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Berlin Film Festival

Peru: Award-Winning Film Exposes Rape As Weapon Of War

Inter Press Service | Milagros Salazar | Posted 04.14.2009 | World

Read More: The Milk of Sorrow, Womens Rights, Peru, Latin America, Lima, Film, Peru War, Rape War Weapon, La Teta Asustada, Berlin Film Festival, Inter Press Service, World News

LIMA, Mar 11 (IPS) - The film La Teta Asustada/The Milk of Sorrow, the big winner at the Berlin Film Festival, drives home the brutal effects of Per...

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So Long, Berlinale

Efe Cakarel | Posted 03.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Berlin Film Festival, Entertainment, Movies, Berlinale, Entertainment News
Efe Cakarel

Just what is the hotbed issue of 2009, what secret theme did all great filmmakers of the world have in their unconscious mind to unveil this year at the same time in their new films?

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Renee Zellweger Flashes Some Leg (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 03.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Berlin Film Festival, Renee Zellweger Berlin Photos, Celebrity Skin, Renee Zellweger, Film, My One and Only, Entertainment News

Renee Zellweger was busy in Berlin promoting 'My One And Only' at the Berlin Film Festival. Thursday night she stepped out to the film's premiere i...

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Berlinale Days

Efe Cakarel | Posted 03.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Berlin Film Festival, Berlinale, Film Festival, Independent Film, Indie Film, Entertainment News
Efe Cakarel

I came to the Berlinale film festival to discover things, not be turned away by convention, commercialism, and artistic timidity.

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Caption This Photo; Vote For Yesterday's Best; See Tuesday's Winner!

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 03.14.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Lol, Photo Caption, Poll, Berlin Film Festival, Demi Moore, Photo Caption Contest, Caption Contest, Parker Posey, Parker Posey Demi Moore, Comedy News

Actresses Demi Moore and Parker Posey in Germany for the showing of "Happy Tears" at the Berlinale Film Festival. The two star in the film about siste...

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Michelle Pfeiffer: Turning 50 Has Been Liberating

AP | Posted 03.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Berlin Film Festival, Film, Michelle Pfeiffer, Entertainment News

BERLIN — Michelle Pfeiffer has no problem with getting older _ in fact, she says, she found hitting 50 "liberating." Pfeiffer appeared at the B...

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Sean Penn's Political Experience Helped With "Milk," Says Director

AP | Posted 03.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Gus Van Sant, Berlin Film Festival, Film, Milk, Sean Penn, Award Season, Entertainment News

BERLIN — Director Gus Van Sant says Sean Penn's experience of political activism helped make him a good choice to play Harvey Milk, the politici...

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PHOTOS: "The International" Premiere With Clive Owen, Tilda Swinton & More (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 03.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Berlin Film Festival, The International, Slideshow, Film, Tilda Swinton, Clive Owen, Naomi Watts, Entertainment News

The Berlin Film Festival started on Thursday and the new Clive Owen/Naomi Watts financial-intrigue thriller "The International" had its world premiere...

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From the Berlinale: Justin Chadwick's 'The Other Boleyn Girl'

Karin Badt | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Berlin Film Festival, Natalie Portman, The Other Boleyn Girl, Berlinale, Eric Bana, Scarlett Johansson, The Other Boleyn Girl Review, Entertainment News
Karin Badt

Sometimes a film is just a pleasure. The consensus at Berlin was not to bother watching "The Other Boleyn Girl," based on Philippa Gregory's eponymous novel, and I was so glad I snuck in anyway.

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From the Berlinale: Jose Padilha's 'Elite Squad'

Karin Badt | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Berlin Film Festival, Elite Squad, Jose Padilha, Berlinale, Jose Padilha's 'Elite Squad', Socialists, Entertainment News
Karin Badt

We witness two hours of extreme violence--incursions, grenades, shoot-outs--and learn what most of us probably do not know, that killing the poor is part of Brazil national policy.

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From the Berlinale: Standard Operating Procedure

Karin Badt | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Berlin Film Festival, Standard Operating Procedure Review, Errol Morris, Standard Operating Procedure, Berlinale, Abu Ghraib, Abu Ghraib Documentary, Errol Morris Abu Ghraib, Politics News
Karin Badt

Just saw Errol Morris' Abu Ghraib documentary and it blew me away: the focussed concentration on the soldiers narrating those infamous pictures, each soldier framed alone on a wide-screen, calm and expressive.

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From the Berlinale: Madonna

Karin Badt | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Berlin Film Festival, Filth and Wisdom Review, Filth and Wisdom, Berlinale, Madonna, Entertainment News
Karin Badt

I marveled at the brown roots showing in thin lines across her part, but a fellow journalist explained that this too is a purposeful effect: without the roots, the hair would seem too blonde and age her.

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Madonna Presents Directorial Debut In Berlin

AP | GEIR MOULSON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Berlin Film Festival, Filth and Wisdom, Madonna, Berlinale, Entertainment News

BERLIN - Madonna recalled her struggle to break into show business on Wednesday as she presented her first effort as a movie director: "Filth and Wisd...

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First Review: Madonna Shows "Real Potential" As A Director

The Times | James Christopher | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Berlin Film Festival, Filth and Wisdom Review, Filth and Wisdom, Madonna, Berlinale, Entertainment News

Today's world premiere was hailed as the hottest ticket in town, but many people at the Berlin Film Festival were expecting Madonna's directorial debu...

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From the Berlinale: 'Boy A'

Karin Badt | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Berlin Film Festival, Boy a Review, John Crowley, Boy A, Berlinale, Entertainment News
Karin Badt

A boy violently murders another child, a little girl he meets on a secluded path, and later, as a young man, is haunted by his deed.

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From the Berlinale: Paul T. Anderson's 'There Will Be Blood'

Karin Badt | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: There Will Be Blood, Berlin Film Festival, "There Will Be Blood" Reviews, Berlinale, Entertainment News
Karin Badt

It's a favorite at Berlin and up for eight Oscars: P.T. Anderson's "There Will be Blood" has the taut energy and well-contoured cinematography that makes for an audience treat.

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Neil Young: Music Can't Change World

AP | GEIR MOULSON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

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BERLIN — Neil Young has a pessimistic message: Music has lost its power to change the world. The 62-year-old singer brought his new movie, "CSN...

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Rolling Stones And Scorsese Open Berlin Film Festival

AP | GEIR MOULSON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

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BERLIN — Martin Scorsese teamed up with the Rolling Stones to produce an intimate concert film, "Shine a Light," which opened the annual Berlin ...

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Madonna's Directorial Debut To Premiere In Berlin

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Berlin Film Festival, Filth and Wisdom, Madonna, Entertainment News

Madonna's debut movie as a director will have its world premiere at the annual Berlin film festival in February. "Filth and Wisdom," starring Eugene ...

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