Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Ajay Naidu | Ben Shenkman | Mark Margolis | Pamela Hart | Samia Shoaib | Sean Gullette | Stephen Pearlman
Chlotrudis says: “For what is truly one of the most original screenplay’s of the year, and on a shoestring budget yet, PI truly needed a skillful cinematographer. Jewish mysticism, financial plotting, super computers gone mad and the true face of
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Rating: 4.75 cats
Director: Derek Cianfrance
Starring: Ben Shenkman | John Doman | Michelle Williams | Mike Vogel | Reila Aphrodite | Ryan Gosling
Ibad says: “This is my first review on this board as a new Chlotrudis member, so do forgive me for this. This isn’t the first review I’ve written, but this film was, truly, difficult to write about. I think it’s
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: John Krasinski
Starring: Ben Shenkman | Chris Messina | Corey Stoll | Julianne Nicholson | Michael Cerveris | Timothy Hutton
Jason says: “How can you spot a first film written and directed by an actor in a crowd? I’ve probably mentioned this before, but look for the one where the story is told entirely through talking and facial expressions. That
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Helen Hunt
Starring: Ben Shenkman | Bette Midler | Colin Firth | Helen Hunt | Matthew Broderick
Michael says: “I love this time of year… when I get to catch up on a lot of movies that I missed at the theatre in preparation for nominating. Through screeners, DVD rentals and borrowing from the library, it’s a
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Laurie Lynd
Starring: Ben Shenkman | Noah Bennett | Sheila McCarthy | Thomas Cavanaugh
Michael says: “BREAKFAST WITH SCOT was adapted from a lovely novel by Michael Downing that I read several years ago, and despite the fact that it features my husband’s name (correct spelling included) in the title, I had forgotten that
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Mike Nichols
Starring: Al Pacino | Ben Shenkman | Emma Thompson | Jeffrey Wright | Justin Kirk | Mary Louise Parker | Meryl Streep
Michael says: “Tony Kushner’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning play was adapted into a 6-hour HBO miniseries a couple years ago, with stunning results. Kudos to Mike Nichols and Kushner for doing a splendid job adapting the stage play to the screen. “I
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