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Falling in loveeven the expert is confused. "Your advice sucks!" Dr. Emma Lloyd is a relationship expert and a nationally syndicated radio talk show host.

Winnipeg filmmaker Guy Maddin, whose career is as rich with awards and critical acclaim as it is devoid of a mainstream commercial breakthrough, struggled this week when asked if something might be changing as a result of his spectacular, multi-faceted leap into one of the world's toughest markets for English-speaking foreign artists.

Other than regulars on the film fest circuit, few have the chance to see the types of short films from around the world assembled on the recent DVD "Cinema16: World Short Films." Thanks to the folks at Cinema16 , film fans can now watch work by the likes of Guillermo del Toro , Guy Maddin , Jane Campion and Alfonso Cuaron .

A scene from Guy Maddin's My Winnipeg. The Pompidou Centre in Paris begins a retrospective of the work of Guy Maddin Thursday night, the first major show in France to centre on the Winnipeg filmmaker.

JOHANNA SCHNELLER Last updated on Saturday, Sep. 12, 2009 04:09AM EDT j schneller@globeandmail.com Isabella Rossellini, regal and serene, is holding court at Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum, surrounded by penises.

Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan won't be alone in the limelight at the 34th Toronto International Film Festival.

TABULOUS. Kink's Lexi Tronic is back as the star and writer of a short film by award-winning director Guy Maddin.

TABULOUS. Kink's Lexi Tronic is back as the star and writer of a short film by award-winning director Guy Maddin.

Judge Clark Douglas has two lovers he sees regularly: Mint Chocolate Chip and Rocky Road.

By Rebecca M. Alvin of Provincetown Magazine June 17th, 2009 The streets were abuzz after last year's Provincetown International Film Festival.

By Provincetown.com June 15th, 2009 Soon Provincetown will feel like one large movie house, with visitors and townies alike scrambling to take in as many films as possible within a five-day span.

Thursday: Times are hard, but they've been hard before. So what better way to cope with recession than some sadness and some beer, courtesy of director Guy Maddin's 2003 quirkfest "The Saddest Music in the World"? A search for the world's saddest music, led by a legless beer baron , leads viewers into an expressionist wonderland straight out of ...

FREELANCE PHOTO: CHECK WITH NATIONAL POST FOR RIGHTS INFORMATION REGARDING THIS IMAGE Canadian actor Mark McKinney poses for a portrait.

Monday, May 18, 2009 -- - " Provincetown International Film Festival Executive Director Gabby Hanna, Artistic Director Connie White and Director of Programming Andrew Peterson announced today that the 2009 Filmmaker on the Edge Award will be awarded to writer/director GUY MADDIN , actor Alessandro Nivola will receive the Excellence in Acting award ...

Isabella Rossellini's latest project, Green Porno , opens with her strolling through a forest of 22 6-foot penises made from construction paper.

Mark McKinney has developed an extensive career both in front of and behind the camera since his Kids in the Hall days, often working as actor, writer and producer of TV shows.

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Isabella Rossellini has always been more than a pretty face. She's long been internationally acclaimed for her lineage, acting, modelling, writing and directing.