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World Cinema 1. FESTIVALS     Doha Tribeca 2011: Reviews Doha Tribeca 2011: An Arab spring in autumn Doha Tribeca 2011: Spring at Doha Film Fest Doha Tribeca 2011: Films on frustrated artists and bizarre occurrences win Doha's top prizes Doha Tribeca 2011: Besson says Suu Kyi is immortal Doha Tribeca 2011: The Lady Doha Tribeca 2011: Doha basks in the warmth of Arab Spring Doha Tribeca 2011: Doha's Opening Black Gold disappoints Doha Tribeca 2011: Miramax to offer Qatar students hands-on experience Doha Tribeca 2011: Doha Film Fest set to grow bigger Doha Tribeca 2011: Doha Film Fest truly international Doha Tribeca 2011: Photographer Lacombe to partner with Doha Film Institute Doha Tribeca 2011: Doha Film Institute to fund Mira Nair's film Doha Tribeca 2011: Fest to close with Aung San Suu Kyi biopic Doha Tribeca 2011: 14 Arab films to vie at Doha Festival Abu Dhabi 2011: Cinema on the desert Abu Dhabi 2011: Trishna Abu Dhabi 2011: India wins top honours at Abu Dhabi Fest Abu Dhabi 2011: Frieda Pinto starrer Trishna screened at Abu Dhabi Fest Abu Dhabi 2011: An anguishing voyage Abu Dhabi 2011: Flowers of Evil Abu Dhabi 2011: A look at the other India Abu Dhabi 2011: Winterbottom's India-based Trishna to vie at Abu Dhabi Fest Abu Dhabi 2011: Winterbottom's India-based Trishna at Abu Dhabi Fest Abu Dhabi 2011: Moving French drama opens Abu Dhabi Film Fest Abu Dhabi 2011: Abu Dhabi Fest to screen Charulata as Tagore tribute Abu Dhabi 2011: The stars of Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi 2011: A classic revisited Abu Dhabi 2011: Abu Dhabi Film Fest to open with Canada's Oscar entry Venice 2011: Scandal, shame and glory at Venice Venice 2011: A beguling cocktail of hits and misses Venice 2011: Andrea Arnold's Wuthering Heights screened at Venice Fest Venice 2011: Film at Venice features tough labour conditions in China Venice 2011: Michael Fassbender's Shame makes us proud Venice 2011: Soderbergh plots a virus of nervousness Venice 2011: David Cronenberg's Method charms Venice Venice 2011: Roman Polanski's Carnage is sheer delight Venice 2011: Venice cavorts with controversy Venice 2011: Indian cinema happy at home Venice 2011: George Clooney's The Ides of March sets Fest rolling Venice 2011: Festival kicks off tomorrow Venice 2011: The news on the Rialto Venice 2011: Damsels in Distress to close Venice fest Venice 2011: Indian film at Venice Venice 2011: Impressive jury lined up Venice 2011: George Clooney's film to open Venice fest Cannes 2011: Feasting on disinformation Cannes 2011: Different standards for different folks Cannes 2011: Cannes gives Palm D'Or to American movie Cannes 2011: Cannes looks at the dilemmas of kids Cannes 2011: Cannes bars "Nazi" Lars Cannes 2001: Lars Von Trier creates yet another controversy Cannes 2011: A criminal side to Cannes Cannes 2011: An amazing film on silent Hollywood gladdens Cannes Cannes 2011: Shekhar Kapoor's film on Bollywood hugely disappointing Cannes 2011: Cannes loves Hollywood Cannes 2011: Cannes loves to shock  Cannes 2011: Aishwarya's 'Heroine' launched Cannes 2011: Aishwarya's 'Heroine' launched  Cannes 2011: India Pavillion shines Cannes 2011: Cannes begins on a delightful note Cannes 2011: India is all over Cannes Cannes 2011:Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris to set Cannes rolling Cannes 2011: Anil Kapur to promote upcoming film at Cannes Cannes 2011: An Indian film as an afterthought Cannes 2011: Law, Thurman on jury Cannes 2011: No Indian movie Cannes 2011: Bertolucci to be honoured Cannes 2011: Cannes' striptease  Cannes 2011: Faye Dunaway is poster girl   Cannes 2011: Buzz About Cannes  Cannes 2011: Midnight in Paris to open Fest  Cannes 2011: Robert De Niro to chair jury  Dubai 2010: Movies of substance Dubai 2010: Fearless tales Dubai 2010: Bold Iranian cinema Dubai 2010: Karan Johar in Dubai Dubai 2010: Wide canvas Dubai 2010: Middle Eastern cinema bold Dubai 2010: "The King Speech" an apt opener Dubai 2010: Dubai and diversity Dubai 2010: Indian winter at Dubai Dubai 2010: Fine cinema at the coming Dubai Film Festival Dubai 2010: Acclaimed The King's Speech to open Dubai Film Fest Abu Dhabi 2010: The brightest Khan  Abu Dhabi 2010: Pan Singh Tomar reviewed in Screen International Abu Dhabi 2010: Russian work gets top prize Abu Dhabi 2010: Of runner, dacoits and rebels Abu Dhabi 2010: Paan Singh Tomar premiers Abu Dhabi: Murali Nair's bleating goat Abu Dhabi 2010: The delightful tale of a bleating goat Abu Dhabi 2010: A veritable feast for the eyes  Abu Dhabi 2010: About once upon a time Yugoslavia  Abu Dhabi 2010: The legend of Ray haunts Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi 2010: Bosnian director rues division of Yugoslavia Abu Shabi 2010: An amazing Adrian Abu Dhabi 2010: Autograph tribute to Ray Abu Dhabi 2010: Lights, Camera, Action Abu Dhabi 2010: Festival brings marvels of the world Abu Dhabi 2010: Set for Festival Abu Dhabi 2010:"Autograph" to premiere Abu Dhabi 2010: Middle East to be highlighted   Abu Dhabi 2010: Short films to be celebrated too Venice 2010: Venetian charm  Venice 2010: Yellow Boots, but where's thrill?  Venice 2010: Political Venice Venice 2010: A storm in the Venetian teacup Venice 2010: Kashyap's Girl in Yellow Boots Venice 2010: Educating Frieda  Venice 2010: Venice honours Mani Ratnam Venice 2010: John Woo honoured Venice 2010: Frieda's Venice Venice 2010: Jafar Panahi's music melts Venice  Venice 2010: Venice kicks off with Black Swan Venice 2010: Venetian Vista Venice 2010: A Young Venice   Venice 2010: Two Indian movies at Venice Venice 2010: Black Swan to open Fest Cannes 2010: Bold and beautiful Cannes 2010: Of Gods and Men Cannes 2010: Faltering in the festival circuit Cannes 2010: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past lives Cannes 2010: Upsets mark Cannes Palms Cannes 2010: A Korean gem Cannes 2010: Guesses Cannes 2010: Woody Allen disappoints Cannes 2010: Udaan does not soar Cannes 2010: Udaan flies into Cannes Cannes 2010: Repressing cinema Cannes 2010: Venice to honour Mani Ratnam Cannes 2010: Mike Leigh at Cannes Cannes 2010: Raavan unveiled at Cannes Cannes 2010: Mrinal Sen's film in Cannes Classics Cannes 2010: Chaos and controversy at Cannes Cannes 2010: Shekhar Kapur announces Paani at Cannes Cannes 2010L: More art than glamour this year  Cannes 2010: India Pavillion has no 'Udaan' poster  Cannes 2010: The darling and the demon  Cannes 2010: Aishwarya Rai walks the red carpet Cannes 2010: Robin Hood opens Cannes Film Festival   Cannes 2010: Festival to savour beauty of cinema  Cannes 2010: Robin Hood director to miss Cannes Cannes 2010: Reel of honour  Cannes 2010: A 'Different Pilgrimage' at Cannes  Cannes 2010: Woody Allen will be at Cannes Cannes 2010: Indian film, Udaan, at Cannes Cannes 2010: An Asian summer at Cannes  Cannes 2010: Festival to screen Indian movie, Udaan Cannes 2010: Kristin Scott Thomas to host Cannes  Cannes 2010: Kites may screen at Cannes Cannes 2010: Robin Hood to open Festival on May 12  Cannes 2010: Will Burton bring sweet madness to Cannes? Cannes 2010: Tim Burton to head Cannes Fest jury Cannes 2010: Will Woody Allen be at Cannes this summer? Mesmerised in Morocco Emir Kusturica sees grim times for cinema Mexican film wins top prize The best of the Festival Jim Jarmusch's India plan? Ben Kingsley hopes to be cinema's envoy Elia Suleiman places hope on Obama "Ben Kingley should not play Shah Jahan" Rituparno Ghosh gives Marrakech a miss Marrakech opens with a feel-good film Rituparno Ghosh gives Marrakech a miss Nandita Das on jury Marrakech Festival a boon for local cinema Abbas Kiarostami to head Marrakech jury Venice 2009: Anurag Kashyap on Venice competition jury Venice 2009: The Venetian Sorrow Venice 2009: Black Venice Venice 2009: Israel's 'Lebanon' wins Golden Lion at Venice Venice 2009: Political fancies at the Venice Film Festival Venice 2009: Delhi 6: Out of Competition at Vence - A Review Venice 2009: Politicians livid over Venice Festival film Venice 2009: "Bad Lieutenant" creates bad blood between two directors in Venice Venice 2009: Dev.D: Out of Competition at Venice - A Review Venice 2009: Gulaal : Out of Competition at Venice - A Review Venice 2009: Clooney and Damon star attractions at Venice Venice 2009: Baaria Opens Venice Film Festival Venice 2009: Cinema Paradiso Venice 2009: Anurag Kashyap on Venice jury Venice 2009: Moore's 'Capitalism, 70 others to premiere at Venice Venice 2009: An Indian summer at Venice Venice 2009: Anurag Kashyap on Venice competition jury Venice 2009: Venice Festival may be strong on European fare Cannes 2009: Golden Palms Cannes 2009: Bloody Cannes 2009: Probable Palm clinchers Cannes 2009: Violence, sex rule cinema Cannes 2009: Market flies through economic meldown Cannes  2009; Masterly disappointments Cannes 2009: Lars Von Trier shocks Cannes 2009: Indian dreams and desperations Cannes 2009: Keats' poetry, Campion's reading Cannes 2009: Lou Ye's controversial disaster Cannes  2009: Opens with 3-Adventure, Up Cannes 2009: Clash of titans on the croisette Cannes 2009: Sexy sirens and political propagandists Cannes 2009: Is Sharmila Tagore right? Cannes 2009: Amid gloom, Cannes set to sparkle Cannes 2009: The stars in Cannes' dark skies Cannes 2009: Chinese director defies Beijing Cannes 2009: Unveils lineup of masters Cannes 2009: Almodovar's Broken Promises and other probables Cannes 2009: Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds to compete Cannes 2009 :3D animated film, Up, to open Festival on May 13 Cannes 2009: Honours Clint Eastwood Venice 2008 Cannes 2008: The choice Cannes 2008: Zero for India Marrakech 2007: Gripping Venice 2007: Umbrella Venice 2007: Cleopatra Venice 2007: A fixer and a sleuth Venice 2007: Beyond the Years Venice 2007: Searchers 2.0 Venice 2007: Triumphing against odds Venice 2007: Glory to the Filmmaker Venice 2007: The Horror that Iraq is Venice 2007: Dark period movies to begin with Cannes 2007: The Edge of Heaven Cannes 2007: Gus Van Sant and Paranoid Park Cannes 2007: Killers and Killings  Cannes 2007: Political cinema Cannes 2007: More on the spy Cannes 2007: The prizes Cannes 2007: The spy who came in from the cold Cannes 2007: The second half Cannes 2007: Guess time Cannes 2007: Breath of Zodiac Cannes 2007: The Newsmakers Cannes 2007: French musical, Russian Banishment and Tautou as Coco Cannes 2007: Of Europe and Asia Cannes 2007: Wong Kar-wai’s Blueberry starter Cannes 2007: Bollywood calls on Cannes Cannes 2007: At 60, looking back on magic and mirth Deauville Asian Film Festival 2007: The Good and the not so good Marrakech 2006: Indians stay away Marrakech 2006: Bachchan to be honoured Cannes 2006: Babel is a babel of events Cannes 2006: Depardieu's Soliloques in The Singer Cannes 2006: Ken Loach's barley and roses Cannes 2006: Volver is magnificence Cannes 2006: Minimalism, too Cannes 2006: Political delights Cannes 2006: Top prize for Ken Loach Cannes 2006: The Da Vinci Code reviewed Cannes 2006: Usual suspects missing Cannes 2006: The Da Vinci Code to open the festival Cannes 2006: First ever Chinese jury president Cannes 2005: Jarmusch & Wenders Cannes 2005: French cinema Cannes 2005: David Cronenberg's A History of Violence Cannes 2005: Lars von Trier's Manderlay Cannes 2005: Woody Allen's Match Point Cannes 2005: Artistic Director loves Indian Cinema Cannes 2005: Explosion of Indian presence Cannes 2005: Old formula sans controversy Cannes 2005: Nandita Das on the main international jury Deauville Asian Film Festival 2005: Fulfilling experience Cannes 2004: The gems Cannes 2004: Moore gets Golden Palm Cannes 2004: Palm and politics Cannes 2004: Moore explodes with his documentary Cannes 2004: In and out Cannes 2004: The French Riviera is ready for movie madness Cannes 2004: Moore to step in with controversy Cannes 2004: No Indian entry Cannes 2004: Ready to lighten moods Deauville Asian Film Festival 2004: Entertaining Dubai 2010: Style and substance to mark the FestCannes 2011: Lars Von Trier may not be lucky this time 2. OTHER EVENTS Academy Awards 2011: Oscars shorlist of best pic inspiring Academy Awards 2011: Why Peepli (Live)? Academy Awards 2010: Oscars' other considerations Academy Awards 2010: An Education Academy Awards 2010:Up Academy Awards 2010:A Serious Man Academy Awards 2010: District 9 Reviewed  Academy Awards 2010:The predictions Academy Awards 2010: Inglorious Basterds Reviewed  Academy Awards 2010:The Hurt Locker Reviewed Academy Awards 2010: Christopher Waltz  Academy Awards 2010: George Clooney Academy Awards 2010: Meryl Streep  Academy Awards 2010: SandraBullock Academy Awards 2010 : A tale of two  actresses Academy Awards 2010: The famous five fight Academy Awards 2010: The Oscar rivals Academy Awards 2010: Haneke, Audiard & Oscars  Academy Awards 2010: Foreign language Oscars unpredictable Academy Awards 2010: Better Indian film for the Oscars Academy Awards 2007: The Departed Indian flavour Academy Awards 2007: "Rang De Basanti" out Academy Awards 2006: Mountain Crashes among winners Academy Awards 2006: Hopefuls Academy Awards 2006: Nominations for smaller, personal films Academy Awards 2005: No Oscar for Scorsese, yet again Fox closes shop in India Academy Awards 2005: Triumph of spirit in the Foreign Language Category Interpreter: Film being shot inside U.N. Academy Awards 2004: Bowled over by fantasy Academy Awards 2004: Nominations unspool surprises   3. CLASSICS Three Colours: Blue, White and Red : Kieslowski's trilogy...   4. OTHER MOVIES Potter Mania Miami Vice: Cops with dash and daring Downfall - Trying to give a human face to a monster: Review The Constant Gardner – An African journey: Review Lady in the Water – Not even a fairytale: Review A History of Violence - Mocking us with a message: Review Brokeback Mountain – A gentle version of Westerns: Review Zhang Ziyi double cross Saviour Superman Returns Capote - Ruthless pursuit of a dream: Review Syriana – Oil politics: Review Basic Instinct 2 – A study in desperation: Review After the Sunset – Diamonds and love: Review Cracking the Da Vinci Code Walk the Line - Song of love: Review Crash - Black is not beautiful: Review Pride and Prejudice - Not quite Austen: Review The Interpreter – Gripping work: Review War of the Worlds – Disappointing, though visually great: Review The Interpreter Hitch - A dumb affair: Review Shall We Dance - Not enough toe-tapping: Review The Aviator - Not Scorsese's best: Review Alexander - abridged version disappointing: Review Bride and Prejudice: Rubbishing Jane Austen The Village - A silly joke: Review Mystic River: Review Fahrenheit 9/11: Temperatures soar Troy: Review Fahrenheit 9/11: Not for all 50 First Dates: Review Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Soulless saga The Passion of the Christ: Gibson's passion The Passion of the Christ: Review Something's Gotta Give: Review Gothika: Review Hellboy: Of beasts and beauties Mona Lisa Smile: Inspiring a generation Mona Lisa Smile: Review Cold Mountain - Loving through a war: Review The Last Samurai: Hollywood spectacle   5. CINEMA IN GENERAL Exciting times ahead for movie buffs 6. PERSONALITIES Gong Li is a Hollywood star, finally Shohei Imamura: Exploring the dark and the forbidding Ismail Merchant: The film behind the movie Cary Grant is still adorable Steven Spielberg: An intelligent entertainer Marlon Brando: Brilliance behind the mumble Jack Nicholson: An enduring affair