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Updated : Fri, 09 May 2008 13:00:00 -0400

Father-Son 'Film Club' Keeps Teen on Track
When David Gilmour's 16-year-old son was failing out of school, Gilmour offered him a deal: Jesse could drop out, but only if he watched three movies a week with his dad. David and Jesse Gilmour tell their story of unconventional home-schooling in a new memoir, Film Club.
Publ.Date : Tue, 06 May 2008 13:55:00 -0400

In 'XXY,' a Teen Affair, If Trickier than Most
Fifteen-year-old Alex was born with both male and female sex organs, and that singularity is starting to matter. A doctor offers help, but it's the medico's 16-year-old son whose attentions interest Alex. Quirky, sharply observed performances, paired with tricky questions about identity, gender and sexuality.
Publ.Date : Thu, 08 May 2008 17:05:00 -0400

Democracy-Wary China Does 'American Idol'
A new documentary called Supergirls! shows how a Chinese TV-singing contest is more than a chance for aspiring singers to get famous — it's also brought one of the biggest spasms of voting and campaigning for votes modern China's ever seen.
Publ.Date : Fri, 09 May 2008 08:58:00 -0400

Growing Up In a Surfer Family, Wipeouts and All
The family of Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz — all 11 of them — lived on a 24-foot camper, traveling the continent in search of good surfing. Their story is the subject of Surfwise, a documentary directed by Doug Pray and produced by Jonathan Paskowitz.
Publ.Date : Thu, 08 May 2008 10:20:00 -0400

Summary Judgement: Cam. vs. Ash, Who Cares?
Mark Jordan Legan tells us what the critics are saying about Speed Racer, the latest film by the Wachowski brothers, What Happens in Vegas and The Tracey Fragments starring Ellen Page.
Publ.Date : Fri, 09 May 2008 13:00:00 -0400

'Speed Racer': It's Hell, Wachowski Style, on Wheels
How can something look so bright, and move so fast, and still be so dull? Oh, right: The creators of The Matrix are involved.
Publ.Date : Thu, 08 May 2008 18:00:00 -0400

Ejiofor: From Transvestite to Othello to Sensei
Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor has starred in an impressive string of critical and box office hits since his big, Hollywood break in Dirty Pretty Things. This month, he becomes a true leading man at the head of David Mamet's latest effort, the jiu jitsu-infused Redbelt.
Publ.Date : Wed, 07 May 2008 16:32:00 -0400

'What Happens': Leave It in Vegas
Daniel Holloway, film critic for Metro Newspapers, offers a roundup of weekend movie releases, including his take What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas, Speed Racer and Surfwise.
Publ.Date : Fri, 09 May 2008 07:00:00 -0400

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CINEMA DIRECTORY:

  • Academy of Canadian Cinema Television/AcadŽmie Canadienne du CinŽma et de la...   Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, home of the Genie Awards, Prix Gemeaux and Gemini Awards, which promotes, recognizes and celebrates canadian cinema and television.
  • Book Lover's Guide to Cinema   The Book-Lover'sGuide to Cinema website. Site contains ratings and reviews of movies current and past by a graduate student in English literature.
  • Cinema Britain: British Film Industry in the 1950s and 1960s   A site devoted to the brief revitalisation of the British Cinema industry during the 1950s and 1960s when the family film gave way to genre films.
  • Cinema Confidential   Upcoming movie news, gossip, trailers, reviews, previews, and more.
  • Cinema Guild   The Cinema Guild is one of America's leading distributors of films and videos. For thirty years, The Cinema Guild has distributed both documentary and fiction films (narrative features and shorts), offering producers full service distribution in all markets, including educational, non-theatrical, theatrical, television, cable, satellite, and home video.
  • Cinema Laser - Reviewing Movies on Disc since 1991   DVD web site that offers hundreds of DVD reviews, as well as DVD news, plus The Anamorphic Wide Screen Support Page and Operation: DVD.
  • Cinema Sites   Cinema Sites is an index of movie and TV resources thoughtfully organized and annotated by a film industry professional.
  • Cinema Treasures   Non-profit website dedicated to saving classic movie theaters. Includes theater info, news, photographs, virtual tours, message boards, and more.
  • Cinema.com   Shopping, news, features, trailers, interviews, festivals, and more.
  • CinemaClock.com - Canada Movie Guide   Movies in Canada, your movie guide to all theatres in your city. Movie times, trailers, reviews, ratings, upcoming movies, Top 10.
  • CinemaNow   Watch feature films online.
  • CinemaReview.com   Movie reviews, movie content, movie opinions, and more. Make informed movie choices.
  • EarlyCinema.com   Biographies of pioneers, technology, timeline, A to Z, films, essays, resources.
  • Flicker   Underground and experimental film and video artists, art, resources and shows.
  • FutureMovies.co.uk   British movie review and filmmaking website. Film articles and reviews, tips for new filmmakers, and links to filmmaking resources.
  • Greatest Films   Specializing in descriptive reviews of classic American/Hollywood films, Academy Awards and general film history, film genres, with hundreds of colorful, vintage film posters.
  • How Are Hollywood Films Made?   Lights....camera....action! What goes into the making of your favorite movies? Explore key players in filmmaking, from the director to the film editor.
  • Museu del Cinema   One of the few museums where you can journey through the 500 years of the history of images, seeing what were the predecessors and the origins of the cinema.
  • Senses of Cinema   An online film journal devoted to the serious and eclectic discussion of cinema, of art, independent and experimental cinemas.
  • Society for Cinema and Media Studies   Information about the Society for Cinema Studies: membership, annual conference, Cinema Journal publication, and more.
  • UCLA Film Television Archive   Containing over 220,000 films and television programs, and 27 million feet of newsreel footage, we are the largest university-held moving-image archive in the world.
  • USC School of Cinema-Television   The USC School of Cinema-Television offers undergraduate and graduate programs in six separate divisions: Production, Writing, Critical Studies, Animation, Interactive Media, and the Peter Stark Producing program.
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