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    • BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18:  People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve. From Getty Images.

      BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.

    • Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by Reuters.

      Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.

    • A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.

    • BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30:  A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej. From Getty Images.

      BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.

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    • In this "recent" photo released on Tuesday December 1, 2008 by the official (north) Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service in Tokyo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, right, inspects a zoo in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. The state-run news agency said the photo was taken "recently" in its caption. From AP Photo by AP.

      In this "recent" photo released on Tuesday December 1, 2008 by the official (north) Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service in Tokyo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, right, inspects a zoo in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. The state-run news agency said the photo was taken "recently" in its caption.

    • Germany's Lukas Podolski (top) scores past Poland's goalkeeper Artur Boruc (bottom) during their Group B Euro 2008 soccer match at the Woerthersee Stadium in Klagenfurt June 8, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Germany's Lukas Podolski (top) scores past Poland's goalkeeper Artur Boruc (bottom) during their Group B Euro 2008 soccer match at the Woerthersee Stadium in Klagenfurt June 8, 2008.

    • Anti-government protesters carry an injured woman after a grenade attack at Don Mueang airport in Bangkok on December 2, 2008. One anti-government protester was killed and 22 wounded in a grenade attack at Bangkok's occupied domestic airport Tuesday, in the latest incident targeting demonstrators, emergency services said. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      Anti-government protesters carry an injured woman after a grenade attack at Don Mueang airport in Bangkok on December 2, 2008. One anti-government protester was killed and 22 wounded in a grenade attack at Bangkok's occupied domestic airport Tuesday, in the latest incident targeting demonstrators, emergency services said.

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    • Chelsea Clinton (L) and former US President Bill Clinton watch as US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks at the National Building Museum in Washington June 7, 2008. Clinton endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) to be the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate on Saturday and suspended her own White House bid less than a week after the Illinois senator secured enough support to win the nomination. Clinton's endorsement of Obama in a speech at the National Building Museum marked the beginning of efforts to reunite the Democratic Party after a long and divisive campaign battle that ended on Tuesday when Obama won the support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Chelsea Clinton (L) and former US President Bill Clinton watch as US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks at the National Building Museum in Washington June 7, 2008. Clinton endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) to be the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate on Saturday and suspended her own White House bid less than a week after the Illinois senator secured enough support to win the nomination. Clinton's endorsement of Obama in a speech at the National Building Museum marked the beginning of efforts to reunite the Democratic Party after a long and divisive campaign battle that ended on Tuesday when Obama won the support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination.

    • A tear runs down the face of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) as he speaks about his grandmother who died earlier on Monday, during a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina,  November 3, 2008. On the eve of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, Obama's grandmother Madelyn Dunham died after a battle with cancer. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      A tear runs down the face of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) as he speaks about his grandmother who died earlier on Monday, during a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 3, 2008. On the eve of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, Obama's grandmother Madelyn Dunham died after a battle with cancer.

    • U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (R) share a hug at the conclusion of the CNN/Los Angeles Times Democratic presidential debate in Hollywood, California January 31, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (R) share a hug at the conclusion of the CNN/Los Angeles Times Democratic presidential debate in Hollywood, California January 31, 2008.

    • U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (near) answers a question as Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) looks at him during their debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee October 7, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (near) answers a question as Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) looks at him during their debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee October 7, 2008.

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...in the top twenty-five, it looks as if votes have been split). The list has no films by Abbas Kiarostami, no films by Jia Zhangke or Hou Hsiao-hsien, no films by Jean-Marie Straub, none by John Cassavetes, no African films (nothing by Ousmane Sembène, for...
...of Constant Stream: China 08 at the Royal College of Art in London, where it screened with a film by acclaimed Chinese director Jia Zhangke. The scene of the greatest economic and cultural metamorphosis of our time, China is not only at the center of the...
...funeral service attracted movie fans and celebrities from the entertainment and art arenas including film makers Wu Yigong and Jia Zhangke, actors Pu Cunxin and Zhu Shimao and actresses Wang Fuli, Liu Xiaoqing and Fan Bingbing. Xie is survived by his wife...
...Chinese including former Chinese ambassador to Belgium Zhang Qiyue and one of China's so-called sixth-generation directors Jia Zhangke, and five interviews with Europeans.     Ng said he and co-author Vandepitte are against the outdated image of China of the...
...and brutal and deadpan that you invariably forget to laugh at it. It is a film that creeps under your skin and stays there. Jia Zhangke's 24 City, playing this evening at the Odeon West End, is similarly good – a trenchant, brilliantly ordered essay on modern-day...
...their bodies himself. Xie was also denounced at a rally attended by more than 100,000 people. Top young Chinese director Jia Zhangke said it was still risky for Xie to make films about the period in the 1980s, when China had started to open up and implement...
...old fashioned and always about old things on the subject of traditional China. At the same time, a very young filmmaker, Jia Zhangke, tries to film contemporary China, and he won a Golden Lion in Venice. Interestingly, two years earlier, Zhang Yimou won a...
...Almereyda will preem his experimental pic "Paradise" in the Alt Film program while the Homage to XStream program will unspool Jia Zhangke's "24 City" and Yu Lik-wai's "Plastic City." Getting special screening slots are Paul Schrader's "Adam Resurrected," Rian...
...Festival have been responsible for showcasing the early works of directors such as Steven Spielberg, Pedro Almodovar and Jia Zhangke who have gone on to achieve iconic status internationally. This commitment to nurturing emerging artists is shared by 42BELOW,...
...screens, let alone 2,000. Most of the remaining release slate looks like a gang of orphans hassling tourists for change: Jia Zhangke's acclaimed Still Life; the timely, revealing political doc Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story, Rutger Hauer's psychological...

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