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Lydia Ianni watched Hitchcock's Vertigo at 12 and her life has never been the same. She has received a B.A. and M.A. in Film Studies, has worked at a number of film festivals, and is currently learning Japanese. While her primary area of interest is East Asian film, she is interested in anything outside the Hollywood mainstream.

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Sundance releases international film lineup

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Today the Sundance Institute announced the 2010 festival lineup for U.S. and World Dramatic and Documentary competitions. The festival will take place...
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AFI FEST 2009: Faith, Futility and Perserverance in Petition

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Though certainly not easy viewing, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans remains one of the highlights of this year’s festival. The film...
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Ong What? Ong Bak 2 review

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Ong Bak 2, a Thai martial arts film starring the hugely popular Tony Jaa (Ong Bak, The Protector), may confuse movie-goers as much as it entertains....
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Red Cliff (finally) gets trailer and U.S. release date

The long anticipated John Woo's (A Better Tomorrow, Mission Impossible: II) historical epic Red Cliff has finally received a U.S. release date and an...
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Director Roman Polanski arrested in Switzerland

Famed director Roman Polanski (Chinatown, Rosemary's Baby, Repulsion) has been arrested in Switzerland on sexual charges and may be extradited to the...
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What does the Fall have in store for you, foreign movie-goer?

The really exciting news is that we are no longer in the summer movie going season, in which mainstream blockbusters fill your local multiplex....
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Pulling in over $100 million domestically to date, G.I. Joe has already made a nice dent in the American market. Meant to start a media franchise, the...
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Thirst review: the good, the bad, and the really, really gross

Chan-Wook Park's Thirst has a lot to live up to. Park's earlier Oldboy, a rather unconventional thriller about a man searching for the person who had...
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Opinion Poll: What was your favorite part of Comic-Con 2009

With so many events at Comic-Con, choosing your favorite moment of the convention can be difficult. Four days of screenings, panels, hundreds of...
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