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An Uneasy East-West Fusion: The Bangkok International Film Festival

Among the most generous and hospitable of fests, The Bangkok International Film Festival, or BKIFF, is like a celebrity chef's idea of fusion, a hybrid of Asian and American ingredients. It is Thai-based, obviously, shows a large number of new Thai and other Asian films, includes two Asians among it...

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Infinity Media Revving Up with 'Mike the Bike'

Infinity Media, producers of the multiple Oscar-nominated "Capote," is planning to produce another film on a real-life charismatic person -- British motorcycle champion Mike Hailwood. Hailwood, voted "Greatest Motorcyclist of All Time" in a recent worldwide poll, won the world championship ten times in the '60s and '70s before being forced to retire after a terrible crash which left him partially crippled. Nicknamed "Mike the Bike" by his legions of fans, he still has a huge following around the globe. The project was brought to Infinity by writer/producer Paul Pender, who obtained the life rights from Hailwood's widow Pauline earlier this ye...

Reuters: Israelis ask Oscars to drop suicide bomb film

A group of Israelis who lost children to Palestinian suicide bombings appealed on Wednesday to organizers of next week's Academy Awards to disqualify a film exploring the reasoning behind such attacks. The bereaved parents said they had gathered more than 32,000 signatures on a petition against the ...

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Romano, Ross and Badu to Attend SXSW with Films

The upcoming South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) announced more notable personalities that will be attending the event taking place March 10 - 18. The list of actors and performances confirmed to attend in support of new features are actor/comedians Ray Romano, Brad Garrett, Jeffrey Ross, Charles Nelson Reilly, Erykah Badu, and Questlove of The Roots. Romano will be attending the World premiere of the documentary, "95 Miles To Go," directed by Tom Caltabiano on March 13th. Popular stand-up comedian Jeffrey Ross will be at SXSW for the U.S. premiere of his documentary, "Patriot Act: a Jeffrey Ross Home Movie," scheduled for March 14th. Leg...

David Carradine to Receive Method Fest Honors

Actor Michael Madsen ("Kill Bill") will present the 2006 The Method Fest independent film festival Maverick Award to fellow "Kill Bill" star David Carradine, the event announced Wednesday. Carradine will be given the honor for "his outstanding contribution to cinema and his versatility as an actor, ...

USA Today Swoons over "Brokeback"