Monday, February 4th, 2008

Some excellent stories online to check out

Here are some excellent film stories in the news around the world that I highly suggest taking a look at:

A new golden age in cinema
A revolution in ambition and intelligence has brought us films to rival those of the 40s and 70s


Raiders of the lost archives
Never seen Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster? Thanks to a band of renegade movie fans, such ‘classics’ have been saved from obscurity. Gordon Coates on the weird world of film collectors.


Oscar boost for Kazakh filmmakers
An Oscar nomination for a film made in Kazakhstan is allowing filmmakers there to showcase their talents - and recover from the embarrassment of the comedy film Borat, writes the BBC’s Natalia Antelava.


The man who directed ‘Bonnie and Clyde’
Arthur Penn comes to the Harvard Film Archive for a retrospective


Why this is one of cinema’s all-time classics
Battleship Potemkin is nothing less than history - political and cinematic - in thrilling motion, says David Thomson


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