The Irresistible Attraction of the Turkish Yokel from The Istanbulian by Emre Kızılkaya Turkish yokels probably have some kind of personal magnetism, as global superstars seem to keep copying them. Firstly, it was reported that Borat could be a plagiarized character, derived from the real-life Mahir Cagri. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASO_zypdnsQ Minorities seen as threat by … Read more
Lebanon bans ?Fetih 1453? from theaters BEIRUT: Turkish director Faruk Aksoy?s ?Fetih 1453? has been banned from Lebanon?s theaters because it is offensive to Orthodox Christians. ?Fetih 1453? tells the story of Mehmet II, who ascends to the Ottoman throne after the deaths of his father Murat II and brother Osman Erciyes. More powerful than … Read more
An Introduction to the Films of Peter Greenaway: Three Early Shorts from Open Culture by cjmarshall Otisabi…Finally by M.A.M Having high hopes that it is possible to capture the atmosphere and humor of this fantastic comic series. Otisabi by Yilmaz Aslanturk [1]…Finally a TV series. Cannes 2012 | Fatih Akin’s Documentary ‘Der Mull im … Read more
Can film-makers ever play it fair when it comes to depicting war? from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Phil Hoad There’s always a loser when two sides go to battle, and movie dramatisations of historic events are no different ? What global box-office stories would you like to see in After Hollywood? Let us … Read more
I haven’t seen Fetih 1453 yet but all I hear confirms my prejudices that this is a high budget work of crude neo ottoman nationalist imagination with not much quality. Female viewers did not find the Sultan handsome, too;) Fetih 1453 – IMDb Fetih 1453 (OFFICIAL TEASER) – YouTube Fetih 1453 İstanbul conquered yet again on the … Read more
CINEMA-TV – ‘Fetih 1453’ movie trailer stirs up Greece [[Check out Storified section at the end]] Turkish film through a ?Global Lens? in NY from Hurriyet Daily News The Turkish movie ?Gişe Memuru? (Toll Booth), directed by Tolga Karaçelik will be screened with English… 6 Filmmakers Talk About Documentary Films in the Digital Age … Read more