Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Larysa Kondracki
Starring: David Strathairn | Monica Bellucci | Nikolaj Lie Kaas | Rachel Weisz | Vanessa Redgrave
Jason says: “THE WHISTLEBLOWER has a good cast and a topic that provokes a strong emotional reaction, and when a project starts with that, making a memorable film can often come down to not screwing up. Co-writer/director Larysa Kondracki doesn’t
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Jeffrey Friedman | Ron Epstein
Starring: Alessandro Nivola | Bob Balaban | David Strathairn | James Franco | Jeff Daniels | Jon Hamm | Mary-Louise Parker
Thom says: “There wasn’t any reason to suppose that this wouldn’t be a great film but since this was Epstein & Friedman’s first dramatic film (although based on recorded events) I only plunged in because they have made quite a
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Wong Kar Wai
Starring: Chad R. Davis | David Strathairn | Jude Law | Natalie Portman | Norah Jones
Chadd says: “As I discussed my love of indie and foreign film to a woman I recently met (coincidentally, the same woman who accompanied me to see this film), I described that the process of viewing most foreign films is
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Mary Harron
Starring: Cara Seymour | Chris Bauer | David Strathairn | Gretchen Mol | Jared Harris | John Cullum | Jonathan M. Woodward | Lili Taylor | Norman Reedus | Sarah Paulson
Michael says: “In theory, the life of Bettie Page seems like a perfect basis for a biopic. A young girl growing up in the 40’s and 50’s, Page travels from Nashville to New York to pursue her dreams of acting.
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