Category: Cinema
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Berlinale-God’s Own Country
Black and Paper interview with God’s Own Country stars Josh O’Connor and Alec Secareanu at the 67th Berlinale. God’s Own Country has received acclaimed on many fronts. One of the main ingredients for the well-received film has been the chemistry of the lead actors, new comers who have given note-worthy performances. What is your acting […]
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Berlinale with Arri
Arri is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The famed camera maker is a leading technology firm in the motion picture industry. The new Trinity Mount is a new tool to produce films offering great flexibility. For those of you in film production you understand the time used for setting up shots. With this device, time is […]
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Berlinale Day 7
Berlinale Day 7 On the competition front there was the new Volker Schlondorff film Return to Montauk. I did not see the film but the judging by the level of applause the critical reaction to the film was not so good. I asked two people, a male and a female. The male journalist loathed it […]
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Berlinale Day 6
Berlinale Day 6 How do you start a day in the surreal? Attend a Aki Kaurismaki press conference. The Finnish directors film The Other Side of Hope debuted at the Berlinale today, his first film in Competition. The feedback I have gotten concerning the pic has been mixed to good. The Nordic auteur was nothing […]
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Berlinale Shooting Stars Marusa Majer
Marusa Majer from Slovenia I found her alluring, edgy, not just her look but personality wise. A graduate of the University of Ljubljana, Marusa has appeared in a number of films including: Driving School. What type of roles would you like to play? I have been lucky because until now I have played a number […]
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Berlinale Shooting Stars Ebsen Smed
Esben Smed from Denmark- A bit of a cold smoldering charm, a graduate of the Danish School of Performing Arts, Esben is a regular in the television series Follow The Money. What type of role attracts you as a performer? Not just one type but something that gets my attention. I like to research and […]
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Berlinale European Shooting Stars Louis Hoffmann
Louis Hofmann from Germany A young face on the scene with a radiant smile, he has raked up an impressive list of awards and credits. Louis will star in Netflix series Dark. What type of roles would you like to play? I like dramatic, characters on the edge of existence, real problems. I played a […]
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Berlinale European Shooting Stars Tudor Aaron Istodor
Tudor Aaron Istodor from Romania A graduate of the national University of Drama and Cinematography, Tudor been in 3 feature films as well he has appeaered in the BBC series The Plantagenets. I found him to be optimistic. What type of roles would you prefer? Any role! I want contemporary, classic, as long as it […]
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Berlinale European Shooting Stars Hannah Hoekstra
Hannah Hoekstra from The Netherlands. A graduate of the Amsterdam Theatre School she has played lead and supporting roles in Dutch films and theater. I found her to be very outgoing, bubbly with an enthusiasm for life. What type of roles do you prefer? I want to play all while broadening my horizon. I was […]
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Berlinale Day 5 Standings
Day 5 of the Berlinale. A clear front winner for in Competition category has not emerged yet. It is a hard year to second guess the jury. The direction is very unclear. A pool of the critics standings according to Screen International are: Django-2 On Body and Soul 2.7 The Dinner 1.3 Felicite 2.7 Wild […]