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Zeitgeist Picks Up ‘Act of God’ at Lightning Speed
Zeitgeist are being struck by Jennifer Baichwal not once, but twice. Baichwal’s previous film, Manufactured Landscapes played extremely well for the unit and without looking at the numbers was probably a box-office draw suggesting that: the privilege of acting on Act of God before it even hit the market or made a public festival impression surely manifested itself months before.
In Love with Mussolini: Trailer for Marco Bellocchio’s ‘Vincere’
Headed off to Cannes in the Main Competition, Vincere focuses on the scorned/stubborn lover/wife's journey. In the trailer below, you don't need to comprehend Michelangelo's main tongue to grasp how Benito tried to keep his past and relationship with Ida Dalser in the dark.
Benten Films Makes Leap with ‘Fish Eyes’
True cinephiles/film journalists Andrew Grant and Aaron Hillis are about to explore the oldest venue in the book. The started off with a DVD label and now they are throwing their hats into the theatrical distribution game with Benten Films acquiring Zheng Wei's directorial debut fresh from the Tribeca Film Festival.
Zhang Yimou’s Latest Coming in Two Parts
It appears that after a stretch of films (Hero, House of Flying Daggers and Curse of the Golden Flower) that reached outwards, towards international audiences, Zhang Yimou might be looking a little “inwards”.
It’s ‘Payback’ Time for NFB and Jennifer Baichwal
On the eve of her Hot Docs Film Festival world premiere of Act of God, the National Film Board has announced the all-Canadian documentary film project which would see doc filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal adapt author Margaret Atwood's timely piece on the current economic meltdown.
