http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/rebecca_davies en http://www.newstatesman.com/film/2008/11/brazil-meirelles-hollywood http://www.newstatesman.com/film/2008/11/brazil-meirelles-hollywood Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:32:47 GMT Rebecca Davies Fernando Meirelles has made his name with films inspired by the turmoil in his native Brazil. He tells Rebecca Davies why Hollywood can't compete with this golden age of Latin American cinema

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/arts-and-culture/2008/04/mike-leigh-film-happy-lucky http://www.newstatesman.com/arts-and-culture/2008/04/mike-leigh-film-happy-lucky Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT Rebecca Davies Shedding the miserabilist tag, Mike Leigh has cheered up on film and in person.

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/arts-and-culture/2008/01/schnabel-film-bauby-butterfly http://www.newstatesman.com/arts-and-culture/2008/01/schnabel-film-bauby-butterfly Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMT Rebecca Davies With his stunning aesthetic sense and love of storytelling, Julian Schnabel has become one of world cinema's most visionary directors.

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/film/2008/01/lust-caution-ang-lee-sex-china http://www.newstatesman.com/film/2008/01/lust-caution-ang-lee-sex-china Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMT Rebecca Davies Following his smash hit Brokeback Mountain, Ang Lee is back with a sexually explicit film set in wartime China.

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