Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Takashi Miike
Starring: Keiko Matsuzaka | Kenji Sawada | Kiyoshiro Imawano | Naomi Nishida | Shinji Takeda | Tetsurô Tanba
Michael says: “What can I possibly say about this most amazing film? “Takashi Miike, director the also incomparable AUDITION serves up a musical/comedy/horror flick about a family running a lonely guest house. As the bodies pile up, so do the
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Brian Koppelman | David Levien
Starring: Andrew Davoli | Barry Pepper | John Malkovich | Seth Green | Tom Noonan | Vin Diesel
Laura says: “Matty gathers cousin and ladies man Chris (Andrew Davoli) and hulking tough guy buddy Taylor (Vin Diesel) and make their way to Wibaux. They formulate a plan to intimidate the town’s toughest guy and get him to nose
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Tim Blake Nelson
Starring: Allan Corduner | David Arquette | Harvey Keitel | Mira Sorvino | Natasha Lyonne | Steve Buscemi
Laura says: “The Nazis devised a horrific way of getting their dirty work done – in exchange for privileges which included a four month stay of execution, Jewish prisoners could volunteer for Sonderkommando units, responsible for herding Jews to their
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: Bob Balaban | Clive Owen | Eileen Atkins | Emily Watson | Helen Mirren | Jeremy Northan | Maggie Smith
Howard says: “This is a well done movie. Mostly because of how well the myriad of characters that the script calls for was juggled. And guess what? They do a pretty bang up job. You may not now the characters’
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Miguel Arteta
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal | Jennifer Aniston | John C. Reilly | John Carroll Lynch | Tim Blake Nelson | Zooey Deschanel
Clinton says: “The writer and director of Chlotrudis Award-winning CHUCK & BUCK return with a stunning ensemble cast, lead by a surprisingly good performance from Aniston. She plays Justine, a dissatisfied young woman stuck in a dead end job (working
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Anne-Sophie Birot
Starring: Isild Les Besco | Karen Alyx | Pascal Elso | Pascale Bussières
Michael says: “Like the film RAIN, which I saw earlier this week, France’s GIRLS CAN’T SWIM is a coming-of-age story fraught with tragedy. Gwen and Lise have been spending summers together in Gwen’s coastal hometown. When sudden tragedy prevents Lise
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: A.J. Schnack
Michael says: “Surprisingly, the highlight of the Provincetown Film Festival for me was this top-notch documentary about the band, They Might Be Giants. John Flansbrugh and John Linnell met in Jr.High in Lincoln, MA. Together they formed alternative rock band
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Susan Seidelman
Starring: Christopher Bowen | Judy Davis | Juliette Lewis | Lili Taylor | Marcia Gay Harden
Michael says: “I’ve been waiting to see GAUDI AFTERNOON for over a year. This Susan Seidelman (DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN) stars Judy Davis, my favorite actress, and it’s been a while since Davis has headlined a movie. Add to that a
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Julie Taymor
Starring: Alfred Molina | Ashley Judd | Geoffrey Rush | Salma Hayek
Emily & Greg say: “This was a surprisingly rich and engaging bio-pic of Frida Kahlo, largely driven by Salma Hayak’s compelling performance as Kahlo and Alfred Molina’s as husband Diego Rivera. This is a film that may end up finding
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Rating: 2.75
Director: Bill Paxton
Starring: Bill Paxton | Matthew McConaughey | Matthew O'Leary | Powers Boothe
Laura says: “Paxton the director keeps Paxton the actor on an even keel. The kindly father shows no change in personality as he begins trapping and slaying people from neighboring towns, although a hint that the visiting angel had something
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Richard Glatzer | Wash Westmoreland
Starring: Adina Porter | Deborah Harry | Michael Cunio | Richard Riehle. Tim Bagley | Robert Walden | Roxanne Day | Scott Gurney | Taylor Negron
Laura says: “Wash, who wrote THE FLUFFER, mines his experience in the industry to get his audience thinking about the difficulty of the work and the additional pressures porn players face maintaining personal relationships. Rebel’s like an athlete, or better
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Rating: 3.25
Director: Elie Chouraqui
Starring: Alun Armstrong | Andie MacDowell | David Straithairn
Laura says: “Chouraqui’s vision of a love story put to the ultimate test is only partially successful. MacDowell, giving her best performance since UNSTRUNG HEROES, is convincing as a woman who’ll stop at nothing to find her husband yet aside
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Henry Jaglom
Starring: Anouk Aimée | Greta Scacchi | Maximillian Schell | Ron Silver
Diane says: “If I have to watch a movie about the movie industry, I’ll take this one over MULHOLLAND DR. FESTIVAL IN CANNES by Henry Jaglom is a romantic comedy/satire of Hollywood deal-making. The very entertaining screenplay shows writers, real
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Antonio Banderas | Peter Coyote | Rebecca Romijn-Stamos
Howard says: “The latest from Brain DePalma is an enjoyable albeit forgettable romp. Its basically a mystery thriller about second chances. The first half of the movie is the best with non-stop plot twists with minimal dialogue.” 2 cats
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Lucia Small
Laura says: “When famed but failed architect Glen Howard Small drew up his will, he requested that the middle daughter of his first, somewhat estranged, family should write his biography. Once filmmaker Lucia Small, who has extensive production credits with
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Zacharias Kunuk
Starring: Lucy Tulugarjuk | Natar Ungalaaq | Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq | Sylvia Ivalu
Michael says: “Despite another late night, all seven Chlotrudis-members made it to an 11:00 screening on Saturday morning, of a three-hour Inuit film entitled, THE FAST RUNNER at the High Falls Film Festival. Winner of the Award for Best Canadian
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Todd Haynes
Starring: Celia Weston | Dennis Haysbert | Dennis Quaid | Julianne Moore | Patricia Clarkson | Viola Davis
Diane says: “Well, after 400 miles of driving I got to see FAR FROM HEAVEN! This is my second real movie in Montana. Both times I was completely disoriented when I came out of the theater–where am I? “The only
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Director: Michael Apted
Starring: Dougray Scott | Jeremy Northan | Kate Winslet | Saffron Burrows
Nathaniel R. says: “There are things to enjoy here, though, amidst the dull surroundings. Aside from the editing, which seems a bit clumsy -perhaps mirroring the overall construction of the story – the technical aspects are all fine. The collective
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Sam Irvin
Starring: Cassandra Peterson | Gabi Andronache | Heather Hopper | Lucia Maier | Mary Jo Smith | Mary Scheer | Richard O'Brien | Scott Atkinson
Hilary says: “Last night, the Boston Chlotrudis contingent had the opportunity to meet Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, and see her new movie ELVIRA’S HAUNTED HILLS. Even without the full get-up (she doesn’t appear in costume for charity events due
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Director: Petter Næss
Starring: Jørgen Langhelle | Marit Pia Jacobsen | Per Christian Ellefsen | Sven Nordin
Janet says: “This film is said to be doing tremendous box office and even revitalizing the film industry in Norway. But if you see just one Norwegian film this year, make it COOL AND CRAZY instead. ELLING is a too-broad
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