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Berlin Film Festival 06
Berlin gave us a sampling of comp and out-of-comp pics selected for the 56th edition. Selection of all 26 films to be screened in the competition section at the 56th Berlinale is due to be completed by mid-January. Here are some of the pics:...
Review: Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha fails to capture the essence of suppressed emotions, instead this falls more into cliché and leaves viewer’s unaffected. Think baked potatoes without the toppings. For a holiday screen romance, try the flipside - an Asian’s perspective of American and a love story with Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain...
Sundance Filmmakers Awards
What do these films have in common?
They were past recipients of the award handed out by the Sundance Institute. This year’s crop...
Review: King Kong
"Proving that bigger doesn’t necessarily mean better, the most hyped summer movie of the year gets a holiday release and while King Kong circa 2005 is a version that certainly strengthens the original source material, it also shows that a filmmaker’s own ambition and fervor for biblical portions sometimes has its drawbacks."
