Recently added articles from Cineaste:
Cinema on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.(Editorial)
Jun 22, 2009 ... For a national cinema from a nation that has yet to achieve independent statehood, and that presently sustains a devastated civil infrastructure, Palestinian cinema has miraculously survived. One might even say that Palestinian cinema has actually prospered in recent years, despite the ...
Iron curtain auteurs lost voices from East Germany's DEFA Studios.(Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft)(Viewpoint essay)
Jun 22, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Though much critical attention is given to West German films associated with Neue Deutsche Kino, the cinematic achievements of East Germany, or Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), have been far less visible. To reverse this trend, the DEFA Film Library ...
Acting in the grand manner: an interview with Christopher Plummer.(Interview)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Memoirs of actors are one of the least esteemed literary genres. Usually ghostwritten farragoes of gossip and untrammeled self-promotion, they often turn up on remaindered tables mere months after publication. A rare "star" memoir written with both wit and flair (and without any outside ...
Reclaiming Palestine, one film at a time.(Report)
Jun 22, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In Waiting, the 2005 feature film by Palestinian director Rashid Masharawi, the main character, Ahmad, is assigned an important mission: travel to refugee camps in Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon to seek out every possible Palestinian actor for a new European ...
The hazards of occupation: documentaries by and about Palestinians and Israelis in the occupied territories.(Report)
Jun 22, 2009; ... The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a classic "hot-potato" issue, on which there are widely divergent, bitterly contested viewpoints, making nonfiction documentation of Israel's occupation of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank an ideological minefield. Where do you go? Whom do you talk to, ...
Exposing the dark secrets of Italian political history: an interview with Paolo Sorrentino.(Interview)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Although Il Divo: The Spectacular Life of Giulio Andreotti is the fourth feature film directed by Paolo Sorrentino--following L'uomo in piu (One Man Up, 2001), Le conseguenze dell'amore (The Consequences of Love, 2004), and L'arnico di famiglia (Friend of the Family, 2006)--it is his first ...
The business of dinner: an interview with Robert Kenner.(Interview)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Robert Kenner's new documentary, Food, Inc., could not appear at a more opportune time. Michelle Obama is planting an organic vegetable garden on the White House grounds and articles about sustainable, local, and pesticide-free food seem to appear every week in newspapers and magazines, ...
The Pervert's Guide to Cinema.(Movie review)
Jun 22, 2009; ... The Pervert's Guide to Cinema Produced by Martin Rosenbaum, Georg Misch, Ralph Wieser and Sophie Fiennes; directed by Sophie Fiennes; cinematography (studio) by Remko Schnorr; production design (studio) by Ben Zuydwijk; edited by Ethel Shepherd; music by Brian Eno, et al.; ...
Examined Life.(Movie review)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Examined Life Produced by Ron Mann, Silva Basmajian, Jane Jankovic, Bill Imperial, and Lea Martin; written and directed by Astra Taylor; cinematography by John M. Tran; sound design by John Laing; edited by Robert Kennedy; featuring Kwame Anthony Appiah, Judith Butler, Michael ...
The Song of Sparrows.(Movie review)
Jun 22, 2009; ... The Song of Sparrows Produced and directed by Majid Majidi; screenplay by Majid Majidi and Mehran Kashani; cinematography by Tooraj Mansoouri; production design and costumes by Asghar Nezhad-lmani; edited by Hassan Hassandoost; music by Hossein Alizadeh; starring Reza Naji, ...
Goodbye Solo.(Movie review)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Goodbye Solo Produced by Ramin Bahrani and Jason Orans; directed by Ramin Bahrani; screenplay by Ramin Bahrani and Bahareh Azimi; cinematography by Michael Simmonds; production design by Chad Keith; costumes by Victoria Hoke; edited by Ramin Bahrani; original music by M. Lo; ...
Lorna's Silence.(Movie review)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Lorna's Silence Produced by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne and Denis Freyd; directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne; cinematography by Alain Marcoen; edited by Marie-Helene Dozo; starring Arta Dobroshi, Jeremie Renier, Alban Ukaj, Fabrizio Rongione and Olivier Gourmet ....
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.(Video recording review)
Jun 22, 2009; ... The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Produced and directed by Martin Ritt; adapted by Paul Dehn and Guy Trosper from the novel by John Le Carre; cinematography by Oswald Morris; set design by Tambi Larsen; music by Sol Kaplan; with Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner, Peter ...
White Dog.(Video recording review)
Jun 22, 2009; ... White Dog Directed by Samuel Fuller; produced by Jon Davison; screenplay by Samuel Fuller and Curtis Hanson, based on the novel by Romain Gary; cinematography by Bruce Surtees; edited by Bernard Gribble; music by Ennio Morricone; starring Kristy McNichol, Paul Winfield, Burl ...
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV.(Video recording review)
Jun 22, 2009; ... The Taking of Power by Louis XIV Directed by Roberto Rosseilini; written and adapted by Philippe Erlanger and Jean Gruault; cinematography by Georges Leclerc and Jean-Louis Picavet; starring Jean-Marie Patte, Raymond Jourdan, Silvagni and Pierre Barrat. DVD, color, 94 mins., in ...
The General.(Video recording review)
Jun 22, 2009; ... The General Written and directed by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman; based on The Great Locomotive Chase by William Pittenger, adapted by AI Boasberg and Charles Smith; cinematography by J. Devereaux Jennings and Bert Haines; starring Buster Keaton and Marion Mack. Ultimate ...
Cinematographer Style.(Video recording review)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Cinematographer Style Directed and produced by Jon Fauer; edited by Matthew Blute; cinematography by Jeff Laszlo, Jon Fauer, Brian Heller and David Morgan; music by Florian Schlagbauer, Thomas Schlagbauer, and Christian Bischoff. DVD, color, 86 mins. Distributed by Docurama ...
Trafic.(Video recording review)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Trafic Written and directed by Jacques Tati; cinematography by Edward Van Den Enden and Marcel Weiss; edited by Maurice Laumain and Sophie Tatischeff; starring Jacques Tati, Marcel Fraval, Honord Bostel and Tony Knepper. Special Edition Double-Disc DVD, color, 97 mins., in ...
Faces.(Staff Recommendations: Cineaste Editors Tout Their Favorite Recent DVD Releases)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
Jun 22, 2009; ... With Faces (1968) the father of American independent film, John Cassavetes, directed one of the most honest and sorrowful American films about the tormented relations between men and women. The film (restored beautifully by Criterion) may have been scripted, but it feels raw and ...
Indonesia at the Margins: Political Documentaries and Essay Films (1991-2002).(Staff Recommendations: Cineaste Editors Tout Their Favorite Recent DVD Releases)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
Jun 22, 2009; ... The lush musical Opera Jawa (2006), conceived as part of the "New Crowned Hope" project, brought major Indonesian director Garin Nugroho to the attention of many viewers on the international film-festival circuit; he has since made a documentary, an animation, and another feature, Under ...