Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.4 cats
Director: Olivia Wilde
Starring: Ed Norton | Olivia Wilde | Penélope Cruz | Seth Rogan
Peter says: “The closing night of IFFBoston is always a bittersweet affair – it’s the official capping off of what to me is basically film nerd summer camp. My volunteer friends of 10+ years were so excited to have gotten
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Director: Emanuele Crialese
Starring: Luana Giuliani | María Chiara Goretti | Patrizio Francioni | Penélope Cruz | Vincenzo Amato
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.7 cats
Director: Gastón Duprat | Mariano Cohn
Starring: Antonio Banderas | José Luis Gómez | Manolo Solo | Oscar Martinez | Penélope Cruz
Diane says: “A wealthy man decides to fund a movie to establish his legacy. Either that or build a bridge. With the rights to a novel in hand, his aide brings in the high-level, but artsy, director (Penelope Cruz), and
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Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Starring: Aitana Sánchez-Gijón | Daniela Santiago | Israel Elejalde | Milena Smit | Penélope Cruz | Rossy de Palma
By Chris Kriofske
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Asghar Farhadi
Starring: Bárbara Lennie | Eduard Fernández | Inma Cuestra | Javier Bardem | Penélope Cruz | Ricardo Darín
Chris says: “Asghar Fahardi’s latest is his least essential feature to date, but only when you consider his exceptional track record. If you’ve already seen A SEPARATION, THE PAST and all the rest, you could do much worse than this
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Starring: Antonio Banderas | Antonio de la Torre | Carlos Areces | Cecilia Roth | Hugo Silva | Javier Cámara | Lola Dueñas | Paz Vega | Penélope Cruz | Raul Arevalo
Thom says: “Most ‘movie’ folks have been assiduous followers of the Spanish master Almodóvar since early in his career and I count myself among them although, honestly, I’ve rarely considered the possibility of him going to the TIP-TOP, mainly due
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Rating: 2.8 cats
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Starring: Blanca Portillo | José Luis Gómez | Lluís Homar | Penélope Cruz | Rubén Ochandiano | Tamar Novas
Bruce says: “Pedro Almodóvar is on a creative treadmill and desperately needs to hop off. Nothing about BROKEN EMBRACES seems fresh and engaging. Once again his plot centers on various characters harboring secrets that they withhold from each other and
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Rating: 1.25 cats
Director: Rob Marshall
Starring: Daniel Day Lewis | Judi Dench | Kate Hudson | Marion Cotillard | Nicole Kidman | Penélope Cruz
Jason says: “Daniel Day-Lewis being in a movie is genuinely a good sign – since THE BOXER in 1997 he’s done a mere four, only signing on when there seems to be something worth doing. And he’s got a fantastic
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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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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Isabel Coixet
Starring: Ben Kingsley | Deborah Harry | Dennis Hopper | Patricia Clarkson | Penélope Cruz | Peter Sarsgaard
Michael says: “I missed ELEGY in the theatre last year, and was able to catch up with it on Blu-Ray this morning. It firmly propels Isabel Coixet into that category of talented filmmakers whose films I will not miss. Never
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