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Iklimler / The Climates (2006/Nuri Bilge Ceylan/Turkey) +++ Shot analysis : Isa and Bahar take a sunbathe on the beach, the sun is hot, th...

Sorry for staling on this one, I'm not good at holding together this kind of wide study, it takes me time to re-focus on it. I will even...

Critical Fallacy 4 : BURDEN OF PROOF Or lack thereof... the fallacy being to expect detractors to bring evidence you are wrong. "Meanwh...

The blogathon on contemplative cinema I called earlier will be re-scheduled to January 2007 (Monday 8th)because the hasty date I originally...

Let's talk about " boring art films " I'd like to call for a blogathon on contemplative cinema, the kind that rejects conv...

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The 44th New York Film Festival September 29 – October 15, 2006 - Official Website PREMIERE 49 Up (2006/Michael Apted, UK) 1 Amitiés Maléf...

Critical Fallacy 3 : SIMPLIFICATION Jim Emerson : "One of my favorite propaganda techniques -- used in politics, journalism, criticism,...

First report from L'Etrange Festival : Missing the DR9 documentary really annoyed me, and I kinda neglected the festival thereafter and...

TIFF 2006 - 31st Toronto International Film Festival Sept 7-16 2006 - Official website Programmes range from Canadian cinema, Documentary, ...