Tag: Yilmaz Güney

Festivals-a-Go-Go: Feb. 3-5 + R.I.P. The Cinesphere?

February 3, 2012 | By | Add a Comment
Festivals-a-Go-Go: Feb. 3-5 + R.I.P. The Cinesphere?

Quick recap of this weekend’s interesting (to me) screenings, plus NASA’s video of the Dark Side of the Moon, and the Ontario Government’s decision to shut down most of Ontario Place forthwith, henceforce, herewith, and now, with the future of world’s first permanent IMAX theatre – the Cinesphere – up in the air.

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Yilmaz Güney, Part II: The Poor Ones (1975)

January 31, 2012 | By
Yilmaz Güney, Part II: The Poor Ones (1975)

In Part II, I review The Poor Ones / Zavallilar (1975), recently screened at the TIFF Bell Lightbox as part of their series The Way Home: The Films of Turkish Master Yilmaz Güney.

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Yilmaz Güney, Part I – Yol (1982)

January 16, 2012 | By | Add a Comment
Yilmaz Güney, Part I – Yol (1982)

Review of Yilmaz Güney’s Cannes-decorated Yol (1982), part of the TIFF Bell Lightbox’s tribute to one of Turkey’s most important directors, beginning this week.

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