Semih Kaplanoğlu, my man! He protests the war mongerer Emir Kusturica…

and decides not to attend Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival… Mr. Kusturica unashamedly defended Serbian position during Serbia’s genocidal offensive against Bosnia…

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Semih Kaplanoğlu

The Golden Oranges: A history from controversy to respect

from Hurriyet Dailynews
A lot has changed since the first Golden Orange Film Festival in 1964. The much-confused structure of the festival in its early years and the controversies surrounding the national competition have given way to a more transparent organization with both younger and more experienced names

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14 films that are better than the books

by hahanu

Usually the movies are bad adaptations of the books, but there are always exceptions. Below are 14 of them. Click to start reading.

Photos of futuristic house in Woody Allen’s Sleeper

from Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder

My friend Patrick Young visited the famous “Sleeper” house near Golden, Colorado. He took a bunch of photos of the exterior and interior. I lived in Golden for a couple of years when I was young and I was always intrigued when we drove by it on I-70.

Tony Curtis was buried with his iPhone

from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin


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