Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man, 2020 – A spine-tingling title reveal Watched Leigh Whannell’s “The Invisible Mam” last night, again, and I am quite impressed by the movie’s titles (Title Reveal). I think a movie’s title design by itself plays an important role to create an ambiance appropriate to the movie’s theme as an introduction. Considering the fact that..
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SHORT EXPERIMENTAL FILMS AS A TOPIC OF THE FIFTH SESSION OF THE FILM CLASSROOM The fifth session of the second season of the FILM CLASSROOM project took place on November 27 (Saturday) at the Cinematheque. Today’s workshop focused on short experimental films: when do they appear as a form and what is their significance in..
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IN MEMORIAM: SLAVISHA KAJEVSKI, FILM AND THEATER ACTOR Macedonian film and theater actor SlavisaKajevski tragically lost his life. Kajevski was born on February 1, 1982, in Skopje. He graduated from the University “St. Cyril and Methodius ”, at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Skopje, at the Department of Acting, in the class of prof. Vladimir..
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On November 30 and December 1, guests at the Cinematheque were students from the private primary school “Jahja Kemal”, and through a conversation with filmologists Lidija Kirovska and Arsim Leskovica, got acquainted with the work of the Cinematheque. In the Cinematheque’s cinema hall, film experts and students discussed film and film material, as well as..
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In August 2018, the United Nations reported serious concerns over human rights violations taking place in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the Northwest of China. At the same time, an international film crew was hard at work, shooting scenes for Walt Disney Pictures’ $200 million live action version of “Mulan” — a story based on..
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ONE SECOND: Zhang Yimou & Chinese Cinema During the Cultural Revolution Newport Beach, CA (The Hollywood Times) 10/28/21 – Last evening (October 28) was a premiere screening of Zhang Yimou’s latest film One Second (China, 2020) at the Newport Beach Film Festival. It is the story of the struggles of an ordinary man in China..
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African films are enjoying a high profile at the Berlinale festival in 2022, with debuts from South Sudan and the Central African Republic (CAR) turning heads along with a new take on “Nollywood.” While there are no African films in the main competition at Europe’s first major film festival of 2022, several documentaries and features..
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Despite a reduction in releases in 2017, the number of films produced in Russia has been on the rise in recent years, at around 140–150 films each year. At the same time, increasingly few films are receiving state support: while more than 70 such projects received public funding in 2015–2016, only 52 did in 2017…
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A film festival with a cause is set to debut in Abu Dhabi next month, shining a light on human impact on the environment and the importance of making changes to preserve the planet. Organised by Zayed University and the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi, the inaugural Al Sidr Environmental Film Festival is free to attend..
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Though this might feel like a Peter Jackson fan club list, I promise there are other directors included in this batch of films. This list of extraordinary movies shot in New Zealand has a little bit of everything, so let’s get into it! As far as natural, breathtaking beauty is concerned, you would be hard-pressed..
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