ARTHOUSE FILM NEWS - Cosmic Disco Detective Rene at Facets, Chicago 11/29/23

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I like these words spoken by the Sri Lankan President on Tuesday in Sri Lanka, in a speech to the nation ( from this article ): "President pointed out that the end of the war against the 'terrorist' was not a defeat for the Tamil community and henceforth, he did not want to identify them as a minority community in the country. According to President Rajapaksa, Tamils, Muslims, Burghers, and Malays are no longer minorities, all are Sri Lankans. There are now only two national identities, patriots and non-patriots, the latter is now the minority, President stressed. He said that following the liberation of the North the entire nation comes under the rule of the parliament from now onwards. "Earlier the government administration did not function in a part of the country," he said. The President said the biggest challenge was nation building and the resettlement of the displaced persons. He called upon all political parties to be partners in that national

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The 7/23/83 to 5/17/09 (just a day ago) time period covers open fighting between the LTTE - Tamil separatists and the Sri Lankan Government. For an outline of events, go to this Wikipedia page . I am sure a lot of the missing & if any, inaccurate, information will be discovered & corrected in the years to come. Had to take a break from my blogging break to pass this link along. From the page: "The root of modern conflict goes back to British colonial rule when the country was known as Ceylon . A nationalist political movement from Sinhalese communities arose in the country in the early 20th century with the aim of obtaining political independence, which was eventually granted by the British after peaceful negotiations in 1948. Disagreements between the Sinhalese and Tamil ethnic communities flared up when drawing up the country's first post-independence constitution. Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike 's declaration of the " Sinhala Only Act &quo

Of course how the majority will now treat the minority will determine if the entire cycle of brutal violence will repeat itself in a few years or in a generation or two. For the moment, looks like a very good day for Sri Lanka after 25+ years of war. Check out the AP article Sri Lankan rebels concede defeat in civil war at Yahoo news. From the article: "The rebels have been fighting since 1983 for a separate state for Sri Lanka's ethnic Tamil minority after years of marginalization at the hands of the Sinhalese majority. More than 70,000 people have been killed in the fighting. President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that after defeating the rebels, his government will begin talks toward power sharing and political reconciliation between the two communities. But many Tamils are skeptical that the victorious government will be willing to make real concessions. At their height, the rebels controlled 5,400 square miles (14,000 square kilometers), nearly one-fifth of this India

* * * pictured above: an image from "Here. My Explosion...", Director Reid Gershbein :: " “Here. My Explosion…” was made as soon as I decided that I am never going to pursue film financing ever again. All my films will either be self-financed or I’ll use money if people offer, but I’m never going to ask someone for a single penny to make a film." - Reid Gershbein Director, " Here. My Explosion..." :: Indie Filmmaking Without Indiewood Illusions "Here.My Explosion...", a feature length film by Reid Gershbein, became available to view on the internet this week. Here is a conversation with Gershbein about, among other matters, his approach to filmmaking & distribution, the film itself, The Two Week Film Collective , & coming up with a distinct look for the film using a consumer grade HD camera: * Sujewa : What's with the title - "Here. My Explosion..." - it is an unusual one for a movie. How did it come about, what does it me

Here's the intro to the interview : "Sarah Rodgers is an Austin performer known by most as Miss Conduct of the TXRD – Lonestar Rollergirls. As Miss Conduct, Sarah Rodgers has graced the pages of The RollingStone, and was featured in a 2006 A&E television series “ Rollergirls .” Most recently Sarah Rodgers can be found on the big screen sharing her experience on the track in the fast paced documentary, Hell on Wheels , produced by Austin filmmakers Bob Ray and Werner Campbell. “Sarah was the first actor we cast for The Spider Babies,” said director Christopher Sharpe. “I knew she had a great look, but once I met with her in person, she was so in sync with the character and the project that there was never really a “plan B” for Greta. Sarah was it.”" Read the interview at The Spider Babies site . - Sujewa

Let's get all David Hudson -y here & link to a couple of reviews of the new feature " Here. My Explosion... " (released on the web yesterday, go here to watch it). From Filmmaker Slog : "Being a true indie production puts it into some context but that doesn't mean I'll cut it any slack. There are things to dislike about the movie (mainly technical) but the performances shot in a cinema verite style are very natural and, I found, quite absorbing (despite many shots looking at the backs of people's heads). I forget who said it, but "movies are about people" and in that respect HME holds its own. Just the fact that people talk over each other freely is a small revelation when you're conditioned to standard Hollywood blockbusters where crashing each other's lines is just not the done thing (or if it is done, it is done in post dialogue editing). Visually the tilt-shift and grading give the whole production an almost surreal feel - whi

Go to this page to see Here. My Explosion... in its entirety (& if you wish, donate some $s to the project). My weekend movie watching plans include relaxing with the lap top & a glass of lemonade in Brooklyn & watching Here. My Explosion... , the latest in real indie (& hopefully excellent). - Sujewa

Video & translation from BoingBoing : Translation: "If you are reading this message, it means that I, Rodrigo Rosenberg Marzano, was murdered by the President's Private Secretary Gustavo Alejos and his associate Gregorio Valdez, with the approval of mister Alvaro Colom and Sandra de Colom. The reason for which Gustavo Alejos and Gregorio Valdez have ordered my death, and for which the President of the Republic Alvaro Colom has approved it, is because until the day I was killed, I was the lawyer for two incredible Guatemalans, Mister Khalil Musa and his daughter Marjorie Musa, and knew exactly how Alvaro Colom, Sandra de Colom, Gustavo Alejos and Gregorio Valdez were responsible for this cowardly assassination, which I made known to them and to anyone who could and would hear me. I was a 47 year old Guatemalan, with 4 beautiful children, with the best brother one could ask in life, with wonderful friends, and with an overwhelming desire to live in my country, but I could no