A loving tribute to a singer, activist and a person, whose name should not be forgotten The film “Red Elvis: The Cold War Cowboy” is a documentary film dedicated to an American singer Dean Reed, who became a superstar in the Soviet Union and Eastern Germany. In a way he was much more than Elvis
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Interview with Ronn Moss
Actor and producer Ronn Moss interviewed by Elena Ringo. Ronn Moss is best known for starring in television series “The Bold and the Beautiful” and for being part of rock group Player. Ronn Moss tells Indie Cinema Magazine about his upcoming film “Surprise Trip” and other creative plans. Elena: On behalf of our magazine, we
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M (2018) – Review
Film “M” by Finnish director Anna Ericsson won the Grand Prix and Best Feature Film at the Prague Independent Film Festival, and also Best Feature Film and Best Cinematography at the Vienna Independent Film Festival. The film initially premiered at the Venice Critics’ Week in 2018. Ericsson, best known as a singer in her native
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Serebryakov in London
Another scandal in Russian press occurred due to Alexei Serebryakov’s appearance in London, where his questions and answers were criticized by the pro-Putinist circle and praised by the opposition. Serebryakov is an actor best known for his main part in the 2014 film Leviathan by Andrei Zvyagintsev. He accused Russia of stirring up multiple wars
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The Factory – Review
Yuri Bykov became known with the film The Fool, an art house social drama. His new film The Factory attracted great interest from his fans who expected another strong drama with pointed social commentary. Nevertheless, the film became a big disappointment. Nothing in this film makes sense; the script is weak, boring, the dialogues consist
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Cold War – Review
Pawel Pawlikowski who won the Academy Award for Ida in 2013, once again received a great deal of attention for his film Cold War. The title Cold War sounds promising, as this time was full of intrigues and there were many stories stranger than fiction connected to the period. But unfortunately the film leaves one
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VIFF 2018 Vienna Independent Film Festival
Feature films I May Regret and NO-ONE triumphed at the 2018 Vienna Independent Film Festival. American film, I May Regret by Graham Streeter was a world premiere, closing film of the festival and a sold-out screening. Director Graham Streeter and producer Alex Lebosq came from Los Angeles to personally present the film at the Actors
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Vasily Lanovoy in Vienna
On 9.04.2018 famous Russian-Ukranian actor Vasily Lanovoy performed in Vienna, Austria with a solo concert in the historical Old Town Hall of Vienna. The actor spoke about his childhood and youth darkened by German occupation and about his choice of profession. When Vasily Lanovoy was a boy he saw a poster announcing the screening of
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Profile – Berlinale 2018 Review
Well-known director and producer Timur Bekmambetov presented his film Profile at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival. It was part of the Panorama section, where it won the Panorama Audience Award. The film tells the story of a young female journalist who received an assignment to write a story about European women sent into sexual
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7 Days in Entebbe – Berlinale 2018 Review
7 Days in Entebbe was presented at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival by director José Padilha and gave of an unpleasant impression. The film is based on real events of the hijacking of a passenger plane in 1976. The main character are the German hijackers portrayed by Daniel Brühl and Rosamund Pike. It is
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Dovlatov – Berlinale 2018 Review
One of the highlights of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival was the film Dovlatov, directed by Alexei German Jr. It was screened in the main competition program. A. German Jr. is not a Berlinale newcomer — his film Under the Electric Clouds won the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for Cinematography. Sergei Dovlatov
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Eva – Berlinale 2018 Review
The film Eva by Benoît Jacquot was shown at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival. The film stars Gaspard Ulliel and Isabelle Huppert. The point of this film was to show the relations between a young man and a dangerously seductive woman. The choice of the lead actress made the film unsuccessful and doomed it
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Damsel – Berlinale 2018 Review
Robert Pattinson is one of the most important film stars who visited Berlinale 2018. He presented the film Damsel, directed by the Zellner brothers. Unfortunately the film was a great disappointment. It was an attempt to create a modern comedic Western. In it Robert Pattinson played one of the strangest roles in his career, he
