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...Hungarian animator with a 5-min. movie about a cuckoo clock ascends to the stage on Oscar night, you may be tempted to take that post--Jennifer Hudson, pre--Helen Mirren bathroom break. But if you do, you will miss something besides an ecstatic shout-out to Budapest--you'll miss seeing a real Hollywood comeback story, the return of the short film. Thanks to downloadable video and an embrace of the form by some Hollywood heavyweights, something very old-fashioned is happening: people are watching short movies. On cell phones, computers, TVs and--this is really retro--in theaters...
...stands in the Middle East, and The Saviour, a drama about a door-to-door Mormon evangelist in love with a married woman. On the animated bill are little gems like Lifted, a Pixar picture about an alien learning the basics of abduction, and Maestro, in which the aforementioned Hungarian animator goes behind the scenes of a cuckoo clock in 3-D. "It's satisfying to see something that's funny or dark and really short," says Gary Rydstrom, director of Lifted. "Those are both tones that are hard to sustain over a long period of time...
...Imre Kertész, a Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor and author of such novels such as Fatelessness (1975), Kaddish for a Child Not Born (1990), and Liquidation (2003) won the Nobel Prize in Literature. The distinction brought Kertész, now 77, a new platform for his ideas on the impact of 20th century totalitarian politics on the individual. Kertész spoke to John Nadler in Budapest about the Nobel, novels and the threats for the 21st century...
...revolution]. I was 27 at the time. I had a lot of big ideas for a novel. I knew I wanted to write eventually, and I knew that at 27 it was too late to learn to write in another language. This consideration decided my fate. Like the old Hungarian joke, instead of going abroad, I decided to do something more adventurous: I stayed at home...
...Nose: syrupy Palate: once the initial blast of pure alcohol wears off, succulent blueberry POLTSAMAA TOMMU '94-'96 Black currant that's been maturing for a decade. This and an aged apple variant are prestige wines served on special occasions. Color: dark and opaque red, like a strong Hungarian vintage Nose: smoky black currant Palate: first impression is similar to port. Then the earthy aftertaste kicks in, and lingers disagreeably KIRSISUUDLUS (Cherry Kiss) A blend of black currants with a dash of cherry aroma Color: pinkish red Nose: a cloying cherry brandy Palate: Clean and surprisingly light, with no muddy...