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LAST TRAIN HOME

Michael Tully — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:31:13 +0000

If you want to fully grasp the impact of globalization on scales both large and small, look no further than Lixin Fan’s Last Train Home. An indirect companion piece to Yung Chang’s toweringly great Up the Yangtze (which was also produced by the Montreal production company EyeSteelFilm), Last Train Home is a visually breathtaking, emotionally devastating achievement that humanizes the massively complex issue of globalization by focusing on one Chinese family as they struggle to make ends meet.

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NEW DIRECTORS/NEW FILMS 2010 – HTN’s Recommendations

Nelson Kim — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:07:59 +0000

From today through April 4, New Yorkers will be treated to the latest edition of New Directors/New Films. This indispensable program celebrating noteworthy work by younger filmmakers across the globe is put together by the Film Society of Lincoln Center […]

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SUNDANCE 2010: Tully’s Wrap-Up

Michael Tully — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:58:57 +0000

From the moment one set foot in Park City for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, it became quite clear that the powers-that-be were using the departure of longtime festival director Geoffrey Gilmore as a subconscious marketing tool. Though the ad […]

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