OCTOBER-DECEMBER LEEDS FILM QUARTER PROGRAMME LAUNCHED
The latest programme from Leeds Film Quarter is a diverse and exciting delve into the extremes of cinema. With special previews, rare archive films and major discoveries from around the globe this season is a treat for all fans of cinema, no matter what you’re interested in.
Carlos Reygadas, one of the world’s most promising filmmakers, is showcased in Emerging Talent: Mexico. The season contains the extraordinary Japón, garnered enthusiastic reviews and a slew of prizes on the international festival circuit in 2002-3, whilst a preview of his latest film Battle In Heaven proves that Reygadas is a daring talent with a highly idiosyncratic and committed aesthetic.
A shocking yet compelling canon of work is appraised in Confrontation 24 Frames A Second: The Cinema Of Michael Haneke. With has latest film Hidden showing at the GNER 19th Leeds International Film Festival, this will be an opportunity to discover the director’s earlier films with screenings of the disturbing treatise on violence Funny Games and the explicit The Piano Teacher.
In conjunction with the major new exhibition at Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds Film Quarter contributes a season of films about the varying nature and experience of the city at night in Something Of The Night. With some atmospheric chillers such as An American Werewolf In London and Kontroll, there are also some evocative classics in the shape of Nights Of Cabiria and ‘Round Midnight. Lumen also provide an opportunity to see some rare films, included a showing of the first reel of Andy Warhol’s legendary Empire.
Past master Sergei Paradjanov, who was the most idiosyncratic and controversial of post-war Soviet auteur equalled in artistic achievement only by his contemporary Tarkovsky, is explored with rare opportunities to see such films as The Legend Of The Suram Fortress and Ashik Kerib.
The work of legendary composer Bernard Herrmann is celebrated to commemorate the 30th anniversary of his passing. Working with a veritable ‘Who’s Who’ of the cinema, there’s a chance to see his wonderful music accompanying the work of Welles, Hitchcock and Scorsese.
Finally, the LFQ Specials provide the usual mix of exclusive previews and exciting one-off’s including Jim Jarmusch’s latest film Broken Flowers and the excellent Slovenian war film Valley of Peace.
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Thursday, September 22, 2005
JVC’s ProHD* camcorder delivered across Europe
Interchangeable lenses, ergonomic design, SD and progressive HDVTM images are the major selling points
RAI Centre, Amsterdam, Holland, 9-13 September, 2005 – JVC is now shipping the 1/3-inch 3-CCD GY-HD100E camcorder across Europe. Literally thousands of orders have been taken and JVC are fulfilling the orders to meet customer demand.
ProHD products can be used in combination with existing equipment and accessories, facilitating a seamless link between the current SD formats and the HD formats of the future. The JVC GY-HD100E is ideal for users who want to phase in HD production and ProHD is today’s most affordable and most adaptable HD solution. The ability to record on Mini-DV tape has enabled this remarkable revolution to take place.
Physical qualities and benefits
The camcorder is provided with a standard detachable 16x servo Fujinon lens and is equipped with a standard 1/3-inch bayonet lens mount enabling the user to work with a wide variety of professional lenses. As a professional system, ProHD products naturally include timecode reading and writing ability. The convenient menu operation makes it easy to present time code at the beginning of a tape. The camera is lightweight enabling it to be either shoulder mounted or hand held. A range of film accessories is now available with the camcorder including lenses, stabilisers, light controls and battery adaptors.
Philip Johnston, an experienced Director and Cameraman from the Small Video Company Limited based in Scotland invested in the GY-HD100E in August, 2005 to make corporate and educational videos for a range of clients’ needs. Philip is currently working on a corporate video on Diabetes for the Scottish Executive. The production will be shot using the GY-HD100E in 16:9 standard definition mode for final output to DVD for distribution throughout Scotland. Philip explains why he chose the JVC camcorder, “I chose it for the size. It is a professional camera with a proper lens without all the hardware added on. I have been waiting for this camera to appear because it is just the right size and it is not too heavy. It has a manual lens which is necessary for SD production. Basically, it has all the right ingredients. A bonus is that it comes with more ingredients such as the ½-inch and wide-angle adaptors as an optional accessories. This is the first camera that I have seen that has two headphone outputs which a bonus for sound mixing. I can’t ask for a better camera to suit my needs.”
Selling factors and benefits
The camera uses the 720p HDV format where it can capture and record progressive high definition and standard definition images with full resolution. If necessary, these 720p (1,280 x 720) images can be converted into interlaced format (1,080i) without degradation. It captures images that match those available from today’s top HDTV displays including JVC’s new LCD monitors, rear-projection HDTV displays and DT-V monitors.
Capturing and recording data at the film frame rate of 24fps, the GY-HD100E offers extensive user customisation of settings like exposure, gamma, and detail. 24fps recordings can be easily transferred on to 16mm or 35 mm film if needed.
Dave Blackham, Head of Operations at Granada Bristol comments on the camcorder, “The GY-HD100E looks to be a good choice of compact camcorder where acquisition of progressive 720 HDV images required. It is also good for shooting both interlaced and progressive DV. The 1/3 bayonet lens mount allows the use of high quality optics and converters such as P+S Technik optical converter and looks set to produce pleasing images. In operation the camcorder is ergonomically designed and is easy to operate.”
It records using the broadcast industry standard MPEG-2 main profile at HL-14. Offering far greater efficiency than frame bound systems, ProHD records at data rates at or above commercial broadcast rates.
Recent advancements in non-linear editing have made it possible to edit ProHD on virtually all popular NLE systems. Direct digital transfer through IEEE 1394 ensures the quality is maintained throughout the process.
*ProHD
ProHD is a concept of JVC’s affordable high definition solution and its format HDV. From the outset all ProHD models have been designed strictly for professional use and JVC has implemented professional features in areas such as timecode and audio.
HDV and HDV logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation and Victor Company of Japan, Limited (JVC).
Interchangeable lenses, ergonomic design, SD and progressive HDVTM images are the major selling points
RAI Centre, Amsterdam, Holland, 9-13 September, 2005 – JVC is now shipping the 1/3-inch 3-CCD GY-HD100E camcorder across Europe. Literally thousands of orders have been taken and JVC are fulfilling the orders to meet customer demand.
ProHD products can be used in combination with existing equipment and accessories, facilitating a seamless link between the current SD formats and the HD formats of the future. The JVC GY-HD100E is ideal for users who want to phase in HD production and ProHD is today’s most affordable and most adaptable HD solution. The ability to record on Mini-DV tape has enabled this remarkable revolution to take place.
Physical qualities and benefits
The camcorder is provided with a standard detachable 16x servo Fujinon lens and is equipped with a standard 1/3-inch bayonet lens mount enabling the user to work with a wide variety of professional lenses. As a professional system, ProHD products naturally include timecode reading and writing ability. The convenient menu operation makes it easy to present time code at the beginning of a tape. The camera is lightweight enabling it to be either shoulder mounted or hand held. A range of film accessories is now available with the camcorder including lenses, stabilisers, light controls and battery adaptors.
Philip Johnston, an experienced Director and Cameraman from the Small Video Company Limited based in Scotland invested in the GY-HD100E in August, 2005 to make corporate and educational videos for a range of clients’ needs. Philip is currently working on a corporate video on Diabetes for the Scottish Executive. The production will be shot using the GY-HD100E in 16:9 standard definition mode for final output to DVD for distribution throughout Scotland. Philip explains why he chose the JVC camcorder, “I chose it for the size. It is a professional camera with a proper lens without all the hardware added on. I have been waiting for this camera to appear because it is just the right size and it is not too heavy. It has a manual lens which is necessary for SD production. Basically, it has all the right ingredients. A bonus is that it comes with more ingredients such as the ½-inch and wide-angle adaptors as an optional accessories. This is the first camera that I have seen that has two headphone outputs which a bonus for sound mixing. I can’t ask for a better camera to suit my needs.”
Selling factors and benefits
The camera uses the 720p HDV format where it can capture and record progressive high definition and standard definition images with full resolution. If necessary, these 720p (1,280 x 720) images can be converted into interlaced format (1,080i) without degradation. It captures images that match those available from today’s top HDTV displays including JVC’s new LCD monitors, rear-projection HDTV displays and DT-V monitors.
Capturing and recording data at the film frame rate of 24fps, the GY-HD100E offers extensive user customisation of settings like exposure, gamma, and detail. 24fps recordings can be easily transferred on to 16mm or 35 mm film if needed.
Dave Blackham, Head of Operations at Granada Bristol comments on the camcorder, “The GY-HD100E looks to be a good choice of compact camcorder where acquisition of progressive 720 HDV images required. It is also good for shooting both interlaced and progressive DV. The 1/3 bayonet lens mount allows the use of high quality optics and converters such as P+S Technik optical converter and looks set to produce pleasing images. In operation the camcorder is ergonomically designed and is easy to operate.”
It records using the broadcast industry standard MPEG-2 main profile at HL-14. Offering far greater efficiency than frame bound systems, ProHD records at data rates at or above commercial broadcast rates.
Recent advancements in non-linear editing have made it possible to edit ProHD on virtually all popular NLE systems. Direct digital transfer through IEEE 1394 ensures the quality is maintained throughout the process.
*ProHD
ProHD is a concept of JVC’s affordable high definition solution and its format HDV. From the outset all ProHD models have been designed strictly for professional use and JVC has implemented professional features in areas such as timecode and audio.
HDV and HDV logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation and Victor Company of Japan, Limited (JVC).
Monday, September 12, 2005
Corrie Roadshow
Coronation Street star Shobna Gulati has spoken out in praise of North West Vision?s move to host diversity roadshows across the Northwest.
Shobna, who plays Sunita in ITV?s flagship programme, has endorsed the roadshows, which will help to reach communities that have not yet had the opportunity to work with the regional film and TV agency.
Taking place at venues well-know for embracing diversity such as Workers? Film Association (WFA), First Take,The Dukes, The Northwest Disability Arts Forum (NWDAF) and with KinoFilm BlueFiRe, the roadshows are intended to explain more about the schemes, funding and support available, and more importantly allow people to build relationships with North West Vision. The aim of this move is to sustain a more diverse range of talent in England?s Northwest.
The roadshows will be hosted by Emerald Hunte who was recently appointed as Diversity Officer for North West Vision. The UK Film Council (UKFC) selected North West Vision out of the nine regional screen agencies to pilot the Diversity Officer role. North West Vision has always been committed to diversity and over the last three years 32% of all lottery awards have benefited people from diverse groups/backgrounds*.
Emerald brings to the role years of experience in the field and is using her knowledge, energy and drive to make links with communities, identify barriers, find solutions and foster accesibility. In the future, she will develop a specific scheme to benefit emerging talent from wider communities and give input to trainee induction programmes.
Emerald and North West Vision are working closely with the BBC, BECTU and other partners on the Move On Up North event, which takes place in Manchester on 18th November 2005. This cross-industry, all-day event provides valuable networking opportunities between B&ME industry professionals and potential employers.
Shobna Gulati, Coronation Street Actress says:
"I am really pleased that North West Vision are taking the first steps towards encouraging and nurturing both existing and new talent through Emerald Hunte?s appointment. Addressing diversity in its widest context needs this type of action. I wish her all the very best in her position, and am looking forward to a new equality in film and television in the Northwest."
Alice Morrison, Chief Executive at North West Vision says:
?We are delighted that the film council has chosen North West Vision to pilot the Diversity Officer role and we are sure that we have picked the right person for the job. Diversity is extremely important to us and we already work to make our schemes and funding as accesible as possible, but now we have the resources to create internal and external strategies to ensure a level playing field and access to all.?
Emerald Hunte, Diversity Officer at North West Vision says:
?I love my job ? it gives me the opportunity to go out and meet some fascinating people and help to develop talented individuals that may not otherwise have access to our services. My aim is to actively champion diversity in the Northwest?s TV and film industry and to ensure that diversity is an integral part of North West Vision's work?
John Woodward, Chief Executive of the UK Film Council says:
?North West Vision is taking vital step forward in helping to achieve a more diverse workforce both behind, and in front of, the camera. The whole film industry recognises that film is a rich and popular part of our national life and that movies are a very powerful form of entertainment. But it is imperative that we create a more socially and culturally diverse industry in which people from all backgrounds can achieve their potential and give audiences a better chance of seeing films which reflect their own cultures and interests. This initiative is a great example of the charter in practice.?
* This fact has been compiled by North West Vision?s Production Department and taken from equal opportunities forms completed by individuals and organisations funded over the past three years.
Coronation Street star Shobna Gulati has spoken out in praise of North West Vision?s move to host diversity roadshows across the Northwest.
Shobna, who plays Sunita in ITV?s flagship programme, has endorsed the roadshows, which will help to reach communities that have not yet had the opportunity to work with the regional film and TV agency.
Taking place at venues well-know for embracing diversity such as Workers? Film Association (WFA), First Take,The Dukes, The Northwest Disability Arts Forum (NWDAF) and with KinoFilm BlueFiRe, the roadshows are intended to explain more about the schemes, funding and support available, and more importantly allow people to build relationships with North West Vision. The aim of this move is to sustain a more diverse range of talent in England?s Northwest.
The roadshows will be hosted by Emerald Hunte who was recently appointed as Diversity Officer for North West Vision. The UK Film Council (UKFC) selected North West Vision out of the nine regional screen agencies to pilot the Diversity Officer role. North West Vision has always been committed to diversity and over the last three years 32% of all lottery awards have benefited people from diverse groups/backgrounds*.
Emerald brings to the role years of experience in the field and is using her knowledge, energy and drive to make links with communities, identify barriers, find solutions and foster accesibility. In the future, she will develop a specific scheme to benefit emerging talent from wider communities and give input to trainee induction programmes.
Emerald and North West Vision are working closely with the BBC, BECTU and other partners on the Move On Up North event, which takes place in Manchester on 18th November 2005. This cross-industry, all-day event provides valuable networking opportunities between B&ME industry professionals and potential employers.
Shobna Gulati, Coronation Street Actress says:
"I am really pleased that North West Vision are taking the first steps towards encouraging and nurturing both existing and new talent through Emerald Hunte?s appointment. Addressing diversity in its widest context needs this type of action. I wish her all the very best in her position, and am looking forward to a new equality in film and television in the Northwest."
Alice Morrison, Chief Executive at North West Vision says:
?We are delighted that the film council has chosen North West Vision to pilot the Diversity Officer role and we are sure that we have picked the right person for the job. Diversity is extremely important to us and we already work to make our schemes and funding as accesible as possible, but now we have the resources to create internal and external strategies to ensure a level playing field and access to all.?
Emerald Hunte, Diversity Officer at North West Vision says:
?I love my job ? it gives me the opportunity to go out and meet some fascinating people and help to develop talented individuals that may not otherwise have access to our services. My aim is to actively champion diversity in the Northwest?s TV and film industry and to ensure that diversity is an integral part of North West Vision's work?
John Woodward, Chief Executive of the UK Film Council says:
?North West Vision is taking vital step forward in helping to achieve a more diverse workforce both behind, and in front of, the camera. The whole film industry recognises that film is a rich and popular part of our national life and that movies are a very powerful form of entertainment. But it is imperative that we create a more socially and culturally diverse industry in which people from all backgrounds can achieve their potential and give audiences a better chance of seeing films which reflect their own cultures and interests. This initiative is a great example of the charter in practice.?
* This fact has been compiled by North West Vision?s Production Department and taken from equal opportunities forms completed by individuals and organisations funded over the past three years.
Saturday, September 03, 2005
THE BUSINESS
This new film is directed by THE FOOTBALL FACTORY'S Nick Love is a story of passion, crime and friendships tested to the limit.
Set in the Thatcher era with the cool sounds of the Eighties, THE BUSINESS is an action packed gangster flick set in Spain's sun drenched Costa del
Crime.
Frankie (Danny Dyer) is on the run from the high-rise's of South London to a new life in Malaga with nothing but a tin stuffed full of cash. Having no
Idea that this delivery of cash to super-suave playboy and ex-con, Charlie (Tamer Hassan), will change his life forever, he soon becomes one of the gang, and inds himself drawn into a flamboyant and violent world of organised crime.
Things can get tough when you attract the wrong sort of attention, especially when that happens to be SAMMY’S (GEOFF BELL) girl CARLY (GEORGINA
CHAPMAN), coupled with the attention of The Mayor of Puerto Banus, the Colombian mafia and the Spanish Coastal Guards.
Frankie’s about to find out that the Spanish coast of dreams can quickly turn sour as loyalties shift, business gets out of control and friendships
are tested to breaking point.
Produced by Vertigo Films’ Allan Niblo and James Richardson (THE FOOTBALL FACTORY, ITS ALL GONE PETE TONG)
The soundtrack featuring Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Duran Duran will be released by EMI in September 2005 and will take you back to the heady days of the yuppie 1980s, The Tube and shoulder pads.
This new film is directed by THE FOOTBALL FACTORY'S Nick Love is a story of passion, crime and friendships tested to the limit.
Set in the Thatcher era with the cool sounds of the Eighties, THE BUSINESS is an action packed gangster flick set in Spain's sun drenched Costa del
Crime.
Frankie (Danny Dyer) is on the run from the high-rise's of South London to a new life in Malaga with nothing but a tin stuffed full of cash. Having no
Idea that this delivery of cash to super-suave playboy and ex-con, Charlie (Tamer Hassan), will change his life forever, he soon becomes one of the gang, and inds himself drawn into a flamboyant and violent world of organised crime.
Things can get tough when you attract the wrong sort of attention, especially when that happens to be SAMMY’S (GEOFF BELL) girl CARLY (GEORGINA
CHAPMAN), coupled with the attention of The Mayor of Puerto Banus, the Colombian mafia and the Spanish Coastal Guards.
Frankie’s about to find out that the Spanish coast of dreams can quickly turn sour as loyalties shift, business gets out of control and friendships
are tested to breaking point.
Produced by Vertigo Films’ Allan Niblo and James Richardson (THE FOOTBALL FACTORY, ITS ALL GONE PETE TONG)
The soundtrack featuring Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Duran Duran will be released by EMI in September 2005 and will take you back to the heady days of the yuppie 1980s, The Tube and shoulder pads.
Friday, September 02, 2005
35th International Film Festival Rotterdam
January 25 – February 5, 2006
• Hubert Bals Fund supported films in Venice and Toronto Festivals
• CineMart Project LES AMANTS RÉGULIERS in Venice Competition
Within their various programme sections the Venice, Toronto and San Sebastian film festivals have selected many new films supported by
Hubert Bals Fund and CineMart of the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Philippe Garrel’s LES AMANTS RÉGULIERS, presented at CineMart
2004, is selected for Venezia 62 In Competition. Ali Mohammad Ghasemi’s extraordinary début WRITING ON THE EARTH, supported by the Hubert Bals
Fund, is presented in the Critics Week, Rashid Masharawi’s WAITING will be shown in the Venice Days. A full list follows below.
The Toronto festival presents the world premieres of SOMETHING LIKE HAPPINESS by Bohdan Sláma, (winner of a Tiger Award in 2002 for WILD
BEES), Zhang Yang’s SUNFLOWER, and THE BETRAYAL by Philippe Faucon, all three CineMart Projects. Already honoured with the FIPRESCI Prize in
Locarno, Hubert Bals Fund supported A PERFECT DAY by Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige also turns up in the Toronto programme.
Congratulating all involved with the selection of their films, Rotterdam festival director Sandra den Hamer adds: “The combined platforms of our
festival, Hubert Bals Fund and CineMart continue to focus on talented and innovative filmmakers. We are proud to see their films selected for
Cannes, Venice, Toronto, San Sebastian and many other festivals. Already, hundreds of new and promising projects are being sent to us for
consideration. I am looking forward to present our latest harvest and selection in Rotterdam next year.”
Europe’s acknowledged showcase for independent cinema, the International Film Festival Rotterdam combines the presentation and active support of
adventurous and creative film-making. The festival sections include the Tiger Awards Competition, Filmmakers in Focus, extensive sections of
recent fiction and documentary features and short films as well as special thematic sidebars, Exploding Cinema, the What (is)
Cinema-debates and cutting edge film-related exhibitions. Each year, the festival attracts a large and dedicated audience and almost 3,000
international guests among which around 350 filmmakers. IFFR 2006 entry deadlines are October 1 (short films and documentaries) and November 1
(fiction features).
IFFR’s CineMart, the world’s first and largest international
co-production market, invites a select number of directors and producers
to present their latest projects to potential co-producers, TV-networks,
distributors, financiers, sales agents and funding bodies. The 23rd
CineMart will take place next January 29 – February 2 as part of the
35th IFFR (January 25 – February 5, 2006). The 2005 CineMart project
entry deadline is October 1, 2005.
Since its foundation by IFFR in 1989, the Hubert Bals Fund has given
financial support to over 500 feature film projects of talented
independent filmmakers in southern or developing countries. HBF
supported films that earned worldwide acclaim were, among others, JAPÓN
by Carlos Reygadas, DIVINE INTERVENTION by Elia Suleiman, UZAK (DISTANT)
by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, KHAMOSH PANI (SILENT WATERS) by Sabiha Sumar, GORI
VATRA (FUSE) by Pjer Zalica, DÍAS DE SANTIAGO (DAYS OF SANTIAGO) by
Josué Mendez. Hubert Bals Fund application deadlines are March 1 and
August 1.
Festival website: www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com
LIST OF TITLES
A. Hubert Bals Fund supported films and/or former CineMart projects
within the programme of
62nd Venice Film Festival, August 31 - September 10, 2005:
Venezia 62. In Competition:
LES AMANTS RÉGULIERS by Philippe Garrel
France/Italy, 2005
CineMart Project 2004
Giornate degli Autore/Venice Days:
ATTENTE (WAITING) by Rashid Masharawi
France/Palestine, 2005
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
Settimana internazionale della critica/International Critics Week:
YADASHT BAR ZAMIN (WRITING ON THE EARTH) BY Ali Mohammad Ghasemi
Iran, 2005
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
B. Hubert Bals Fund supported films and/or former CineMart projects
within the programme of
30th Toronto International Film Festival, September 8-17, 2005:
Contemporary World Cinema:
BATALLA IN EL CIELO (BATTLE IN HEAVEN) by Carlos Reygadas
Mexico, 2005
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
PARADISE NOW by Hany Abu-Assad
The Netherlands/France/Germany/Israel, 2005
CineMart Project 2001
STESTI (SOMETHING LIKE HAPPINESS) by Bohdan Sláma
Czech Republic, 2005
CineMart Project 2003
XIANG ER KUI (SUNFLOWER) by Zhang Yang
China, 2004
CineMart Project 2003
Discovery:
BENARES by Barlen Pyamootoo
France/Mauritius, 2005
CineMart Project 2004
NAOUSSÉ (A PERFECT DAY) by Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige
Lebanon/France, 2005
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
Special Presentations:
3 NEEDLES by Thom Fitzgerald
Canada, 2005
CineMart Project 2004
LES AMANTS RÉGULIERS by Philippe Garrel
France, 2005
CineMart Project 2004
Visions:
ATTENTE (WAITING) by Rashid Masharawi
France/Palestine, 2005
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
THE FORSAKEN LAND by Vimukthi Jayasundara
Sri Lanka, 2004
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
CineMart Project 2004
MONOBLOC by Luis Ortega
Argentina, 2005
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
LA TRAHISON (THE BETRAYAL) by Philippe Faucon
France, 2005
CineMart Project 2004
C. Hubert Bals Fund supported films and/or former CineMart projects
within the programme of
53rd San Sebastian International Film Festival, September 15-24, 2005
Competition:
STESTI (SOMETHING LIKE HAPPINESS) by Bohdan Sláma
Czech Republic, 2005
CineMart Project 2003
XIANG ER KUI (SUNFLOWER) by Zhang Yang
China, 2004
CineMart Project 2003
Zabaltegi-New Directors:
LOS SUICIDAS (SUICIDALS) by Juan Villegas
Argentina, 2005
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
Zabaltegi – Festival’s Top:
BATALLA IN EL CIELO (BATTLE IN HEAVEN) by Carlos Reygadas
Mexico, 2005
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW by Miranda July
USA, 2005
CineMart Project 2004
PARADISE NOW by Hany Abu-Assad
The Netherlands/France/Germany/Israel, 2005
CineMart Project 2001
Horizontes Latinos Competition:
CINEMA, ASPIRINAS E URUBUS (CINEMA, ASPIRIN AND VULTURES) by Marcelo Gomes
Brazil, 2005
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
MONOBLOC by Luis Ortega
Argentina, 2005
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
LA SAGRADA FAMILIA (THE SACRED FAMILY) by Sebastián Campos
Chile, 2004
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
SANGRE by Amat Escalante
Mexico, 2005
CineMart Project 2005
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
January 25 – February 5, 2006
• Hubert Bals Fund supported films in Venice and Toronto Festivals
• CineMart Project LES AMANTS RÉGULIERS in Venice Competition
Within their various programme sections the Venice, Toronto and San Sebastian film festivals have selected many new films supported by
Hubert Bals Fund and CineMart of the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Philippe Garrel’s LES AMANTS RÉGULIERS, presented at CineMart
2004, is selected for Venezia 62 In Competition. Ali Mohammad Ghasemi’s extraordinary début WRITING ON THE EARTH, supported by the Hubert Bals
Fund, is presented in the Critics Week, Rashid Masharawi’s WAITING will be shown in the Venice Days. A full list follows below.
The Toronto festival presents the world premieres of SOMETHING LIKE HAPPINESS by Bohdan Sláma, (winner of a Tiger Award in 2002 for WILD
BEES), Zhang Yang’s SUNFLOWER, and THE BETRAYAL by Philippe Faucon, all three CineMart Projects. Already honoured with the FIPRESCI Prize in
Locarno, Hubert Bals Fund supported A PERFECT DAY by Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige also turns up in the Toronto programme.
Congratulating all involved with the selection of their films, Rotterdam festival director Sandra den Hamer adds: “The combined platforms of our
festival, Hubert Bals Fund and CineMart continue to focus on talented and innovative filmmakers. We are proud to see their films selected for
Cannes, Venice, Toronto, San Sebastian and many other festivals. Already, hundreds of new and promising projects are being sent to us for
consideration. I am looking forward to present our latest harvest and selection in Rotterdam next year.”
Europe’s acknowledged showcase for independent cinema, the International Film Festival Rotterdam combines the presentation and active support of
adventurous and creative film-making. The festival sections include the Tiger Awards Competition, Filmmakers in Focus, extensive sections of
recent fiction and documentary features and short films as well as special thematic sidebars, Exploding Cinema, the What (is)
Cinema-debates and cutting edge film-related exhibitions. Each year, the festival attracts a large and dedicated audience and almost 3,000
international guests among which around 350 filmmakers. IFFR 2006 entry deadlines are October 1 (short films and documentaries) and November 1
(fiction features).
IFFR’s CineMart, the world’s first and largest international
co-production market, invites a select number of directors and producers
to present their latest projects to potential co-producers, TV-networks,
distributors, financiers, sales agents and funding bodies. The 23rd
CineMart will take place next January 29 – February 2 as part of the
35th IFFR (January 25 – February 5, 2006). The 2005 CineMart project
entry deadline is October 1, 2005.
Since its foundation by IFFR in 1989, the Hubert Bals Fund has given
financial support to over 500 feature film projects of talented
independent filmmakers in southern or developing countries. HBF
supported films that earned worldwide acclaim were, among others, JAPÓN
by Carlos Reygadas, DIVINE INTERVENTION by Elia Suleiman, UZAK (DISTANT)
by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, KHAMOSH PANI (SILENT WATERS) by Sabiha Sumar, GORI
VATRA (FUSE) by Pjer Zalica, DÍAS DE SANTIAGO (DAYS OF SANTIAGO) by
Josué Mendez. Hubert Bals Fund application deadlines are March 1 and
August 1.
Festival website: www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com
LIST OF TITLES
A. Hubert Bals Fund supported films and/or former CineMart projects
within the programme of
62nd Venice Film Festival, August 31 - September 10, 2005:
Venezia 62. In Competition:
LES AMANTS RÉGULIERS by Philippe Garrel
France/Italy, 2005
CineMart Project 2004
Giornate degli Autore/Venice Days:
ATTENTE (WAITING) by Rashid Masharawi
France/Palestine, 2005
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
Settimana internazionale della critica/International Critics Week:
YADASHT BAR ZAMIN (WRITING ON THE EARTH) BY Ali Mohammad Ghasemi
Iran, 2005
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
B. Hubert Bals Fund supported films and/or former CineMart projects
within the programme of
30th Toronto International Film Festival, September 8-17, 2005:
Contemporary World Cinema:
BATALLA IN EL CIELO (BATTLE IN HEAVEN) by Carlos Reygadas
Mexico, 2005
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
PARADISE NOW by Hany Abu-Assad
The Netherlands/France/Germany/Israel, 2005
CineMart Project 2001
STESTI (SOMETHING LIKE HAPPINESS) by Bohdan Sláma
Czech Republic, 2005
CineMart Project 2003
XIANG ER KUI (SUNFLOWER) by Zhang Yang
China, 2004
CineMart Project 2003
Discovery:
BENARES by Barlen Pyamootoo
France/Mauritius, 2005
CineMart Project 2004
NAOUSSÉ (A PERFECT DAY) by Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige
Lebanon/France, 2005
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
Special Presentations:
3 NEEDLES by Thom Fitzgerald
Canada, 2005
CineMart Project 2004
LES AMANTS RÉGULIERS by Philippe Garrel
France, 2005
CineMart Project 2004
Visions:
ATTENTE (WAITING) by Rashid Masharawi
France/Palestine, 2005
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
THE FORSAKEN LAND by Vimukthi Jayasundara
Sri Lanka, 2004
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
CineMart Project 2004
MONOBLOC by Luis Ortega
Argentina, 2005
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
LA TRAHISON (THE BETRAYAL) by Philippe Faucon
France, 2005
CineMart Project 2004
C. Hubert Bals Fund supported films and/or former CineMart projects
within the programme of
53rd San Sebastian International Film Festival, September 15-24, 2005
Competition:
STESTI (SOMETHING LIKE HAPPINESS) by Bohdan Sláma
Czech Republic, 2005
CineMart Project 2003
XIANG ER KUI (SUNFLOWER) by Zhang Yang
China, 2004
CineMart Project 2003
Zabaltegi-New Directors:
LOS SUICIDAS (SUICIDALS) by Juan Villegas
Argentina, 2005
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
Zabaltegi – Festival’s Top:
BATALLA IN EL CIELO (BATTLE IN HEAVEN) by Carlos Reygadas
Mexico, 2005
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW by Miranda July
USA, 2005
CineMart Project 2004
PARADISE NOW by Hany Abu-Assad
The Netherlands/France/Germany/Israel, 2005
CineMart Project 2001
Horizontes Latinos Competition:
CINEMA, ASPIRINAS E URUBUS (CINEMA, ASPIRIN AND VULTURES) by Marcelo Gomes
Brazil, 2005
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
MONOBLOC by Luis Ortega
Argentina, 2005
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
LA SAGRADA FAMILIA (THE SACRED FAMILY) by Sebastián Campos
Chile, 2004
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
SANGRE by Amat Escalante
Mexico, 2005
CineMart Project 2005
Supported by the Hubert Bals Fund
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
REEL LONDON
Reel London is a new initiative for emerging documentary filmmakers. The aim is to train and nurture new talent through the production process, resulting in a half-hour documentary screened on prime-time television on ITV London. The concept is a partnership between DFG Films, Film London and ITV London. Reel London offers the audience the chance to view unique half-hour documentary films that portray the richness and diversity of voices present in London.
THE GRAND PRIX PRIEST
Dir: Simon Aeppli
1 September 7:30pm ITV 1 (London)
(don't miss it this thursday!)
The Grand Prix Priest is an intimate portrait of Father Neil Horan, the Irish priest who ran across the racetrack at 2003 British Grand Prix at Silverstone and bundled Marathon runner Vanderlei De lima in the crowd during last years olypimics. The film follows this difficult and eccentric character on his one man mission to tell the world of the second coming of Christ and the ultimate destruction of most of mankind through the art of Irish dance.
STRICTLY MITCHAM
Dir: Ian Lynch
8 September 7:30pm ITV 1 (London)
When most people think of Mitcham, glamour is not one of the first things that springs to mind. However in the heart of the London suburb, there is a colourful multi-million pound industry which has made Mitcham a familiar name across the globe. The place often known as the ?gateway to Croydon? is the world?s leading supplier of ballroom gowns and their fabrics.
We meet the foreigners who have brought the sparkle with them, find out why the sequin-littered industry chose Mitcham of all places as a location and watch the leading latin movers who play dress-up and dance.
BLEACH MY SKIN WHITE
Dir: Dami Akinnusi
15 September 7:30pm ITV 1 (London)
This documentary examines the motivation behind skin bleaching and why bleaching products still have a lucrative place within the beauty industry. The director will explore why some complexions are seen as more desirable than others. It features personal accounts of women from African and Asian communities talking about why they have come to use these ?fairness treatments? and how media representations of women have influenced this issue.
For info about the directors and other DFG Films productions see www.dfglondon.com/dfg_film.php
also see www.itvregions.com/London/Programmes/Reel+London.htm
DFG Films
www.dfglondon.com
Reel London is a new initiative for emerging documentary filmmakers. The aim is to train and nurture new talent through the production process, resulting in a half-hour documentary screened on prime-time television on ITV London. The concept is a partnership between DFG Films, Film London and ITV London. Reel London offers the audience the chance to view unique half-hour documentary films that portray the richness and diversity of voices present in London.
THE GRAND PRIX PRIEST
Dir: Simon Aeppli
1 September 7:30pm ITV 1 (London)
(don't miss it this thursday!)
The Grand Prix Priest is an intimate portrait of Father Neil Horan, the Irish priest who ran across the racetrack at 2003 British Grand Prix at Silverstone and bundled Marathon runner Vanderlei De lima in the crowd during last years olypimics. The film follows this difficult and eccentric character on his one man mission to tell the world of the second coming of Christ and the ultimate destruction of most of mankind through the art of Irish dance.
STRICTLY MITCHAM
Dir: Ian Lynch
8 September 7:30pm ITV 1 (London)
When most people think of Mitcham, glamour is not one of the first things that springs to mind. However in the heart of the London suburb, there is a colourful multi-million pound industry which has made Mitcham a familiar name across the globe. The place often known as the ?gateway to Croydon? is the world?s leading supplier of ballroom gowns and their fabrics.
We meet the foreigners who have brought the sparkle with them, find out why the sequin-littered industry chose Mitcham of all places as a location and watch the leading latin movers who play dress-up and dance.
BLEACH MY SKIN WHITE
Dir: Dami Akinnusi
15 September 7:30pm ITV 1 (London)
This documentary examines the motivation behind skin bleaching and why bleaching products still have a lucrative place within the beauty industry. The director will explore why some complexions are seen as more desirable than others. It features personal accounts of women from African and Asian communities talking about why they have come to use these ?fairness treatments? and how media representations of women have influenced this issue.
For info about the directors and other DFG Films productions see www.dfglondon.com/dfg_film.php
also see www.itvregions.com/London/Programmes/Reel+London.htm
DFG Films
www.dfglondon.com
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
MELBOURNE, Monday 18 July, 2005 — Australia's most prestigious film event, the 54th Melbourne International Film Festival, will open on Wednesday night at the Village City Centre, proudly hosted by The Monthly. Screening more than 420 films from 50 countries, this year's Festival promises to inspire and challenge film-lovers with an astounding selection of films over the next 19 days.
Internationally and locally acclaimed filmmakers and actors will be walking the red carpet, including the cast and crew of the Opening Night film Little Fish ; Director Rowan Woods, Screenwriter Jacquelin Perske, Producers Liz Watts, Richard Keddie and Vincent Sheehan and stars of the film Hugo Weaving, Noni Hazlehurst, Joel Tobeck, Lisa McCune and Daniela Farinacci. Accompanying the Little Fish team will be Director and Producer of the Opening Night Short film Tama Tu, Taika Waititi and Ainsley Gardiner, who were nominated for an Academy Award earlier this year, for last year's Opening Night Short Film, Two Cars, One Night. International guests include UK dark wave electronic duo Klive and Nigel Humberstone from In the Nursery here to perform a live score to Electric Edwardians; Three of Hearts: A Post-modern Family's filmmaker Sarie Horowtz and South Korean filmmaker, Choi Dong Hun who directed The Big Swindle.
Australian filmmakers and actors include Director/Writer Greg McLean, Producer David Lightfoot, and stars Cassandra McGrath, Kestie Morassi and Andy McPhee (Wolf Creek), Sarah Watt and William McInnes (Look Both Ways), Stuart McDonald, Beth Frey and Emily Browning (Stranded), James Clayden (The Marey Project), Tom Zubrycki (Vietnam Symphony), Tony Krawitz (Jewboy) Dean Rabaiov (Under the City), Nicholas Hansen (Rash), Paul Cox (The Remarkable Mr. Kaye), David Shea (Symphony of Scenes) and Scott Ryan and Nash Edgerton (The Magician).
MIFF is also thrilled to welcome local industry stalwarts Tom Long, Alkinos Tsilimidos, Dan Spielman, Clara Law and Eddie Fong, Bud Tingwell, Paul Grabowsky, Adam Elliot, Jan Sardi, Ana Kokkinos, Greg Stitch, Fred Schepsi, Jan Chapman, Bill Hunter, John Brumpton, Victoria Hill, Kerry Armstrong, Sigrid Thornton, Gary Sweet, Angus Sampson and Stephen Curry.
MIFF also welcomes distinguished guests; Mr Premier, the Honourable Steve Bracks, the Honourable John Brumby, the Honourable Mary Delahunty, the Honourable Peter Batchelor, the Honourable Lynne Kosky, the Honourable Marsha Thomson, the Honourable John Pandazopoulos, Senator the Honourable Rod Kemp, the Deputy Lord Mayor Mr Gary Singer and Melbourne City Councillors.
Monday, June 06, 2005
June 5, 2005
This week: Updated tributes to Ronald Reagan and Judy Garland.
Our condolences to the families of celebrity columnist Shirley Eder (May
28, age 85) and actor J.D. Cannon (May 20, age 83), both of whom passed
away recently.
Celebrating birthdays this coming week are Chad Everett (69), Gene Wilder
(72), Billie Whitelaw (73), Dana Wynter (74), June Haver (79), and Risë
Stevens (92). Check out our birthday calendar:
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/13c9cd3dc0/343506/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
--------------- New/Updated Features --------------
**A Tribute to Judy Garland**
An updated 83rd birthday salute to the actress and singer who starred in
one of the world's most beloved films, but experienced heartbreak in her
own too-short life.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/7282fe7345/343506/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
**A Tribute to Ronald Reagan**
He was President of the U.S. and Governor of California, but classic movie
fans remember him as the star of films like "Brother Rat" and "Bedtime for
Bonzo."
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/b5257b01d2/343506/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
**A Tribute To Tony Curtis**
He began life as a Jewish boy named Bernie Schwartz, a tough kid from the
Bronx, and ended up with the name Anthony Curtis, appearing on film
opposite the likes of Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, Burt
Lancaster, and Henry Fonda, and, incidentally, outliving them all. Happy
birthday, Tony!
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/525d3ce09a/343506/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
**A Tribute To Clint Eastwood**
He went from B-movie actor to TV star to spaghetti western star to
Oscar-nominated director and living legend, constantly reinventing himself
along the way. We salute Dirty Harry and The Man With No Name on his 75th
birthday.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/e55e37a310/343506/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
**A Tribute To Marilyn Monroe**
We offer an updated and expanded tribute to Marilyn Monroe on what would
have been her 79th birthday. One of the most consistently popular sections
of this site.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/aac154bdc9/343506/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
**WW II Movies**
No event in world history has inspired more movies than World War II. Here
are the ones you can't afford to miss, in honor of Memorial Day 2005.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/a37a8e57b2/343506/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
**100 Years...100 Movie Quotes**
The American Film Institute (AFI) will broadcast its "AFI's 100
Years...100 Movie Quotes" program -- counting down the 100 greatest quotes
from American movies, as chosen by experts of the motion picture community
-- in a three-hour television event on CBS on June 21, 2005. Here's the
current scoop on the nominees, plus a list of sound files for likely
winners.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/0b6c921816/343506/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
--------------- New on DVD -------------------
Here are the most intriguing new DVD releases this week, including a
collection of Steve McQueen films:
The Essential Steve McQueen Collection - Seven-disc, six-film set includes
"Never So Few," "The Cincinnati Kid," "Bullitt" (Special Edition, with five
hours of extras), "The Getaway," "Papillon," and "Tom Horn." Also available
individually.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/3ba223198c/343506/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
"Jules And Jim" ("Jules Et Jim") (Special Edition) (1961) - Arguably
Francois Truffaut's masterpiece, this romantic drama examines the
relationship between friends Jules (Oskar Werner) and Jim (Henri Serre) as
they both fall for the alluring Catherine (Jeanne Moreau). Over the course
of 25 years, the lives of both men become intertwined with that of their
shared dream girl. With Vanna Urbino, Boris Bassiak.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/1ba694a182/343506/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
"Easy Come, Easy Go" (1967) - When Navy underwater demolitions expert
Elvis Presley finds gold in a sunken wreck during his final service dive,
he comes back with an oddball crew to recover the treasure. Along with the
high seas action, Elvis stops by a beatnik discotheque "at a freak-out
that's out of sight!" and sings "Love Machine," "I'll Take Love" and the
title tune. With Dodie Marshall, Pat Harrington.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/e01511fd23/343506/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
--------------- Best New Links ------------------
More best new links (new to us, anyway) were added to the Classic Movies
site this week:
**30 Great Westerns - A new article from "images" Film Journal that
Western fans will want to bookmark for permanent reference.
**James Booth - A Tribute Website - Diana Blackwell's site dedicated to
the tall British stage, screen, and television actor who appeared in
"Zulu" as the reluctant but ultimately heroic Private Hook.
**Movie Quotes - Dedicated to "cool one-liners" from movies and TV shows,
with over 4800 quotes currently in the database.
**The Cesar Romero Tribute Page - Perhaps best known to today's audience
as The Joker on the "Batman" TV show of the 60s, or as the mobster who
foiled the heist on the original "Ocean's Eleven."
**Video ETA - Though they don't sell DVDs, they will let you know when new
releases are due out.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/cf5d0fb7ed/343506/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
----------------Parting Words -------------------
Next week: Dads on Film, our tribute to Father's Day, plus our Summer
Movie picks (movies about summer, that is) in honor of the first day of
the season, PLUS an updated tribute to Jeanette MacDonald.
Brad Lang
Classic Movies
classicmovies.org
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Friday, June 03, 2005
25th May 2005 for w/c 30th May
Play.com is the UK’s favourite online home entertainment retailer and has over 30 per cent market share for DVDs, Games and Music (Hitwise data).
All the information contained is based on actual PLAY.COM sales.
Next week online
Launch of the “TVD”
Bored of watching Celebrity Love Island? Next week sees the release of a plethora of “TVD’s”. The Complete League of Gentlemen Box set, Alias (Season 3), Dawson’s Creek and Nip and Tuck are all released next week with another batch released the week after.
DVDs
Last week’s PLAY.COM Top Ten Best Sellers.
1. Meet the Fockers
2. Team America: World Police
3. Meet the Fockers/Meet the Parents – Box set
4. The Phantom of the Opera - 2004
5. Star Wars Trilogy Box set - (4-D)
6. The Sponge Bob SquarePants Movie
7. Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menance
8. Sideways
9. House of Flying Daggers – (2 disc set)
10. DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
New releases to watch out for w/c 23th May
1. The Complete League of Gentlemen Box set (5 discs)
2. Alias – Season 3 (Box set 6 discs)
3. Dawson’s Creek – Complete Season 5 Box set
DVD Feature
Team America
South Park maestros Trey Parker and Matt Stone (along with co-writer Pam Brady) came up with this shameless satire of pea-brained Hollywood action flicks and even smaller-minded global politics, so don't expect subtlety or even a hint of good taste. If Trey and Matt tickle your fancy then check out the other DVD’s available written by these comic geniuses:
1. South Park – Bigger Longer Uncut
2. South Park Series 1 Box set (3 discs)
3. South Park Series 4 Box set (4 discs)
4. Orgazmo!
5. South Park Series 5 Box Set
May 29, 2005
This week: Updated tributes to Bob Hope, Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis, plus a brand new 75th birthday tribute to Clint Eastwood, and a Memorial Day salute to World War II movies.
Our condolences to the families of actor Stephen Elliott (May 21, age 86), actor/director Howard Morris (May 21, age 85), actor/voiceover talent Thurl Ravenscroft (May 22, age 91), producer Ismail Merchant (May 25, age 68),
and actor Eddie Albert (May 27, age 97), all of whom passed away during the past week.
Celebrating birthdays this coming week, in addition to Tony Curtis and Clint Eastwood, are Rene Auberjonois (65), Michael J. Pollard (66), Morgan Freeman (68), Sally Kellerman (69), Keir Dullea (69), Edward
Woodward (75), Clint Walker (78) and Andy Griffith (79). Check out our
birthday calendar: http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/eae951de72/340438/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
--------------- New/Updated Features --------------
**A Tribute To Tony Curtis**
He began life as a Jewish boy named Bernie Schwartz, a tough kid from the Bronx, and ended up with the name Anthony Curtis, appearing on film opposite the likes of Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, Burt
Lancaster, and Henry Fonda, and, incidentally, outliving them all. Happy birthday, Tony!
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/09bbbe5b7b/340438/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
**A Tribute To Clint Eastwood**
He went from B-movie actor to TV star to spaghetti western star to Oscar-nominated director and living legend, constantly reinventing himself along the way. We salute Dirty Harry and The Man With No Name on his 75th
birthday. (This tribute article may not be live before June 1.)
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/c0672829a5/340438/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
**A Tribute To Marilyn Monroe**
We offer an updated and expanded tribute to Marilyn Monroe on what would have been her 79th birthday. One of the most consistently popular sections of this site.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/afb625560d/340438/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
**WW II Movies**
No event in world history has inspired more movies than World War II. Here are the ones you can't afford to miss, in honor of Memorial Day 2005.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/07a0c628fc/340438/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
**A Tribute to Bob Hope**
We celebrated the centennial birthday of one of America's greatest entertainers on May 29th, 2003, and two months later he passed away. We revisit the tribute on what would have been his 102nd birthday.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/2e87b788f8/340438/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
**A Tribute to Vincent Price**
Although known primarily as the star of numerous gothic horror films, Vincent Price was also an accomplished art historian, writer, and gourmet
chef.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/0f2cdc99a7/340438/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
**A Tribute to John Wayne**
A tribute to the beloved "B" movie, western, and war film star who became an American patriotic icon.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/7311ceb542/340438/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
**A Tribute to Laurence Olivier**
Affectionately dubbed "Sir Larry" by his many fans, Laurence Olivier is widely recognized as the greatest English-speaking actor who ever lived.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/8ef415cdf1/340438/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
**100 Years...100 Movie Quotes**
The American Film Institute (AFI) will broadcast its "AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes" program -- counting down the 100 greatest quotes from American movies, as chosen by experts of the motion picture community
-- in a three-hour television event on CBS on June 21, 2005. Here's the current scoop on the nominees, plus a list of sound files for likely winners.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/1b318ca8f0/340438/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
--------------- New on DVD -------------------
More brand new DVD releases, including a complete collection of James Dean's major films and Frank Sinatra's detective series from the late 60s:
The Complete James Dean Collection - In no other case is it possible to
have the complete works of one of Hollywood's most celebrated stars in a
single DVD package. This six-disc set includes the two-disc special
editions of "East of Eden," "Rebel Without a Cause," and "Giant." Also
includes new and vintage documentaries, commentary tracks, publicity
materials, and even the infamous "Drive Safely" commercial spot Dean
filmed shortly before his death in an auto accident. Due to be released on
May 31.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/446ac630fd/340438/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
"Drums Along The Mohawk" (1939) - Elements of rich period detail and high
adventure are masterfully blended with humor and romance in this
staggering historical drama from John Ford. Henry Fonda and Claudette
Colbert are newlywed homesteaders in upstate New York during the American
Revolution, fending off marauding Indians and the British. Co-stars Edna
May Oliver, John Carradine.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/2fc2ed7b43/340438/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
"Forty Guns" (1957) - Written and directed by Samuel Fuller ("Pickup on
South Street"), this stunning western follows tough rancher Barbara
Stanwyck as she rules over a small Arizona town with the help of 40 hired
gunmen. After U.S. marshal Barry Sullivan and his two brothers arrive to
bring order to the community, Stanwyck finds herself falling for the
avowedly non-violent lawman--which leads to a dramatic confrontation. With
Dean Jagger, John Ericson.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/2e35e33b3d/340438/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
"Tony Rome" (1967) - Frank Sinatra's ultra-cool, Miami-based private
investigator gets mixed up with murder, mayhem, stolen diamonds and a
beautiful, troubled young girl in this slick detective yarn. With Jill St.
John, Sue Lyon, Richard Conte and Gena Rowlands.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/e8e0eef2fa/340438/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
"The Detective" (1968) - Gritty crime drama stars Frank Sinatra as a cop
assigned to investigate the murder of a prominent gay man. After the
confession and execution of the victim's roommate, Sinatra uncovers
evidence that links the killing to a seamy underworld of sex and drugs, an
elaborate real estate scam, and deep-seated police corruption. Lee Remick,
Jack Klugman, William Windom, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Duvall co-star;
based on the novel by Roderick Thorp.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/cbbf2410e0/340438/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
"Lady In Cement" (1968) - Wise-guy private eye Tony Rome (Frank Sinatra)
is back in this intriguing mystery. The trail to catch the murderer of a
woman found on the ocean floor leads Rome into a world of high-priced
double-crosses, killings-for-hire and the rackets game. With Raquel Welch,
Richard Conte, Lainie Kazan and Dan Blocker.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/f2a963f472/340438/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
--------------- Best New Links ------------------
More best new links (new to us, anyway) were added to the Classic Movies
site this week:
**Every Little Breeze: The Louise Brooks Page - Tribute to a dancer,
actress and writer of the 1920s who never achieved great fame in her day,
but who has been rediscovered by modern audiences.
**Bwaanaman's World - Not only is Roar Skaug Larssen an excellent and
tasteful Web designer, but he has great taste in actresses, as you will
see from his tributes to Marilyn Monroe, Rita Hayworth and Brigitte
Bardot.
**Hollywood - Movie Capital of the World - This in-depth guide to
Hollywood offers a huge amount of information on its celebrities and
tourist attractions.
**Last Link on the Left: Final Credits - This section of Stuart Bayens'
new mega-site contains an amazing collection of well-written obituaries
for people who have contributed to modern culture in some significant way.
**Movie Jewels - This huge repository of movie scripts (1500) is available
by subscription only, but the cost is minimal (less than $1 a month!).
**Henry B. Walthall - As silent film historian Anthony Slide, quoted on
this site, once said, "There is no other player from the silent era so
closely associated with one screen role than Henry B. Walthall."
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/32ec84476a/340438/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
----------------Parting Words -------------------
Next week: Updated tributes to Ronald Reagan and Judy Garland.
Brad Lang
Classic Movies
classicmovies.org
A remarkable table-top, which belonged to the legendary movie star Sir Dirk Bogarde until his death in 1999, is to go under the hammer in London this summer. The 19th century Italian specimen marble and micro-mosaic top was mounted as a coffee table and was a centrepiece in Bogarde's homes from the early 1960s. It has passed by descent through the family, and is expected to fetch up to £12,000 at Bonhams' sale of Fine English & Continental Furniture and Works of Art on 12 July.
Bogarde, who is remembered today as one of cinema's most important and intelligent talents, found fame playing Simon Sparrow in 'Doctor in the House' (1954), and later in varied film roles in Basil Dearden's 'Victim'
(1961), Joseph Losey's 'The Servant' (1963), John Schlesinger's 'Darling' (1965), Luchino Visconti's 'The Damned' (1970) and 'Death in Venice' (1971) and Liliana Cavani's 'The Night Porter' (1974). During the 1970s Bogarde worked less, finding fewer projects that interested him, and embarked on a second career as a writer producing an acclaimed series of autobiographies as well as six novels.
Bogarde's appreciation of beauty was reflected by the succession of large and attractive country houses in which he lived during the 1950s and 1960s, and also by the choice items of furniture and art with which he furnished
them. It is not known for which of these houses this table-top was purchased, but it is visible in photographs of the interior of Nore, where he lived from 1962-5. The table was then moved to all of his successive homes, most notably his beloved house in France where he lived from 1970 until 1986.
Guy Savill, Director of Fine Furniture at Bonhams, is delighted to have such a remarkable piece in the sale: "Not only is this item a beautiful piece in its own right, but it has the added advantage of having such an incredible
history," he says. "We know that while Bogarde had the table, his list of visitors reads like a 'Who's Who' of entertainment royalty. Among others, John Schlesinger, Ingrid Bergman, Judy Garland, Liza Minelli, Barbra
Streisand, Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, Vivien Leigh, Richard Attenborough, Charlotte Rampling and Elton John visited him from the early 1960s, and would more than likely have sat around this table. Lauren Bacall,
unwittingly his final visitor, did so for certain on the afternoon before he died."
The table-top itself, at almost one metre in diameter, is remarkable in its quality and intricacy. Its centre is a micro-mosaic panel of a drake swimming amongst reeds, while the radiating sections are made of marble and
semi-precious stones, including lapis lazuli, malachite, siena and portor marbles. While the decorative qualities of marble have been admired since antiquity, it was not until the early 18th century that the use of marble
and other precious minerals in table-tops became familiar in the fashionable homes of the English aristocracy. English travellers who embarked upon the Grand Tour wished to acquire beautifully hand-crafted and unusual pieces that reflected the glories of the classical world as seen on their travels. Micro-mosaic tops, from Florentine workshops in particular, were also popular 'souvenir' pieces, and the above lot combines the two techniques.
Thursday, June 02, 2005
Coronation Street and EastEnders are both strong contenders to win the 'TV Soaps' category at this year's Race in the Media Awards (RIMA) as the Commission for Racial Equality announces the 2005 shortlist.
For the first time RIMA will be awarding a film category with 'Bullet Boy' (Shine Ltd) up against 'Wondrous Oblivion' (Apt Films) for the prize. The Bill (Thames Television), Sex Traffic (Granada Drama) and 55 Degrees North (Zenith Entertainment) will also battle it out for the TV Drama Award.
Announcing the shortlist of prize winners today Trevor Phillips, CRE Chair, said:
"The quality of entries this year has been excellent with many journalists, programme and film makers producing some outstanding material that has contributed towards the British public's appreciation of race relations. Media representation of ethnic minority communities has improved considerably since RIMA was launched 13 years ago, though issues such as integration, Islamophobia and migration from the expanded EU and the continued discrimination faced by Gypsies and Travellers still present huge challenges to all who work in the media.
"These awards matter because balanced representation of ethnic minority communities in the media matters. The industry has a key part to play in this, it is a powerful tool and can go a long way towards helping to build an integrated society."
Judges from the national, regional and ethnic media have short-listed 45 journalists and media organisations across 16 categories from hundreds of entries. They included journalists Robert Thomson, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Moira Stewart, Adam Boulton and Tom Bradby and actor and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah.
The winners will be announced on Tuesday 28 June at an evening ceremony at the Curzon Mayfair, followed by a VIP after-party at Just St James. RIMA 2005 will be attended by judges, nominees, a host of celebrities and leading players in the UK media.
SHORT LISTED ENTRANTS
TV Soaps
Coronation Street Granada Television
Family Affairs Thames Drama
Eastenders BBC Drama
TV Drama
55 Degrees North Zenith Entertainment Ltd
The Bill Thames Television
Sex Traffic Granada Drama
TV Factual
What Ron Said Aspect Television Ltd
Two Tone Britain Channel 4
I'll Show Them Who's Boss: Sleeping Partners BBC Specialist Factual
TV News
Body of Work - Kurt
Barling BBC London News
Body of Work - Tim Samuels BBC News
Norwich Gangsters Channel 4 News
Consumer Magazine
Body of Work Timeout
Body of Work Good Housekeeping
Film - Documentaries
Who Killed PC Blakelock? Films Of Record
Film - Feature
Wondrous Oblivion Apt Films
Bullet Boy Shine Ltd, UK Film Council
Film - Shorts
Other Screen East
Coming to England Floella Benjamin Productions Ltd
The Last Client Apt Films
National Newspapers
Young, Muslim and British - Madeleine Bunting The Guardian
True Colour of Football - Ryan Perry Daily Mirror
London: The World In One City - Charlie English
The Guardian
Local Newspapers
Body of Work Yorkshire Evening Post
Colour of Money Birmingham Post
New Media
Every Generation Every Generation Media
Romany Voices BBC Kent Website
bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork BBC Asian Network Interactive
Radio Drama
Oxford Road - The Sory BBC Radio Berkshire
Romeo and Juliet in Southwark BBC Radio Drama
Something Dark BBC Radio Drama
Radio Factual
Vote Friction Unique The Production Company
Untold Stories BBC Radio Derby
Golly in the Cupboard BBC Radio Merseyside
Radio News
Red Button to Red Ball BBC Asian Network
Eddie Nestor - Sunday Phone In BBC London 94.9
Ursula's Story BBC Radio Wales
Specialist Magazine
Black & Ehnic Minority Nurses Special Issue Nursing Standard
Chinatown Chinatown Magazine
Body of Work - Vic Motune The Voice
Youth
My Life as a Popat Feelgood Fiction Ltd, CiTV
Kerching! CBBC Drama
Islam Week CBBC Newsround
Monday, May 23, 2005
May 22, 2005
This week: Updated tributes to Laurence Olivier, John Wayne, and Vincent Price.
Our condolences to the family of actor Frank Gorshin, who died last week at the age of 72.
Celebrating birthdays this coming week are Joan Collins (72) and Christopher Lee (83). Check out our birthday calendar:
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/d23507ba34/336425/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
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**A Tribute to Vincent Price**
Although known primarily as the star of numerous gothic horror films, Vincent Price was also an accomplished art historian, writer, and gourmet chef.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/8f992e123d/336425/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
**A Tribute to John Wayne**
A tribute to the beloved "B" movie, western, and war film star who became an American patriotic icon.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/c7ae31c629/336425/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
**A Tribute to Laurence Olivier**
Affectionately dubbed "Sir Larry" by his many fans, Laurence Olivier is widely recognized as the greatest English-speaking actor who ever lived.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/128095a7c2/336425/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
**A Centennial Tribute to Henry Fonda**
Henry Fonda was one of the most believable actors in Hollywood. There was a time when he probably could have been elected President; after all, he played the role better than many of the guys who had the job! An updated
centennial tribute.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/6de2dabb9e/336425/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
**A Tribute to Maureen O'Sullivan**
Though best known as the actress who played Jane in a half-dozen Tarzan movies, Maureen O'Sullivan had a film career that included many roles in which she was fully dressed!
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/01e51b7ebd/336425/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
**A Tribute to Frank Capra**
Very few directors have had words coined from their names to describe their style. "Capra-esque" is one of them.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/0a09c4715e/336425/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
**A Tribute to Jimmy Stewart**
Here's a salute to everybody's favorite Everyman on what would have been his 97th birthday.
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**100 Years...100 Movie Quotes**
The American Film Institute (AFI) will broadcast its "AFI's 100
Years...100 Movie Quotes" program -- counting down the 100 greatest quotes from American movies, as chosen by experts of the motion picture community -- in a three-hour television event on CBS on June 21, 2005. Here's the current scoop on the nominees, plus a list of sound files for likely winners.
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--------------- New on DVD -------------------
Last week we announced three brand new DVD releases, including one you've probably been anticipating for a long, long time (more new releases next week):
"The High And The Mighty" (Special Collector's Edition) (1954) - Probably
the most anticipated DVD release of all time is now available for advance
orders for delivery in June! The Oscar-winning progenitor of the airborne
disaster film genre features a memorable turn by John Wayne as a veteran
airline pilot unable to overcome surviving a crash which killed his wife
and child. Serving as co-pilot to brash rival Robert Stack on a
Honolulu-San Francisco passenger flight that sustains a midair emergency,
Wayne must try to safely land the damaged plane before the fuel runs out.
Among the passengers, whose personal crises are shown in flashbacks, are
unhappily married couple Laraine Day and John Howard, playboy David Brian,
mail-order bride Jan Sterling, and world-weary Claire Trevor; William
Wellman directs.
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/ab16e54e64/336425/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
"Controversial Classics" - Seven-disc set of excellent films appearing on
DVD for the first time that were controversial when they were released:
"I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang," "Fury," "Blackboard Jungle," "Bad Day
at Black Rock," "A Face in the Crowd," "Advise and Consent," and "The
Americanization of Emily."
http://r.vresp.com/?ClassicMovies/8900cfde7c/336425/6108ff7f32/7a363d7
"The Longest Yard" (Lockdown Edition) (1974) - With the remake coming out,
it might be a good time to revisit the original: Burt Reynolds is an ex-pro
quarterback sent to a Florida prison for car theft, where the conniving
warden (Eddie Albert) coerces him into organizing an all-con football team
to play against the guards' semi-pro squad. The result is a violent and
hilarious contest you won't forget. With James Hampton, Michael Conrad.
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--------------- Best New Links ------------------
More best new links (new to us, anyway) were added to the Classic Movies
site this week:
**AFI's 100 Years of Films Scores - The American Film Institute asked over
500 leaders from the creative community to choose the 25 best film scores
of all time, which will be presented live by John Mauceri and the
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra on September 23, 2005.
**MIDI Movie Theme Songs & Movie Clips - Michael Appert offers a huge
collection of both wav files and MIDI (that's electronic music rather than
the original scores) theme songs from movies for your listening pleasure.
**Tighsolas - A site created by Dorothy Nixon about a family in Richmond,
Quebec 1908-1913; Richmond is the home town of Mack Sennett.
**Michelle Vogel - Home page for author Michelle Vogel, whose specialty is
Hollywood biographies, the most recent a bio of Gene Tierney.
**The WOW Factor - A UK-based purveryor of hand-signed memorabilia.
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----------------Parting Words -------------------
Next week: Updated tributes to Bob Hope, Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis, plus a brand new 75th birthday tribute to Clint Eastwood, and a Memorial Day salute to World War II movies.
Brad Lang
Classic Movies
classicmovies.org
Students from the BA (Hons) Film Production Degree at The Bournemouth Film School, part of the Arts Institute at Bournemouth, have once again played a part in representing both their course and Institution in recognition of its commitment to education at the highest level.
The hard work, long hours and dedication of students on the BA (Hons) Film Production course paid off when, following on from the recent success of winning the Best Non-Factual Film at the Royal Television Society Regional Awards 2004, they won the National Award in the Undergraduate Non-Factual Section.
The winning piece; ‘Monica Guiltheart and the Mysterious Pencil’ was created by team of students from the Arts Institute including David O’Sullivan (writer, director and co-producer), Mikal Hovland (Camera) Nick Gillett (sound) and Simon Young (editor). The story is a touching tale dealing with many issues children face, such as bullying, but told from a child’s point of view. With the discovery of a mysterious pencil, Monica realises she can make amazing things happen…
The Arts Institute’s students were up against strong national competition in the form of contenders from the Manchester Metropolitan University and the Dublin Institute of Technology.
At the award ceremony, Tim Vaughan, (Executive Producer of Drama at Granada) Chairman of the judging panel said:
“The aim of the film was ‘to produce a pilot children’s TV series that tackles serious issues in a sensitive yet satirical and magical way.’ Well yes, exactly. It did so wonderfully, again and again. I’d only add my congratulations to the actors and give special thanks for some really brilliant costume and make up work. When will my kids be able to see it on the box."
Full information on the student awards can be found on the Royal Television Society website: http://www.rts.org.uk
The Arts Institute at Bournemouth has long been recognised for the extremely high quality of its film and animation provision. In 1998, it was awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize in recognition of the high standard of its film courses, chiefly the former HND in Film and Television which became the BA (Hons) Film and Animation Production. More recently the BA (Hons) Animation Production has received Skillset Animation Accreditation from the Animation Forum.
Film Synopsis:
Monica Giltheart is not happy. Bullied at school, with her parents splitting up and being hopeless at spelling tests, things look bleak.
Then, one day, Monica receives an old, wax sealed, envelope. Inside she finds a mysterious looking pencil wrapped in a note from her Grandma saying ‘I thought this might help you…’
Although Monica loved her Grandma dearly and although she drew lots of pictures to make herself feel better she could not quite see how this strange pencil was going to ‘help’ her any more than any of the other pencils she used. Then one day, in a spelling test Monica has drawn herself winning, she realises that everything she draws with the pencil magically affects the world around her, that she can make things better, save friends from trouble and make amazing things happen…
The question is what will she do next?
A touching and exciting pilot for a children’s television series, ‘Monica Giltheart’ appeals to children and adults alike. Children’s issues are approached with the sensitivity usually reserved for more ‘adult’ themes, but with lashings of satire, magic and cherries on top!
Friday, May 20, 2005
19th May 2005 for w/c 23th May
Play.com is the UK’s favourite online home entertainment retailer and has over 30 per cent market share for DVDs, Games and Music (Hitwise data).
All the information contained is based on actual PLAY.COM sales.
Next week online
Let the (Merchandising) Force be with you!
Star Wars fever has taken over. The release of the final film in the double trilogy has sparked renewed interest in all things Star Wars. StarWars: Clone Wars is at number two in the DVD sales charts and Star Wars Episode III – Revenge of the Sith is at the top of the games charts. At PLAY.COM there are an amazing 256 Star Wars items available, from Darth Vader mugs through to soundtracks and Light Sabers. For real followers of the force you can collect:
2 Audio books
9 DVDs
14 CDs
35 Games
38 Gadgets/ gifts
158 Books
DVDs
Last week’s PLAY.COM Top Ten Best Sellers.
1. Phantom Of The Opera - (2004)
2. Star Wars: Clone Wars – Vol 1 Animated
3. Meet the Fockers
4. Dodgeball - A True Underdog Story
5. House of the Flying Daggers - (2 discs)
6. White Noise
7. Meet the Fockers/ Meet the Parents (Box set)
8. Blade Trinity – Extended version
9. Angel (TV) – Season 5 Box Set
10. Friends - Series 10 Box Set (3 Discs)
New releases to watch out for w/c 23th May
1. Team America – World Police
2. Oceans Twelve (12)
3. Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events: Special Edition
DVD Feature
Kids films
With Dr Who controversially being given a 12 certificate, we have taken a look at the kids favourite films that do have the PG classification. It looks as through Lemoney Snicket will very quickly take the top spot as pre-orders have been growing for this film, but at the moment SpongeBob Square Pants Movie is the top seller. However we probably would not have predicted that Ghostbusters would be at number two, ahead of Incredibles! The top five best selling kids films at the moment are:
1. SpongeBob Square Pants Movie
2. Ghostbusters
3. The Incredibles
4. The Goonies
5. The Princess Bride
CDs
Last week’s PLAY.COM Top Ten Best Sellers.
1. Basement Jaxx – The Singles
2. Nine Inch Nails – With Teeth
3. System of a Down – Mezmerize
4. Weezer – Make Believe
5. Kaiser Chiefs – Employment
6. Gwen Stefani – Love, Angel, Music, Baby
7. Bruce Springsteen – Devils and Dust
8. Eels – Blinking Lights And Other Revelations
9. Athlete – Tourist
10. Robert Plant – Mighty Rearranger
New releases to watch out for w/c 23th May
1. Audio Slave – Out of Exile
2. Gorrilaz – Demon Days (With Bonus DVD)
3. The Coral – The Invisible Invasion
CD Feature
It is no surprise that the best selling movie soundtrack at the moment is John Williams Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. John Williams and Star Wars is also at the number three spot in the chart. The top five favourite movie soundtracks are
1. John Williams Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
2. Various soundtracks – Music from O.C. mix 4
3. John Williams Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
4. Various soundtracks – Ultimate Disney
5. Grease
Books
This week’s PLAY.COM Top Ten Best Sellers:
1. The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy – A Trilogy In Four Parts – Douglas Adams
2. The Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown
3. I Can Make You Thin – Paul Mckenna
4. The Times Su Doku: The Number Placing Puzzle – Wayne Gould
5. The Five People You Meet In Heaven – Mitch Albom
6. Elvis – Priscilla Presley; Lisa Marie Presley
7. Artemis Fowl The Opal Deception – Eion Colfer
8. A Long Way Down – Nick Hornby
9. The Tiger’s Child – Torey Hayden
10. Angels and Demons – Dan Brown
New releases to watch out for:
1. 4 Inches – Jimmy Choos/ Supermodels/ Cartier and not much else – for charity
2. World According To Clarkson – Jeremy Clarkson
3. Fat – Rob Grant
Book Feature
Audio books have a Sci-fi bias
Last week the top five best selling audio books were all sci-fi based. The Hitchhiker’s Guide filled the top three spots and Doctor Who the remaining two places. The on screen (large and small) popularity of both is very clear. The top five audio books are:
1. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Tertiary Phase
2. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Secondary Phase
3. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Primary Phase
4. Doctor Who – Project Who?
5. Doctor Who – The Crusade
Games
Last week’s PLAY.COM Best Sellers:
PC Guild Wars
Half Life 2
World Of Warcraft
PS2 Star Wars Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
Viewtiful Joe
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Xbox Forza Motorsport
Star Wars Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
Championship Manager 5
Play recommends
As the new Xbox and Playstation are unveiled gamesters will be looking to upgrade their kit – but at the moment they will have to make do with their existing hardware. The focus on Star Wars continues on PS2 and PC, but Xbox users are getting sporty with Forza Motorsport selling extremely well and Championship Manager 5 providing footy fans with something to do in the off season!
Gadgets/ Electronics
Last week’s PLAY.COM Best Sellers:
Gadgets - Powerball Neon Blue Pro
LIVEWRONG Wristband
Keep A Child Alive Wristband
Electronics Play.com 256MB MP3 / WMA Player With Voice Recorder
Play.com USB 2.0 Flash Drive 256mb
Credit card size digital camera
Play recommends
One item is gaining a lot of interest at the moment, the new professional paintball starter pack with a top of the range Viewloader Orion Semi-Automatic Paintball Gun - those that know, say that this is a must have item!
Milan, 16 - 25 September 2005
Piccolo Teatro Strehler, Moats of the Castello Sforzesco
CALL FOR ENTRIES: Ten days are left to submit a film to Milano Film Festival
The competition collects and selects short and feature films from all over the world and is open to films of any genre, running time, language and format, provided that they have been produced after January 1st 2004. The selected directors will be invited to Milan (information and rules on the web site www.milanofilmfestival.it). The submission deadline is May 31, 2005, one month earlier than in the past last year the selection jury received the amazing number of 2000 films. This is just the first change introduced for the tenth edition, for the first of 10 and more editions to come.
THE ARTISTIC PROGRAMME
The film project will be further enhanced, as a result of a year of commitment in the search for and distribution of films from all over the world. Special consideration will be paid to filmmakers depicting unknown stories and cultures, to independent productions that are usually ignored by commercial circuits. In particular, the aim is to focus on those countries that manage to produce films despite their economic, political and social difficulties, such as the Middle East. Furthermore, larger participation of feature films will be encouraged.
A FESTIVAL FOR THE CITY.
The artistic project is complemented by activities aiming to favour the participation of the festival in the life of the city and to interact with all the citizens not only of film buffs. Peculiar urban installations will transform public space the real venue for collective events. Beside the Teatro Strehler and the moats of the Castello Sforzesco, new prestigious spaces will be involved.
A WIDE-RANGING EVENT.
Once again the festival will feature a large number of side events, as a further proof of its ability in gathering art, celebration, culture and public participation: retrospectives, seminars, out-of-competition screenings, non-stop events, workshops, meetings, concerts, exhibitions and activities for students, children and elders. From early in the morning to late at night, hundreds of events within the event, including those specially organised to celebrate the tenth edition, will contribute to create a festival that is not an occasion limited to film buffs and members of the film industry, but a place where cinema merges with other contemporary forms of expression and becomes part of a lively and universal language.
Milano Film Festival
Via Paladini, 8
20133 Milano - Italy
Tel/fax: +39 02 713 613
www.milanofilmfestival.it
media@milanofilmfestival.it
Thursday, May 19, 2005
Screening of the 1919 classic German silent film, featuring a live soundtrack for multi-dulcimers and voice composed and performed by G.M. Smith on prototype hammered dulcimers
Purcell Room, Friday 22 July 2005, 7pm & 9pm
Part of Rhythm Sticks 2005 - The Festival of Drumming and Percussion from around the World
South Bank Centre Sat 16 July - Sun 24 July 05
This year Rhythm Sticks features the hammered dulcimer as a main percussion instrument, as well as a full-length feature film with a live percussion-only soundtrack for the first time.
Geoff Smith’s new score for The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, a widely recognised classic of world cinema, is a revelation and breaks new ground in the composition and performance of live music for film. It is the first ever feature film soundtrack that has been composed and performed on specially designed hammered dulcimers. Smith's immensely dynamic score intimately relates to the emotional and psychological depth and intensity of the film’s narrative. The dulcimer is the perfect instrument to create extreme dynamics and Geoff Smith is able to expand and explore these possibilities even further because of his revolutionary approach to the design of the instrument (including the hammers) as well as composition and performance, e.g. the transferring of drum kit technique and rudiments on to the dulcimer.
Geoff Smith uses three different prototype dulcimers in The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, two of which are historic innovations in instrument design: the first UK fixed position chromatic dulcimer, and the first microtonal dulcimer, fitted with Geoff's revolutionary invention, the microtonal fluid tuning mechanism, through which he can raise or lower the tone of each note by precise microtonal intervals. Without this mechanism this sound track would have been impossible.
Geoff Smith, a renowned composer, percussionist and player of the dulcimer has developed this special mechanism to expand the possibilities of his compositions. Fitted to a piano, for example, microtones, which are usually beyond the capability of this instrument and scales such as the Iranian dastgah-ha, could be accessible to pianists of the future.
The hammered dulcimer is an ancient percussion instrument struck by small wooden hammers, sticks or mallets. The largest dulcimers have well over 100 strings. Each country has its own indigenous dulcimer, which peculiarly reflects its respective culture. There is much debate as to the instrument's origins before it spread around the world (if it did). Dulcimers are referred to in the King James Version of the bible. According to information available in the 'west', the oldest known depiction of a dulcimer is from a 12th century ivory book cover made in Byzantium for the wife of the Count of Anjou (1139). Until today the dulcimer has been seen as a traditional instrument and has usually been used in folk and classical music in respective cultures.
The Cabinet of Dr.Caligari soundtrack was composed to the original tinted print with German expressionist captions. Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles and Fritz Lang (who was originally approached to direct Caligari) were greatly influenced by the film's combination of psychology, fairground, fantasy, expressionism, delusion, murder and somnambulism. This tale of hypnosis, powerlessness, murder and insanity can be seen as a metaphor for a new cinema itself: The spectator's helpless horror in the face of unfolding narrative and the revelation of their own deep buried desires. It is the first work of the Cinema of the Subconscious. Directed by Robert Wiene, this 1919 production of The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (Das Kabinett des Dr Caligari) is one of the most influential films of the silent film era and a famous example of German Expressionism and was a huge artistic success at the time.
Plot summary:
A young man named Francis recounts a fantastic story taking place in a North German town where a number of brutal murders have been occurring. Francis and his friend, Alan, visit a travelling fair where one of the acts is a certain Dr Caligari's presentation of a hypnotized sleepwalker named Cesare who can tell the future. Cesare predicts Alan will be dead by the next morning, and he is in fact murdered in the night. Francis becomes suspicious of Caligari and Cesare, but another man is incorrectly blamed with the crimes. However, Cesare later abducts Francis's fiancée Jane, and it becomes evident that Caligari was commanding the sleepwalker to carry out the murders. Francis chases Caligari into an insane asylum where it turns out Caligari is the director who has himself gone mad. Dr Caligari is captured and incarcerated in his own institution. The flashback ends, and it turns out Francis is actually a patient in the asylum, as are Jane and Cesare. The benevolent Dr Caligari is the director, and he states that Francis suffers from peculiar delusions.
Geoff Smith has just completed a successful tour of Faust screenings featuring his live soundtrack performed on prototype hammered dulcimers.
Details
Friday 22 July, Purcell Room, 7pm & 9pm
Geoff Smith and The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (Cert. U)
Geoff Smith composer & performer
Tickets £12.50 £10
Box Office 08703 800 400 ~ Book online: www.rfh.org.uk
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Film London appoints head of new micro feature fund
Maggie Ellis, Film London’s highly respected Production Executive has been appointed as the first Head of Production at the capital’s media agency it has been announced today.
The Head of Production is a new post tasked with running an ambitious, new Micro Budget Digital Feature Film Fund, which will open for applications from September 2005. The post also oversees the established and highly successful PULSE Digital Shorts scheme for young film-makers in partnership with the UK Film Council New Cinema Fund; Film London’s involvement with local borough film funds; and the London Artists’ Film & Video moving image network run in association with the Arts Council England London.
Maggie Ellis is well known as a champion of new talent in the industry and has worked across film and television as a producer and consultant to a number of major organisations including Channel Four, BBC, ITV, Arts Council England, The Wellcome Trust and the National Film and Television School. Maggie Ellis has helped launch the careers of some of London’s most talented film-makers and artists through a variety of commercial and public production schemes including the renowned London Production Fund and animate!. Directors such as Shona Auerbach, Juliet McKoen and Yousaf Ali Khan have all benefited from Maggie’s direct involvement with their early projects.
Adrian Wootton, Chief Executive of Film London commented, “This is a great appointment for Film London. Maggie brings an enormous wealth of experience and huge energy to this exciting new post, which will have a direct impact on London’s emerging film-making talent.”
Maggie Ellis, Head of Production at Film London said, “I am delighted to be tackling this exciting new role. The digital feature film fund is an amazing opportunity for London film-makers to develop their skills and showcase their creativity on a full length project, and I am thrilled to be a part of this.”
Conrad Bodman, Senior Visual Arts Officer, Arts Council England said, “Maggie brings a wealth of experience to this challenging new position and we look forward to working with her to develop artists' moving image practice in London.”
'PSYCHO' VIOLINIST'S INSTRUMENT GOES UNDER THE HAMMER
A fine French violin owned by the legendary Louis Kaufman (1905 - 1994) until his death is to go under the hammer later this month. With solo performances on over 500 film scores and the almost single-handed revival of
Vivaldi's music to his credit, Kaufman is probably the most recorded violinist in history to date. The instrument is to sell at Bonhams, 101 New Bond Street, on 23 May.
Millions of cinema-lovers the world over will be familiar with Kaufman's work, since he can be heard on hundreds of film scores from the 1930s 'Golden Age' of Hollywood through to the 1970s. As Tinseltown's most
sought-after soloist, Kaufman played on the soundtracks of such classic movies as Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, Showboat, For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Greatest Story Ever Told and Psycho. Of his life here, classical radio
DJ Jim Svejda gave the highest praise: "Maybe the only guy in the history of Hollywood who never said a bad thing about anybody, and about whom no bad thing was ever said."
Hailed by The New York Times as "a violinist's violinist and a musician's musician," Louis Kaufman was born in Portland, Oregon, and by the age of 13 was studying with Franz Kneisel at the Juilliard (New York's Institute of
Musical Art). From there he went on to fame and fortune both in the concert hall and on the silver screen, a life reflected in his posthumously published autobiography, 'A Fiddler's Tale: How Hollywood and Vivaldi
Discovered Me.' The introduction to the book, penned by Jim Svejda, honours Kaufman's abilities as a performer: "He had a big, rich, sweet sound, never cloying, wonderfully warm. He was a chameleon - he knew exactly how to get into whatever particular style or moment (the music) needed, but it was always recognisably Louis."
The music of Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) has penetrated our musical consciousness so vigorously that today it is hard to image a time when he was virtually unheard of. Yet when CBS conductor Alfredo Antonini asked
Kaufman, at short notice, to perform the Italian composer's 'Le Quattro Stagioni' (The Four Seasons), Vivaldi's name was not even listed in music history books. Yet since Kaufman's first recording of this piece in December
1949, which won France's Grand Prix du Disque in 1950 and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002, 'The Four Seasons' has become one of the most famous and prized pieces in the basic repertoire of classical music.
The fine violin to be sold at Bonhams is thus made all the more remarkable given the talents of its previous owner. The rich red-brown instrument is by 'Gand & Bernardel Luthier du Conservatoire de Musique 1884,' and is
estimated to fetch £10,000 - 15,000 at auction. Two very fine silver mounted violin bows which belonged to Kaufman are also included in the sale; one by N. Maire of Paris, circa 1850, and the other by P. Simon, Paris, circa 1860. They are estimated to fetch between £6,000 - 10,000 and £10,000 - 15,000 respectively.
Monday, May 16, 2005
London Production Revolution
‘London Day’ in Cannes marks announcements to make London even more attractive base for film productions with new Police Filming Unit and Online Permitting Portal
At the Cannes Film Festival today Film London will announce "the most comprehensive revolution in film production in London for 25 years".
Top British film-makers Stephen Frears, Gurinder Chadha and Martha Fiennes will mark the launch of the new London Filming Partnership by participating in a series of events as part of a ‘London Day’ in Cannes. The Partnership delivers a package of ground-breaking initiatives which will cement London’s position as one of the world’s leading film production centres.
The Partnership is the result of 12 months of extensive consultation between everyone involved in film production in London - industry bodies, local authorities and the major landmarks and organisations - chaired by Lord David Puttnam as part of the Film London Executive Task Force. Mayor Ken Livingstone and the London Development Agency back the Partnership, and over 80 partners have signed up already including all of London’s 33 local authorities, PACT, The Production Guild, Production Managers Association, Guild of Location Managers, Transport for London and the Metropolitan Police.
Film, TV and advertising productions in London will now benefit from:
· The first ever Metropolitan Police Filming Unit dedicated to assisting all productions filming in the capital;
· A red-tape busting ‘single online portal’ system to access information on London locations and arrange filming permissions;
· The free use of Film London location scouts for major feature film productions;
· No local authority filming charges for student and low-budget film-makers;
· Special discounts on accommodation, parking, transport and iconic locations;
· A transparent fee structure for filming across all 33 London boroughs;
· A 24 hour ‘filming hotline’ for local residents;
· A new mediation service for any film-maker involved in a local dispute;
These new benefits will deliver a massive overhaul to filming in the capital. They will ensure London remains an industry leader in an increasingly competitive international marketplace and allay any outdated perceptions of London as a difficult city to film in. Productions currently benefiting from London's film-friendly approach include The Da Vinci Code, V For Vendetta and Basic Instinct: Risk Addiction.
Film London, through the Task Force process, has also now produced a new step-by-step guide for filming in the capital and a guide for local authorities to make London film-friendly on a practical level. Both of these are available online.
Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of London said, “The capital offers wonderful locations. It provides the backdrop of a lively, modern and diverse city, as in Closer and Bullet Boy, as well iconic and historic landmarks, like those featured in Woody Allen's recent film. London has risen to the challenge to put it at the forefront of the international screen industries and the London Filming Partnership, led by Film London, will make the city an even easier and cheaper place to film. This agreement will make sure that film continues to deliver massive cultural and economic benefits to the capital.”
Lord Puttnam, Chair of the Film London Executive Task Force said, "This Agreement and the new Code of Practice for filming represent a very significant step forward in making London a more attractive centre for production for all of the moving image industries. We've had an incredible level of cooperation from everyone involved in the process - from those who represent the citizens of London, from the industry and from private sector organisations. I'm confident that the work of the Task Force will deliver significant benefits to all of its stakeholders."
Adrian Wootton, Chief Executive of Film London said, “The London Filming Partnership will make London one of the best, easiest and most efficient places to film in the world. With the unprecedented support of everyone involved in film and media production in the capital I have no doubt that this agreement will help to keep London at the top of the international production industry. We have delivered the most comprehensive revolution in film production in London for 25 years".
Assistant Commissioner Stephen House of the Metropolitan Police Service said, "The formation of a Metropolitan Police Filming Unit is an enterprise generated in response to the requirements of both the business and residential communities of the London boroughs. This initiative has been stimulated by the Film London Executive Task Force in order to provide an integrated approach between the Police and film-makers operating in the London environs. The purpose of the new unit is to dramatically streamline and improve the efficiency of our working relationship with everyone filming in the capital."
Eric Fellner, co-chair Working Title Films, producer of Bridget Jones and Love Actually said, "I have been shooting movies in London for more than 20 years and, with the advent of Film London, this is the first time that we at Working Title feel that our films are being really helped on the ground. Perhaps even more importantly, I feel that the Film London Task Force, which I am pleased to be a member of, is genuinely succeeding in improving things to make London a more film-friendly and thus more competitive place to make movies, for everyone's benefit.”
Friday, May 13, 2005
GURINDER CHADHA, ALAN RICKMAN AND KATE WINSLET JOIN TCM IN SEARCH FOR BEST BRITISH SHORT FILM FOR 2005
TCM (Turner Classic Movies) launches its sixth annual TCM Classic Shorts competition on 16th May. For the first time the launch takes place as part of the prestigious Quinzaine des Realisateurs (Directors' Fortnight) during Cannes Film Festival. As with previous years, the awards ceremony is held during The Times bfi 49th London Film Festival in the autumn (20th Oct - 3rd Nov) at the National Film Theatre. The shortlisted titles will be screened at the awards and within the Short Cuts and Animation strand as part of TCM's continued sponsorship of the LFF.
Each year, the competition grows in stature and exposure, which is reflected by the film industry luminaries who are giving their valuable time to participate as judges in TCM's search to find the best short film of 2005. TCM is delighted to welcome its first female director, Gurinder Chadha, on to the panel this year.
TCM Classic Shorts is now established as one of the most prestigious and valuable short film competitions in Europe with £10,000 of prize money. Having discovered some of the best new film making talent in the UK in recent years, this year looks to be as popular as ever. Since the competition began, many of the short-listed films have gone on to receive further acclaim. Last year's winning film, Nits directed by Harry Wootliff received a BAFTA nomination, whilst 2002 entry Brown Paper Bag directed by Michael Baig Clifford and 2001 winner About A Girl directed by Brian Percival, both went on to win BAFTAs for Best Short Film. Nits will be screened on 20th May at Quinzaine des Realisateurs (Directors' Fortnight) during Cannes Film Festival.
TCM Classic Shorts is open to all UK made short films. The opening date is 1st May 2005 and all films must be received by 1st September 2005 at the very latest. The short-listed nominations are aired during a special weekend of programming on TCM and also screened at The Times bfi 49th London Film Festival during the awards ceremony.
The judging panel comprises:
Gurinder Chadha Director: Bhaji on the Beach; Bend it Like Beckham; Bride & Prejudice
Alan Rickman Actor, Producer, Director: Die Hard; Truly Madly Deeply; Love Actually
Kate Winslet Actress: Titanic; Enigma; Iris; Finding Neverland
Helen Mirren Actress: Calendar Girls, Gosford Park, Prime Suspect 6 (TV)
Julian Fellowes Writer, Producer, Director: Gosford Park; Vanity Fair; Separate Lives
Rhys Ifans Actor: Notting Hill; Vanity Fair; Enduring Love
David Morrissey Actor, Director: The Deal; Blackpool; Basic Instinct 2
Stephen Woolley Producer: The Crying Game; The Wild and Wycked World of Brian Jones
Paul Trijbits Head of The New Cinema Fund, UK Film Council
Richard Jobson Film Critic, Writer, Producer, Director: Sixteen Years of Alcohol
Colin Kennedy Editor of Empire magazine
Matt Mueller Editor of Total Film
Wendy Ide The Times bfi London Film Festival, short film programmer
Nick James Editor of Sight & Sound magazine
Chris Law Managing Director - UK Territories, Warner Brothers
Tina McCann General Manager of Turner Entertainment Networks Europe
Further information and entry forms are available at: www.tcmonline.co.uk/classicshorts
and for further information about The Times bfi London Film Festival, please log on to: www.lff.org.uk
TCM (Turner Classic Movies), a Time Warner company, launched in Europe in 1999. The channel draws on an extensive library of timeless movies presenting them in a contemporary style. The channel is available via cable and satellite and reaches over 9.8 million UK households. In 2004 TCM was the 3rd highest rated movie channel behind Sky Movies 1 and Sky Movies 2.
London takes centre stage at Cannes
£400 London short sits alongside big name productions on Cannes shortlists
London will take centre stage at the world’s most prestigious film festival this week, as the star of Woody Allen’s eagerly awaited UK debut Match Point. New York’s favourite director shot this dark thriller, which stars Scarlett Johansson and James Nesbitt, all over the UK capital last summer – choosing London’s skyline landmarks like ‘The Gherkin’ (30 St Mary Axe) and Tate Modern. Allen is poised to make his second London film later this year.
Match Point will screen outside of the Official Competition on Thursday 12 May. Alongside it will be Chromophobia another high profile feature from one of London’s emerging big talents, director Martha Fiennes (Onegin). Her darkly comic film, set and shot in contemporary London and starring Penelope Cruz, Damien Lewis and James Nesbitt, has the coveted position as the selection for the festival’s closing night gala.
Another London contribution to the festival shows you don’t have to have a big budget to compete in the world’s most celebrated film event. The Man Who Met Himself, a short film shot on Super 8 by four London film-makers with a staggering budget of £400, has caught the eye of selection officials and screens as part of the Short Film Palme d’Or. With the support of Film London, the short will receive its debut screening at Cannes on Wednesday 18 and Friday 20 May.
To consolidate these achievements 16 May will see ‘London Day’ on the Riviera. Top London film talent including Stephen Frears and Gurinder Chadha are joining Film London, the city’s media agency, to mark a day of events celebrating London’s contribution to global film production.
‘London Day’ kicks off with a press conference where film-makers Paul Hitchcock, (Mission Impossible) and Sandy Lieberson (Performance) together with Film London Chief Executive Adrian Wootton will launch the results of the 12 month Film London Executive Task Force to make London a more film-friendly city.
Other events on the day include a head-to-head discussion with UK film-makers Stephen Frears and Gurinder Chadha who will talk about the unique qualities of film-making in London.
‘London Day’ also sees the launch of London Plus, a new partnership between the South East’s major film studios, screen agencies, post production sector and leading production crew. Under the scheme producers from around the world will be able to arrange to scout locations, source crew and find a studio stage or post production facility with a single phone call or email. London Plus will cement London’s position at the heart of European film industry and boost film production in the capital.
‘London Day’ – Monday 16 May 2005
9:00am
Press conference at the UK Film Centre
With Paul Hitchcock, Producer (Phantom of the Opera, Mission: Impossible);
Sandy Lieberson, Producer (Jabberwocky, Performance) and Chair of Film London;
Adrian Wootton, Chief Executive of Film London
11.45am-1pm
The Script Factory Head To Head: Gurinder Chadha talks to Stephen Frears
Two of the UK’s finest exports, Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham, Bride & Prejudice) and Frears (Dirty Pretty Things, Mrs Henderson Presents) explain why they love making movies in London.
3-4pm
The Script Factory - panel event TBC
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The London Plus partnership of leading figures in UK production includes four major studios: Pinewood-Shepperton, Ealing, 3 Mills, Elstree and the three regions film commissions including Screen East, Screen South and Film London and UK Post, an umbrella organisation representing the UK post production and visual effects sector in the South East and the Production Guild of Great Britain. www.londonplus.org
Film London is the strategic agency for film and media in the UK’s capital. Film London sustains, promotes and develops London as a major international film-making and film cultural capital. This includes all the screen industries based in London – film, television, video, commercials and new interactive media. Film London is supported by the UK Film Council and the London Development Agency through Creative London. Film London also receives significant support from Arts Council England London, the European Regional Development Fund, the Mayor of London and Skillset.
See: www.filmlondon.org.uk
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