BERLIN 2000: "Magnolia" Takes top Award; Wenders Booedby Mark Rabinowitz/indieWIRE(indieWIRE/2.20.2000) -- The 50th Berlinale wrapped up here in Berlin tonight with the awarding of the Golden andSilver Bears, as well as assorted other prizes. In what could becalled further validation of the success of Hollywood funded indie-mindedfilms, Paul Thomas Anderson's "Magnolia" picked up the Golden Bear from theInternational Jury. Milos Forman picked up the Silver Berlin Bear for BestDirector for "Man on the Moon," while the Jury Grand Prix Silver BerlinBear was won by Zhang Yimou's "The Road Home." Interestingly,Zhang's former paramour Gong Li was t...
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Read More »BERLIN 2000: Puzzling "Signs and Wonders" Vaults Nossiterby G. Allen Johnson(indieWIRE/2.17.2000) -- Never mind whether or not Jonathan Nossiter's film "Signs and Wonders"is good cinema. It's the future.
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