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No ticket? Many Sundance films are available online 
There’s a great way to avoid the long lines, the frigid air and the pretentious, long-winded discussions about films at the Sundance Film Festival while still enjoying the best of independent cinema.

Redford proud of edgy movies at Sundance festival 
Robert Redford no longer believes movies can change the world. But even though his idealism has waned over the years, he has lost none of his enthusiasm for filmmaking.

If only Hollywood celebrated age, rather than youth, says John Patterson 
If Hollywood celebrated age, rather than youth, it could add a new level of suspense to cinema, argues John Patterson.

Key Sunday Cinema Club locks into Milwaukee 
Remember how much fun it was to be in a club with you were young? Adults have less options when it comes to forming a club, but the Oriental Theatre and the Key Sunday Cinema Club bring to Milwaukee a new option.

Theater enthusiast puts cinema on big screen 
NARRAGANSETT William Doughertys father once gave him a bit of advice. Dont go into the family business, he said. Running independent cinemas in a world of theater chains is risky.

Western academia ‘cultural snobs’, says Indian director 
London, Jan 19 Noted film director Jagmohan Mundhra has accused parts of western academia of demonstrating ‘cultural snobbery’ in disregarding Indian cinema and Bollywood in film studies courses.

The World Is Watching. Not Americans. 
These days, the cosmopolitanism of international filmmaking is matched by the parochialism of American film culture.

Old cinema to go under hammer 
COVENTRY’S old Theatre One cinema - which closed in 1998 - is to be sold tonight (Wednesday) at auction. The building, which later became the Mustard nightclub, is one of 18 properties to be sold by estate agents Loveitts at the Allesley Hotel, Birmingham Road, Allesley, from 7pm.

Masterpieces of World Cinema: Early Rivette 
Masterpieces of World Cinema: Early Rivette (Through Sun., Jan. 21, International House, 3701 Chestnut St.) In the world of Jacques Rivette, knowledge is always elusive, fragmented, a secret hidden from the many by the few, whose own claims to omniscience may well be delusional.

A veil on the past 


RUMOURS FROM ANTIQUITY: “Sunken Treasures of Egypt”, a touring exhibition of some 500 artefacts salvaged from the Eastern Harbour of Alexandria and Abu Qir Bay, drew thousands of visitors in Berlin where it opened in May before moving to Paris in early December (see Nevine El-Aref “Taking a plunge”, Al-Ahram Weekly , 18-24 May 2006 and “Paris plunges into Egyptology”, Weekly , 14-20 December …

A veil on the past 


RUMOURS FROM ANTIQUITY: “Sunken Treasures of Egypt”, a touring exhibition of some 500 artefacts salvaged from the Eastern Harbour of Alexandria and Abu Qir Bay, drew thousands of visitors in Berlin where it opened in May before moving to Paris in early December (see Nevine El-Aref “Taking a plunge”, Al-Ahram Weekly , 18-24 May 2006 and “Paris plunges into Egyptology”, Weekly , 14-20 December …

Marvell s’introduit dans le Full HD de salon avec un nouveau convertisseur de format vid o num rique double canal 
Marvell, (Nasdaq: MRVL), le principal fournisseur mondial de produits de stockage et de communication pour le grand public, a introduit ce jour le convertisseur de format vid o num rique double canal 88DE2710 de Marvell (R), pour Blu-ray et lecteurs HD-DVD, et d’autres dispositifs de home cin ma haute d finition (HD). Pr sentant le traitement Quiet Video de Marvell, le 88DE2710 propose une …

History meets Hollywood for local students 


When Cid Galindo and Joe Perez arrived at Premiere Cinema in a limousine Friday, excitement buzzed through the group of seventh-graders waiting to enter the Bryan theater. As the Sam Rayburn Middle School students shuffled inside, their excitement grew. But all of the talk and rowdiness ended when the program, “Alamo Day 2007,” began.

Garrel’s Valentine to Classic France 
Anyone besotted with the allure of French cinema in the late 1960s will take to “Regular Lovers” like refined absinthe. Shot in 2004 and shown at the 2005 New York Film Festival, the film is celebrated French director Philippe Garrel’s remembrance of revolutions past or, rather, an autobiographical flashback to the days and weeks just after the failed populist uprisings in the Paris of May …

BMA celebrates best of African cinema for Spirit Series 


It’s a celebration of cinema, specifically African film, this weekend at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Saturday and Sunday the museum will present its African Film Festival Traveling Series, designed to bring little known African film to American audiences.

Tunisia: Tunisian Documentary Film Attracting Large Audience 
For the first time in the history of Tunisian cinema, an 80 minute documentary film is attracting large audiences throughout the country.

WEEK 1 
You could win a brand new Holden Commodore Omega this week valued at over $35,000. Plus there are five prizes of ten double movie passes to Movie Masters cinemas to be won each week.

Old cinema fails to sell at auction 
COVENTRY’S old Theatre One cinema failed to reach its reserve price of 475,000 during an auction of land and properties worth 2 million.

A veil on the past 


RUMOURS FROM ANTIQUITY: “Sunken Treasures of Egypt”, a touring exhibition of some 500 artefacts salvaged from the Eastern Harbour of Alexandria and Abu Qir Bay, drew thousands of visitors in Berlin where it opened in May before moving to Paris in early December (see Nevine El-Aref “Taking a plunge”, Al-Ahram Weekly , 18-24 May 2006 and “Paris plunges into Egyptology”, Weekly , 14-20 December …

Marvell s’introduit dans le Full HD de salon avec un nouveau convertisseur de format vid o num rique double canal 
Marvell, (Nasdaq: MRVL), le principal fournisseur mondial de produits de stockage et de communication pour le grand public, a introduit ce jour le convertisseur de format vid o num rique double canal 88DE2710 de Marvell (R), pour Blu-ray et lecteurs HD-DVD, et d’autres dispositifs de home cin ma haute d finition (HD). Pr sentant le traitement Quiet Video de Marvell, le 88DE2710 propose une …

N.Y. TURNS INTO CINEMA CITY 


Was that your apartment building you just saw on TV? Probably. The city hosted its highest number of film, television, commercial and music-video shoots ever last year. According to the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting, there was…

Seals hide from storm in cinema 


Sixty seals at a Dutch refuge took shelter from the devastating storm which swept across Europe in a cinema, officials said on Friday.

Old cinema to go under hammer 
COVENTRY’S old Theatre One cinema - which closed in 1998 - is to be sold tonight (Wednesday) at auction. The building, which later became the Mustard nightclub, is one of 18 properties to be sold by estate agents Loveitts at the Allesley Hotel, Birmingham Road, Allesley, from 7pm.

Naked truth: Drew Barrymore reveals passion for nude romps 
Former Hollywood wild child Drew Barrymore likes nothing more than ripping off her clothes and running naked through the fields — although apparently only in Ireland, according to a recent interview.

Northern Virginia 
ON STAGE A Stand-Up Guy Andy Kindler, who spent years playing a sportswriter on “Everybody Loves Raymond,” now makes his shtick revealing the secrets of the comedy biz. Call it the ultimate inside joke. He’s at Arlington Cinema ‘N’ Drafthouse. $18. Tonight at 7:45 p.m. and tomorrow at 9:45. 2903…

Local Cinema Line-up for the week 
Ster-Kinekor : (Vincent Park Shopping Centre, Devereux Avenue, Vincent, East London, SOUTH AFRICA) Movie Info & Bookings: 0860 300 222. Nu-Metro : (Hemingways) (Hemingways Casino Complex, East London, SOUTH AFRICA) Tel: (043) 726 1505/17.

BLOGGING SUNDANCE: Avant garde cinema, with a word from your sponsors 
At first glance, the photo at left speaks for itself: This festival brought to you by your favorite printer powerhouse. Thankfully, a little context diminishes some of the dour irony.

Hollywood Shines on Sundance; Independent Film Gets Burned 
Nimble small-film marketers find new ways to reach viewers.

Repertory and Art Films 
Pan’s Labyrinth All phone numbers listed are area code 503. Cinema 21: 616 N.W. 21st Ave. (223-4515). Admission: film festival screenings $8; other screenings $4-$7.

Film Happenings: At the Loft Cinema 
Here are this week’s events at the Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd:

Seals take refuge in cinema 
Sixty seals at a Dutch refuge took shelter from the devastating storm which swept across Europe in a cinema, according to officials.

Marvell s’introduit dans le Full HD de salon avec un nouveau convertisseur de format vid o num rique double canal 


Marvell, (Nasdaq: MRVL), le principal fournisseur mondial de produits de stockage et de communication pour le grand public, a introduit ce jour le convertisseur de format vid o num rique double canal 88DE2710 de Marvell (R), pour Blu-ray et lecteurs HD-DVD, et d’autres dispositifs de home cin ma haute d finition (HD). Pr sentant le traitement Quiet Video de Marvell, le 88DE2710 propose une …

A veil on the past 
RUMOURS FROM ANTIQUITY: “Sunken Treasures of Egypt”, a touring exhibition of some 500 artefacts salvaged from the Eastern Harbour of Alexandria and Abu Qir Bay, drew thousands of visitors in Berlin where it opened in May before moving to Paris in early December (see Nevine El-Aref “Taking a plunge”, Al-Ahram Weekly , 18-24 May 2006 and “Paris plunges into Egyptology”, Weekly , 14-20 December …