$9.99 short-changed by some US critics
Aussie/Israeli stop-motion animated pic gets a mixed reception
Luc Besson's name is synonymous with action franchises but the international filmmaker has a lot of irons in the fire.
Mumblecore movies find their voice
The mumblecore sub-set of the US indie film movement seems to be gathering momentum. More than a dozen movies in that guerilla filmmaking style premiered at this month’s South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas.
Celebrated Chicago-based cinematographer, Peter Gilbert tells Kylie Boltin about California, shooting films with Barbara Kopple and making the academy award nominated documentary feature, Hoop Dreams (1994).
Looks like the honeymoon is over... the Brits are up in arms over a gift presented by the Obamas to Gordon Brown: A DVD box set.
Moonlight and Magnolias, or five days of scriptwriting torture
Kylie Boltin time-travels in search of the perfect scene.
Don Groves cites examples of when foreign directors trip over the language barrier when making forays into Hollywood.
Slumdog Millionaire a timely tonic for Bollywood
Could Danny Boyle’s blockbuster spark wider interest in the West for Bollywood fare?
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