Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Andrea Pallaoro
Starring: Adriana Barrazza | Emily Browning | Joshua Close | Patricia Clarkson | Trace Lysette
Michael says: “MONICA is a finely constructed story about a fractured family reunited with the decline in health of the surviving matriarch. The title character particularly hasn’t had any contact with the family for years, and her return is brought
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Director: Lisa Cholodenko
Starring: Ally Sheedy | Bill Sage | Gabriel Mann | Patricia Clarkson | Radha Mitchell | Tammy Grimes
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: 4.5 cats
Director: Sally Potter
Starring: Bruno Ganz | CherryJones | Cillian Murphy | Emily Moritmer | Kristin Scott Thomas | Patricia Clarkson | Timothy Spall
Thom says: “This little seen independent feature is short, sweet, with a shocking ending that can do nothing but please. Of special note here is that this indie stars five must-see actors: Patricia Clarkson, Bruno Ganz, Emily Mortimer, Kristin Scott
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Zal Batmanglij
Starring: Alexander Skarsgård | Brit Marling | Ellen Page | Patricia Clarkson | Shiloh Fernandez | Toby Kebbell
Chris says: “Serviceable—that’s the word I kept thinking of throughout this thriller in which an intelligence agency operative (Brit Marling) infiltrates herself within an eco-terrorist group that targets the agency’s corporate clients. I’m not saying this film, co-written by Marling
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Will Gluck
Starring: Amanda Bynes | Dan Byrd | Emma Stone | Patricia Clarkson | Penn Badgley | Thomas Haden Church
Thom says: “I’m a fan of the teen genre but, let’s face it, can anything be done to make it fresh and new? Heaven knows this isn’t that movie. It most resembles MEAN GIRLS, but it’s nowhere as good. There
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Ruba Nadda
Starring: Alexander Siddig | Amina Annabi | Patricia Clarkson | Tom McCamus
Bruce says: “For sure, I’m a huge Patricia Clarkson fan. I’m also known for little loyalty to those I hold in high esteem. So, I am thrilled to report that Ms. Clarkson has never been better than she is in
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Adam Brooks | Ed Begley Jr. | Evan Rachel Wood | Larry David | Lyle Kanouse | Michael McKean | Patricia Clarkson
Thom says: “After being a minor Woody Allen fan for years I turned very sour on him for a span. After returning to his films with the witty MELINDA AND MELINDA (due to the presence of must-see Chloë Sevigny) all
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Daniel Barnz
Starring: Bill Pullman | Campbell Scott | Elle Fanning | Felicity Huffman | Patricia Clarkson
Jason says: “I really hope the Fanning kids are getting better advice and guidance than other people whose names come to mind at the mention of the phrase ‘child star.’ Not just because they’re kids, and what sort of monster
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Chris Messina | Javier Bardem | Patricia Clarkson | Penélope Cruz | Rebecca Hall | Scarlett Johansson
Bruce says: “Two girls are invited to Barcelona to spend July and August with friends Judy and Mark Nash (Patricia Clarkson and Kevin Dunn). Vicky (Rebecca Hall), whose fiancée is staying behind in New York, is working on a thesis
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