el kiosko magazine issue #4 july 1, 2006

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Laslo Kovacs InterviewEnglish & Espaol

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United States of Americavs

Tommy Chong

Featured Films:SupermanThe Devil wears PradaWordplay

summer 2006

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I n d i c eEditorial 3

ARTICULOS 4

Robert Wallman 4 - 5Lszl Kovcs 6

Events 7

culinary spots 8

Unorgiven not to watch 12

SPANISH 8

Prximos eventos 8

Lszl Kovcs 9

Reseas de cine 10-11

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Editorial

Sol, playa (modesta, pero playa al in), calor de 27 grados! cerveza, marti-nis, turistas este verano esta mejorando. Y mientras tanto en Mxico, todala nacin est en expectativa al cierre de esta edicin. Felipe Calderon aparecer puntea las las elecciones con un mrgen mnimo de porcentaje

siguindole los talones Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador. Segundos de angustia vivenlos ciudadanos quienes salieron copiosamente a votar el domingo 2 de julio. La

suerte est hechada y slo nos resta esperar.

Y mientras esperamos algunas sugerencias: En cuestin de cine: a/k/a TommyChong y Leonard Cohen Im your man son la opcin numero uno esta quincenaMientras que The Devil wears Prada o Supermn son para gustos ms ligeros ymenos comprometidos con el quehacer cinematogrico, en pocas palabras mspara entretenerse. Otro evento digno de checar es la iesta de independencia deColombia, organizada por la Comunidad Colombiana este julio 21.

Summer 2006 is here. Besides the excellent weathe r, we have excellent choices to enjoy. The summer blockbusters are already here, but there are someother options really worth watching like Leonard Cohen Im your man, anda/k/a Tommy Chong is coming back rom VIFF 2005 to t he Vancity Theatre

Also or those into salsa dancing, heres an opportunity to show o your moves athe Colombian Independence day party on July 21 at the Croatian Cultural CenterMany things to do, and so little time!

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Editorial (English)


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Superman Returns (PG)

By ROBERT WALDMAN

Be prepared to be swept o your eet.Chances are that those who grew up in the 70sor 50s remember either Christopher Reeves orGeorge Reeves as the quintessential Superman

at the movies or on t.v. Not any more. Fromout o nowhere unknown commodity BrandonRouth should sets hearts racing as the man osteel in the newly minted Warner BrothersSuperman Returns. Long line-ups will greetboth the curious and thrill seekers at theParamount, The Ridge, Esplanade 6, EmpireStudio 12, Colossus and Silver City Theatresaround B.C.

Mega director Bryan Singer (X-Men) hada lielong dream to direct a Superman ickand passed on the recent Vancouver X-Menmovie. Correct decision. Singer puts orth asensational two and a hal hour adventure

that boasts outstanding casting, an engagingstory and state o the art special eects thatwill make you believe a man can y (and cry!).

Singer wisely plays up the D.C Comic bookheros tradition as we see early on how ayoung boy somewhere in the Midwest took upresidence at the Kent arm and grew in stature,strength and speed. Flashbacks cleverly set thestage or the return o Superman ater a veyear absence to Metropolis. Slight problemsoccur in a delay o that length including aaded romance and a criminal chomping atthe bit or revenge.

Under normal circumstances thesemotivators are commonplace but here we haveproblems o monumental proportions. Goodold master end Lex Luthor has new designson creating chaos that involve the slaying oSuperman while Lois Lane retreats to her newound husband and son. Leave it to Clark Kentto nd more nuances o a aded love and evenmore dangerous suspicions about Lex Luthor.

Innocence abounds in Superman Returns.Fresh ace Brandon Routh, most recently seenin the Canadian biopic shocker Karla, ts thecape like a glove and is sensational as both themeek minded Clark Kent and the ight happySuperman. Next in line to short-shit our hero

in a part just as good, i not better, than theupholder o all things right is Kevin Spacey(L.A. Condential) who smoulders as the nattilyattired balding end Lex Luthor. Ham nevertasted so good during these conrontationsbetween good and evil e.

Women play central gures in this movie.Blonde bombshell Kate Bosworth (Beyondthe Sea) gives innocence a second coming asstreet smart proessional reporter Lois Lanewhile Parker Posey proves that even villainsneed some comic relie as Lexs main squeezeKitty Kowalski. Funnyman Kal Penn (VanWilder) gets caught up in all the commotion asa Luthor henchman whose plan is to somehowmanipulate the world through the power ocrystals. Strange as this plot is to comprehendvery clever writing makes the whole questplausible and engaging.

Very strong secondary charactersurther enhance this epic that boasts trulysuperior special eects. Time ies by in aash as we watch Superman try to reconnectwith Lois Lane with some truly great romanticundercurrents. Rounding out this treat are themen at the Daily Planet newspaper. BesidesClark Kents many missteps both members othe White amily prove to be good newsmenunder the guise o veteran Frank Langella(Dracula) and James Marsden (X-Men).

Fans o the old Superman moviesand television series will be thrilled with thisnew version that has an over the top crazedvillain, great tongue in cheek humor, a malelead destined or superstardom in what shouldbecome an updated series and a romanceto yearn or. Must see entertainment thatsully engaging, Superman Returns deliversa knockout punch. And that music will

mesmerize you!

The Devil Wears Prada (G)

By ROBERT WALDMAN

Summertime is when the studiosrelease their big guns. Typically huge stars,special eects vehicles, juvenile hijinks andaction spectaculars rule supreme at the boxofce. Now and then the odd serious lm

is included just to shake things up in a bito counter programming. Sure to create abuzz among young crowds and adults wholike smart, topical comedy is The Devil WearsPrada, a resh start rom 20th Century Fox witha rst rate cast. Head on down to the runwayo The Paramount, the Fith Avenue CinemasEmpire Studio 12, Esplanade 6, Colossus andSilver City theatres around B.C. to get in on theact.

Being young and jobless is trying oanyone. Imagine the dilemma o a resh ouo college girl trying to nd work in New Yorkthe biggest jungle out there. Out to prove apoint and get a paycheck is mild manneredAndy Sachs. Nestled in a small abode withboyriend Nate the pair lead a rather humbleexistence. All this may change or good when ajob interview at an upscale ashion publicationturns into an unbelievable juggernaut ounexpected events.

Runway Magazine is the bible o theashion world. Or so insiders say. Led by theirrepressible Miranda Priestly the corporationis run like the army as opposed to a journalDreams o getting started in journalism havebeen a long-term goal o Ms. Sachs so whenshe accidentally alls into work at Runway shecant believe her good ortune. Little does oulittle miss out o her league Andy know whathit her.

Friends on the job are ew and abetween as Andy undergoes a crash coursein learning the biz rom a ew co-workersEveryone in the company lives in ear o MsPriestly so Andy learns the hard way what lieon the inside o a corporation is like with thereal boss rom hell as her mentor.

Smart, stylish, and ull o dynamic

perormances, The Devil Wears Prada is totallyentertaining whether youre a ashion houndor not. Terric casting makes this lm y othe screen, working both as a comedy, aromance and tale about overcoming obstaclesand learning about yoursel.

Young acting sensation AnneHathaway (The Princess Diaries) will againwalk away with hearts everywhere as the naveAndy Sachs, a girl whose out o her league inevery respect. Cast as the ultimate dragonlady is Academy Award winning actress MeryStreep (Out o Arica) who can do comedyand wickedness with the best o them. And

hows this or a supporting cast: Stanley Tucc(Shall We Dance) in yet another scene stealingpersona as Runway employee Nigel.

Romance ourishes in this comedyrunning hot and cold. Down time with Andyis typically reserved or the understated Natewhile hot shot ashion designer ChristianThompson only has eyes or the new girl. BothAdrian Grenier (Harts Way) and Simon Bake(The Ring Two) are a study in contrasts as loveinterests and each brings something dierentto the plate.

Friendships come and go in this 109minute story which has great music and a

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sizzling vibe to it that parallels the commotiono the ashion industry. Driector David Frankel(Miami Rhapsody) does a great job recreatingthe craziness o the ashion industry with therenetic pacing and ear all such designers/insiders live in. All the glamour, backstabbingand bed hopping are wonderully portrayed inthis un-lled movie.

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By ROBERT WALDMAN

Seize the moment is a saying peopleshould live by. Not willing to take a chancecan be devastating. Lovers o all ages willbe able to relate to the sorry plight o twogrown adults trying to nd romance underrather unusual circumstances in The LakeHouse, a smart romance rom Warner BrothersFilms sure to cause a run on hankies. Smartplacement o this 99 minute aair amidst thesummer blockbusters suggests such counterprogramming rom the studio is on a winning

track at Vancouvers Tinseltown (on Pender,Free Parking), The Esplanade 6, Fith AvenueCinemas, Empire Studio 12, Colossus andFamous Silver City Theatres around B.C.

Coming out at the same timeas actioner The Fast and The Furious andslapstick comedy Nacho Libre The Lake Housetruly stands out as superior entertainment tothese somewhat lame disappointments. Heredirector Alejandro Agresti knows how to pushall the right buttons in this romance thatsmore personal than saga. Proper timing is akey ingredient or any romance and the maincharacters in The Lake House are just a touch

o.Windy Chicago makes home to

two bright proessionals. Dr. Kate Forster is aworkaholic medical mainstay while Alex Wylerhails rom a long string o winning architects.One would think that this could be a possiblematch, as both are young, successul and havethat winning positive attitude. Unortunatelythey both are living in dierent worlds.

Time-wise Alex is living in the year2006 while Kate resides in 2004. How they meetis through the mail, quite literally. Broughttogether the pair share a common interest in ahome on the water and then correspond over

an 18 month gap by letter. Strange as this mayseem the way the writers have structured thestoryline makes sense and you do eel a senseo urgency as to whether the pair may actuallymeet or continue to miss each other.

Mainstream movie ans will knowthat Keanu Reeves (The Matrix) rst pairedwith the little known Sandra Bullock (MissCongeniality) in the runaway hit Speed morethan a ew years back. Lucky or them theystill have that chemical spark and both turn inpowerul, understated perormances as the ill-ated lovers. Canadian superstar ChristopherPlummer (The Sound o Music) lends hiscommanding presence as an aloo dad withEbon Moss-Bachrach (Stealth) looking like aperect brother to Keanu in this amily-drivenstory.

Shots at the lake are gorgeous withdreamy cinematography. Tight tension windsits way through this coming o age tale aspersonal relationships swirling around thereal-time lives o Alex and Kate add to thedilemma each aces in their quest to meet.

Romantic movies are hard to pull osuccessully. Sometimes humour is includedor sentimentality. In The Lake House we havean enchanting tale o real people trying toconnect despite a big lag in time. Surprisingly,somehow the creators here pull o a terriclittle romance that will keep onlookersintrigued throughout.

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Laszlo Kovcs Interview.

Part III o III

JW: Who would you say were someo your avourite cinematographers,some o your biggest inspirations toyour work?LK: All the classic ones, you know. Welearn rom each other so much. (Devil-ishly) You STEAL rom each other.

JW: Who would you say that you stealthe most rom? (laughs)

LK: This was interesting, because thecritics said that Bogdanovich is steal-ing, but when somebody else is doingthe same thing, its an HOMAGE, notstealing. Its dierent, crazy.

JW: Its paying tribute. Youre showingyour respect through your cinematiclanguage.LK: Exactly! We studied the old mas-ters, the European masters. The Amer-ican masters. There are so many unbe-

lievable American cinematographersin the 30s, even beore in the silentera

JW: Howard Hawks, he was a great in-uence on not only mysel but manyothersLK: He was a great director, and GregToland (Citizen Kane) was everybodyshero. Unortunately he died so youngand he taught Orson Wellesin oneaternoon he was taught about cam-eras and lenses. He didnt have to goto cinema school. He understood. Andthey made an incredible cinematicclassic.

I also admire so many English andFrench lmmakers. Too many to name.Cinematographers are very strong butnobody sees the work because its be-hind the iron curtain. Its excitingitsnever a dull moment. Theres a cre-

ation that is always wonderul. Thevision, the composition, the camera

movement; that is what tells the story.The color compositions. The nitty-grit-ty things like what particular lenses orcameras...Its all instinct. Those thingsdont matter. Oh I gotta do this par-ticular shot, let me sit down and gureout what lens I should use.

JW: Even you said to me last night atthe party about aspect ratios, that itonly matters to a certain extentLK: It does matter, because its a di-erent ormat. The great masters like

Rohmer; sometimes they did verticalpictures, sometimes they did horizon-tal pictures, because thats what eltgood to express the mood and thestory. So, and the thing about cinema-tographers and cinematography, isthat we have to do all kinds and anykind o movies. Thats why were here.Its amazing because we do musicals,westerns, mysteries, actions, all that

stu. I personally never avouredaction movies or sci- pictures,but when I was on Ghostbusters,it was because I was curiousabout a visual eects movie. Itwas oered to me, and I had agreat experience. It was tough,very tough, and that was beorecomputer graphics. It was oneo the last optical visual eectsmovies.

JW: Would you say that Ghost-busters is the hardest lm thatyouve ever worked on?LK: No, each lm has dierentchallenges, dierent problems,and thats what you do. You workat solving those problems, and iyou have a good director to work

with that makes it even better tohave the collaboration. Its veryimportant. You are the closestcollaborator o the director. Not

just the right-hand; you are basi-cally his eyes too, an extensiono his eyes. I did six movies withBogdanovich, and we perectedour work so well that we didnteven have to talk! Just look ateach other, show a sketch, boom,okay I got it. And he said Do it,

and I said Im ready. Thats how good

the experience was.

Whats really important, no matterwhat kind o lm you are making,you visually tell the story. Thats veryimportant. Thats the medium. Thatswhat the audience is going to seein the theatre; its not hearing it, itswatching it, and turning up the soundtrack really loud, you still know whatsgoing on. Thats the power o cinema.And it has to be taken very seriously.

Laszlo Kovcs Interview

By Jason Whyte

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Events:

The Colombian Community o British Columbia is celebrating his independence day

with a party. Musical guest invited: Son de Cali.

When: July 21st.

Where: Croatina Centre.

3250 Commercial Drive.

Time: 8:00 pm.

How much? 35 beore the event and 40 at the door.

The Vancouver Swiss-German Language July Meetup

Thursday, July 13, 2006, 7:00 PM 20060714T020000Z

Zur Abwaechslig traeed mir eus emal i de neighbourhood vom Pascal, naemli

in White Rock. Fuer die Lueuet wo mit de oeentl. Verchehrsmittel choemed muend

mer drum en carpool organisiere. Ich schicke daenn no detailierteri emails was das

betrit.

Event ee: CAD1.00 per person

De la copa Alemania 2006

Sin lugar a dudas este es el mundial de las sorpresas y las d

ciones. Primero Mxico es eliminado por Argentina. Despu

una afcin enmudecida, Inglaterra es eliminada por Por

Horas ms tarde Brasil es eliminado por Francia en un desho

1-0. Los sentimientos son mixtos, Brasil era uno de mis av

pero Francs es mi segundo apellido.

Sin los grandes avoritos, la afcin ser menos nutrida p

gran fnal. Una fnal Alemania Francia sera ideal pero Alema

Francia suena ms interesante que Italia vs Portugal. A la fna

irn los locales europeos que a estas alturas estn bebiendo

cosacos en sus pantagruelescos tarros de cerveza.

Mientras tanto nosotros aqui en Vancouver seguiremo

rutando del sol, el verano y para los que venimos de Mxic

turndonos con unas elecciones que para las echas del cie

esta edicin de El Kiosko todava no hay nada en claro.

Sin duda un verano lleno de emociones, muelas en el piso

chas, muchas sorpresas.

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Culinary Hotspots in Vancouver

Marks Fiasco.

Taste

Price

Service

Cleanliness

Atmosphere

When is a trip across the bridge rom downtown to Kits worth It? Theanswer is: I your destination is Marks Fiasco.

Marks is conveniently located hal a block o Broadway on BayswaterStreet in beautiul Kitsilano. The location boasts a small street side patio,incredibly high ceilings, classy/casual atmosphere and ood to die or.

They are open daily and have dierent specials everyday. Go or theburger and beer special on Mondays, try delicious pizza on Tuesdays ori you cant decide on either one o the deals, go on a Sunday when youget to choose any one o their weekday specials.

Their ood is a melting pot o Italian dishes, North American air andsome Asian culinary inuences. You can count on nding somethingthat appeals to your taste buds.

We tried their 4 cheese & roasted garlic pizza and the Wildthingpizza, which were both unusual in ingredients but very tasty. Precededby atbread, which made or a positively interesting appetizer.

We happened to be there when the Stanley Cup was on, so theservice was not at its best,. However having been to Marks many timesbeore, we have experienced that under normal circumstances thesta is very much on top o things and considerate o the patronsrequests and needs. The service is swit, the atmosphere is pleasant andthe ood is at the right temperature and delicious.

Last but not least i you happen to go there on an important sportsnight and run into the whole It takes a little longer than usual situation, you will be able to express yoursel creatively by utilizing thecrayons provided on the brown paper tablecloths. Theres nothing like aree hand drawing to learn about your dates secret personality.

Marks Fiasco is at 2486 Bayswater Street

bad could be better adequate good stellar

Prximos eventos:

La Comunidad Colombiana Canadiense de British Columbia organiza una festa

para conmemoran su independencia este viernes julio 21, 2006 en el Croatian

Centre. Para amenizar la festa, SON DE CALI ORQUESTA.

Al son que nos toquen.

21 de julio 2006

Croatian Cultural Center3250 Comercial Drive, a las 8:00pm.

costo: 35 antes del evento y 40 el da del evento.

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Entrevista a Laszlo Kovcs

JW: Quienes podramos decir queson sus cinematgraos avoritos, al-gunos de sus grandes inspiracionespara trabajar?LK: Todos los clsicos, sabes. Apre-ndamos tanto los unos de otros (di-ablicamente) robbamos los unosde los otros.

JW De quien podra decir que serobaba ms? (risas)

LK: Esto ue interesante, porque loscrticos decan que Bogdanovichrobaba, pero cuando alguien hace lomismo, es un HOMENAJE, no robar.Es dierente, algo muy loco.

JW: Es rendir un tributo. Muestrastu respeto a travs del lenguaje cin-ematogrco.

LK: Exacto! Estudibamos de losviejos maestros, de los maestros Eu-ropeos. De los maestros Americanos.Haba tantos cinematgraos ameri-canos increbles en los 30s, an antesen la era silenciosa

JW: Howard Hawks, ue una gran in-uencia no slo en m mismo, sinocuntos otrosLK: Fue un gran director, y Greg To-land (Citizen Kane) ue el hroe de to-dos. Desaortunadamente muri tan

joven y le ense a Orson Wellesen una tarde le ense sobre cma-ras y lentes. No tuvo que ir a escuelasde cine. Entenda. E hicieron un clsi-co del cine increble.

Admiro tantos cineastas inglesesy ranceses. Hay tantos que nombrar.Los cinematgraos son muy uertespero nadie ve su trabajo porque estndetrs de la cortina de hierro. Es exci-tante no hay nunca un momento

aburrido. Hay una creacin que es

siempre maravillosa. La visin, com-posicin, el movimiento de cmara;que es lo que cuenta la historia. Loscolores de la composicin. Las cosasde peso como cmaras o lentes enparticular es todo instinto. Esas co-sas no importan. Oh tengo que hac-er esta toma en particular, djamesentarme y ver qu lentes debo usar.

JW: Podramos decir que Ghost-busters es la pelcula ms dicil en laque ha trabajado?

LK: No, cada pelcula tiene dieren-tes retos, dierentes problemas, yeso es lo que haces. Trabajas resolvi-endo esos problemas, y si eres unbuen director para trabajar eso hacetener una mejor colaboracin. Esmuy importante. Eres el colaboradorms cercano al director. No slo sumano derecha. Tu eres bsicamentesus ojos tambin, una extensinde sus ojos. Hice seis pelculas con

Bogdanovich, y perecciona-mos nuestro trabajo tan bienque ni siquiera tuvimos quehablar. Slo mirarnos, mostrarel sketch, boom, ok lo tengo. Ydeca hazlo!

Eso es realmente importante,sin importar que clase depelcula ests haciendo, t vi-sualmente cuentas la historia.Eso es muy importante. Noes escucharlo, es vindolo. Yan subindole al volumenmuy alto, an sabes qu estpasando. Ese es el poder delcine. Y tiene que ser tomadoen serio.

Espaol

By Jason

Whyte


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Wordplay

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Por Luca Santiago Dants

Duracin: 1 hora 30 minutos

Seleccin Ofcial 2006 Sundance Film Festival,

2006 Tribeca Film Festival.

Seguramente alguna vez haz resuelto uncrucigrama, o tal vez, inclusive te has pre-guntado quin hace los hace? Este docu-mental responde a estas y ms preguntas.Para ello el director Patrick Creadon selec-ciona a Hill Shortz, editor y creador de cruci-gramas del New York Times, quien nos llevade la mano hacia el mundo de acionados ycreadores; y nos deja en el epicentro mismode ste: el torneo anual de Crucigramas oAmerican Crossword Puzzle Tournament.

Pero Worldplay no trata slo sobre el tor-neo, tambin entrevista a Merl Reagle, unconstructor de crucigramas sindicalizado,quien nos da tips de cmo resolver los cru-cigramas.

Pluma o lpiz? Una pregunta casi retadoraen el crculo de los crucigramas. As vemosdeslar gente que responde esta y otraspreguntas ms. Entrevistados tales comoel ex presidente de los Estados Unidos BillClinton, Bob Dole, John Steward, Ken Burns,Mike Musian y las Indigo Girls.

El mundo de los crucigramas es muycomplicado, Shortz nos hace una breveresea de cmo se han desarrollado, y sin-dicalizado a tal punto que ahora se creancon temas centrales. Algunas veces son di-ablicamente engaosos como bien lo re-cuerda Bill Clinton el da de las elecciones;el crucigrama rezaba la siguiente rase: ga-nador de las elecciones la respuesta? TantoClinton como Bobdole eran las respuestascorrectas.

Lo que ms atrae de Wordplay es el ladohumano con que se explora el tema y lo re-dondeado que est. Porque despus Holtzy Reagle sigue muy de cerca a los par-ticipantes del American Crossword PuzzleTournament como Ellen, Trip, Tyler Jon y Al,quienes son los ms representativos de estagran amilia que se rene anualmente paracompartir esta pasin por los crucigramasen tan entretenido Torneo (aunque ustedno lo crea).

Pero por qu esta adiccin tan

arraigada de los crucigramas? Segn unode los entrevistados, vivimos en un mundoque es regido por cajas o cuadros. Por ejem-plo, nuestras casas son cuadradas, nuestrascamas son cuadradas (o casi) nuestros au-tos son cuadrados, las mesas, las sillas, los

cuadernos, los libros etc. Y por lo tanto,parece lgico pensar que nuestro mundosemntico del entretenimiento se rija porlos crucigramas.

Un muy entretenido documental y muybien logrado!.

The Lake House


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Duracin: 1hr. 45 minutos

The Lake House tata sobre una relacinromntica a travs del tiempo y la distancia.Kate (Sandra Bullock) es una doctora queviva en una casita de cristal a las orillas deun lago, un da decide mudarse a Chicago.Como su casa era rentada le deja una notaal nuevo inquilino que si le manda todo sucorreo a su nueva direccin. Alex (KeanuReeves) es el nuevo inquilino que llega tanpronto ella se va. Pero se extraa pues hace

aos que nadie vive en esa casa y le dejauna nota. Kate se consterna y piensa que esuna broma pues Alex vive en el 2004 y ellaen el 2006. Tan imposible como esto suena,comienzan una relacin que poco a pocose va estrechando. El buzn sirve comopunto de reerencia para enviarse cartas.Ambos tienen un perro que comparten;aunque nunca se sabe cmo el perro lograsobrepasar esta barrera del tiempo.

la historia logra uncionar y mantener unatrama interesante pues lo que realmente in-

teresa es que inician una relacin amorque los hace planear una serie de encutros que terminan en desencuentros.

En ocasiones se nota la angustia de los psonajes por tenerse tan cerca y a la vez

lejos, y es precisamente esto lo que ciona. Mientras que las explicaciones hacer la historia plausible son dejadas alado, se concentra ms en cmo una papuede ormarse cuando hay tanto que separa, y esto es precisamente lo que hque el pblico conecte con la historia. TLake House es un remake de la pelccoreana titulada Siworae del 2000 dirigpor Hyun-weung Lee.

Gabrielle

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Por Luca Santiago Dantes

Se presenta en el Vancouver International Film

ter.

Julio 2, 4-6

Duracin: 90 minutos.

Un desengao siempre es dolorosoes explotado con recuencia en las pellas denominadas chick ick. Gabrinos presenta la otra cara de la monedahombre abandonado, humillado y abatpor el dolor de perder a su esposa por ohombre. Como deberamos llamarle a etipo de pelculas? Guy icks? Se los dejotarea.

Jean y Gabrielle viven en el lujo, se dean con artistas, cantantes de opera, psonalidades de la poltica y los negocSus modales son exquisitos y las estas tertulias y veladas dignas de esperarse siosamente, segn no cuenta Jean. Tamb

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Gabrielle aunque al principio calla mu-chas cosas, poco a poco va revelando quenunca quiso a su marido de la maneraque l lo esperaba y ste, es el verdaderomotivo por el cual nunca tuvieron rela-ciones. Jean escucha todo esto como sialguien le hubiera aventado un cubetazode agua ra con todo y cubeta. La pelculase centra precisamente en el dolor y lospensamientos de Jean, Su director PatriceChreau juega con los colores y la pelculatiene muy buena otograa. Esta basadaen el cuento corto The Return de Jo-seph Conrad.

The Lost City


The Lost City es una de esas pelculasque tuvo muchos problemas para reali-zarse. Su productor/director/actor princi-pal Andy Garca y el guionista GuillermoCabrera Inante tuvieron que retrasar suproduccin durante varios aos, tantosque la muerte sorprendi a Cabrera antesde ver realizado el proyecto, que por cier-

to se lm en Repblica Dominicana.

Ahora bien, pasemos a la historia, lacual se remonta a la Habana an joven ylibre de 1958. Fico Fellove (Andy Garca)pertenece a una de las amilias de la clasealta de Cuba, todos hombres de negocios,Fico es de los ms jvenes del clan y due-o de un elegante club nocturno llamado

El Trpico.

Sus hermanos Luis (Nestor Carbonell)y Ricardo (Enrique Murciano) por su parteson de espritu rebelde, por lo que la ide-ologa revolucionaria es ms atractiva paraellos. Cuando el ambiente se comienza acaldear con los vientos de la revolucin,los hermanos se unen a la causa de FidelCastro. A Lus le cuesta la vida y Fico sehace cargo de la ahora viuda Aurora Fel-love (Ins Sastre). Inevitablemente, se en-amora de ella. Llega el momento de FidelCastro y Fico podo a poco va perdiendoel control de su club nocturno. El nuevorgimen es en verdad muy complicado ylleno de prejuicios. Pronto, Fico se encuen-tra entre la espada y la pared. Sus padresle recomiendan irse a Estados Unidos.

La pelcula dura 143 minutos y contraioa otras producciones se siete muy lenta.Muchas de las sub-historias se tratansupercialmente, como por ejemplotomemos la relacin de Fico y Aurora, la

cual se toma mucho tiempo en escenascasi idlicas, pero al momento de nalizala relacin por recuentar a Fidel Castrolas motivaciones no se revelan, ni se danversiones ni vemos puntos de vista, nadaTodo es muy parco. En la pelcula no hayemocin ni provoca sentimientos. Sabesque ests de parte de Fico, pero no hacesempata con l. Es como si la pelcula uera

una recopilacin de relatos y memoriasde su amilia pero nada ms.

Aparece en cameo especial Bill Murray enel papel de un comediante y Dustin Homan interpretando a un maoso. Debodarle el crdito a la msica y coreograaque est muy bien realizada.


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UNFORGIVEN NOT TO WATCHOFFICIAL SELECTION, Toronto International Film Festival, WINNER! Jury Award, Best Documentary - US Comedy Arts Festival, WINNER! Audience Award, Best Feature - Calgary

Underground Film Festival, WINNER ! Audience Award, Best Documentary - SF Independent Film Festival, OFFICIAL SELECTION, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, OFFICIAL

SELECTION, (SXSW ) South by Southwest Film Festival

Una de las pelculas ms populares dentro del Van-couver International Film Festival 2005.

Buena mezcla de biograa y anlisis con una pizca dehumor de Tommy Chong mejor conocido por su par-ticipacin en el dueto Cheech & Chong de los aos70s. Entre sus pelculas destacan Up in Smoke (1978)Cheech & Chongs Next Movie y Nice Dreams (1981) porcitar algunas.

El documental se centra en el escandaloso juicio yarresto de Tommy Chong. Quien es arrestado y enjui-ciado tras una aparatosa operacin que incluy todoun equipodespus de 9/11 donde una verdadera caza de brujas

contra las drogas comienza y Chong es juzgado pormanuactura y distribucin de pipas de agua o bongs.en esta caso los amosos bongs, es considerado apoyaral terrorismo. As Tommy Chong no slo es capturado,sino puesto como chivo expiatorio ante la opininpblica en general. Mientras vemos a un Chong de 65aos dar su punto de vista, vemos su versin de loshechos y la versin del gobierno. As como un anlisis y

un poco de la historia de Cheech & Chong.

Cheech & Chong ormaron su do durante los seten-tas en Vancouver y posteriormente se mudaron a Losngeles, donde su carrera como comediantes rindirutos. Pronto se convirtieron en los conos de la gener-acin contracultural conocida por el uso de marihuana yalucingenos de los setentas. As continuaron hasta losochentas, cuando el dueto se disolvi. Tommy quedproundamente triste con la desaparicin del dueto,mientras que Cheech lm pelculas como Born in EastLA y Rude awakening. Chong por su parte, aparece

a/k/a/ Tommy Chong

One o the most popular lms at VIFF 2005 returnsthis year. United States o America vs. TommyThomas Kin Chong, directed by Josh Gilbert ol-ows the busting and prosecution o Tommy Chong.

The ormer member o the seventies comic duobetter known as Cheech & Chong now 65, was ar-rested during a ully SWAT operation in Februaryo 2003. He was sentenced to 9 months in prisonor manuacturing and distributing handmadeglass water pipes or bongs, over the Internet. Thedocumentary remarks the witch-hunt prosecutionnitiated by the Justice Department through inter-

viewees, while prosecutors alleged during his trialhe is guilty by glamorizing the illegal use and dis-tribution o marijuana and trivializing law-enorce-ment eorts to combat drug use. The documen-tary makes the point that or Bush administrationsmoking pot means supporting terrorism.

The documentary also shows Chongs career withCheech since the beginnings during the early sev-enties on Vancouver, later moving to L.A. and thesubsecuent disintegration o this icons o the hip-pie, ower power generation.

aily at: 4:30, 7:10, 9:20

lus Sat, Sun, Mon, Tues 2:00

Otro gran concierto-documental lmado enydney, Australia. Leonard Cohen es un msico,

poeta y escritor de culto nacido en Montreal, Can-ada. Muy conocido por sus canciones de Folk. Suvoz es muy peculiar de tonos graves, y su msicaha inuenciado a varias generaciones y es inter-pretada por muchos artistas de renombre. Paraquien todava no conoce a Leonard Cohen, estaes una buena oportunidad de disrutar de susmagnicas canciones en un tributo-concierto.

Abre crditos el mismsimo Nick Cave, seguidopor una serie de artistas como Jervis Cocker (delgrupo Pulp) Ruus Wainwright, Anthony, MarthaWainwright, Beth Orton y U2.

Entre canciones hay entrevistas a Cohen, Bono,the Edge, Ruus y un poco de la biograa de suvida. Recordemos tambin que Nick Cave ha tra-bajado con directores de la talla de Win Wendersen las alas del deseo, as como U2. Quien conocela obra de Wenders, sabr que el estilo es muysimilar a las canciones de Leonard Cohen, quienen sus lricas se centra en el amor, sexo, religindepresin psicolgica y uno que otro asuntopoltico. Es un excelente concierto o documentalcomo preeran verlo.

WIN WENDERS:

THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST MUSIC FILMS OF ALL TIM

Im your man is an absolutely great, superbsic-documentary about Leonard Cohens as a poet, musician and writer. Directed byLunsun.

Featuring perormances/interviews by U2us Wainwright, Jervis Cocker Martha Wainwand Nick Cave. Closing as a piece de resistagreat perormance by Leonard Cohen with Uan unorgetable presentation on a very nice. muy a la wenders.

Great concert, great documentary, great etainment!

Unorgivable not to watch!

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