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Seven Times Lucky (2004)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Gary Yates
Starring: Jonas Chernick | Kevin Pollack | Liane Balaban

Bruce says: “Just when I think I’m tired of caper films, one comes along that seems to refresh the genre. SEVEN TIMES LUCKY is one of those surprises, not because the double-crosses are better than rival capers but because it

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Seducing Doctor Lewis (2004)

Michael says: “This charming, French Canadian film is in the vein of WAKING NED DEVINE and CHOCOLAT, in its sweet, inoffensive, feel-good storyline. These films always make me feel slightly uncomfortable when considered in the independent millieu. Why is it

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The Sea Inside (2004)

Hilary says: “In portraying Ramon Sampedro, a Spanish quadriplegic who fought for the right to die, Javier Bardem is presented with a great acting challenge, as it all must be done using only his face and voice. Bardem is a

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Screaming Men (2004)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.3 cats
Director: Mika Ronkainen

Clinton says: “Back to the docs. I’d venture to call this one ‘cool and crazier,’ which, despite the cheesiness of the pun, is a pretty accurate reflection of the Screaming Men Choir. These Finnish rebels get together once a week

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Saw (2004)

Chadd says: “‘SAW has had a fairly good marketing campaign because of its distribution. One of the tag-lines to this marketing was the favorable comparison to the David Fincher film SEVEN. SEVEN happens to encapsulate all that I enjoy about

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Saved! (2004)

Diane says: “I was horrified that this was at an indie festival–and a packed house! Starts as a sophomoric satire of born-again Christians, ends spouting a platitudinous Christian message. This was at Sundance?! The Slant reviewer wrote: ‘An early contender

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The Saddest Music in the World (2004)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.25
Director: Guy Maddin

Bruce says: “This film is wildly innovative and original, a stunning success creatively speaking. It is unique. Filmed in fuzzy sepia and silver tones for the most part, the film lapses into moments of strange color, the returns to the

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Robot Stories (2004)

Barbara says: “I think this is worth seeing. The four stories all have a connection to robots or robotics and are each focused on a strong emotion. ‘My Robot Baby’ recalls a turbulent childhood. ‘Robot Fixer’ deals with a mother

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The Road to Love (2004)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Rémi Lange
Starring: Abdellah Taia | Karim Tarek | Sihem Benamoune

Bruce says: “In sociology, one must be interested in society. That is what Karim (Karim Tarek), a straight man living with his girlfriend Sihem (Sihem Benamoune), thinks as he chooses North African gay men as a topic for his video

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Rick (2004)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2 cats
Director: Curtiss Clayton
Starring: Aaron Standford | Agnes Bruckner | Bill Pullman | Sandra Oh

Chris says: “In this modern-day take on Verdi’s 16th century opera ‘Rigoletto.’ Rick O’Lette (Bill Pullman) is a rotten jerk of a corporate middle manager. He has an even more obnoxious boss half his age (Aaron Stanford) who unknowingly pursues

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The Return (2004)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.4
Director: Andrei Zvyagintsev
Starring: Ivan Dobronravov | Konstantin Lavronenko | Natalya Vdovina | Vladimir Garin

Bruce says: “When a child asks the question, ‘Where did you come from,’ it usually refers to a new arrival in the family that the stork has recently delivered. In THE RETURN when Vanya, the younger of two brothers, asks

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Red Lights (2004)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 1 cat
Director: Cédric Kahn
Starring: Carole Bouquet | Jean-Pierre Darroussin | Vincent Deniard

Bruce says: “Some movies just rub you the wrong way. RED LIGHTS did that to me. Let me outline the plot. Antoine (Jean-Pierre Darroussin), a French milquetoast of a man who works in insurance, is married to Hélène (Carole Bouquet)

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Reconstruction (2004)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Christoffer Boe
Starring: Krister Henriksson | Maria Bonnevie | Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Michael says: “Superficially, RECONSTRUCTION is a tale of two couples, and the adultery that occurs between two of them. Alex is in a pleasant relationship with Simone, and while she loves him dearly, he never seems to want to say

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Ray (2004)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Taylor Hackford
Starring: Jamie Foxx | Kerry Washington | Regina King

Janet says: “‘This film, the story of Ray Charles with Chlotrudis fave Kerry Washington as Ray’s long-suffering wife Bea, has a lot to recommend it although it’s constrained by the usual limitations of the biopic. “There is that seemingly unavoidable

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Raspberry Reich, The (2004)

Ron says: “The revolution is my boyfriend: Gay cinema’s rude boy Bruce LaBruce was surprised when his film THE RASPBERRY REICH was accepted for Sundance. I thought it would be a hoot to see a LaBruce film that was a

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The Rage in Placid Lake (2004)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Tony McNamara
Starring: Ben Lee | Christopher Stollery | Garry McDonald | Miranda Richardson | Rose Byrne

Barbara says: “At first I thought this was going to be ‘Napoleon Dynamite Grows Up’ but it was much more. The underlying themes about the parental relationship with each other and with Placid as well as the over the top

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P.S. (2004)

Carolyn says: “I knew very little about this movie except that it was similar to BIRTH another movie out in theaters that I only heard a bit about. Louise, an admission director for Columbia’s School of Fine Arts, receives an

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Proteus (2004)

Bruce says: “‘Tis a pity that John Greyson is not a stage director for his sensibilities are much better suited for live drama than for the screen. I would love to see him stage a major production for the ailing

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Primer (2004)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Shane Carruth
Starring: Casey Goodan | David Sullivan | Shane Carruth

Hilary says: “I think this is what my hell looks like: nerdy guys with flat voices talking in techie-speak and performing scientific experiments. “I made the choice to leave after 20 minutes rather than stay and fall asleep. Perhaps sci-fi

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Power Trip (2004)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Paul Devlin

Bruce says: “At the beginning of POWER TRIP I thought I would be seeing another tale of a greedy American corporation taking advantage of citizens in the economically depressed and politically chaotic state of Georgia. That was a false assumption

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