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Thessaloniki Recap- Kitano’s rabid fans

At a ceremony for Takeshi Kitano, someone in the screaming crowd shouted, “Run for president!”  Several cried out in Japanese, “Arigato!”  At a reception the next day, a woman held her baby close to him for a lucky photograph.

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Thessaloniki Recap- Cool city tourguide

The festival treated filmmakers and industry professionals to a tour of the city.

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Movie Pick: A Christmas Tale (Week 2)

Maximalism at its finest, in this film by director Arnaud Desplechin.

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Thessaloniki here we come!

In a matter of hours I’ll be flying Olympic Air to the Thessaloniki Film Festival (already in progress) as I did last year.  I’m looking forward to reconnecting with international industry pals, seeing great movies, and filing dispatches for indieWIRE.  Not to mention eating delicious Greek food.

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Movie Pick: Slumdog Millionaire

Mad about director Danny Boyle.  Crazy about him.  And not just because he flattered me during an interview.

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