Reha Erdem Articles
The LONDON TIMES' Top 100 Films of 2008
Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight (top); Time and Winds by Reha Erdem (bottom) The London and the Sunday Times critics are apparently quite easy to please. They've come up with a list of no less than 100 Best Films for one single year: 2008. Among the best of the best found in the Times list are masterpieces such as: Cloverfield ("An hour in I [...]
Visualizing the Sacred: Islam on Film at UCLA
"What we wanted to say is, if these people [Iranians, Muslims] scare you, look closer: They have parents, they have lovers, they have hope, they have stories." That's filmmaker and cartoonist Marjane Satrapi, referring to Persepolis, at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. (Top photo: Brick Lane by Sarah Gavron. Right photo: Of Love and Eggs by Garin Nugroho.) Whether or not following on Satrapi's lead, [...]