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Avignon/New York Film Festival November 15-19, 2006 Written by Ed Carey Opening night of the Sauvignon/New York Film Festival started off with a bang with a cocktail reception in the Hunter College West lobby where members of the press sipped Chateaneuf-du-Pape with the filmmakers...(more)
	Wendy R. Williams Talks to John Turturro Avignon/New York Film Festival’s Gala at Daniel November 12, 2006 John Turturro was the featured artist/director/writer of the 2006 Avignon/New York Film Festival. And this honor comes with some definite perks... (more)
6th Annual Russian Film Week After Party at Moomia October 15, 2006 In celebration of Russian Film Week in New York I attended an after-party at Moomia (157 Lafayette St.)...(more)
6th Annual Russian Film Week October 13-19, 2006 The opening ceremony kicking-off the 6th Annual Russian Film Week film festival in New York was held at Florence Gould Hall on October 13th. ...(more) Scroll down for Russian Film Week Reviews

	November Film Reviews:
	Katharina Otto-Bernstein’s Absolute Wilson Reviewed by Wendy R. Williams
	Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s Babel Reviewed by Frank J. Avella
	Gaston Biraben’s Cautiva Reviewed by John Harris
	Joey Lauren Adams’ Come Early Morning Reviewed by Wendy R. Williams
	Gabriel Range’s Death of a President Reviewed by Wendy R. Williams
	Martin Scorsese’s The Departed Reviewed by Frank J. Avella
	Jeremy Brock’s Driving Lessons Reviewed by Frank J. Avella
	Steven Shainberg’s Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus Reviewed by Wendy R. Williams
	Nicholas Hytner's The History Boys Reviewed by Frank J. Avella
	Douglas McGrath’s Infamous Reviewed by Wendy R. Williams
	Todd Field’s Little Children Reviewed by Frank J. Avella
	Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antionette Reviewed by Frank J. Avella
	Stephen Frears’s The Queen Reviewed by Frank J. Avella
	Ryan Murphy ‘s Running with Scissors Reviewed by Wendy R. Williams
	John Cameron Mitchell’s Shortbus Reviewed by Frank J. Avella
	Pernille Fischer Christensen’s Soap (En Soap) Reviewed by Frank J. Avella
	Barbara Kopple & Cecilia Peck’s Shut Up & Sing Reviewed by Frank J. Avella
	Terry Gilliam’s Tideland Reviewed by Wendy R. Williams
	Pedro Almodovar's Volver Reviewed by Brian Shirey

	Russian Film Week
	Elga Lyndina and Andrei A. Eshpai's Ellipsis Reviewed by Lauren Possee
	Pavel Lungin's The Island (Ostrov in Russian), 2006 Reviewed by Melinda Maclean
	Yuri Korotkov's The Last Coalface Reviewed by Lauren Possee
	Kaka Kikabidze’s The 7th Day Reviewed by Lauren Possee