London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2009: BORN IN 68, Latin American Shorts
London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2009
Sunday, March 29, highlights
Schedule and synopses from the LLGFF website
Born in 68
Directed by:
Jacques Martineau, Olivier Ducastel
Cast:
Laetitia Casta, Yannick Renier, Yann Trégouët
Distributor:
Peccadillo Pictures
Country:
France
Year:
2008
Running time:
170min
Festival favourites Martineau and Ducastel return to the LLGFF with an epic drama covering life and sexual politics in France. Friends and lovers caught up in the excitement of May ‘68 at the Sorbonne eventually leave Paris for a communal life in the country. The collective seems at first like a fairytale of left wing hippydom. But principles are betrayed as members of the commune drift away to bourgeois careers. Laetitia Casta gives a great performance as the central figure, Catherine, loved by [...]
by Andre Soares | March 26, 2009
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Berlin 2006: Out of Competition Films
Berlin 2006: Out of Competition Films
Capote, Bennett Miller
The New World, Terrence Malick
The Science of Sleep, Michel Gondry
Syriana, Stephen Gaghan
V for Vendetta, James McTeigue
Wu ji / The Promise, Chen Kaige
Closing film: Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, Sam Peckinpah (digitally restored print)
by Andre Soares | February 3, 2006
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Tags: Berlin 2006, Berlin Film Festival, Capote, Film Festivals, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, The New World, The Promise, The Science of Sleep, V for Vendetta
Oscar 2006: Best Makeup Longlist
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the seven films being considered for Achievement in Makeup for the 2006 Academy Awards.
The films in consideration are listed below in alphabetical order:
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (above, top photo)
Cinderella Man
A History of Violence
The Libertine (above, middle photo)
Mrs. Henderson Presents
The New World
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (above, lower photo)
Ten-minute clips from each of the seven films will be screened for the Makeup Award Nominating Committee on Saturday, January 28. Only three of the seven films may be nominated.
The 2006 Oscar nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 31, at 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time. The awards ceremony will [...]
