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Posted 03.21.2012

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"New Directors/New Films" has sparked the careers of some of today's biggest filmmakers: Steven Spielberg, Wim Wenders and Spike Lee, for instance, al...

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2012 Oscars: Are Docs Technically Getting the Shaft?

Farihah Zaman | Posted 04.24.2012

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What grander achievement can there be in cinematography than taking something we know and have possibly even seen on film before -- like a historic cave or a simple piece of choreography -- and transforming it into something more real than ever before?

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ReThink Interview: Wim Wenders, Director of Pina

Jonathan Kim | Posted 03.27.2012

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Before seeing Pina, I had agreed with the conventional wisdom that 3D was best suited for action and animated films, though the vast majority of 3D movies I'd seen so far had left me feeling like it shouldn't be used at all.

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Pina Bausch: Her Top Dancer Keeps Her Work Alive (VIDEO)

Michael Kurcfeld | Posted 03.19.2012

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All 9 Trailers For The Foreign Language Shortlist

Posted 01.18.2012

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Not an institution to be outdone by the Golden Globes, the Academy has released their shortlist for best foreign language films, and only Sunday's win...

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Between Pina and a Hard Place

Debra Levine | Posted 03.13.2012

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Heavy-hitting filmmakers are turning their cameras on dance and it's an honor. It's also a puzzlement. With Pina, Wim Wenders joins the recent ranks in crafting rapturous, high-tech paeans to the art form.

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ReThink Review: Pina -- Maybe the Best 3D Movie So Far (And It's a Documentary)

Jonathan Kim | Posted 03.13.2012

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I've seen the first spectacular 3D film that absolutely must be seen in 3D. And most amazingly, this film is a documentary about a German choreographer whom I'd never heard of. That film is Pina.

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APAP 2012: 10 Things the Dance Field Should Be Talking About

Marc Kirschner | Posted 03.10.2012

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By the end of this year, globalization in dance won't be an emerging trend... it will be a permanent state of existence, and every company should be aware of their global positioning, even if they've never toured outside of their home city.

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3D Evangelist Wim Wenders Has A New Doc In The Works

The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 12.23.2011

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Hat tip to Indiewire for pointing out an intriguing development this morning: German director Wim Wenders ("Wings Of Desire," "Paris, Tx"), who vowed ...

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Wim Wenders on Pina: Capturing the Spirit of a Dance Legend With 3D

Terry Keefe | Posted 02.18.2012

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Full-Bodied Film

Glen Helfand | Posted 01.07.2012

Like anyone with an interest in movies, I've seen my consumption evolve from repertory houses, to indie chains, to the current streaming standard. Now I am entertained and edified by amazing libraries of material instantaneously available to cater to whatever whim.

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The Obituary as Art Form

Carine Fabius | Posted 05.25.2011

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When you make your living in the arts--whether that's on the creative front or the business end--, it's safe to say that you are probably open to all kinds of veerings off the path to pay the bills.

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Jane Siberry And the Art of Independence

James Gavin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Adelaide is a charming but sleepy little town in South Australia. It's a place I might never have visited, had I not been flown there to speak at the 2007 Adelaide Cabaret Festival.

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Cannes 2008: Shooting Wim Wenders

Karin Badt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Palermo Shooting thankfully reminds us less of Wenders' recent unwatchable sprawls and more of his early powerhouse films where a voice-over ponders philosophical issues to the sound of music.

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