Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Amber Sealey
Starring: Aleksa Palladino | Christian Clemenson | Elijah Wood | Luke Kirby | Robert Patrick
Michael says: “I’m not a fan of movies about serial killers, and I have no interest generally, in getting into their heads to see how their minds work. However I was drawn to Amber Sealey’s NO MAN OF GOD, a
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Director: Ang Lee
Starring: Adam Hann-Byrd | Christina Ricci | David Krumholtz | Elijah Wood | Henry Czerny | Jamey Sheridan | Joan Allen | Kate Burton | Kevin Kline | Sigourney Weaver | Tobey Maguire
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Ant Timpson
Starring: Elijah Wood | Garfield Wilson | Madeleine Sami | Stephen McHattie
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Eugenio Mira
Starring: Alex Winter | Allen Leach | Don McManus | Elijah Wood | John Cusack | Kerry Bishé | Tamsin Egerton
Jason says: “GRAND PIANO is evidence that, with enough creativity and energy, a clever filmmaker can make an exciting thriller out of what may seem like unlikely activities and situations. In this case, it’s a man playing classical piano before
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Rating: 2.25
Director: Frank Miller | Quentin Tarantino | Robert Rodriguez
Starring: Benicio Del Toro | Bruce Willis | Elijah Wood | Jessica Alba | Mickey Rourke | Rosario Dawson
Hilary says: “If you’re looking for pure big-screen entertainment and don’t mind violence, however cartoonish and hyperbolic, check out SIN CITY. “This flick appeals to both my inner film noir nerd and affection for comic book/graphic novel adaptations. I do
Read the review...By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Michael Gondry
Starring: Elijah Wood | Jane Adams | Jim Carrey | Kate Winslet | Kirsten Dunst | Mark Ruffalo | Thomas Jay Ryan | Tom Wilkinson
Bruce says: “For starters, I’m a big Jim Carrey fan. Let me qualify that. I think that he is one of the most talented actors alive. He needs a strong director. His performances too often have traces of juvenilia, mugging
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Rating: 1 cat
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Starring: Alexa Vega | Antonio Banderas | Carla Gugino | Daryl Sabara | Elijah Wood | Ricardo Montalban
Howard says: “In this latest installment of the SPY KIDS franchise, it’s painfully obvious that the decline shown in SPY KIDS 2 is moving along faster than a mom unplugging your Xbox game. Where the original was fun, goofy and
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Elijah Wood | Ian McKellen | Sean Astin | Viggo Mortensen
Laura says: “The only beauty to be found in THE TWO TOWERS is in the faces of the women who love Aragorn, Arwen (Liv Tyler) and the Rohan King’s niece Eowyn (Miranda Otto), and the majestic New Zealand landscape. The
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