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Posted: December 25, 2009 at 12:15 a.m.
LITTLE ROCK — Bonjour, French cinema! A partnership between Ozark Foothills FilmFest President Bob Pest and Dominique Philippe Chastres, the French cultural attache in Houston, will help bring a soup con of French culture to Arkansas.
Chastres has assembled two programs of short dramas, animation and documentaries to introduce audiences to French cinema that will screen during the 2010 FilmFest, to be held at various venues in Batesville March 24-28. “The partnership is open-ended and should continue indefinitely,” says Pest. “If we can build enough enthusiasm, we have already discussed including feature films and guest filmmakers in future years. We are also exploring ways to reach students who are taking French classes at area high schools and colleges.”
The complete festival program will be available online at ozarkfoothillsfilmfest.org on Feb. 15.
The 16 finalists for the 48 Hour Film Project’s 2009 National Film Challenge - in which participating teams have one weekend to write, shoot and edit a short film or video - have been determined. Now is your chance to cast your vote for your favorite at filmchallenge.com. The highest rated film will be declared the Audience Award Winner, receive a trophy and a $500 cash prize, and will screen with the Grand Prize Winner (determined by the judges) and the 48 Hour Film Project City Winners at Filmapalooza at the National Association of Broadcasters Show being held April 10-15 in Las Vegas. Voting will be open through Jan. 9.
Sizzling stars of 1940s and ’50s B-movies are making a comeback on two newly restored and remastered DVD collections. Bad Girls of Film Noir: Volume 1 showcases some of the hottest femme fatales ofthe period - Gloria Grahame, Evelyn Keyes and Lizabeth Scott - displaying their best bad-girl behavior in The Killer That Stalked New York (1953), Two of a Kind (1951), Bad for Each Other (1953) and The Glass Wall (1953). Bonus materials include a new interview with Two of a Kind co-star Terry Moore, vintage Ford Television Theatre television episode “The Payoff” with Janet Blair and Howard Duff, and original theatrical trailers.
Bad Girls of Film Noir: Volume 2 puts a spotlight on betterknown noir gal pals (Ida Lupino, Jan Sterling, Audrey Totter, Janis Carter and Cleo Moore) in One Girl’s Confession (1953), Women’s Prison (1955), Night Editor (1946), and Over-Exposed (1956). Bonus materials include original theatrical trailers and the Ford Television Theatre episode “Remember to Live” with Cleo Moore and Dane Clark. Each two-disc volume is $24.96.
MovieStyle, Pages 33 on 12/25/2009
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