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MEMOIRS OF THE 2007 MIDDLE EASTERN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

By | November 2007

New festivals spring up annually, and this year brought the first ever Middle Eastern International Film Festival in Abu Dhabi. Writer Jeff Beresford-Howe made the trek overseas from California, and these are the collected journal entries from his travels…

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MEMOIRS OF THE 2007 MIDDLE EASTERN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, 10/12/07-10/14/07Four months from, “Hey, we should have a film festival” to walking the red carpet. Four months from “Well, if we do...

MEMOIRS OF THE 2007 MIDDLE EASTERN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (PART 2)

MONDAY, 10/15/07Nothing like being hung over and jet-lagged, although for some reason, the jet lag doesn’t seem to be as bad as when you go to Europe or...

MEMOIRS OF THE 2007 MIDDLE EASTERN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (PART 3)

WEDNESDAY, 10/17/07Nothing says “Middle East” to me like a Belgian movie in Flemish about a boy with Asperger’s Syndrome (a form of autism) who loves...

FILM THREAT'S 2007 AFI FILM FESTIVAL WRAP-UP

I'm not going to lie, hometown film festivals are more challenging than out-of-town fests. Why? For one, an out-of-town festival creates an almost Summer...

FILM THREAT'S 2007 AFI FILM FESTIVAL WRAP-UP (PART 2)

At first, the players running and chanting in the Arclight courtyard seemed like the USC JV squad gone awry, but then it was pointed out that they were...

FILM THREAT'S 2007 AFI FILM FESTIVAL WRAP-UP (PART 3)

Most festivals give out awards the final day of the festival, and the 2007 AFI Film Festival was no different. Here's the breakdown of the 2007 AFI Film...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: "THE PATTERSON-GIMLIN FILM"

BOOTLEG FILES 206: “The Patterson-Gimlin Film” (1967 footage that purportedly shows a Sasquatch in the wild). LAST SEEN: The film is widely available...

Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: "QUEEN ELIZABETH"

BOOTLEG FILES 205: “Queen Elizabeth” (1912 feature starring Sarah Bernhardt). LAST SEEN: We cannot confirm the last public screening of this...

LOL-RATATOUILLE (PART 2)

After the red carpet, Peeve and I were ready to head on into the party and check out the "Ratatouille" scene. I was actually really surprised by the...

LOL-RATATOUILLE (PART 3)

After having drinks and lots of scritches from enthusiastic fans, Peeve and I were ushered into the next room, where Disney/Pixar had set up a gorgeous...

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