BERLIN 2000 DIARY: Sick, Isolated and Facing German Attitude, a Look Back at Berlin
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Read More »BERLIN 2000 DIARY: "Best" Isn't Good Enough, "George Washington"Buzzes, and Northern Europe Unitesby Mark Rabinowitz/indieWIRE
Read More »BERLIN 2000 REVIEW: On "The Road Home," Zhang Returns to Formby G. Allen Johnson(indieWIRE/2.22.2000) -- Like a collapsed star that goes supernova, "The Road Home" compressesdirector Zhang Yimou's deepest thoughts -- concerning his own midlifeand mid-career crises, and worries about the moral direc...
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Read More »Berlin 2000 Review: Branagh Back with The Bardby G. Allen Johnson(indieWIRE/2.22.2000) -- Geez, it's been a dozen years already since Kenneth Branagh burst ontothe scene with his stunning adaptation of "Henry V." Since then, hismission has been to make William Shakespeare's plays accessible tomodern...
Read More »REVIEW: "Buddy Boy" Offers Unreal Experienceby Laura Kern(indieWIRE/2.22.2000) -- It's difficult to make heads or tails of Mark Hanlon's feature debut, "Buddy Boy." The script, written by the director, contains some very smart, darkly comic dialogue, but the film, which walks a fine line between fan...
Read More »BERLIN 2000: "Magnolia" Takes top Award; Wenders Booedby Mark Rabinowitz/indieWIRE(indieWIRE/2.20.2000) -- The 50th Berlinale wrapped up here in Berlin tonight with the awarding of the Golden andSilver Bears, as well as assorted other prizes. In what could becalled further validation of the success of Hollywood funded indie-mindedfilms, Paul Thomas Anderson's "Magnolia" picked up the Golden Bear from theInternational Jury. Milos Forman picked up the Silver Berlin Bear for BestDirector for "Man on the Moon," while the Jury Grand Prix Silver BerlinBear was won by Zhang Yimou's "The Road Home." Interestingly,Zhang's former paramour Gong Li was t...
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