Anthony Burgess
Not only did Burgess hate Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of his novel, he eventually regretted ever writing it at all. Burgess said the film "made it easy for readers of the book to misunderstand what it was about, and the misunderstanding will pursue me till I die. I should not have written the book because of this danger of misinterpretation." Now, not writing a seminal piece of fiction just because people might take it differently than you want is ridiculous, but A Clockwork Orange is easily his most widely respected work. But, Kubrick is known for taking a much more visual and stylistic approach to his adaptations (more to come), and Burgess felt the film did nothing but glorify the sex and violence that really only filled in the edges of his classic novel. I tried to read the book once - it's written from Alex's point of view using his insane slang, so it gets monotonous. |
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Author: Ken Kesey
Rumors circulated that Kesey actually never even watched this Oscar winner before he died (his wife later said he did and was happy the film was made). But, for a long time, Kesey was outspoken about the decisions made by director Milos Forman and screenwriters Lawrence Nauben and Bo Goldman. Kesey was originally slated to help with the production, but left two weeks in. Kesey's novel is actually written from the point of view of Chief Bromden, an aspect Kesey felt was imperative to tell the story. The film refocused it and made Randall McMurphy the protagonist and cast Jack Nicholson in the Oscar-winning role. Kesey never really came around on this brilliant film, but at least his animosity eventually faded a little.| courtesy of coolhd.org |
The Shining (1980)
Author: Stephen King
In what may be the most famous case of this topics, Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Stephen King's novel not only was met with anger and hatred, but eventually was re-adapted by the author himself in a three-part rebuttal version of the book. While the book plays out more like a family drama before the Overlook Hotel comes into play (Jack is a recovering alcoholic who's battle with internal demons helps drive the story), Kubrick abandons a lot of the emotion behind the story in favor of groundbreaking visual design and set work. King's novel focuses on how internal strife can manifest itself, while Kubrick's looks much harder at how isolation can destroy an already unstable mind. King felt Nicholson was miscast, as he already personified "crazy" too much, instead of a gradual descent into madness. That may be true, but King's 1997 attempt to rectify problems with Steven Weber as the lead is an arduous mess. |
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American Psycho (2000)
Author: Bret Easton Ellis
Bret Easton Ellis doesn't really like any of the films adapted from his work (i.e. Less Than Zero, Rules of Attraction to a point), but this one is the best of the group. Ellis believes the story is meant as a novel because it can maintain ambiguity. Patrick Bateman was defined as an unreliable narrator in the novel and, though the movie achieves this up to a point, Ellis still says that "the film demands answers." While he has a very valid point, the aggressively violent and stylish adaptation with Christian Bale in the lead is infectious and stimulating all the same. It's certainly a story that needs to be either seen or read, but probably not both.Any other cases of this that I forgot? Let me know and I'll store them in my brain's trivia database.
On the Horizon: Beasts of the Southern Wild
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Here's the trailer for the upcoming film Beasts of the Southern Wild:
Good Decisions
Well, it was the hit (and Grand Jury Prize winner) at Sundance, so it obviously made a lot of good decisions. This trailer is great at blurring what the film could be. Is it a family drama? Is it a fantasy? Is it some weird mixture of the two? Plus, it's been years since Katrina, but the United States still feels the catastrophic results of that time - New Orleans will be a good setting for any film for years to come.
Bad Decisions
I'm not sure - it's very independent, so its reach won't be too wide. It's the early (VERY early) frontrunner for Best Picture, but, though it took over Sundance, it still was released really early and now premieres wider during the time of the summer blockbusters.
Jury Still Out
It's pretty much a completely new everything here - cast, director, writer. Quvenzhané Wallis looks like a great young actress, but a 91 minute film is tough for an 8-year-old to carry. Director Banh Zeitlin's first feature film has already made an impact in the independent community. Let's see if it can expand its effect.
Release Date: July 27, 2012 (limited)
Excitement Level
(3.5 out of 5)
Good Decisions
Well, it was the hit (and Grand Jury Prize winner) at Sundance, so it obviously made a lot of good decisions. This trailer is great at blurring what the film could be. Is it a family drama? Is it a fantasy? Is it some weird mixture of the two? Plus, it's been years since Katrina, but the United States still feels the catastrophic results of that time - New Orleans will be a good setting for any film for years to come.
Bad Decisions
I'm not sure - it's very independent, so its reach won't be too wide. It's the early (VERY early) frontrunner for Best Picture, but, though it took over Sundance, it still was released really early and now premieres wider during the time of the summer blockbusters.
Jury Still Out
It's pretty much a completely new everything here - cast, director, writer. Quvenzhané Wallis looks like a great young actress, but a 91 minute film is tough for an 8-year-old to carry. Director Banh Zeitlin's first feature film has already made an impact in the independent community. Let's see if it can expand its effect.
Release Date: July 27, 2012 (limited)
Excitement Level
(3.5 out of 5)The Movies That Defined the 1980's: 50-41
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Ugh...here he goes again with these stupid "definitive" lists. Well, I do them for a few reasons.
1. When you have two children under the age of two, a full time job, and more than a few part time jobs (not to mention this blog to keep current), you don't get time to see films as regularly, so, what would normally be filled with reviews/synopses, I fill with these features to keep my site from being stagnant.
2. I like lists. I like ranking things. And I like arguing/debating about lists with other people. So, bring it on.
Anyway, this time we'll look at the 50 definitive films from the decade of excess, the 1980's. Easily the most nostalgic of my definitive series so far (probably because I was born in 1983), this was easily the most difficult to separate from my own tastes. But, I did my best. One more reminder that this is a definitive list, not the "best of." Good films are interspersed with bad ones on this list. Enjoy numbers 50 through 41.
Onward and upward...40 through 31 coming up next.
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1. When you have two children under the age of two, a full time job, and more than a few part time jobs (not to mention this blog to keep current), you don't get time to see films as regularly, so, what would normally be filled with reviews/synopses, I fill with these features to keep my site from being stagnant.
2. I like lists. I like ranking things. And I like arguing/debating about lists with other people. So, bring it on.
Anyway, this time we'll look at the 50 definitive films from the decade of excess, the 1980's. Easily the most nostalgic of my definitive series so far (probably because I was born in 1983), this was easily the most difficult to separate from my own tastes. But, I did my best. One more reminder that this is a definitive list, not the "best of." Good films are interspersed with bad ones on this list. Enjoy numbers 50 through 41.
#50. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Seven years after giving the gift of The Shining to the world and twelve years before confusing the same world with the baffling (though underrated) Eyes Wide Shut, iconic director Stanley Kubrick delivered one of the most manic and brutal looks at war with Full Metal Jacket. Memorable for the "colorful" quotes and a young Vincent D'Onofrio's incredible physical transformation in the film, Kubrick's vision grabbed him and co-writers Michael Herr and Gustav Hasford an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. Eventually, the film slid into cult status, but it still stands as a Kubrick classic and introduced us to the man who would embody "drill sergeant" in the decades to follow, R. Lee Emery.#49. Tootsie (1982)
Dustin Hoffman will go down in history as one of the most gifted actors our country has ever produced. Though his resume includes Midnight Cowboy, Kramer vs. Kramer, and All the President's Men, it may be Tootsie that showed us the kind of range he was truly capable of. The story of an actor who, when he can't find work, decides to audition in drag is a callback to the gender-bending success of films like Some Like It Hot. A film that says - though rather obviously - a lot about feminism and the machismo that still ran the media industry, Tootsie picked up ten Oscar nominations - its only victory came in Supporting Actress for Jessica Lange. But, in the end, Dustin Hoffman in a dress may be better than 99% of any other actor in anything.#48. The Abyss (1989)
Long before James Cameron created the world of Pandora or even sailed on the ship Titanic, he mixed the two with a tale of civilian divers who encounter an aquatic alien species while searching for a nuclear submarine at the bottom of the ocean. Cameron had written and directed films before (you'll see later), but this was the first he wrote completely on his own with a studio giving him a substantial budget. Nominated for four Oscars and winning for Best Visual Effects, The Abyss was the first look at what this director could do if you throw money at him, give him free reign, and let him tell an actual story, as opposed to covering all the film's shortcomings with pretty blue people.#47. Raising Arizona (1987)
In 1984, a team of brothers broke out with a Sundance hit call Blood Simple. But, three years later, the Coen Brothers made their first major mark on the industry with one of the decade's best comedies, Raising Arizona. It's an insane premise - a lifetime criminal falls in love with a local police officer. They can't have children and see a wealthy local couple are having quintuplets. In a decision that makes total sense, the husband H.I. McDonough (Nicholas Cage) decides to kidnap one of the children to keep for themselves. Also starring Holly Hunter, John Goodman, and Randall 'Tex' Cobb, Raising Arizona still stands as one of the Coen Brothers' funniest films and proved these brothers could do just about any type of film they wanted.#46. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, the 1988 won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film and developed a bit of a cult following ever since. Martin Scorcese's Hugo may not have borrowed techniques or even told the same story, but it certainly owes a little bit to Cinema Paradiso in its overall message. The film revolves around a filmmaker and his recollection of a childhood spent at his village theater, forming a deep bond with the projectionist. Upon his return there, he reconnects with a lost love. For fear of using the phrase a little too often, it's truly a "love letter to the movies." When we have a strong connection to something - whether it's an activity, a person, or a place - returning to that love brings it all back. Cinema Pardiso showed that not only can movies evoke emotion, but can drive otherwise silent men to bask in a love that knows no bounds.#45. This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Christopher Guest may now be the undisputed champion of the mockumentary, but his first foray into the genre came in 1984 as a writer and star of Rob Reiner's This is Spinal Tap, a hilarious send up of hair metal bands and the pressures of touring for the "loudest band in the world." Reiner plays documentarian Marty DeBergi has he follows Spinal Tap on an American comeback tour filled with a bevy of issues. The band - comprised of Michael McKean, Guest, Harry Shearer, and a rotating door of drummers who keep dying for various ridiculous reasons - are legendary, thanks to "insightful" lyrics and what can only be classified as a "thirst" for stardom, paired with artistic integrity. All of Guest's comedic successes of the 90's and since owe quite a bit to this genius piece of comedic filmmaking, and he would be the first to say so.#44. Say Anything... (1989)
Cameron Crowe had major success as a writer early in the 1980's (you'll see later on the list), but his first turn behind the camera, filming a script he wrote, would add up to one of the strongest, most honest looks at young love in the last 30 years. Say Anything starred John Cusack as Lloyd Dobler, a teenager adrift in indecision and kick-boxing and his new found love for popular girl Diane Court (Ione Skye), who, as his exact opposite, still seems to be the perfect match for him, especially when he stands by her when no one else will. A beautifully simple story played to perfection by Cusack, the film put Crowe on the map, leading to plenty of other "coming of age" stories from the man who used to write articles for "Rolling Stone" at age 15.#43. Flashdance (1983)
Sometimes, all you want to do is dance. In the first "cheesy" entry on our list, Jennifer Beals stars in Flashdance, the story of a Pittsburgh area welder and exotic dancer who works to get into ballet school. Now, despite the overdone story, sub-par acting, and ridiculous premise, Flashdance found its audience, standing still as one of the nostalgic favorites, thanks to a memorable soundtrack and a collection of extremely noteworthy moments, despite the fact that Beals had a male body double for some dance scenes. Nominated for four Oscars and winning Best Original Song ("Flashdance...What a Feeling"), this karaoke-style pseudo-musical was directed by the same man who gave us Jacob's Ladder, Fatal Attraction, and Unfaithful, so I can't bury it too much.#42. Less Than Zero (1987)
Long before the age of Facebook and the Internet, the only way we could keep in touch with our old friends was with phone calls and visits home for the holidays. Marek Kanievska's adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' first novel (written at age 21 when still at Bennington College) is a stylish tale of a college freshman who comes home to Los Angeles only to find his former best friend is a train wreck of a drug addict. Starring Andrew McCarthy, James Spader, and Jami Gertz, what Less Than Zero did more than anything was introduce us to "full-on" Robert Downey, Jr., coincidentally in the drug-addled fashion that would dominate his life for years. Ellis hates the film and, while it suffers from a number of issues with plotting and melodrama, the film still stands as one of the few offerings involving the "brat pack" that isn't overly saccharine.#41. The Lost Boys (1987)
Other than the brat pack, the 1980's were dominated by a number of other actors from the "other side of the tracks," specifically Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, and Kiefer Sutherland. Director Joel Schumacher followed up 1985's St. Elmo's Fire with The Lost Boys, a story of two brothers convinced their new home is infested with vampires. Featuring Jason Patric, Dianne Wiest, and the three actors listed above, the film caught a visceral angle of teenage angst and the frustration of starting over in a new place. It's a little campy (as Schumacher usually is) and a little scary, but it's a solid showcase for all the actors in the cast and an important step in the careers of all involved. Plus, it's just a pretty cool movie.Onward and upward...40 through 31 coming up next.
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