World Cinema: Foreign, Independent, and Art House Films

The Orphanage Movie Review

Sat Dec 5, 2009 3:25 AM EST

El Orfanato (2007) is a Spanish independent film with tastes of a drama, thriller, mystery, and horror. It was marketed more as a horror film in the US but it is so much deeper than that; there certainly are some startling moments and fear though.

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entertainment, bel-n-rueda, drama, el-orfanato, fernando-cayo, geraldine-chaplin, horror, mabel-rivera, montserrat-carulla, movie-review

The revolutionary film made using mini helicopters that shows life under water like you've never seen it before

Seeded on Fri Dec 4, 2009 3:24 PM EST (the Mail online)

Seeded by Carloz

These are the stunning images shot for an underwater film created using revolutionary technology. The film took four years to shoot and costing a staggering £45 million [$75 millon] to produce.

arts, film, movies, cinema, nature-documentary, sea-life, oceans-for-pathi, underwater-film, photos, photographs

Somers Town Movie Review

Seeded on Sun Nov 29, 2009 6:31 PM EST (Dain's Movie Reviews)

Seeded by dbin78

Somers Town (2008) is fresh and lighthearted coming of age story that has real-life charm and drama. It is serious yet fun look at growing up. The people you meet and the situations you get into, as well as your dreams, truly shape who you are.

entertainment, comedy, coming-of-age, drama, england, french, friendship, independent-film, ireneusz-czop, kate-dickie

What Became of Us Movie Review

Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:20 PM EST

By dbin78

What Became of Us/Mitä meistä tuli (2009) is a dramatically thrilling independent film from Finland. You will be immersed in this movie with its unique and multifaceted characters, amazing cinematography, and profoundly moving storyline.

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entertainment, crime, drama, finland, honor, love, miika-ullakko, mit-meist-tuli, regret, reunion

Film about Nehru and Edwina Mountbatten stops production after India decries love scenes - Hugh Grant and Cate Blanchett were to star

Seeded on Thu Oct 22, 2009 3:11 PM EDT (The Times)

Seeded by Carloz

A controversial film about the "intimate" relationship between Lord Mountbatten's wife and India's first prime minister has been put on hold by a Hollywood studio after the Indian Government demanded that the love scenes should be deleted.

entertainment, film, movies, cinema, nehru, mountbatten, india, hugh-grant, cate-blanchett

Getting Ready for Halloween Poll: What's the scariest movie ever?

Sat Oct 10, 2009 5:56 PM EDT

By Carloz

"All Hallow’s Eve" is just around the corner! This means time to come up with a clever costume, stock up on treats to give out, and above all, get frightened by your favorite scary movie.

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entertainment, movies, halloween, films, cinema, horror-movies, horror-films, scary-movies, scary-films, sci-fi

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Rape Apologists: Roman Polanski's Rape of a Child Not That Bad

Seeded on Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:00 PM EDT (Alas, A Blog)

Seeded by Carloz

If your average guy were to rape a 13-year-old girl and then flee into exile rather than paying for his crime, pretty much everyone and their twin sister would agree that he was a scumbag who deserved nothing less than the hammer of justice brought down upon him.

world-news, united-states, eu, switzerland, roman-polanski, polanski, swiss-justice-ministry, rape, child-abuse, crime

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