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Issue 99: Jul/Aug 2004 - Contents:

The Return The Return
The Return, the first feature from director Andrei Zvyagintsev, has won a clutch of awards, including the Golden Lion at Venice. Zvyagintsev talks to Carol Murphy in his only Irish interview
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King Arthur Bringing Hollywood Here
Behind many of the big-budget productions that have recently graced our shores is Ned Dowd, a producer who has had a truly diverse career. Paul Farren learns how he went from professional ice hockey player to executive producer on King Arthur. Extract
The Inventor Stepping Stones
In preparation for the symposium on the short at this year's Cork Film Festival, Lir Mac Cárthaigh talks to producer Michael Duffy and directors Brian Durnin and Damon Sylvester on the state of the short film. Extract
Old Boy Bush Basheroo
Seamas McSwiney delivers his customary report from the Festival de Cannes. This year politics was inescapable, both on and off-screen. Extract
Veronica Guerin

The Double Death of ronique
Two films, one story, diverse results. Jeremiah Cullinane examines the respective failure and success of When the Sky Falls and Veronica Guerin.
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Tamar Hoffs

Mother of All Inventions
When Irish funding fell through on her film Red Roses and Petrol, director Tamar Hoffs had to relocate to California. Seán McCarthy finds out how she became the mother of all inventions. Extract

The Pearl Migrating Forms
Maximilian Le Cain provides an introduction to the work of James Fotopoulos, a Chicago-based filmmaker who can be genuinely described as 'independent'
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Time of the Gypsies

Moving On
Images of Romanies and Travellers have been present in cinema since its earliest days, but authentic images from Romani filmmakers have only emerged inthe last two decades. Mark Venner provides an overview of travelling people on film.
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