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International
Films of the Week
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K-PAX
by Iain Softley
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Director
Iain Softley's K-PAX, topped the US box office last weekend
at a robust $17mil. A genre bending film with drama and sci-fi undertones,
starring Oscar winner Kevin Spacey (American Beauty), about
a produce-loving extra-terrestrial who arrives in present day New
York City...
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Dark
Blue World
by Jan Sverak
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Jan
Sverák hit the Best Foreign Film Academy Award jackpot with internationally
acclaimed tear-jerker Kolya. His latest film Dark Blue
World, about a former fighter pilot Franta Sláma (Ondrej Vetch)
imprisoned in a Communist-run forced-labor camp, opens AFI
Fest 2001.
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by Ray Lawrence |
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The
power of insinuation is at the root of Ray Lawrence's international
favorite Lantana's appeal. The film, which is featured at
Hawaii
2001 and just earned 13 nominations for the Australian Film
Institute Awards, is a tale about two couples who are unable to
communicate their feelings of loneliness and distrust.
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Road
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The
opening film at Cottbus
2001 was Jol (The Road), the new masterpiece by Kazakh
director Dareshan Omirbajev. The film is a love story between the
filmmaker Amir Kobessov and his wife Anara Kobessov. Along his journey,
he uncovers painful memories.
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If
you have a high speed connection, watch movies at the
Interactive Virtual Theatre. Check out these new titles
that made their premiere during the Cannes Festival.
Now Playing:
Waiting for the Giants by Philip Lacy
Baby Luv by Robert Martin Carroll
Trip to Australia by Lucia Rikahi
Mystery Play by Sean Martin
Tax Day by Laure Colella
Eat Me by Joe Talbot
No Budget Story by Renos Haralambidis
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