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...foreign-language Academy Award, and hence is a perfect symbol of what's right and wrong with the island's film industry. Mostly freed from commercial pressure thanks to government support, the island's handful of directors have carte blanche to experiment and explore. They have produced some innovative cinema, but there's a reason why none of the eight Taiwan films made last year grossed more than $30,000 in Taiwan. Without the blatantly populist tradition that keeps even Hong Kong's indie directors grounded, filmmakers like Tsai seem to feel little need to connect to the audience...
FILM: Canadian cinema soars...
...Hindi films Vishwavidhaata, Taal and Lagaan, he created a body of work unparalleled, at least in the '90s, for ravishing melodic ingenuity. "I wanted to produce film songs," he says, "that go beyond language or culture." They went beyond India too. As Western film cultists discovered India's pop cinema, they realized that along with the ferocious emoting and delirious dances, there was a master composer--the man Indians call the Mozart of Madras...
...allow different media to be integrated into a fresh and exciting event,” says Ardrey. Deriving a more literal interpretation by dubbing this year’s theme, “Night at the Movies,” the show paid homage to the smooth synthesis of cinema with four separate themes: “Classic Hollywood,” “Blaxploitation,” “Boogie Nights,” and “80s Dance...
...Western film cultists discovered India's pop cinema, they also found a master composer. If one song triggered Rahmania among non-Indians in the West, it was Chaiyya Chaiyya, from another Ratnam terrorist tragedy Dil Se. Shahrukh Khan stands atop a speeding train and (using the thrilling voice of Sukhwinder Singh) performs this update of a Sufi chant. It remains Rahman's most pulsing, irresistible piece, and when it opens the second act of Bombay Dreams, it has audiences stamping their feet and cheering...