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Years ago, 25 years ago. and with this story we can kind of see what it does to a human being to be on the run, to flee, and how he can move on. so i definitely think that my film can give some perspective on whats going on right now. amin�*s journey from afghanistan to denmark via moscow is told in sometimes harrowing detail. it is upsetting but moving and inspiring. the director was keen to use animation. because its really a story about trauma and memories, with animation it allows us to be...

Closely to the language and the wording of the tragedy of macbeth, but its refreshed in a certain way, refreshed with some of the people that are acting on screen, working behind the camera. this new macbeth won some great reviews and talk of possible oscar nominations for its leads, it was really seen as quite fine cinema. whats striking about this film is that it really turns shakespeare into something cinematic. it looks like a german expressionism film or something made by carl theodore drey...

We got a chance to rehearse it like a play, well, we actually started working, fran and i and joel, i dont know, a year out, we started reading and sitting down and rehearsing it, but then the company rehearsed for about a month before we started shooting. as the director of the new york film festival told me, audiences will find joel coen�*s macbeth faithful to sha kespeare�*s original work. theyll see a film that very much connects with and hews closely to the language and the wording of t...

Up close, which is something that a lot of filmmakers, with shakespeare in general and with macbeth are afraid to do — often with soliloquies, with the monologues, you hear them in voice—over. and this really stays with the actors, it stays with the performances, and thats what drives the movie. more than just seeing macbeth, the new york film festivals opening night brought audiences thejoyous experience of connecting after tough pandemic times. were all ready to be here and were ready to b...

Amin, is a real person. amin is a pseudonym to protect his identity. flee�*s copenhagen—based director has known amin personally as a close friend for a long time. its a mess right now in afghanistan. i think its important to kind of get some perspective on it, and amin�*s story happened many years ago, 25 years ago. and with this story we can kind of see what it does to a human being to be on the run, to flee, and how he can move on. so i definitely think that my film can give some perspe...

As for the london marathon, it looks like there�*ll be plenty of sunshine around during the morning. into the afternoon, increasing cloud, and there will be the chance of catching a shower moving through for those who take a little longer, perhaps, to complete the course. now, as we go on into the evening the showers will continue, particularly across western areas. 0vernight and into monday morning there�*ll be a few more pushing in across south wales and southern parts of england. and as f...

This new macbeth won some great reviews and talk of possible 0scar nominations for its leads, it was really seen as quite fine cinema. whats striking about this film is that it really turns shakespeare into something cinematic. it looks like a german expressionism film or something made by carl theodore dreyer, in the sense that youre looking at peoples faces in this really striking detail up close, which is something that a lot of filmmakers, with shakespeare in general and with macbeth are afr...

In kabul 25 years ago. we caught up with the filmmaker at the telluride film festival. this unusual portrait of an afghan refugee who fled kabul in 1996 relies on animation, pop music and archivalfootage. the main character, amin, is a real person. amin is a pseudonym to protect his identity. flee�*s copenhagen—based director has known amin personally as a close friend for a long time. its a mess right now in afghanistan. i think its important to kind of get some perspective on it, and amin�...

Melissa lewis. the missing persons case, was now a murder investigation. >> its still a who done it, we have no idea. >> workers discovered lewiss bodies floating in this plantation. canal >> the news media quickly picked up on the story. >> my husband told me. he sought ahead of news. >> my came to my work in told, me and i just spoke to. >> i couldnt believe it. >> police called the victims best friend, debra. >> when they told me that they had found her, body i just collapsed to the ground. >...

Else? >> well, it was one that the police really had to sort through to see. >> sure. >> if it was a credible story or not. >> they let him go, again. kirks kids couldnt see their dad as a suspect. they said their parentsdivorce had been drama-free. >> i think they both realized that they came to want different things. >> kirks brother, zim, agreed. he was pams best friend and he loved her like a sister, saw her marriage up close, and the way it ended. >> there was never any hostility, open-air ...