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NEWS ABOUT: foreign film

foreign film stories: 8 news summaries

 Credit Crunch Saps 
 Funding for Indie Films 

Drop-off in foreign rights sales leaves producers looking for cash

Apr 20, 09 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Independent film producers are losing a once-reliable source of funding, the sale of foreign-distribution rights. Traditionally, the demand for American movies has been so high that producers can sell the rights to distribute the film—in many cases, even before it’s finished—in order to cover costs. But the... More »

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independent film • Producer • foreign film • movie deal • movie financing • music distribution • financing

Movie Review

 Katyn Horrific, Excellent 


Feb 20, 09 11:15 AM CST
(Newser) - American art houses are finally getting a taste of Katyn, legendary Polish director Andrzej Wajda’s acclaimed film about the World War II-era massacre of the same name, and critics are heaping yet more acclaim on it. AO Scott of the New York Times calls it “... More »

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film • Poland • Soviet Union • movie review • World War II • foreign film • movies • Andrzej Wajda

 Slumdog Wins Big  
 at Critics' Choice

Heath Ledger receives posthumous award

Jan 9, 09 9:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Slumdog Millionaire was the big winner at the Critics' Choice Awards last night, taking home five trophies, including best film and best director (Danny Boyle), MTV News reports. Heath Ledger, meanwhile, continued his posthumous honors, picking up best supporting actor (and a standing ovation) for his turn as the Joker... More »

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awards • celebrity • award show • The Dark Knight • Meryl Streep • Heath Ledger • Sean Penn • foreign film • Anne Hathaway • Kate Winslet • The Reader • Danny Boyle • Slumdog Millionaire • Milk • Rachel Getting Married

OPINION

 Top Films of the Year 

Foreign films rule among the year's best

Dec 31, 08 8:30 PM CST
(Newser) - With most year-end movie lists bask in the glow of award-season contenders, Dana Stevens grudgingly runs through her unranked, alphabetized top 10 on Slate, despite being "allergic to hierarchies, lists, and ranking."
  • A Christmas Tale: A French film about a crazed family that's "a glorious
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film • foreign film • Harvey Milk • Milk • Best of 2008 • A Christmas Tale

OPINION

Best 2008 Movies You Probably Missed

Salon's critic's favorite flicks are an eclectic bunch

Dec 25, 08 5:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Behold: a top 10 movies list that doesn't include The Dark Knight. In a year that's hard to sum up, Stephanie Zarachek pulls together an eclectic mix of great flicks for Salon:
  • Even repeated viewings don't betray any flaws in Happy-Go-Lucky, a "luminous" tale of a London
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movie review • critic • foreign film • movies • Best of 2008

MOVIE REVIEW

 Tell Everyone:
 Tell No One Is Great 

France delivers excellent old-style Hollywood thriller

Jul 5, 08 12:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - French thriller Tell No One has the critics rushing to tell the world how much they liked it. The fast-paced and thickly plotted adaptation of a novel by American writer Harlan Coben is "hot-blooded, haunting and packed with the pleasures of the unexpected," writes Peter Travers in Rolling ... More »

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film • movie review • thriller • foreign film • movies

 Oscars Tweak Nominations 

Rules change in foreign language film, original song categories

Jun 20, 08 1:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - After perceived snubs in the foreign language film nominations and complaints about the way Enchanted dominated this year's original song race, both categories will undergo "formidable" overhauls, an Academy honcho tells the Hollywood Reporter. "It will ensure that that the oversight that we had this past year would... More »

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Academy Awards • award show • foreign film • Enchanted • Persepolis

Jet Li Scores
a Record
$13M Payday

Action star's deal is priciest yet for a Chinese-language film

Nov 26, 07 7:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Action star Jet Li will bag $13 million for his role in the upcoming The Warriors, breaking his own salary record for an actor in a Chinese-language film. With Chinese films drawing more international attention, Li's fat paycheck comes from investors' confidence in him as a "guarantee" of the... More »

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China • entertainment industry • Jet Li • foreign film • Andy Lau • movies

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