BERLIN 2000: Sidebars Keep it Real, Panorama
Read More »BERLIN 2000 DIARY: The Venues Rock As Does A New Doc; Nossiter Confounds and Scandinavians Celebrateby Mark Rabinowitz/indieWIREAfter a few days negotiating the fest, I have seen a few films andfamiliarized myself with the facilities in Potsdammer Platz, which whenthey are finished, will win archite...
Read More »BERLIN 2000: The "It" Spot, A Look Back at American Indies in Berlin by Eddie Cockrell
Read More »BERLIN 2000 DIARY: Checking In, Press Hazing, and McChicken, Berlinale Begins by Mark Rabinowitz/indieWIREindieWIRE's reports from the 2000 Berlin Film Festival begin today and continue for the next 10 days, including reviews of new films from Stanley Kwan, Francois Ozon, Jonathon Nossiter, Zhang Yi...
Read More »ROTTERDAM 2000: "Friendly Sundance" Finished Off with Asian Hopes andMediaConvergenceby Sandy Mandelberger(indieWIRE/2.11.2000) --The 29th Rotterdam Film Festival, which just concluded a mammothshowcasing of over400 films over 10 days, is getting high marks from the nomadic tribe offilm professional...
Read More »ROTTERDAM 2000 REVIEW: Wilcha Hits "The Target"by Edward E. Crouse(indieWIRE/2.11.2000) -- Punk Lives! While punk rock music is a passionate force, any documentaryeffort on its behalf seems doomed from the outset to either leer ("Kurtand Courtney," "The Great Rock N' Roll Swindle," though upcoming s...
Read More »ROTTERDAM 2000: Biz Beginnings and the Digital Ageby Mark Rabinowitz(indieWIRE/2.10.2000) -- Mid-way through the IFFR, one of the things that seemed to be coming outof people's mouths was the dearth of American acquisition activity.Compared to years past, according to many attendees, this year's US ...
Read More »ROTTERDAM 2000 REVIEW: Dumont's Relentless, Metaphysical Look at "Humanity"by Mark Peranson(indieWIRE/2.10.2000) -- Soon to be the most controversial film released this millennium -- thecourageous folks atWinStar plan a limited booking this Spring -- Bruno Dumont's relentless,unique "Humanity" has d...
Read More »ROTTERDAM 2000 REVIEW: Dostoevsky Strikes Back: "The Return of the Idiot"by Mark Peranson(indieWIRE/2.9.2000) -- Sasa Gedeon's odd festival favorite "The Return of the Idiot" (Navratidiota) is inspired by Dostoevsky's title character and is not a properliterary adaptation. This is a good thing. For ...
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