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	HENSHIN!ONLINE: EASTERN FRONT ARCHIVES
		Both films were original distributed by American International Pictures Television in the late 1960s; RETURN OF THE GIANT MONSTERS was the AIP-TV version of Daiei's third Gamera movie, GIANT MONSTER DOG-FIGHT: GAMERA VS GYAOS (Daikiaiju Kuchusen: Gamera tai Gaosu, 1967) while THE MAGIC SERPENT was the 1966 Toei film BATTLE OF THE DRAGONS (Kairyu Daikessen).
		TLA Video, the American distributor of Sion Sono's disturbing film SUICIDE CIRCLE (see the EF Report for 11/05/03), has confirmed its acquisition of American distribution rights to Yukihiko Tsusumi's recent film 2LDK (the title "2LDK" is the Japanese abbreviation for an apartment with two bedrooms, a living room, dining room, and kitchen.).
		Unearthed Films recently announced it has acquired the North American translation and distribution rights to the 2001 "high voltage, rock and roll" art film ELECTRIC DRAGON 80,000 VOLTS.
	www.henshinonline.com /front_archive.html

	American Studies: American Movies
		Add to that over a hundred reviews of 'Great Movies' — classics, that are — and you are in quality review paradise, Ebert's reviews establishing links with other films and other media (with a penchant for literature), delving deep into its thematics and commenting skilfully on its techniques.
		As a follow-up to the successful TV show that was aired for 23 years featuring critics Robert Ebert and the late Gene Siskel, Ebert now co-reviews films with guest critics, summing the reviews up with the notorious 'thumbs up' or 'thumbs down' that were introduced by Ebert in the SiskelandEbert show in 1990.
		The Special Presentation section unlocks a treasure of 21 films and two fragments with information about the films, and video playback.
	lieven.studentenweb.org /americanmovies.htm (5789 words)

	Jacqueline Reich
		Beginning in the Fall of 1990 and continuing through 1991, a plethora of films about and not necessarily by Italian Americans was released in the United States:
		What most caught my eye was the fact that almost every one of these films relied on the negative stereotypes traditionally associated with Italian Americans in American culture: ruthless mobsters and violent thugs, lazy members of the working class lacking in intelligence and ambition, and overbearing mothers and whiny wives and daughters.
		I decided it was important to include films from each of the three categories in order to fully examine the depth of Hollywood’s stereotypical depictions of Italian Americans.
	academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu /modlang/carasi/via/ViaVol4_1Reich.htm (6039 words)

	American Studies: American Movies
		The films both of the official and of the parallel selection receive a solid discussion with a stress on its director and their career.
		As a follow-up to the successful TV show that was aired for 23 years featuring critics Robert Ebert and the late Gene Siskel, Ebert now co-reviews films with guest critics, summing the reviews up with the notorious 'thumbs up' or 'thumbs down' that were introduced by Ebert in the SiskelandEbert show in 1990.
		Moderntimes.com is a very stylish site of classic films, including the so-called B-films that were originally introduced as 'second feature' films on display along with a more prominent production.
	lieven.studentenweb.org /americanmovies.htm (6039 words)

	Film: Fant-Asia Diary III
		Last year he presented Dust Devil, this year he brings us his director's cut of the 1990 film Hardware, one of the few good cyberpunk films.
		Unlike the excessive drama and intense action of the HK crime flick, Ishii's films rely on subtle humour, unpredictability, understatement and stunning stylishness.
		It seems that Hong Kong's chubby acrobat Sammo Hung, graduate of the same Peking Opera School as Jackie Chan, will be getting his own North American TV show in the fall.
	www.montrealmirror.com /ARCHIVES/1998/073098/film2.html (584 words)

	Madhouse
		In a step up from his role in Catwoman, Benjamin Bratt stars as the commanding officer leading a group of Army Rangers behind enemy lines to rescue American POWs in his latest film, The Great Raid.
		She's single and in desperate need of a date for her sister's wedding, and he's a handsome male escort with a killer accent.
		Create a journal and start rating films in your entries.
	www.rottentomatoes.com /m/1013009-madhouse/?show=all (584 words)

	SALLY CRUIKSHANK - Filmography
		Head of Animation dept. for Snazelle Films in San Francisco, responsible for many award winning commercials for clients such as Levi's, The Gap, Connie Shoes-
		1986 THE MAYA DEREN AWARD for Independent Film and Video Artists presented by the American Film Institute, the first year of this award.
		These films have been exhibited widely theatrically, on tv and cable, l972 museum circuits, including a film retro at New York's M.O.M.A. Ducky
	www.awn.com /cruikshank/film.html (584 words)

	Who's Who in GLBT History
		Brooks, Louise (1906-1985), American film actress noted for her role as Lulu in Pandora's Box (1928), became known, mostly, for her bobbed hair style, outspoken and freethinking, she appeared in a few excellent German films, ending her career in 1938 with only 25 films.
		Cornell, Katharine (1889 - 1997), German - born American actor considered one of the great ladies of American Theatre, Antony and Cleopatra (1947) (see I wanted to be an actress : the autobiography of Katharine Cornell, as told to Ruth Woodbury Sedgwick)
		Burr, Raymond (1917 - 1993) American actor noted for his portrayal of Perry Mason in the long-running tv series (beginning in 1957) and Ironsides, a later series.
	home.speedsite.com /videoc/glbt/list.html (584 words)

	Memorandum on Franchise Online Information
		These two brothers built a strong film company that was rewarded heavily with Oscar and Golden Globe nominations and awards, in the middle to late 1990's for films such as The English Patient, Life is Beautiful, Shakespeare in Love, American Beauty, Good Will Hunting and many more.
		Miramax films was founded by Harvey and Bob Weinstein.
		Even though Miramax has continued to put out a steady number of movies since there box office hits in the ninties, the verdict is not the same.
	oak.cats.ohiou.edu /~lb208699/esp/memo2.htm (453 words)

	AllRefer.com - Peter Weir (Film, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Among his later films are the dramas Witness (1985) and Dead Poets Society (1989), the comedy Green Card (1990), and his most commercially successful work, The Truman Show (1998), which tells of a man whose life is, without his knowing it, the subject of an avidly watched television show.
		His early work helped to bring Australian film to world attention; his later films, made in Hollywood, mingle American movie technique with the style of European art films.
		His films include Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), a brooding turn-of-the-century tale involving the disappearance of Australian schoolgirls; Gallipoli (1981), a drama of idealistic young Australians fighting a bloody, pointless World War I battle; and The Year of Living Dangerously (1983), a story of love and political intrigue in Sukarno's Indonesia.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/W/Weir-Pet.html (453 words)

	National Football League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The NFL Films presentation of this event in which the playing surface was referred to as "the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field" has been the source of endless imitation and parody.
		Although the NFL in 2004 is well-represented at virtually every position by African-American athletes, that was not always the case.
		The NFL is one of the major professional sports leagues of North America.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/NFL (453 words)

	The Triumph of Design: And the Demise of Darwin (1573411302), Video - Video, VHS Format
		Featuring Phillip Johnson, the law professor whose best-selling book, Darwin On Trial, re-ignited the evolution controversy in the early 1990's.
		Other recent titles by American Portrait Films :
		This video clearly and dramatically shows the gaping holes in Darwinian theory and the mounting evidence for the intelligent design of the universe.
	www.e316.com /1573411302.htm (453 words)

	Artists
		His films have been shown at the Ann Arbor Film Festival (prizewinner, 1990 and 1993), the Athens Film Festival (prizewinner, 1991 and 1996), the Humboldt Film Festival ("Best of Festival", 1994), the San Francisco Film Festival (honorable mention, 1990),Rotterdam Film Festival (1999) and the Sundance Film Festival (2001).
		His film Winterwheat was part of the London Filmmaker's Coop travelling exhibition New American Makers 1980-1989.Sweep (1998) is part of the European Media Arts Festival (Osnabruck, Germany) touring exhibition.
		The film follows a group of young adults in Baltimore as they struggle with conflicting notions of how to live in and around the city.
	www.freewaves.org /festival_2002/artists/street_m.htm (460 words)

	eBay - DVD: Avalon
		The third installment in Barry Levinson’s Baltimore Trilogy, AVALON tells the story of a Jewish family immigrating to the United States in pursuit of the American dream.
		He shot several of his other films there, including DINER and TIN MEN.
		But in Celtic mythology Avalon is supposed to be an island of blessed souls located somewhere in the western seas.
	product.ebay.com /Avalon_W0QQfvcsZ1166QQsoprZ3361840 (460 words)

	screenonline: Whalley, Joanne (1964-) Biography
		Her subsequent, mostly American films have never touched such heights; they include
		was lost to the British cinema from circa 1990 when she went to Hollywood, married American star,
		It was a key part in a key British film.
	www.screenonline.org.uk /people/id/880534/index.html (460 words)

	The Tampa Improv, Comedy Theater and Restaurant
		RICHARD JENI *He's the winner of the American Comedy Award for Best Stand-Up Comic He's done (4) HBO Comedy Hours, including "Platypus Man," and his most recent comedy hour "Richard Jeni: A Good Catholic Boy." ** He won the Cable Ace Award for Best Stand-Up comedy special.
		In the past years, Jeni has also make his mark as the star of his own TV series, an actor in feature films, and an award-winning television host.
		A particular thrill was when George Carlin handed Richard the American Comedy Award for "Best Male Stand-Up" on ABC TV.
	www.improvtampa.com /comedianinfo.asp?comedian=61 (345 words)

	Australian Horror Films: Appendix
		Collaborative efforts between Australian filmmakers and American interests occurred during the 1950s and 1960s, but none of the films produced were horror films and there weren't many anyway.
		From 1990 to 1993, in fact, there were 26 films made in New Zealand — and of those, several were horror films.
		In October 1977 the Interim Film Commission was established and a year later the New Zealand Film Commission was formed by act of parliament, to "encourage, and also to participate and assist in the making, promotion, distribution, and exhibition of films".
	www.tabula-rasa.info /AusHorror/OzHorrorFilms4.html (740 words)

	Singapore Sling (1990) - a Nikos Nikolaidis film
		Later on, when some European and American critics characterized it as "one of the most disturbing films of all times", I started to feel that something was wrong with me. Then, when British censors banned its showing in British movie theatres, I realized that, after all, something must be wrong with all of us.
		When I was shooting "Singapore Sling", I was under the impression that I was making a comedy with some elements of Ancient Greek Tragedy.
		Singapore Sling - The man that loved a corpse.
	www.nikolaidis.eexi.gr /sli-1.htm (122 words)

	About White Pine Pictures: PETER RAYMONT
		Raymont's films are often provocative investigations of "hidden worlds" in politics, the media and big business, as well as Native, social and environmental issues.
		Exploring charges of corruption, graft and greed, the film follows Raajkumar Keswani, the local journalist whose prediction of the Union Carbide disaster proved prophetic.
		His career began at the National Film Board of Canada in Montreal where he worked as an editor, director and producer for seven years.
	www.whitepinepictures.com /peter.html (2315 words)

	Sermons and Sacred Pictures
		This film is an innovative combination of Taylor's films and audio recordings, images of contemporary Memphis, and commentary by his widow and others who knew him, forming an intertwined narrative about the pioneering documentarian and social activist.
		Taylor was also an inspired photographer and filmmaker with a keen interest in preserving a visual and aural record of the fabric of black American life.
		He photographed and filmed businesses and schools, the National Baptist Convention, baptisms, funerals, and individuals in the quiet dignity of their everyday lives.
	www.frif.com /new2004/ser.html (342 words)

	History of the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra
		Benjamin is also an energetic researcher of music for silent films; he has unearthed the original orchestral accompaniments to many of the great motion pictures of the 1910s and '20s, which he conducts at film festivals around the world.
		Dall'Armi was a 1990 winner of the Liederkranz Competition in New York City, and made her New York debut at Alice Tully Hall.
		As a guest artist at the Smithsonian Institution, she has presented many concerts of American popular song, musical theater, and operetta repertoire.
	www.paragonragtime.com /history.html (342 words)

	Czechoslovakia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
		Czechoslovakia became celebrated internationally for its experimental theater work and its many fine films.
		At the Potsdam Conference of 1945 the expulsion of about 3,000,000 Germans from Czechoslovakia and an exchange of minorities between Czechoslovakia and Hungary were approved.
		The Slovak People’s party accused the Czech government of having denied Slovakia promised autonomous rights.
	www.bartleby.com /65/cz/Czechosl.html (342 words)

	Industry News: Scoop Top Ten: Best U.S. Horror TV Shows
		There were 44 episodes made (1988-1990) of this anthology series hosted by dream-bound serial killer Freddy Krueger.
		Despite the slasher nature of the Nightmare on Elm Street films that inspired the TV show, it really had some very suspenseful moments.
		Whether one calls it horror, drama, or a thriller, American Gothic was a gripping series for those that watched it.
	scoop.diamondgalleries.com /scoop_article.asp?ai=9931&si=121 (618 words)

	History of the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra
		Benjamin is also an energetic researcher of music for silent films; he has unearthed the original orchestral accompaniments to many of the great motion pictures of the 1910s and '20s, which he conducts at film festivals around the world.
		Dall'Armi was a 1990 winner of the Liederkranz Competition in New York City, and made her New York debut at Alice Tully Hall.
		The Orchestra's audio and video recordings have been widely praised, and considered instrumental in rekindling interest in America's rich traditions of theater, cinema, and dance orchestra music.
	www.paragonragtime.com /history.html (618 words)

	Friedsam Memorial Library: Documentary Films on Video
		Fighting Slow Fires Z701.F5 Films of Charles and Ray Eames N7430.F56 2000 v.
		Hell's highway the true story of highway safety films PN1995.9.
		Hollywood: a Celebration of the American Silent Film PN1995.75.H655 (pt.
	web.sbu.edu /friedsam/audiovisual/docvidlist.htm (5005 words)

	Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 2002072474
		Technoscience in Contemporary American Film is an innovative analysis of images of science and technology from popular films of the 1980's and 1990's.
		It argues that films such as Twelve Monkeys, Lawnmower Man, and Strange Days explore the complex social, cultural, and economic intersections that lead to the generation of scientific knowledge, and the different ways that such knowledge emerges within the world.
		Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Science in motion pictures, Fantasy films History and criticism, Science fiction films History and criticism
	www.loc.gov /catdir/description/hol021/2002072474.html (131 words)

	Sofia Coppola
		She was married to director Spike Jonze on June 26, 1999 but on December 5, 2003 amid rumors of her infidelity during long stints of living on her own in New York City, Coppola filed for divorce citing "irreconcilable differences".
		She is the first American woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director and is also an Academy Award winning writer.
		She has directed three films: Lick the Star (1996) The Virgin Suicides (1999) and Lost in Translation (2003).
	motoroladg.topstori.info /The_Virgin_Suicides/Sofia_Coppola (534 words)

	Clark, Dick
		Often acknowledged more for his youthful appearance than for his business acumen, Clark nevertheless has built an impressive production record since the 1950s with teen dance shows, prime-time programming, television specials, daytime game shows, made-for-television movies, and feature films.
		From 1963 through 1987, American Bandstand ran on a weekly basis to become one of the longest running shows in broadcast television.
		Clark, with the cultural scope of his network television program, became the prime target of the Congressional investigation into this illegal activity.
	www.museum.tv /archives/etv/C/htmlC/clarkdick/clarkdick.htm (1165 words)

	THE AMERICANIZATION OF CHINA
		Youth everywhere yearn for what is called American culture, but is really an amalgamation of global youth culture, taking root wherever media is sophisticated and free enough to spread its seeds.
		Opened last fall on 28 hectares in the outskirts of Shanghai, the American-equipped amusement park replicates stereotypical U.S. attractions to such a degree that Disneyland seems international in comparison.
		"The American image is what people in China want," says Robert Lamb, a U.S. amusement-park expert who oversaw the opening of the $120 million theme park; others are planned for Chengdu, Wuhan, Beijing and Guangzhou.
	www.gluckman.com /Americanization.html (3297 words)

	Sicilian Culture: The News & Views: Italian Americans Challenge Stereotypes in 'The Sopranos'
		Of the six million working people who identified themselves as Italian American in the 1990 U.S. Census, four million were professionals (physicians, attorneys, educators, etc.) as well as managers, and technical, sales, or administrative workers.
		The remaining 86 percent of the films featured entirely fictional Italian American characters," Guarini said.
		But of the films Hollywood has made of Italian American criminals, only 14 percent were based on the lives of actual people.
	www.sicilianculture.com /news/niafpr.htm (391 words)

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