cinema minima: LIGHT and POWER

A Mogul of the Best and Worst Kind. Yes, David O. Selznick was dictatorial and domineering. But 100 years after his birth, his movies are still playing. By David Thomson. [New York Times: Movies]

| | Nº249 Posted: Monday, May 27, 2002 3:01:30 PM. Words: 47.

For Fun, a Mucho Macho Black Hero. Malcolm Lee satirizes the 70's blaxploitation genre in "Undercover Brother," which began as an Internet cartoon. By Dave Kehr. [New York Times: Movies]

| | Nº245 Posted: Monday, May 27, 2002 2:52:31 PM. Words: 45.

Top Prize to Polanski at Cannes Festival. "The Pianist," Roman Polanski's film about a Jewish pianist who survived the Warsaw ghetto, won the top prize at the 55th Cannes International Film Festival. By A. O. Scott. [New York Times: Arts]

| | Nº244 Posted: Monday, May 27, 2002 2:49:23 PM. Words: 55.

When There's Too Much of a Not-Very-Good Thing. Nigeria's domestic film industry, known as "home video," is one of the great African success stories of the last 10 years. By Matt Steinglass. [New York Times: Movies]

| | Nº242 Posted: Monday, May 27, 2002 2:43:51 PM. Words: 49.

FBI Seeks Pearl Video Ban on Net. FBI agents say Internet service providers could be in legal hot water unless they delete the videotape of reporter Daniel Pearl being murdered. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News] [The All Electric Media Weblog]

| | Nº241 Posted: Monday, May 27, 2002 2:41:08 PM. Words: 60.

BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE by Michael Moore

At Cannes, an Exception Proves the Rule. Michael Moore's "Bowling for Columbine" is the first documentary to compete at the Cannes Film Festival for the Palme d'Or since 1956. By Elvis Mitchell. [New York Times: Movies]

| | Nº240 Posted: Monday, May 27, 2002 2:37:51 PM. Words: 57.