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R.I.P: Yasmine Belmadi (1976-2009)
French auteur cinema is in mourning today. A bright star who began his career in the 1997 film Les Corps ouverts for Sébastien Lifshitz and would later re-team with him on Wild Side (2004), Yasmine Belmadi also worked with François Ozon on Les Amants criminels (1999), Gilles Marchand's Who Killed Bambi? (2003), Au petit matin for Xavier Gens and most recently was in Cannes last May for Critic's Week presentation of Adieu Gary from Nassim Amaouche.
A Speedy Recovery to: Adam Yauch of Oscilloscope Laboratories
We wish Adam Yauch of Oscilloscope Laboratories (or better known as MCA from the Beastie Boys) a speedy recovery.
Life Brings Rand Ravich to the ‘Twilight Zone’
I'm sure when Warner Bros. and Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way were considering hiring Rand Ravich to pen their feature film adaptation of The Twilight Zone that they didn't pull out his earlier credit of Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh...
Orange of the Week: Dr. David Flintstein, Dr. Ronald Chevalier, Dr. Howard Mierzwiak and Frank T.J. Mackey
I received an odd email earlier this week from Dr. David Flintstein, Founder of The Soul Storage Company. Flintstein mentions in his email that he'd "gladly provide 50% off of any future service at The Soul Storage Company. Just bring a copy of this email when you check in with the receptionist at our Roosevelt Island office."
Lemon of the Week: Activist Documentary Films
Since it had me bawling my eyes out back in the Holiday Village theater in Park City, I've been keeping tabs on the trajectory, and the kind of impact that Louie Psihoyos’ The Cove has had on others.
