

THE STORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL In "The Horse Whisperer," an urban family turns to the country to find an expert who can communicate with a traumatized animal. Written by Wayne Kramer, who wrote "The Cooler," and Kevin Brodbin.
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They're there for special training, but one of the seven turns out to be a serial killer and this could easily become a "Ten Little Indians" scenario. psychological profilers on a remote island. MINDHUNTERS Val Kilmer, Christian Slater, L L Cool J and Patricia Velasquez star in a thriller about seven F.B.I. Jacques Sarasin directed this documentary. Kar Kar worked as a tailor and a salesman and, after his wife died in 1987, moved to Paris, where he was discovered by a music producer who restarted his career. But when Mali's government turned repressive, the man who sang about independence and introduced the twist to his countrymen just faded away. I'LL SING FOR YOU Back in the 60's, they called Boubacar (Kar Kar) Traoré the Malian Elvis. Powell pleaded guilty to manslaughter last June and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. In October 2001 the filmmaker, Jawed Wassel, was killed by one of his producers, Nathan Powell. Sean Penn, Bono, Harry Dean Stanton, Barbet Schroeder and Taylor Hackford are among those interviewed in this documentary, directed by John Dullaghan.įIREDANCER The story behind this film is probably more dramatic than the story in the film, in which two young Afghan-born New Yorkers, an artist and an aspiring fashion designer, cope with their Americanization. The themes of his life seem to be poverty, alcoholism and human degradation, and he worked for the postal service for 14 years. The 1987 movie "Barfly" (starring Mickey Rourke), which Bukowski wrote, was based on his early life. The film is written and directed by the multitalented Takeshi Kitano, who happens to be the same person as Beat Takeshi.īUKOWSKI: BORN INTO THIS The author, poet and cult figure Charles Bukowski (1920-94) was a little like the Edward Hopper of his genres. They're determined to have their revenge, and he's happy to do his part. Luckily Zatoichi happens upon a couple of geisha whose parents were murdered by the gang leader. Now Beat Takeshi takes over the role and starts by having his hero arrive in a remote village being run by a gang leader and his ronin bodyguard.
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Shintaro Katsu played him in a series of Japanese films from the early 1960's to the late 1980's. THE BLIND SWORDSMAN: ZATOICHI Zatoichi, the blind gambler and masseur who wanders 19th-century Japan and also happens to be a master swordsman (his cane isn't what it seems), is anything but a new character.
