Film International - Volume 7, Issue 1, 2009

Les Maitres du temps (1982) France/Hungary Director Rene Laloux Screenplay Moebius (Jean Giraud), Rene Laloux Dialogue Jean-Patrick Manchette Based on the novel L'Orphelin de perdide by Stefan Wul Executive Producers Michel Gillet, Miklos Salunsinsky Animation Designer Moebius Music Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, Pierre Tardy, Christian Zanesi With (voice only) Jean Valmont (Jaffar), Michel Elias (Silbad), Frederic Legros (Piel), Yves-Marie (Matton), Monique Thierny (Belle), Sady Rebbot (Claude), Patrick Baujin (Jad), Pierre Tourneur (Yula), Alain Cuny (Xul) Runtime 76 minutes DVD UK, 2007 Produced and Distributed by Eureka Entertainment Ltd (region 2) Aspect Ratio 1.85:1 Sound Mix Mono 1.0 Extras New high-definition restoration in original aspect ratio. Newly translated optional English subtitles. Theatrical trailer. 16-page booklet with Rene Laloux interviews and artwork.

Gandahar (1988) France Director Rene Laloux Screenplay Raphael Cluzel Adaptation Rene Laloux Based on the novel Les Hommes-machines contre Gandahar by Jean-Pierre Andrevon Executive Producer Leon Zuratas Animation Designer Philippe Caza Animation Director Kim Kwang Seung Music Gabriel Yared With (voice only) Pierre-Marie Escourrou (Sylvain), Catherine Chevalier (Airelle), Georges Wilson (Le Metamorphe), Anny Duperey (Ambisextra), Jean-Pierre Ducos (Blaminhor), Christine Paris (Porte-Parole) Runtime 83 minutes DVD, UK, 2007 Produced and Distributed by Eureka Entertainment Ltd (region 2) Aspect Ratio 1.33:1 Sound Mix Mono 1.0 Extras New restored high-definition transfer of the French version. Newly translated optional English subtitles. Rene Laloux's short film La Prisonniere (1988). 16-page booklet with Laloux interviews and artwork.

Imaging Blackness: Race and Racial Representation in Film Poster and Art, Audrey Thomas McCluskey (ed.), (2007) Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 82 pp., ISBN 9780253-217790 (pbk), $24.95

Bombay Cinema: An Archive of the City, Ranjani Mazumdar, (2007) Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 312 pp., ISBN 978081664942 (pbk), $22.50

Hitchcock's Music, Jack Sullivan, (2006) New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 354 pp., ISBN-13: 9780300136180 (pbk), $20.00

Burn After Reading (2008)Burn After Reading (2008) Directors Joel and Ethan Coen Screenplay Joel and Ethan Coen Producers Joel and Ethan Coen Director of Photography Emmanuel Lubezki Production Designer Jess Gonchor Art Director David Swayze Costumes Mary Zophres With George Clooney (Harry Pfarrer), Frances McDormand (Linda Litzke), Brad Pitt (Chad Feldheimer), John Malkovich (Osborne Cox), Tilda Swinton (Katie Cox), Richard Jenkins (Ted), J.K. Simmons (CIA Superior) Runtime 96 minutes

Toronto International Film Festival 2008 A report by Barry Keith Grant

Cultural potential and the cause of the auteur: A report on the tribute to Todd Haynes, Sarajevo International Film Festival, 1623 August 2008 By Gabriel M. Paletz

San Francisco Silent Film Festival 1113 July 2008 A report by Kristen Anderson Wagner

The 2008 Jeonju International Film Festival, 1 May9 May 2008 A report by Nikki J.Y. Lee

Chantal Akerman, Camden Arts Centre (London), 11 July14 September 2008 A report by Deirdre Devers

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