Available in Octoberon Imagine
My Sweet Pepper Land
Hiner Saleem, Turkey 2012
Director: Hiner Saleem
Stars: Korkmaz Arslan, Golshifteh Farahani, Suat Usta
Baran, a Kurdish independence war hero, is now sheriff in Erbil, the capital city. No longer feeling useful in this society now at peace, he thinks about quitting the police force, but instead agrees to be stationed in a small valley, at the very borders of Iran, Turkey, and Iraq. It is a lawless territory, right at the heart of illegal drug, medication and alcohol trafficking. Having arrived in the small village, he refuses to bow down to Aga Azzi, the seriously corrupt tribal chief and absolute ruler of the area. Baran meets Govend, the village school teacher, who is also rejected by the villagers. Like Baran, she represents another law, that of the young and autonomous Kurdish state. Govend is all the more vulnerable as she is not a married woman.
Verkrijgbaar vanaf oktober op Imagine
My Sweet Pepper Land
Hiner Saleem, Turkije 2012
Imagine
Baran, een vroegere oorlogsheld, aanvaardt de job van politieman ergens ver weg in de bergen, in een grensdorpje met Turkije. Hij krijgt het er onmiddellijk aan de stok met de lokale “sterke man” Aziz Aga. Die bepaalt de wetten in de regio en verdient aardig wat geld met het smokkelen van medicijnen en alcohol van en naar Turkije. Aziz Aga heeft het niet begrepen op overheidsbemoeienis en wil dat alles bij het oude blijft, beknotting van vrouwenrechten incluis. Zo maakt hij de nieuw aangestelde onderwijzeres Govend het leven heel erg moeilijk...
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"Een pareltje van een western die ons inprent dat het Wilde Westen nog lang niet overal getemd is." ★★★ ½ HUMO
"Een zinnenstrelende en thematisch rijke film." ★★★ De Standaard
Awards & Nominations
Un Certain Regard nominee - Cannes Film Festival 2013
Golden Hugo 'Best Feature' - Chicago International Film Festival 2013
High Commendation - Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2013
Now available on DVD on Homescreen
Reaching For The Moon by Bruno Baretto
Director: Bruno Barreto
Stars: Glória Pires, Miranda Otto, Tracy Middendorf
A chronicle of the tragic love affair between American poet Elizabeth Bishop and Brazilian architect Lota de Macedo Soares.
Nu verkrijgbaar op dvd via Homescreen
Reaching For The Moon van Bruno Baretto
Synopsis:
Reaching for the Moon vertelt het bijzondere en waargebeurde liefdesverhaal van Pulitzerprijs winnares Elizabeth Bishop (Miranda Otto, Lord of the Rings) en de Braziliaanse architecteLota de Macedo Soares (Glória Pines).
New York, jaren 50. Op uitnodiging van een oude vriendin besluit Elizabeth naar Rio de Janeiro af te reizen. Op het enorme landgoed van Mary hoopt Elizabeth, enigszins gefrustreerd door een writersblock, opnieuw inspiratie te vinden om te schrijven. Ze had alleen nooit verwacht de liefde van haar leven te ontmoeten; Lota, de partner van haar oude vriendin. De vurige persoonlijkheden botsen eerst, maar als snel verandert de vijandigheid in verlangen.
Reaching for the Moon is een intiem portret van twee opmerkelijke kunstenaars die de liefde vinden.
De film is op meerdere filmfestivals bekroond.
Cast: Glória Pires, Tracy Middendorf, Miranda Otto
Regie: Bruno Barreto
Genres: Drama, Lesbian
Lengte: 118 min.
Land: Brazilië
Dark Electro artist Contaminated Intelligence has announced the release of his second studio album titled Prepare.
Hot off the heels of his critically acclaimed Mental Fractures EP, Prepare serves as a sign of the current state of the USA and the dark road it is heading down if nothing changes. Prepare contains an old school Dark Electro influence but still keeping a modern feel.
Contaminated Intelligence is an Industrial, Experimental, and Dark Electronic group. Jourdan Turner is the Frontman/founder of the group, collaborations with other artists include GQ Rivethead, Mentallo and the Fixer, Attrition, R010R, and Kinetic Eon. Straying off the safe path of instant club hits, the intent behind Contaminated Intelligence is to make music that holds true to artistic integrity. Music for your own mental escape. Tune in and enjoy.
Prepare will be released on November 5th and will be available on CD and as a Digital Download. The CD is limited to 50 copies.
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Here is "Robo Sapien" taken from the album "The Machinists Of Joy".
Directed by: Jay Gillian
Camera OP and Computer Animation: Shane Williams
Produced by Cinematek Film & Television
James Wan is one of the most bankable directors in Hollywood, with many of his films becoming franchises, like "Saw," "The Conjuring" and "Insidious." Now that he's directing "Fast and Furious 7," he's looking toward the future.
Deadline is reporting that Wan just signed a big deal with New Line Cinema, a division of Warner Bros. Despite saying that he's done with the horror genre, he will return to direct "The Conjuring 2," which begins filming next summer. That explains why the sequel was recently moved from its October 23rd, 2015 release to 2016.
"It was during the editing of 'Fast and Furious 7' that my brain started sparking ideas for 'The Conjuring' sequel," said Wan. "Taking a break from horror has allowed me to be creatively rejuvenated. I'm excited to tell the story of the next case-file of Ed and Lorraine Warren and expand on this world we've created."
The other part of his deal is to develop and produce modest budget films for New Line in the sci-fi, horror and comedy genres through his Atomic Monster company. This part is not surprising since, Wan is known for turning films budgeted at around $1 million to massive global hits. That includes the recently released "Annabelle," which already earned $166 million on a budget of $6 million.
New Line president Toby Emmerich went on to hint that Wan may get a chance to take on one of Warner Bros' superhero films. "New Line has always been a big believer in great filmmakers emerging from the horror genre, and he has the potential to grow like Frank Darabont did, from writing 'A Nightmare On Elm Street 3' to writing and directing 'The Shawshank Redemption,'" he said. "James will make an important movie for New Line and Warner Bros or DC, and that is definitely part of the plan, and a reason for bringing him into the family. He's the only overall director with a deal here, because we see him as a class of one."
Source: Deadline