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CIFF 2014 Day 1: ‘Words With Gods’ and ‘The Midnight After’

Day 1 begins with two films I listed in my Top 5 Most Anticipated List. Words With Gods Directed by: Guillermo Arriaga … (segment “La Sangre de Dios”) Hector Babenco … (segment “The Man That Stole a Duck”) Álex de la Iglesia … (segment “The Confession”) Bahman Ghobadi … (segment “Kaboki”) Amos Gitai … (segment …

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This is a Mean Old World: Westerns in Contemporary Settings

In the traditional western, the hero saves the town, kills the villain, and all is right. But more often than not the genre depicts America’s ugliness – it’s injustices and cruelty. America, despite it’s great qualities and liberties, was built on violence and injustice. Many filmmakers have opted to show this historical accuracy instead of …

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