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Using breakthrough flesh-regeneration technology, a biotech firm creates a set of living dinosaurs. But when the creatures escape their museum exhibit and terrorize Los Angeles, a former firefighter must rescue his teenage daughter from the chaos brought on by the Age of Dinosaurs.

First-timefeaturefilmmakerRebeca“Beba”Hunttundertakesanunflinchingexplorationofherownidentityintheremarkablecoming-of-agedocumentary/cinematicmemoirBEBA.ReflectingonherchildhoodandadolescenceinNewYorkCityasthedaughterofaDominicanfatherandVenezuelanmother,Hunttinvestigatesthehistorical,societal,andgenerationaltraumashe’sinheritedandpondershowthoseancientwoundshaveshapedher,whilesimultaneouslyconsideringtheuniversaltruthsthatconnectusallashumans.ThroughoutBEBA,Hunttsearchesforawaytoforgeherowncreativepathamidalandscapeofintenseracialandpoliticalunrest.Poetic,powerfulandprofound,BEBAisacourageous,deeplyhumanself-portraitofanAfro-Latinaartisthungryforknowledgeandyearningforconnection.

Deserves recognition as an interesting misunderstanding of the hallucination generation, 20 January 2007　　Author TimothyFarrell from Worcester, MA　　Wild in the Streets comes from the same school of film making that spawned other attempts to connect to the counterculture such as Skidoo and Candy. The difference between this and the aforementioned films is that Wild in the Streets is reasonably clever and well-made. It isn't sympathetic to the counterculture and will likely offend those with fond memories of the time. Surprisingly, it was a big hit when released and appealed to the youth whom it ridiculed so much. Unlike The Trip and Psych-Out (two other AIP films), its not an accurate representation of the movement at all. However it does work as social satire.　　The direction by Barry Shear is good and makes innovative use of split screen photography. Plus, he keeps everything moving at a quick pace. In its funny moments, the film works well. In its attempts at drama, its helplessly dated and just as funny as the humorous moments. Christopher Jones underplays his role and Shelly Winters overacts. Hal Holbrook offers the best performance and Diane Varsi achieves the right note of grooviness. The script by Robert Thom has its moments, especially the ending (easily the most ingenious part of the film). Wild in the Streets isn't perfect, but deserves recognition as an interesting misunderstanding of the hallucination generation. Those into this kind of kitsch will enjoy it the most. I'd rather watch The Trip or Psych-Out however. (610)　　-from imdb

In an abandoned theater, French actress Marina Vlady recites from Borges' "The Immortal"... Japanese research scientist Shin Kubota sings praises to the "immortal jellyfish"... Milan Duomo workers subject the cathedral's exquisite statues to perpetual regeneration... Swiss musician/inventors Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer persistently refine their percussion instrument, the Hang... Native American community leaders Leola One Feather and Moses Brings Plenty preserve the centuries-old spiritual resistance of their tribe...Filmmakers Massimo D'Anolfi and Martina Parenti pay tribute to humankind's aspirations for immortality by showing us a portrait of our efforts to overcome our own limits. They share their discoveries in a visual symphony to the power and harmony of nature's elements: water, earth, air and fire. From Milan to Wounded Knee, USA, from Bern to Shirahama, Japan, the traces of the filmmakers' travels spiral into a symbol of perfection and infinity: Spira Mirabilis.

Before Krypton exploded and Jor-El put his baby son, Kal-El, in a rocket ship to Earth, the bene册ent ruler was forced to banish three irredeemable criminals to another dimension called The Phantom Zone. The trio's leader, General Zod, vowed revenge. Later, of course, Kal-El grew up to become Superman, Earth's mighty champion. A battle with the criminal mastermind, Lex Luthor, ends with Superman hurling a nuclear warhead into space where it explodes, but not harmlessly. Instead, it frees the Kryptonian threesome from their other-dimensional prison. They soon discover they have almost unlimited power (the same powers, in fact, as Superman), which they use to take over the Earth. Meanwhile, the intrepid reporter, Lois Lane, learns that her bumbling colleague, Clark Kent, is really Superman, a revelation that leads to him bringing her to his frozen Fortress of Solitude and renouncing his powers in order to make love to her. It is only when Superman and Lois return to civilization that they learn of the three Kryptonians and how Lex Luthor has joined forces with them. Now, Superman must reverse the irreversible and regain his powers in order to save mankind.

WithNorthKorea'srelationswiththerestoftheworldatanewandunpredictableinflectionpoint,NationalGeographicDocumentaryFilmspresentsINSIDENORTHKOREA'SDYNASTY,agroundbreakingfour-episodedocumentaryseriesthatexaminestheextraordinaryhistoryoftheworld'sonlycommunistdynasty,threegenerationsinthemaking.Ayearinproduction,INSIDENORTHKOREA'...

Colm is in his mid-forties, married, with two teenage children. Still grieving the death of his father, a destructive gure in his life, Colm struggles with his relationship to his own son, whilst at work a recent takeover threatens his job. Unable to share his vulnerability with his wife, Colm's world is falling apart around him. In the midst of this crisis, Colm solicits sex from a young man called Jay. This encounter and his growing infatuation has a deep effect on Colm. He finds a comfort in Jay that no one else can provide.

Djibi et Ange, deux adolescents à la rue, arrivent à l’Archipel, un centre d'hébergement d'urgence au cœur de Paris. Ils y affrontent des vents mauvais, des vents contraires, mais ils cherchent sans relâche le souffle d'air qui les emmènera ailleurs. Et c'est avec l'écriture et le chant qu’ils s’en册ent… et nous emportent. Une plongée au coeur de l’Archipel, un centre qui propose une façon innovante d’accueillir les familles à la rue.

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