Stories about Film from July, 2008
China: Citizen journalists prepare for the Olympics
Footloose citizen reporter Zuola has said [zh] he's going to be there, religious extremists are going to be there, foreign media seem to be looking for local stringers, and cutting-edge...
Global Lives Project: Recording the lives of 10 people for 1 day
The Global Lives Project is a global initiative created to showcase the lives of 10 different people from all over the world by following them and recording 24 hours of their day in video. These 240 hours of material will be shown at the same time in an installation where a person will be able to walk through 10 different rooms projecting each one of their lives, and a central hub where the 10 screens will be seen simultaneously.
Poland: Stanisław Lem
Polandian writes about Stanisław Lem.
Kazakhstan: Movie Tickets Wanted
KZBlog reviews the Hollywood's opening this week, the “Wanted” movie, directed by Timur Bekmambetov – a native son of Kazakhstan, born in Atyrau.
Jamaica: Trick and Treat
Geoffrey Philp's Blog Spot goes to the movies, and finds Hollywood blockbuster Wanted is steeped in the tradition of the Trickster/Warrior, “the two dominant archetypes in Jamaican culture.”
