2008 Dubai International Film Festival

[bigdave]

sounds like a fun evening. I will prolly just go to the mall with 2 cameras and take pictures of everything..

[bigdave]

Originally Posted by bigdave

sounds like a fun evening. I will prolly just go to the mall with 2 cameras and take pictures of everything..

either that or go find the biggest round a bout i can find and do 50 laps at 12mph.

[joao731]

Ah... finally something worth seeing. :P

Hope this makes up for the last 3 months of a frustrated cinema addict...

Originally Posted by karendee

Does anyone know which Hollywood celebrities are invited?

I'll be sitting beside;

-Salma Hayek
-Dani Glover
-Oliver Stone
-Nicolas Cage
-Ben Affleck
-Brendan Fraser

Those are the main biggest hollywood star this year - it's a pitty because I was hoping to meet George Cloney this year

Secondly, why is it that the Film Market in the GULF soo cheesy? Well, because movies that work well here in terms of generating high numbers at the box office is; cheesy big action films and names like

-Silverster Stallone
-Jet Li
-Jackie Chan
-Bruce Lee
-Steven Segal
-Arnold Schwertznegger and so on.... all do well here

Independent art-house films won't work here in the Gulf, although I am sure there is a demand, however th demand is not sufficient at the moment in the market. Also you gotta take inconsideration the censorship laws here... you see in Lebanon, none of this matters, we distribute and exhibit all types of films which makes Lebanon a really cool movie market.

side note* when Sex and the City was released, we were not allowed to release it in the UAE or anywhere else in the Middle-East except lebanon. When the film was released in Lebanon, so many people from UAE, Kuwait, Saudi.... flew to Lebanon for the weekend to watch the film hahahah so funny! Was quite the experience.

However need not to worry my pscyho-cinematic friends, your good old uncle Joey (i'm only 26, but you get the expression) is in the process of setting up something worth WILD at the end of next month

-Joey

ps: if there are some typos, excuse me for that, I just woke up - half a sleep - half hung over

[karendee]

Originally Posted by JoeyDee

I'll be sitting beside;

-Salma Hayek
-Dani Glover
-Oliver Stone
-Nicolas Cage
-Ben Affleck
-Brendan Fraser

Those are the main biggest hollywood star this year - it's a pitty because I was hoping to meet George Cloney this year

Secondly, why is it that the Film Market in the GULF soo cheesy? Well, because movies that work well here in terms of generating high numbers at the box office is; cheesy big action films and names like

-Silverster Stallone
-Jet Li
-Jackie Chan
-Bruce Lee
-Steven Segal
-Arnold Schwertznegger and so on.... all do well here

Independent art-house films won't work here in the Gulf, although I am sure there is a demand, however th demand is not sufficient at the moment in the market. Also you gotta take inconsideration the censorship laws here... you see in Lebanon, none of this matters, we distribute and exhibit all types of films which makes Lebanon a really cool movie market.

side note* when Sex and the City was released, we were not allowed to release it in the UAE or anywhere else in the Middle-East except lebanon. When the film was released in Lebanon, so many people from UAE, Kuwait, Saudi.... flew to Lebanon for the weekend to watch the film hahahah so funny! Was quite the experience.

However need not to worry my pscyho-cinematic friends, your good old uncle Joey (i'm only 26, but you get the expression) is in the process of setting up something worth WILD at the end of next month

-Joey

ps: if there are some typos, excuse me for that, I just woke up - half a sleep - half hung over

what WILD treats are you referring to?

Originally Posted by karendee

what WILD treats are you referring to?

A pretty wild one but all in good time can I reveal it

-Joey

[mazdaRX8]

Does it involve strippers, woodchippers, hacksaws and trash bags?

Originally Posted by mazdaRX8

Does it involve strippers?

Some scenes in some films do have that sort of stuff hahaha

Hey folks

I saw a lot of expats at Emirates Mall yesterday at the screening of some films.... just curious has anyone went to any screenings?

-joey

[Elphaba]

I haven't made it to anything yet this year. The last couple of years I have been to various premieres and after-parties at The Madinat, plus talks from Oliver Stone & George Clooney. I also told off Danny Glover last year.

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