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100 More Films Made By Women – Part 6 of 20

Beauty itself is depicted in the following films, in various forms. Characters also struggling with inner family conflict, or of the sexual or violent variety….

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100 More Films Made By Women – Part 5 of 20

In the midst of some momentous historical changes here in the UK, and across the vast European continent (and the world) I am in such…

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100 More Films Made By Women – Part 4 of 20

The following eclectic bunch of films offer an abundance of female-driven stories, regardless of a potential male lead (and there are not many here). As…

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100 More Films Made By Women – Part 3 of 20

It’s no surprise to see many of the films directed by women featured here and elsewhere focus on the female story perspective – you could…

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Film Honors: 1987

My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…

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100 More Films Made By Women – Part 2 of 20

Our second venture into films directed by women tell stories of a disgruntled dinner party, a young girl on a road trip to potential stardom,…

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100 More Films Made By Women – Part 1 of 20

And so it is. The second 100 Films Made by Women. There’s many you have seen, and many you have likely not even heard of…

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NZIFF: Animation NOW! Dark Hearts

Already three days into the New Zealand International Film Festival, with animated shorts galore. The Animation NOW! section of the festival rounds itself off with…

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NZIFF: New Chinese Animation

How much of your daily thoughts are dedicated to independent Chinese animation? I thought so. Film is an education, of course, and the New Zealand…

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NZIFF: International Showcase Animated Shorts

The Animation NOW! portion of the New Zealand International Film Festival will have an evening session entitled International Showcase. This will feature some inspiring animated…

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NZIFF: Black & White Animated Shorts

The Animation NOW! segment of the New Zealand International Film Festival is broken down into appropriate categories, and day two of NZIFF showcases two more…

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NZIFF: Animation NOW! Opens The Festival

The New Zealand International Film Festival opens later today local time (Friday evening) with the Animation NOW! programme, beginning with Living Masters New Works. The…

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New Zealand International Film Festival Is Here

Uniquely consolidated across the country in 2009, the New Zealand International Film Festival is about to kick-off, literally a national event which shows some of…

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Film Honors: 1986

My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with…

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