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Film Gecko

Archive for the ‘Foreign’ Category

November 30th, 2005

Now Available on DVD - Nov. 30th

The penguins are invading! Your home entertainment system that is… Smash hit documentary March of the Penguins is out on DVD. I went to see this in the theatre and I can honestly say that I really enjoyed it, and so did the children that were in there with me, so it […]

By Erin Harvey -- 1 comment

November 16th, 2005

The Bollywood Beat

If you’re like me, you often find yourself lamenting the fact that the days of the golden musical, where Rodgers and Hammerstein kicked out classic Hollywood hits and Ginger and Fred tickled the floor. The musical may have been all but abandoned by North American studios, but rest assured that it’s alive and well […]

By Erin Harvey -- 2 comments

November 11th, 2005

Jury Spots Open at Berlin International Film Festival

French and German readers might relish the opportunity to get their two cents in at the Berlin International Film Festival, so I thought I would pass along the fact that the fest is looking for a few jury members to infuse some young blood into the proceedings. If you’re between the ages of […]

By Erin Harvey -- 1 comment

November 6th, 2005

CineWorld Glasgow: Tallest in the World

Glaswegians adore going to the movies. No matter what day, or what evening showing, the line is always long and the concessions are always packed. Come to think of it, much the same could be said for the Glaswegian urge for entertainment in general, as the pubs and restaurants are usually brimming with […]

By Erin Harvey -- 2 comments

November 2nd, 2005

Greetings from Glasgow!

As you may have noticed, poor Film Gecko has been abandoned in its formative weeks by a very neglectful and terrible editor (me). I want to apologize to you all for not updating, but I’m currently in Glasgow, Scotland for my graduation and haven’t had the time to get to the internet cafe before […]

By Erin Harvey -- 2 comments

October 27th, 2005

Iran Slams the Door on Foreign Films

Iran’s newly installed president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a committee of hardline Islamic clerics have opted to ban all foreign films from the Middle Eastern country, in an effort to resist “cultural invasion” from the west. Contrary to his predecessor Mohammad Khatami, Ahmadinejad has no use for an open cultural policy and pinned films as […]

By Erin Harvey -- 0 comments

October 17th, 2005

A Very Long Engagement

What do you get when you take the director of Amélie, the writer of Amélie, and the star of Amélie and put them in a new movie? You get a movie that looks a dreadful lot like Amélie plunked down in a new setting in order to try and appear new and exciting.
Released in […]

By Erin Harvey -- 4 comments

October 16th, 2005

For Shame! Venice Fest Faces Cuts

These are troubled times in Italy, where the economy is limping along, ministers are resigning, and the embattled Italian president, Silvio Berlusconi, is in the spotlight during an election year for his inability to slow the climb of the European country’s deficit. With his opinion ratings in the gutter, he has altered voting […]

By Erin Harvey -- 1 comment

September 22nd, 2005

Oh Robbie Burns, Glasgow Loves You

I spent the last year living in Glasgow, Scotland, on an educational and cultural pursuit of knowledge that, in looking back, can only be described as mind-blowing. The difficulty in adjusting to the Glaswegian accent (very nearly another language in itself) and the utter strangeness of some things in Scotland and the UK in […]

By Erin Harvey -- 2 comments

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