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French Flick “The Class” Won The Palme d’Or in Cannes
Moejackson - Bastardly News & Gossip — Expect to see this this flick playing @ hip theaters across the globe in a matter of weeks. Here's more info: Entre les murs (English: The Class; lit. "Between the walls") is a 2008 film directed by Laurent Cantet, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by François Bégaudeau. The film received the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival[1], making it the first French film in 21 years to do so. The novel is a semi-autobiographical account of Bégaudeau's experiences as a literature teacher in an inner city middle school in Paris. The film stars François Bégaudeau in the role of the teacher. [Wiki] ...

Trailer Roundup [Cannes Edition]
Row Three — Kurt : I LOVE Fast food nation: http://kurtscomment.blogspot.c om/2007/10/kbt-presents-fast-f ood-nation.html rot : As for Deathproof evoking any truths, I didn’t catch it at all, if ever there was a cinematic pixie stick, that... rot : do you really care for Tarantino characters? Jackie Brown, ok, Reservoir Dogs, ok, but the rest delve too far into the... Kurt Halfyard : (And indeed god bless the Linklater double-bill of Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly) - He is batting 1000 at... Kurt Halfyard : Note that Deathproof (uses its concept/style/intent in interesting ways, even as it doesn’t capture broad...

VIFF Review Roundoup #3
Row Three — VIFF Review Roundoup #3 VIFF Banner I n this last installment, we have reviews of: Hunger Three Monkeys Eat, For This Is My Body Tôkyô! The Class Basically, the last of the good. Click on the film’s title to jump directly to the review. Hunger Hunger Movie Still The list of “must sees” at this year’s VIFF was slightly longer than last year’s. As I discover more festivals and track more films, the list of those to keep on the to see pile seems to get longer and Steve McQueen’s Hunger had been on my list for a few months. A trailer which surfaced in May suggested that this was going to be spectacular and I’m ...