2001-2010

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In the late 1960s and early 1970s polarization of American political situation was becoming acute, with the Vietnam War abroad and civil rights at home being the most pressing issues. For the youth political movement, seemingly ineffectual methods of peaceful protest and resistance led to the rise of a faction that wanted a more extreme approach that the government could not ignore. One particular group, the Weather Underground, attempted to team up with the Black Panthers to violently confront the US government. They began with participation in street riots, and escalated their efforts to include the bombing of specific targets associated with the government or local power structures. Through archival footage and interviews of participants on both sides of this conflict, this film covers the Weather Underground’s campaign of violence through this period, the FBI’s strategies and tactics to apprehend them (including some deemed unethical or illegal), until changing times and disillusionment brought their activities to an end.Read More »

Master and Margarita (2005) is a Menippean film based on the eponymous book by Mikhail A. Bugakov. Set in Moscow under Stalin it has several story-lines that are intertwined. The sacrifices of Master (Galibin), a talented author of a manuscript about the biblical Pontius Pilate, and Master’s muse – Margarita (Kovalchuk), are paralleled by the biblical story of Yeshua in Yerushalaim, and the deceit of the cowardly ambiguous Pilate (Lavrov), whose character alludes to a Soviet leader. The reality is distorted by Satan Woland (Basilashvili), and his lieutenants, who are manipulating public events and people’s lives by pushing the buttons of human weaknesses and sins. Margarita taps into Woland’s power as she becomes the Queen of the Satan’s Ball. She turns into a witch to save Master. Some characters allude to Soviet leaders: Lenin, Stalin, Beria, and their entourage.Read More »

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An unknown creature has murdered the Creator of Universe and unleashed the ability to produce miracles. This ability is now in the hands of human beings who have driven themselves into destructive envy and the horrible chaos of suddenly becoming Gods themselves.Read More »

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“Veteran director Jun Ichikawa (Tony Takitani), who died suddenly the night that he finished editing this film (originally a private project), reveals his more personal and playful side while filming with nothing more than a few friends as actors and a camcorder. The film follows Yuki’s visit to Tokyo in search of her missing brother, Hisashi, and their later reunion with Hisashi’s ex-wife. Ichikawa’s camerawork and plain sets draw out a more affectionate and gentle side of these characters and their connection amidst the barren Tokyo cityscape.”Read More »

In 1997 Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento has to find a substitute for his position while trying to take down drug dealers and criminals before the Pope visits.Read More »

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Four police officers of the SDPJ Hauts-de-Seine, Eddie Caplan, Walter Morlighem, Theo Wachevski and Roxane Delgado have their lives turned upside down when their colleague, Max, committed suicide, following a case in which he is unfairly blamed. They then cross the “yellow line”, not hesitating to circumvent the law to achieve their purposes in order to wash the honor of their friend Max.Read More »

On the day of her mother’s death Deniz asks Peter Pan to come and take her to Neverland. Her best friend Emre convinces her to stay, and they make a pact to never leave each other and live in the Neverland that they will create together. Deniz’s world tumbles down when Emre, as a young man, suffers a heart attack and is rushed to the hospital. When Emre falls into a coma Deniz decides to go on a journey to gather fairy dust which she believes will heal her friend. On the way she bumps into Cem who is on his way to see his dying father. Along with seeing the father he has rejected since his childhood, Cem is also running away from his fiancee and their wedding preparations. On this journey of hope, Deniz and Cem’s lives entwine as they get to know each other. When they return to Istanbul, their new relationship and the magical fairy dust is put to the test.Read More »

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Being the most notorious TV-product of post-Soviet Russia, “Brigada” is an epic story about a company of bosom friends that, step by step, is transformed, leading by ambitions and social conditions, to the high class gang with excessive economical and, even, policitcal purposes (or, one can say, appetites). The regular, form-building, undisguised, even pushy alternation of brutal and sentimental scenes especially excited the audience. Supporters (and, also, authors theirselves) pointed out the classical tradition of gangster sagas, while opponents accused this serial as a cynical exploitation of most primitive fears-‘n’-hopes of common people and forewarned about dangerous social consequences (indeed, many children began to play in “brigades” on city streets with all their ingenuousness). The very title “Brigada” became a kind of symbol of over-effective media product that doesn’t worry about moral; main actor Sergey Bezrukov immediately became the superstar of Russian popular culture.Read More »

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When Isabelle and Theo invite Matthew to stay with them, what begins as a casual friendship ripens into a sensual voyage of discovery and desire in which nothing is off limits and everything is possible.Read More »