By shael stolberg on October 15, 2010
A&E Indie Films, Adrian Grenier, alex gibney, Arthouse Films, Barbara Kopple, bill plympton, Bingham Ray, Bob Berney, bruce beresford, Doreen Ringer-Ross, Dr. Martine Rothblatt, ed burns, Exposure, film movement, First Run Films, Focus on Music, Fright Night and World Cinema. Participating studios and distributors included IFC Films, John Anderson, John Sloss, Jon Bowermaster, Jonathan Gray, Keanu Reeves, Kenneth Bowser, Larry Fessenden, Lemore Syvan, Magnolia Pictures, Mark Urman, Michael Lang, Molly Thompson, Oscilloscope Laboratories, Overture Films, Ray Kurzweil, Richard Abramowitz, ron mann, Ron Nyswaner, Samuel Goldwyn Films, Signe Baumane, Ted & Vanessa Hope, Tess Harper, Vera Farmiga, Vincent D’Onofrio, woodstock film festival
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from WFF The 11th Woodstock Film Festival wrapped after a 5-day schedule of over 150 films, panels, concerts and other events. The 2010 WFF Awards Gala at BSP Studios in Kingston was attended by more than 500 film aficionados. Emceed by Academy-award nominated writer/director Ron Nyswaner (The Painted Veil, Philadelphia) award presenters included Jonathan Gray, […]
By allan tong on May 13, 2010
Beijing Dance Academy, Ben Stevenson, bruce beresford, bruce greenwood, Joan Chen, Kyle MacLachlan, Li Cunxin, mao, mao's last dancer, Royal Ballet School, tiff, toronto international film festival
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by Allan Tong for FILMbutton.com As the Mao era crumbled in China, his cultural delegates plucked 11-year-old Li Cunxin from his poor Chinese village and took him to Beijing to study ballet. In China, that’s pretty much like boot camp. Kids followed a strict regimen that left no room for weakness or individuality. In Li’s […]