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Hungarian director János Szász’s ‘The Notebook’ is a terrific, yet deeply disturbing and haunting coming-of-age WWII drama that blends horror and fantasy into a Brothers Grimm-like fairy tale.
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In his new film, ‘Mood Indigo,’ Michel Gondry concocts a delightfully whimsical love story utilizing his signature hand-made visual effects.
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“Meticulous and boring,” is how one reviewer described Yves Saint Laurent’s first haute-couture collection shown under his own name, which nonetheless successfully launched his fashion house to world-wide renown. The same could be said of the new biopic about his life and career, directed by Jalil Lespert.
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“He doesn’t want to overthrow the Communist party. He knows he can’t do that. He just wants them to follow the law for all the citizens.” Filmmaker Andreas Johnsen discusses how he managed to gain the trust of internationally famous artist and activist, Ai Weiwei, the Chinese government’s continued efforts to silence Weiwei, and the common themes that run through his work.
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A new documentary elucidates the absurdities of the Chinese government’s attempt to silence Ai Weiwei, while painting him as an extraordinarily complex figure.
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“Revolutionary change usually occurs first in the minds of artists.” An interview with legendary filmmaker and iconoclast Nick Zedd.
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