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    Sounds interesting. The problem is that there...

    Sounds interesting. The problem is that there are only 2 screenings scheduled for this film in Toronto and they are at 9 and 9:30 am respectively. And since I'll be coming back to Buffalo at night,...
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    Distribution

    THINKFilm will also distribute James Marsh's The King. The film is scheduled to be released at the beginning of 2006. The King was part of this year's Un Certain Regard.
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    THINKFilm has acquired the N. American rights to Atom Egoyan's Where the Truth Lies. The In-Competition film is said to be the most "commercial" film the Canadian master has ever directed; we'll...
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    Fair enough. You've certainly been consistent...

    Fair enough. You've certainly been consistent with your stance on Iranian cinema. But would you prefer to be branded hopeless? It seems to me that you've already made up your mind about Kiarostami...
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    And how is that? What don't you like about him?

    And how is that? What don't you like about him?
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    Nice try, but I was only referring to the list...

    Nice try, but I was only referring to the list above. See a few more, or actually don't, and you'll have a better idea. But as Mr. Peña stated in addition, which I also agreed with, "The...
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    Trevor

    Good post. I wish that you get a chance to see Forugh Farrokhzad's The House is Black. It's one of the best Iranian films I've ever seen.
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    I strongly and passionately disagree with the...

    I strongly and passionately disagree with the disagreement. Many of the films above actually don't emphasize"children, Afghan refugees or both," which makes the post somewhat meaningless. Anyway,...
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    Richard Peña on Iranian Cinema

    "Since its heyday—probably defined by Abbas Kiarostami’s Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1997—Iranian cinema has become increasingly repetitive, returning again and again to formulaic plots involving...
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    Film Comment

    Guided By Voices - Chris Chang on the sounds of Gus Van Sant's Last Days.

    The cover of the latest edition adorned by Ziyi Zhang has left me speechless. Great choice, P.
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    A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE by KENT JONES

    The question of violence and its representation in movies is a kind of ideological parade float, so big that it obscures everything else in sight. What's interesting is that even the most elevated...
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    Looking forward to it. The "editor-in-chief" is...

    Looking forward to it. The "editor-in-chief" is certainly getting the opportunity to write lengthy reviews for Scope; he called A History of Violence one of Cronenberg's best!
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    Cannes Coverage

    Cinema-Scope has just posted its Cannes report on the web. Here it is. (C'mon Film Comment.)
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    Three burials

    Tommy Lee Jones' The Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada, which won the awards for Best Actor (Jones) and Best Screenplay (Guillermo Arriaga), still doesn't have a U.S. distributor. The film is...
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    I think Lion's Gate is distributing it in Canada.

    I think Lion's Gate is distributing it in Canada.
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    Distribution

    Some great news! IFC Films has picked up U.S. rights to Lars von Trier's Cannes competition entry Manderlay.

    IFC has scheduled a 2005 release date.

    Statement from IFC:

    "Von Trier is a...
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    Distribution

    Well, it turns out that Woody Allen films are still quite valuable. Dreamworks have picked up the North American rights for his latest, Match Point, for $4 million which is a big sum when it comes...
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    Distribution

    God Bless Sony Pictures. After acquiring Hidden last week, they've now bought the U.S. rights for the Palme d'Or winner from Celluloid Dreams. Yup, L'Enfant, is on its way here. No release date...
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    Artificial-Eye / Scott Foundas

    Artificial-Eye's acquisitions at Cannes 2005:

    Hidden (Haneke)
    The Child (Dardennes)
    Three Times (Hou)
    Lemming (Moll)
    Shanghai Dreams (Xiaoshuai)
    Le Temps Qui Reste (Ozon)
    The Sun (Sokurov)
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    Distribution

    Newly formed Picturehouse films (combination of NewMarket and HBO/Fineline) will distribute the Norwegian film Factotum. Directed by Brett Hamer (Kitchen Stories), the film stars Matt Dillion, Lili...
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    Miranda July/more awards...

    Along with sharing the Caméra D'Or award, Miranda July's Me and You and Everyone We Know also won the top prize in the Critics' Week sidebar. July was discussed by Chris Chang in a recent issue of...
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    That's great to hear, P. It'd be an honor to...

    That's great to hear, P. It'd be an honor to meet them someday. I love both La Promesse and The Son, but I must say that Rosetta remains the most important for me. If it was their "Mouchette,"...
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    It's over

    True. Also, congrats to Tommy Lee Jones and his screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga (Amores Perros/21 Grams) for their prizes. And to Michael Haneke (Code Innocu/The Piano Teacher/Time of the Wolf) and...
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    AWARDS

    Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne have won the Palme'dOr for L'Enfant

    (They also won the top award in 1999 for ROSETTA)

    Grand Prix: "Broken Flowers" by Jim Jarmusch

    Best Actress Award: Hanna Laslo...
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    Closing Ceremony

    I believe IFC (Independent Film Channel) will broadcast the ceremony live at 1:00 pm ET. It will be repeated later on tonight.
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