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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Adam Elliot
Starring: Dominique Pinon | Eric Bana | Jacki Weaver | Kodi Smit-McPhee | Sarah Snook
Diane says: “Ten years after MARY AND MAX, Australian stop-motion filmmaker Adam Elliot presents another tragicomedy in the form of biography. The film proper starts deep in the mouth of a dying old woman (who, when the camera is pulled
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Director: Matt Smukler
Starring: Alexandra Daddario | Jacki Weaver | Jean Smart | Kiernan Shipka | Reid Scott
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Glendyn Ivin
Starring: Abe Clifford-Barr | Andrew Lincoln | Essi Murray-Johnston | Felix Cameron | Griffin Murray-Johnston | Jacki Weaver | Naomi Watts
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Thom Fitzgerals
Starring: Adrian Grenier | Jacki Weaver | Lucy Liu | Mya Taylor
Michael says: “Director Thom Fitzgerald was part of the cavalcade of talent present at our 10th Awards Ceremony, way back in 2004 with his debut film, HANGING GARDEN, taking the special Vanguard Award. His latest film, STAGE MOTHER, has got
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Director: Mark Lamprell
Starring: Dennis Waterman | Jack Thompson | Jacki Weaver | James Cromwell
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Carol Morley
Starring: Aaron Tveit | Jacki Weaver | James Caan | Mamie Gummer | Patricia Clarkson | Toby Jones
Brett says: “When viewing OUT OF BLUE, it’s difficult to believe one is not seeing the film on a low-rate cable channel instead of the big screen. I expected big things out of Patricia Clarkson as a detective unraveling a
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: David O. Russell
Starring: Bradley Cooper | Jacki Weaver | Jennifer Lawrence | John Ortiz | Julia Stiles | Robert De Niro
Bruce says: “The buzz was great. The director is a favorite. It has heavy backing from The Weinstein Company. Will SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK live up to the hype? Happily the answer is yes. But to get the most out of
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: David Michôd
Starring: Ben Mendelsohn | Guy Pearce | Jacki Weaver | Joel Edgerton | Luke Ford | Sullivan Stapleton
TC says: “This Aussie crime thriller is an amazingly taut, heart-stopping ride from beginning to end. The story of a Melbourne crime family on the way down as seen from J, the 18-year-old nephew of the family whose mother kept
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