Aftershock (Chinese Film)
Aftershock tells the story of a mother who had to choose between her daughter or her son after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that killed more than 200 000 people in Tangshan.
Tagged: genre: drama
Ghost Writer, The
The Ghost Writer tells the story of a ghost writer — referred to often as The Ghost — who gets hired by the former British Prime Minister Adam Lang — following his wife Ruth’s advice — to help him write his memoirs after the previous Ghost was found dead.
YAM – Issue 011
We’ve got our very first exclusive! I got a chance to chat with Grammy/Golden Globe/Academy Award winner/nominee Diane Warren. We are also covering a bit on the Lima Film Festival, which just wrapped up their 14th edition. Plus reviews for some of the very best of the blockbuster season in America… and a surprise review for Aftershocks.
Lima Film Festival 2010
Lima became the capital city of Latin American cinema with the 14th edition of the festival.
Time of Eve
Eve no Jikan tells the story of the fictional future of Japan, in which human-looking robots with top-notch artificial intelligence will be common place. Thus, an Ethics Committee has been established to make the distinctions between humans and robots more noticeable.
Cold Water of the Sea
Cold Water of the Sea tells the story of a young couple about to get married that go on a holiday trip to a tropical “paradise,” when they run into a girl who seems to be lost in the middle of the night.
Silent House, The
The Silent House tells the story of Laura, a young woman whose father disappears without ever returning.
José Martí: El Ojo del Canario
Jose Marti: El Ojo del Canario tells the story of Jose Julian Marti Perez, the Cuban national hero and Latin American literature figure, between the ages of 9 years and 16 years old.
Crab Trap
Crab Trap tells the story of Daniel and the relationship he has with La Barra, a little black community in Colombia’s Pacific coast. In it, he meets with Cerebro, the leader of the Afro-descendant natives who are having territorial issues with a white man called El Paisa, who wants to build a hotel on the beach.
