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Latvian animated film, ‘Flow,’ nominated for Oscars

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“Flow” is an animated film from Latvia, with no dialogue, about a cat. Despite its modest budget, and coming from a small independent studio, it’s already won a Golden Globe and is generating serious Oscar buzz. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports that this passion project is finding a worldwide audience and is resonating because of its universal message.

The new film ‘Mountains’ looks at the beauty and challenges of the Haitian American experience

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Two men sit on a prison bunk bed, one wearing an orange jumpsuit and the other in plain grey clothes.

‘The Infiltrators’ film aims to open Americans’ eyes to the reality of deportation

Immigration

Iranian Cinema

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Kurt on the Red Carpet

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Multi-talented Giamatti

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Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor, a graduate of Yale, a member ofSkull and Bones, and… a soul singer?! The last one surprised us too when we rediscovered his performance inDuets(2000)— about karaoke singers. Kurt got the chance to chat with oh-so-modest Giamatti recently, who says, “I didn’t, and still don’t think of myself as […]

Jim Henson’s Time Piece

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Last night, I joined hundreds of nostalgic 30-somethings at a 30th anniversary screening ofThe Muppet Moviein Brooklyn. Seeing it on the big screen was pure delight, and proved the lasting genius of Jim Henson and co. Everything holds up: the snappy dialogue (Man in Swamp: ‘You, you with the banjo, can you help me? I […]

Goodbye, John Hughes

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John Hughes, the director who brought us the ’80s classics ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,’ ‘The Breakfast Club,’ and ‘Sixteen Candles,’ passed away yesterday. Hughes was the undisputed master of the teen movie: the high school scene he depicted over twenty years ago is still imitated, never equaled. Maybe that’s because he was truly sympathetic to […]

David, Meet Anne

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Werecently learnedthat Disney has sealed a deal withDavid Mamet. He will be writing the screenplay for and directing “The Diary of Anne Frank.” Breathe. This has to be a joke, right? Mamet is an incredible writer, but has had more than a few problematic moments regarding social sensitivity. Not to mention that Anne Frank ranks […]

Dear Diary — It’s Paul’s Alter

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Have you been acquainted with a Mr. Elyot Vionnet? You may not think so, but he’s actually someone we have all experienced at one time or another. For instance, remember the time when that woman with the cell phone and the couture shopping bags slammed right into you on the sidewalk and then gave you […]

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