Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Jimmy Jay Frieden
Jason says: “The subject that inspired Gary Marino’s MILLION CALORIE MARCH – both the documentary and the event itself – is certainly worth the audience’s attention; adult and child obesity is a major problem in the United States. As a
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Director: Jennifer Baichwal
Bruce says: “MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES is a portrait of Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky who is known for his landscapes. The title refers to a series of photographs he shoots on a trip to Asia. Rather than photograph the natural wonders of
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Director: Eric Latigau
Starring: Alain Chabat | Bernadette Lafont | Charlotte Gainsbourg
Bruce says: “If you feel you need a reason to see this film, there is one: Charlotte Gainsbourg. Like the recent French offering, THE VALET, this film has been optioned by Hollywood for an English remake. If Sony Pictures has
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Director: Katherine Dieckmann
Starring: Ken Marino | Lauren Ambrose | Maura Tierney | Paul Rudd
Michael says: “Is it a nostalgia piece looking back on working class lives on Long Island in the late 70’s? Is it a tale of big corporations taking the livelihoods of the individual? Is it a coming-of-age story about a
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Director: James Ivory
Starring: Hiroyuki Sanada | Natasha Richardson | Ralph Fiennes
Bruce says: “From the time they first formed Merchant Ivory Productions in 1961 producer Ishmael Merchant and director James Ivory worked together on twenty seven films, the most lauded of which are THE REMAINS OF THE DAY, MAURICE, A ROOM
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Director: Rupert Murray
Michael says: “Rupert Murray’s documentary, UNKNOWN WHITE MALE documents the bizarre, unsettling journey of his friend Doug Bruce, a successful stockbroker who woke up on a subway with no memory of who he was. It is a curious look at
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Director: Susan Kaplan
Michael says: “Susan Kaplan’s documentary follows the 13-year relationship of Sam, Steven and Samantha. Sam and Steven are two men who met in college and were enjoying a committed, long-term relationship. When Sam suggests having a woman enter the relationship,
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Director: Ali Selim
Starring: Alan Cumming | Elizabeth Reaser | Tim Guinee
Michael says: “This independent film has the feel of a studio picture, with a straight-forward narrative, that hits all the right moments and hammers them home. Basically a nostalgia piece, telling the tale of a young German woman who came
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Director: Rebecca Dreyfus
Michael says: “Despite the local interest and fascinating subject; the notorious art-theft at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, STOLEN proves the adage, ‘there’s not much there there.’ Director Rebecca Dreyfus focuses on famous art-theft detective Harold J. Smith, who could
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Ferzan Ozpetek
Starring: Andrea Di Stefano | Barbora Bobulova | Lisa Gastoni
Bruce says: “**SPOILERS** “In my opinion Ferzen Ozpetek’s films have improved with every film he has made beginning with STEAM , followed up by HIS SECRET LIFE and FACING WINDOWS. I unhappily report that SACRED HEART (CUORE SACRO in Italian)
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