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4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days picks up worthy accolades at London's premier foreign films event, beating Persepolis and Gomorrah to the big prize.

In 1970, Werner Herzog made Even Dwarfs Started Small, an abstract, comic fable about the inhumanity of man and the necessary failure of anarchy and institution alike.

The first half of Pixar's WALL-E harkens back to cinema's silent era in the best possible way -- with stylized images in the place of ordinary dialogue to tell its story.

Sony/Columbia and Real-D get together to show 3-D version of Monster House in selected U.S. and Canadian theatres.

French film movement synonymous with slick stylised imagery and associated with names such as director Luc Besson & actors Beatrice Dalle, Juliette Binoche & Denis Lavant

Geroge and Nico are back as the popular Broken Sword video game is undergoing adaptation to the big screen, with creator Charles Cecil set to produce.

How many times can you laugh at Zombie killing? Does it ever get old? Ruben Fleisher seems to think not, and by combining zombies and theme parks, he has a point.

A predictable romcom starring Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz as unlucky newlyweds who discover that what happens in Vegas never stays in Vegas.

Marco Jorge's 2007 film Estômago is a sensual and sometimes disturbing tale of what people will do for love and for love of food.

Plans are in motion to bring a chain of luxury movie theaters to the US. But a new, flashy film-going experience will do little for the industry in the longterm.

Birmingham's Electric Cinema began showing movies in 1909, just four years after nickelodeons premiered, and today it's the oldest working movie theater in Britain.

Working at the movies can be a flexible, fun experience with plenty of perks. Students and those with a passion for film, read on...

The 28th Durban International Film Festival is one of Africa's longest running and most respected festivals. It runs from 20 June to 1 July.

Whether a local or just visiting, going to the movies is a fun way to spend a few hours. In Newcastle there are a variety of cinemas to suit every taste and budget.

One of the most important aspects of civilian life during the Second World War was keeping up morale and one of the most popular activities was a visit to the cinema.

7 Inch cinema are the proud hosts of a colourful festival of international children's film which will be screened in venues around the West Midlands this summer.

An introduction to Akira Kurosawa, the artist and film-maker who redefined cinema. The Ran director's life, movies (inc. filmography) and news of an important exhibition.

In the 1930s and 1940s, Hollywood was the dominant force in cinematic terms. It had the largest and most powerful studios, churning out films by the biggest stars.

As far back as the 1930s, British cinema was in competition with Hollywood and was often unfairly compared to the more lavish American productions.

A brief look at the history of British Cinema, and the new crop of directors working on British films today.

By declaring the director as the principal artistic force behind the creation of a film, the auteur theory changed forever the way the cinematic art is perceived.

In the heart Jenin, next to the open market, there is the old cinema. Marcus Wetter, Ismail Khatib and Fahkri Hamad decided to start the rebuilding project.

One of Adolf Hitler's first acts as Chancellor was banning Jews from working in the German film industry. Many were forced to flee Germany, and ended up in Hollywood.

Can the future of multiculturalism be forecast from film trends? Is the secret to the survival of Indigenous cultures contained in the ethnic versatility of actors?

What distinguishes the films of French New Wave cinema icons such as Truffaut, Godard and Chabrol? How have they influenced Tarantino, Scorsese and Jeunet?

Ranking among top film locations in France, La Ciotat near Marseille claims a unique heritage in the cinema world.

Part one of this series focuses on François Truffaut's The 400 Blows; a film extremely influential in the creation of the French New Wave movement.

Part three of this series focuses on Jean-Luc Goddard's 1964 film Bande à part; A film that is both tribute and reinterpretation of American Film Noir.

Part two of this series focuses on Jean-Luc Goddard's 1963 film Contempt; a complex film that forfeits cinematic storytelling for an experiment in fictionalized realism.

The new Grand HD Cinema adapter from Grandtec allows a computer to connect to an HDMI television via a USB port instead of an internal expansion card.

Akira Kurosawa's Dursu Uzala is a fusion of environmental and humanist cinemas. It is another masterpiece from the man who gave us Seven Samurai, Red Beard and Ikiru.

Hiroshi Teshigahara's Face of Another is a fantastic surreal science fiction film straight out of the '60s Japanese arthouse.

The Grand Illusion is something of a rarity these days- a war movie that isn't about decrying war. Rather, it's about aristocrats, commoners, and the death of nobility.

Woman in the Dunes possesses its viewers. Its fantastic landscape is fresh and abyssal; its characters are earnest and real; and its quandaries urgent and bizarre.

By reflecting the current sexual politics and dominant ideology, Basil Dearden's Victim attempted to change the way homosexuality was culturally represented on screen.

Edoardo Winspeare brings his passion for the southern Italian culture to the big screen through music, language and historical events.

Nearly every film coming out of Hollywood has been influenced in some way by Hong Kong cinema.

From humble beginnings, the Shaw Brothers created an entertainment empire from martial arts action adventures and Cantonese musicals.

Has full 720p HD Video finally made it to the PC? The Microsoft LifeCam Cinema HD sports great image quality but has a few minor drawbacks.

Evoking images of Cinema Paradiso, from August 13 - 16 the architecturally stunning UNESCO recognised town of Mompox will play host to its second ever film festival.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center teams up with Film Italia to showcase new Italian movies.

Throughout the 1970s, English director Nicolas Roeg produced a series of films that remain some of the most vivid portrayals of the everyday outsider.

A look at the BBC4 World Cinema Awards, incorporating who won the prize this year and which foreign films have been previously honored.

Resident Evil 4 marks the shift from storyline to spectacle in the Resident Evil series. Aware of the pitfalls of such a switch, Capcom made use of the semi-playable film

Coinciding with Halloween, the Rocket Cinema Festival in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, features a program of 'monster movies', screened at unusual locations.

Martial arts meet technology in 1998 film. Ekin Cheng & Aaron Kwok play elemental heroes Wind & Cloud. Directed by Andrew Lau, stars Sonny Chiba, Kristy Yang & Shu Qi.

Exciting film exhibition showcases original scripts from Psycho and Empire Strikes Back as well as memorabilia, classic movie clips and interactivity on five floors.

These films tap into Italy`s spirit with such passion, that one's wanderlust is sated without having to board a plane.

Blaché was one of the first directors of a fiction film and is noted as the first woman to direct a full-length feature film.

Amakula means 'precious gift' in Luganda, the main language of central Uganda. A title which reflects the festival's overall vision, to: