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Audiences revel in friendly atmosphere, arty fare WHAT ABOUT BOB? Cannes closer 'What Just Happened?' opens Karlovy Vary, with star Robert De Niro pegged for an honor. Ask a Czech college student his or her favorite director, and the answer is just as likely to be Kim Ki-duk as Jiri Menzel or Martin Scorsese. Local hero Menzel may seem an obvious choice, as does Scorsese. But a (relatively) obscure Korean filmmaker with little widespread exposure outside the festival circuit? Where does he spring from? Step forward and take a typically modest bow, Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival. The annual nine-day movie marathon in the picturesque Bohemian spa town a couple of hours' drive from Prague has done more to popularize the director of "The Coast Guard," "Time" and "Breath" than virtually any other festival. Karlovy Vary was the... [read full story]
