Stories about Film from June, 2006
India buzzing …music, films,football, cricket, fuel crisis and 24/7 media
For a third week in a row there appears to be no respite for Indian bloggers. We had various stories vying for our attention: the fuel hike, the Rahul Mahajan case, Cricket in West Indies, the World Cup...
China: DaVinci film pulled
The Chinese government only lets twenty foreign movies make theaters each year, but now it seems those are being blocked too. “Interesting, writes the Black China Hand blogger. “Might it be that the Chinese High Command is linked to the Opus Dei and their plan to eliminate the Priory of...
Interview with Allamezadeh & Ezati, Iranian Famous Movie Directors & Bloggers
Global Voices has interviewed two bloggers who are involved with the magic world of movies: Reza Allamezadeh & Amir Ezati. Let's start with Mr. Allamezadeh. Reza Allamezadeh is an Iranian famous movie director, writer and blogger. Allamezadeh, based in Nederland, teaches cinema , continues his creative career and writes his...
The Kannada Context: Hear the nature of voices
The amplification of small sound bytes effects a joyful reverberation in a large room. I got a few mails/comments for my last post, The Kannada Context: Exclusive Identity and Other Stories. I also got to know interesting people. It is nice to see the feedback from a small, yet vibrant,...
Mexico: Documentary on Atenco
Salon Chingon has posted a 47 minute high resolution documentary titled “Atenco: Breaking the Siege” about the violence that erupted there in early May. The website explains that “While an English-language version has not yet been released (but will be posted here as well as soon as it becomes available),...
Thailand: Insensitive Television Companies
Andrew Biggs in Thailand is reporting that BBC and HBO has upset people in Southern Thailand after they put out posters calling for extras to play corpses.
Belarus: 2 Banned Films at Film Festival in NYC
Iryna of TOL's Belarus Blog recommends two films on Belarus now playing in New York City; both are banned in Belarus: “I am jealous that a New York audience can see these documentaries, described by one of the critics as “rough-hewn, hard-core, must-see, front-line filmmaking,” on the screen, but hope...
