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Formosa Betrayed (2010)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Adam Kane
Starring: James Van Der Beek | John Heard | Tzi Ma | Wendy Crewson | Will Tiao

Jason says: “(There’s movies where you want your opinion known, movies that you want people made aware of, and shameless attempts to make sure that the limited-release film you saw counts toward your films-seen tally at the end of the

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Easy A (2010)

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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Colony (2010)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Carter Gunn | Ross McDonnell

Michael says: “I was very excited to see COLONY, which was reportedly about honeybees. In fact, while honeybees drive the story, COLONY is actually about beekeepers, the economics of bees, and colony collapse disorder (CCD), a syndrome that is causing

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Caller ID: Entity (2010)

Jason says: “The filmmakers did a Q&A after CALLER ID, and it turned out to be sort of informative in learning where all the seemingly random elements came from. It was interesting, but probably not something that the average audience

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Bluebeard (2010)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Catherine Breillat
Starring: Daphné Baiwir | Dominique Thomas | Lola Créton | Lola Giovannetti | Marilou Lopes-Benites

Jason says: “I don’t think there have been any musical animated adaptations of Bluebeard, and the reason why is pretty obvious: Once you remove the sex and violence to make it family-friendly, there isn’t much left at all. Surprisingly, given

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Villa Amalia (2009)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Benoît Jacquot
Starring: Clara Bindi | Isabelle Huppert | Jean-Hughes Anglade | Maya Sansa | Xavier Beauvois

Bruce says: “Isabelle Huppert is an actress I would pay money to hear read the phone book; any city – Paris, New York, Tokyo – will do. Huppert elevates every film in which she appears and that fortunately is the

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Two Lovers (2009)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: James Gray
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow | Joaquin Phoenix | Vinessa Shaw

Peg says: “This odd, often bleak little film starring Joaquin Phoenix and Gwyneth Paltrow stumbles as it starts but eventually settles into an absorbing character driven drama. Not quite a love story, this is more a narrative of surviving a

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Monsters from the Id (2009)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Dave Gargani

Jason says: “1950s science fiction is known for being paranoid and downbeat, tinged with fear of atomic doom and the potential for infiltrators to be anywhere. Filmmaker Dave Gargani argues that this should not, necessarily, be the case, or at

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If I Knew What You Said (2009)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Mike Sandejas
Starring: Adriana Agcaoili | Jayjay Sunico | Lorenzo Mara | Romalito Mallari | Zoe Sandejas

Michael says: “While certainly doing something different than what the festival circuit is used to regarding Philippine cinema, i.e. avoiding the slums and focusing on a more middle-class family, IF I KNEW WHAT YOU SAID ends up coming across like

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The Girl from Monaco (2009)

Jeff says: “**Slight spoilers** “A high-powered, middle-aged Parisian lawyer (Fabrice Luchini) comes to Monaco to defend an older woman against charges that she murdered her much younger Russian lover. He’s thrown into full-on mid-life crisis mode when a free-spirited (or

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