Tag Archives: Movies
60 years of the Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival was a product of the Cold War. The US military administration wanted to bring a touch of glamour to a West Berlin that had survived the Soviet blockade. Since then, the festival has gained a reputation for championing political, provocative movies, and has been no stranger to scandal. The Berlinale… Read More »
Film Review
If you like movies, or if you are in any way interested in them, you should be listening to Mark Kermode‘s film review on BBC 5 live. Kermode wrote a PhD thesis on horror fiction, and his best movie is The Exorcist. The passion with which he rants about movies he hates is matched by… Read More »
Dossier of African cinema
At the African Studies Centre in Leiden, The Netherlands: The twelfth edition of Africa in the Picture, with as main theme “Crisis, what crisis?”, will be held from 9 to 14 September 2009 . During the festival, more than 50 films produced in Africa or by directors with African roots will be shown in Amsterdam and… Read More »