BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL 2013 NAMES DIRECTOR AUTEUR, WONG KAR WAI JURY PRESIDENT
Nikki Finke ‘s Hollywood website (the best) reports:
Chinese director Wong Kar Wai will be the Jury President of the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.
The Shanghai born director who grew up in Hong Kong, who has won many international awards, is one of the most important representatives of world cinema.
Wong Kar Wai’s unique and extraordinary style has inspired countless filmmakers and made him a cult figure of contemporary auteur cinema.
His directorial debut occurred in 1988 with As Tears Go By. His work Days of Being Wild, screened at the Berlinale Forum (91), Chungking Express followed in ’94, a film that would garner Wong Kar Wai his international breakthrough as an artist. (more…)
NO REGRETS – ROBBIE WILLIAMS, LIVE IN BERLIN
Robbie Williams. No regrets. Live in Berlin.
Retro Hits.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 21.8.12~
QUOTE OF THE DAY: FILMMAKER ASGHAR FARHADI ON PEACE LOVING PEOPLE
BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL – “MAORI BOY GENIUS” DOCUMENTARY FEB PRESS 2012
One proud Oakland sister writes of her Auckland filmmaker sister’s achievements in Berlin:
“Have you ever watched someone become famous in a day…in 90 minutes? The fascinating thing about being with my sister Pietra and her film Maori Boy Genius at the Berlin Film Festival is seeing the first, but sure, rays of fame, shine on her and 17-year-old Ngaa, the subject of her documentary.
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| Ngaa, me and Pietra |
Pietra’s film follows 18 months in the life of Ngaa who was chosen at birth to lead his people” …at a time when young Maori men are over-represented in the number of education statistics that don’t always spell scholastic success; as well as a high amount of arrests and incarcerations.” For more, jet here.
In case you missed it: Maori Boy Genius gets shout out in Wall Street Journal
And: Maori Boy Genius gets write up in Variety!
In New Zealand we are proud of every Maori boy’s potential. With the right developmental tools, this potential is limitless.
Go Pietra, go Ngaa! go Maori at and from Yale University.
[Photo caption: Ngaa with Taika Cohen and Pietra. Nice photo!].
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 19.2.12~
DIGITAL KEANU REEVES DOCUMENTARY – SIDE BY SIDE FEATURES HOLLYWOOD’S LEADING DIRECTORS
Keanu Reeves has turned his hand to documentary making producing, in particular in looking at how digital cameras are altering the filmmaking genre.
Collider reports that Keanu’s new doco Side by Side: The Science, Art and Impact of Digital Cinema — is set to premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in February. The film is ”a new documentary produced by Keanu Reeves that tackles one of the foremost issues facing filmmakers today: the advent of digital filmmaking. Reeve’s documentary takes an in-depth look at the issue of film vs. digital, and “examines all aspects of filmmaking – from capture, to edit, to visual effects, to color correction, to distribution to archive.”
Through interviews with numerous well-respected masters of the medium, Side by Side “explores what has been gained, what is lost and what the future might bring.”
Being well connected, Reeves documentary features talent like George Lucas, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, David Fincher, Team Wachowski, George Lucas, James Cameron and Steven Soderbergh.
The Hindustan Times writes “David Lynchspeaks of leaving film, George Lucas talks about the democratization of film. Christopher Kenneally directs Side by Side and it best known as the man who made the documentary Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating.
Directors and their relationships with 3D is also content of this film. The discussion goes from The Dark Knight‘s cinematographer Willy Pfister, who says, “I hate 3D!,” to Scorsese, who explains, “How is it different and how do you use it to tell a story? It’s up to the filmmaker.”
We’re really geeking out here. That’s quite an exceptional line up of directors in one documentary.
News source: Collider. Reeves is also directing Chinese Language film Man of Tai Chi –and action film that stars Reeves, Hong-Kong singer Karen Mok and martial arts action stunt master Tiger Chen of the Matrix film francshise series.
[Side by Side Official Trailer (2012) from Company Films on Vimeo].
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 12.2.12~
HOLLYWOOD INDUSTRY NEWS WRAP UP – 7.2.12
The World Premiere of ‘The Amazing Spiderman’ is upon us. Click to play it down.
A selection of Hollywood Entertainment Industry News we’re reading today is:
Was Chrysler’s Super Bowl Commercial a Nod to Obama?
Clint Eastwood talks up the Chrysler Super Bowl Ad: Mentions Obama – kinda
Rihanna’s new flick Battleship just got it’s promo budget bumped up by $50 milli
Hollywood to Be Wooed by $800 Million Chinese Media Fund
Who Will Sing at Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee Concert?
Hayley Westenra engagement is all ago
Hollywood’s History with ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ gets a digital update
Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth Greet Zac Efron in Hollywood
Money on Sports TV programming: Super Bowl inks 9 year $27.5b deal with NBC, Fox, CBS
Maria Menounos Tebows – with Tim Tebow
Kylie Minogue calls police over Twitter threats? Not over Madonna using “step into my world” line?
Inside Kourtney Kardashian’s Mexican Babymoon!
Hangover Helmer Todd Phillips & Green Hat renew First-Look Deal with Warners
Gisele Bundchen Slams Tom Brady’s Teammates – Called for, or, not?
Inside Oscar Nominees Nominees Luncheon
Guests of Berlin in Stills: 7 Film Picks to Watch at Berlin Film Festival 2012
Robert Rodriguez, Danny Trejo, AR Films’ Alexander Rodnyansky team up for film franchise
Madonna Announces 2012 World Tour Dates
Karen Thompson’s ‘The Age of Miracles’ novel snapped up by River Road – Apocalyptic
TV Pilots 2012: The Complete Guide
Apple’s take over of TV screens market looks affordable
Madonna’s Super Bowl Halftime Show: What Hollywood Is Saying
Redbox & the Blockbuster DVD Kiosk
NBC says it wasn’t us - For M.I.A. Flipping Middle Finger at Super Bowl Halftime Show
Magnolia Acquires U.S. Rights To ‘Marley’
Super Bowl XLVI Most Watched TV Program Ever
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 7.2.12~
HAIKU PSALMS IN CHINESE FOR JAPAN VIA HOLLYWOOD – 3.12.11
（ 大 卫 的 诗 ， 交 与 伶 长 。 调 用 百 合 花 。 ） 神 啊 ， 求 你 救 我 ！ 因 为 众 水 要 淹 没 我 。
我 陷 在 深 淤 泥 中 ， 没 有 立 脚 之 地 ； 我 到 了 深 水 中 ， 大 水 漫 过 我 身 。
求 你 不 容 大 水 漫 过 我 ， 不 容 深 渊 吞 灭 我 ， 不 容 坑 坎 在 我 以 上 合 口 。
耶 和 华 啊 ， 求 你 应 允 我 ！ 因 为 你 的 慈 爱 本 为 美 好 ； 求 你 按 你 丰 盛 的 慈 悲 回 转 眷 顾 我 ！
Psalm 69 for Japan. Artwork, Tiger Rain by Utagawa Hiroshige, woodcut print – LACMA, Los Angeles, photographed by Horiwood. Accompanying music, Gräfenberg, Johann Crüger, Praxis Pietatis Melica, 1647.
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 3.12.11~
THE HORIWOOD TOP TEN – 12.13.10
Angelina Jolie has been turning on quite a show for paparazzi. Here’s images of the actress rocking it out in Berlin with Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt. Behind a great woman there are great men is her story.
Celebrities you picked as being the hottest names in the world today interesting you, right here on Horiwood.Com are:
2. Olivia Wilde
3. Katherine Jenkins and Tiger Woods
7. Suzanne Hinn
8. Johnny Depp
10. Rihanna
Bonus Post: Nesian Mystik & Sonny Bill Williams for rugby
Bonus Post: Glenn Beck likes Julian Assange‘s arrival
[Images courtesy of Wenn].
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 12.13.10~
TAKE MY BREATH AWAY, WITH TERRI NUNN AT THE ORANGE COUNTY FAIR
Classic rock ballads sung by Terri Nunn will always be in season. Here is the pint sized songbird with the big voice at the Orange County Fair 2008, singing Take My Breath Away. Hello O.C. :)
~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Hollywood California USA. 6.27.2010. Lyrics 007 follow~
