MOVIE CRITIC COMMENTS

World Unseen: Film by Novelist Shamim SarifJuly 15, 2008--Here Films, the theatrical distribution Here Networks, has acquired all North American distribution rights to "The World Unseen," a new film from director Shamim Sarif, from sales agency Enlightenment Films. The film is an official selection of Outfest 2008: The 26th Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Fest and will be released theatrically this fall by Regent Releasing, here! Films' sister company.continue > Defiance: Preview 2008Based on an extraordinary true story, "Defiance" is a tale of family, honor, vengeance and salvation in World War II. The year is 1941 and the Jews of Eastern Europe are being massacred by the thousands. Managing to escape certain death, three brothers take refuge in the dense surrounding woods they have known since childhood. There they begin their desperate battle against the Nazis. Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell star as brothers who turn a primitive struggle to survive into something far more consequential – a way to avenge the deaths of their loved ones by saving thousands of others.continue >
Swing Vote: Dream CastSwing Vote: Dream CastCasting Dennis Hopper as the Democratic contender was amazing. He looks so distinguished, but he mixes it up a little bit. He’s unexpected and I think that’s always fun for an audience. It’s fun to see people you’ve liked in the past up there doing something new--Director Sterncontinue > American Teen: Shooting a Youth DocumentaryI still wanted to follow the rules of fiction filmmaking in the structure, so I often had to move around the room quite a bit--filming wide shots and filming matching close-up angles. That’s why almost everything we filmed was handheld. We wanted to move around the room but without drawing attention to ourselves--Nanette Bursteincontinue >

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