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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.75
Director: Markie Hancock
Chris says: “Markie Hancock’s middle-class childhood in Altoona, PA was typical in every way except for one: she was raised as a Fundamentalist Christian. Later, as an adult, she came out as a lesbian and renounced her faith. This documentary
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Rating: 2.75
Director: Richard E. Grant
Starring: Celia Imrie | Emily Watson | Fenella Woolgar | Gabriel Byrne | Julie Walters | Miranda Richardson | Nicholas Hoult
Hilary says: “Actor Richard E. Grant’s writing/directing debut is an autobiographical sketch of his upbringing in Swaziland, on the cusp of independence from British occupation. Nicholas Hoult (ABOUT A BOY) is quite good as Ralphie, son of Harry Compton (Gabriel
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Rating: 2.75
Director: Xavier Beauvois
Starring: Antoine Chappey | Bruce Myers | Jacques Perrin | Jalil Lespert | Jean Lespert | Nathalie Baye | Patrick Chauvel | Roschdy Zem
Hilary says: “Nathalie Baye (VENUS BEAUTY INSTITUTE, etc.) stars in this glacially-paced French neo-noir. “Baye plays a veteran police officer returning to the detective squad following some personal drama. One of the squad’s new recruits, Antoine (Jalil Lespert), anxiously awaits
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Rating: 2.75
Director: Carlos Reygadas
Starring: Anapola Mushkadiz | Bertha Ruiz | Marcos Hernández
Chris says: “Coincidentally, I saw another Mexican film this week: Carlos Reygadas’ second feature which is also set in Mexico City but could easily have taken place on another planet. The film, in a nutshell: middle-aged, poor chauffer Marcos (Marcos
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Rating: 2.75
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Starring: Jô Odagirin Tadanobu Asanon | Sayuri Oyamada | Takashi Sasanoi | Tatsuya Fuji
Diane says: “Can’t say I really liked BRIGHT FUTURE (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, director), a coolly presented surrealist story of two disaffected youth whose family ties are broken–to say nothing of the jellyfish. The gang of purposeful-seeming yet directionless kids in the
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Rating: 2.75
Director: Michael Almereyda
Diane says: “I wasn’t so keen on this docu about the staging of Sam Shepard’s ‘The Late Henry Moss.’ Especially when you compare it to the ne plus ultra of doc’s in this category, VANYA ON 42ND STREET! The snippets
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Rating: 2.75
Director: Mark Brian Smith | Tony Montana
Ron says: “You’ll never work in this town again: OVERNIGHT is a documentary that follows the meteoric rise of Troy Duffy, who was given an unprecedented deal by Miramax in 1997 to direct his screenplay for THE BOONDOCK SAINTS. His
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Rating: 2.75
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Bruce says: “It is sad but fairly accurate to say that Jean-Luc Godard is past his prime. Part of the problem lies with the fact that he is stuck in a time warp; he has not changed his filmmaking with
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Rating: 2.75
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Anthony Mackie | Clint Eastwood | Hilary Swank | Jay Baruchel | Margo Martindale | Mike Colter | Morgan Freeman
Diane says: ** SPOILERS ALERT! ** “There was a thread a couple of weeks ago about all movies being good (for their intended audience). If they are, why do we need Chlotrudis? And speaking of bad movies….. “I don’t know
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Rating: 2.75
Director: Dan Ireland
Starring: Emmy Rossum | Jason Isaacs | Sofia Milos
Laura says: “Because it is a love story set within a distinct ethnic community, PASSIONADA” is being compared to MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING, but this film is more rooted in realism than that Windex-infested sitcom. That said, while there
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