Website's Fifth Anniversary: New Sections

Dear Readers,

We are beginning the sixth year of our website strongly with many more new features, such as Videos and the Daily List. However, due to exponential growth of readership on the one hand and a small staff of five on the other, the board of directors has decided to increase the Link section. While the Daily List is updated at least twice a day, we encourage our readers to always check out the Link segment, which includes many interesting articles about the global film world, American as well as international. 

Christmas Carol: Zemeckis Finds Technology Liberating

"Christmas Carol," directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Jim Carrey, is a new adaptation of Dickens' 1843 novel.  Disney will release the film Nov 6.

“The technology is liberating for me as a filmmaker.  It allows me to separate the cinema aspect of making a movie, which is something all filmmakers try to control, and realize the magic of the performances from my cast….

 

 

Lovely Bones: Peter Jackson's Film

 

Now that I have seen most of the films to qualify for the Oscars in 2009, Peter Jackson's "Lovely Bones," which will be released in December, is one of the two or three eagerly awaited features.

Trailer, introduced by Peter Jackson

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Up in the Air: Commercial Appeal

"Up in the Air," Jason Reitman's saocial satire, features George Clooney in his best (Oscar-caliber) performance to date.  Set for Christmas release by Paramount, it's one of year's best pictures.

"Up in the Air" is a movie that cruises, like its lead character Ryna Binghm, played with panache by George Clooney, from city to city, hub to hub, airport to airport, never quite grounded, always speeding towards an uncertain destination…

Oscar 2009: List of All Entries for Best Foreign Language Film

October 15, 2009—The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has announced the 65 films submitted for the Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar.  The Oscar nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, and the Oscar telecast will take place on Sunday, March 5.
 
List of the 65 films submitted by Country (alphabetically) and Director:  From Albania, Alive, directed by Artan Minarolli, to Vietnam, Don’t Burn, directed by Nhat Minh Dang.
 
Please See Complete List below……