WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD OF ENTERTAINMENT?

• FELLINI EXHIBITION AT THE ACADEMY

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is honoring Federico Fellini on the 50th anniversary of his film “La Dolce Vita” with an exhibition called "Fellini Oniricon -- The Book of My Dreams," which will open on January 24th in Beverly Hills.

The exhibition will include a hundred of Fellini’s sketches from his journals, personal notes that contributed to the creation of his characters, and the caricatures he drew of famous people, such as Pablo Picasso and Marcello Mastroianni.

The exhibition will launch two days after the announcement of the Academy Award nominations and will run through April 19th. The show will attempt to capture Fellini’s fantasy world once again with memories and undiscovered gems from his past life.

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WHAT'S NEW ON FILM ANNEX?

• FILM ANNEX PARTNERS WITH MIAMI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Film Annex partners with the Miami International Film Festival in order to research and obtain sponsors for the Film Festival.

In addition to the above-mentioned financial research and support, Film Annex will also help the filmmakers who are screening their films at the Miami International Film Festival with the promotion and distribution of their films. Film Annex will give the filmmakers the opportunity to promote their films on its online platform for free as well as the option to generate advertising revenues. Filmmakers will be able to sell their past and current productions on Film Annex, from which they will receive 100% of the sales revenues. Lastly, Film Annex will assist filmmakers in finding the right theatrical and TV distributors to set up further distribution deals.

Film Annex and Miami International Film Festival work together to support the
filmmakers who participate in the festival and to find the suitable sponsorships that will help the festival serve the filmmakers, its audience and community in the best way possible.

To visit the Film Annex page of Miami International Film Festival, go to:
www.filmannex.com/MiamiInternationalFilmFestival


WHAT SHOULD I WATCH ON FILM ANNEX?


NOSFERATU

This week’s classic is the German expressionist master F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu from 1921. Film Annex classic film advisor and programmer Baxter Martin talks about this film as a must-see: “The more time that elapses from the year Nosferatu was produced, the spookier the film seems to be. It seems impossible to think there could have been or will ever be a more perfect actor to play the role of Count Orlok (or Dracula if you prefer). Certainly not for the physical eeriness that title actor Max Schreck exudes. A far cry from George Hamilton’s Dracula! And putting Shadow of a Vampire aside, Nosferatu seems so real.”

Synopsis: F.W. Murnau directed this creepy and chilling vampire film, the first cinematic interpretation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Max Schreck's riveting portrayal of the titular character and Murnau's moody direction result in a silent era horror classic.

To watch the film for free, go to: www.filmannex.com/movie/film/72/nosferatu


ROSY-FINGERED DOWN: A FILM ON TERRENCE MALICK

Featuring Sean Penn, Jim Caviezel, Martin Sheen, Sam Shepard, John Turturro and other renowned actors, this documentary tells the story of one of the masters and the most influential storytellers of contemporary cinema, Terrence Malick.

Synopsis: Rosy-Fingered Dawn is a film on Terrence Malick. It is about the making of BADLANDS, DAYS OF HEAVEN, THE THIN RED LINE (considered three main moments in the American cinema), and the personal involvement of some of the most representative figures of the American culture itself.

The testimonies of Sam Shepard, Arthur Penn, Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Sean Penn, Jim Caviezel, Elias Koteas, Ben Chaplin, John Savage, Penny Allen, Haskell Wexler, taking the cue from some of the most salient themes that inspired Malick's production, converge in a passionate portrait of contemporary America, amplified by the voices of the characters who have been called up and often recited by the actors themselves.
This medley of voices has given origin to a journey throughout the whole United States, from California to Colorado, from Virginia to Minnesota, passing by New York and Los Angeles.

Every stop represents an ideal set in which all the characters of the films come to life once again giving place to a growing flow of memories.

The narrative dimension of Malick's cinema resounds and opens a new horizon on the visible contradictions of the American culture; no easy judgment but a critical consciousness is what emerges from this coral speech, together with a definite need: the necessity of art. A need that Terrence Malick was able to satisfy.

To watch this film go to: www.filmannex.com/movie/film/371/rosy_fingered_dawn_a_film_on_terrence_malick


LIGHTHOUSE

A new animation by the Latvian filmmaker Karlis Vitols, Lighthouse is a short story about a Shaman seeking path to Queen of Art Nouveau, who is caged in a dead city.

To watch the film, go to: www.filmannex.com/movie/film/1088/lighthouse


WHAT ELSE IS PLAYING? WHAT'S GOOD?

• THE BETRAYAL

An attempt to portray the struggle of filmmaker Thavisouk Phrasavath's family to survive the impact of U.S. foreign policy in Laos and to understand his father's involvement in the war.

* Opens today. Check out locations and show times here: movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809964744/info


• CHARLIE CHAPLIN’S MODERN TIMES AND CITY LIGHTS

Don’t miss the chance to see two of the most prominent films of Charlie Chaplin in new 35 MM print!

*Playing at the FILM FORUM, NYC through November 20th. For more information, visit: www.filmforum.org/films/wildchild.html


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WHAT EVENTS SHOULD I NOT MISS?

• STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL and EXPERIMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL OF MADRID

If you’re passing through Madrid or Stockholm, don’t miss these great events! While Stockholm Film Festival sticks with more conventional pieces and features big names like Darren Aronofsky, Won Kar-wai and Oliver Stone, the Experimental Film Festival Madrid will take you on unique and mysterious trips and show you a different side of cinema.

For more information, visit the festival websites at www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en/festival/ and www.semanacineexperimentalmadrid.com/07/presentacion/presentacion.php


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