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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Robin Campillo
Starring: Catherine Samie | Djemel Barek | Frédéric Pierrot | Géraldine Pailhas | Jonathan Zaccaï | Marie Matheron
Michael says: “French cinema has been delving into such societal issues as traditional home and work life in recent years in such films as Laurent Cantet’s L’EMPLOI DU TEMPS and HUMAN RESOURCES. Now, in his bold directorial debut, Robin Campillo,
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Director: John Cameron Mitchell
Starring: Jay Brannan | Justin Bond | Lindsay Beamish | Paul Dawson | PJ DeBoy | Raphael Barker | Sook-Yin Lee
Peter says: “With his new film SHORTBUS, John Cameron Mitchel again demonstrates why he is one of the most innovative writer/directors in independent film today. Mitchell, who also wrote, directed and starred in HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH this time
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Director: Laurie Collyer
Starring: Brad William Henke | Bridget Barkan | Maggie Gyllenhaal | Sam Bottomw
Michael says: “There is one reason to see SHERRYBABY, and that’s for Maggie Gyllenhaal’s fearless performance as Sherry, a single mother recently released from jail and on parole after serving three years for stealing to support her drug habit. It’s
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Richard Lanklater
Starring: Angela Rawna | Chamblee Ferguson | Keanu Reeves | Mitch Baker | Robert Downey Jr | Rory Cochrane | Winona Ryder | Woody Harrelson
Chris says: “In 2001, Richard Linklater’s WAKING LIFE merged live action with animation via a process called ‘interpolated rotoscoping,’ creating a fluid visual tableau that one could best liken to watching a painting coming to life. Much of its appeal
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Mat Whitecross | Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Arfan Usman | Farhad Harun | Jason Salkey | Riz Ahmed | Shahid Iqbal | Sher Khan | Waqar Siddiqui
Bruce says: “Michael Winterbottom, one of the most prolific film directors currently working, is often attracted to political subjects in films like WELCOME TO SARAJEVO and IN THIS WORLD. Those films touched on the aftermath of wars in Yugoslavia and
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Gabriele Salvatores
Starring: Angela Baraldi | Claudia Zanella | Elio Germano | Gigio Alberti
Bruce says: “Being no fan of Salvatores’ Oscar winning MEDITERRANEO or the more recent I’M NOT SCARED, I was a bit hesitant about seeing QUO VADIS, BABY? While I was somewhat pleasantly surprised, the film is not without its problems,
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: The Quay Brothers
Starring: Amira Cesar | Assumpta Serna | Gottfried John
Bruce says: “Identical twins Stephen and Timothy Quay have quite a reputation (albeit primarily as animators) considering THE PIANO TUNER OF EARTHQUAKES is just their second feature film. They were born in the USA but studied film in England where
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Director: Rachel Boynton
Bruce says: “It is 2002 and Goni (Alberto Sanchez de Lozada), the former president of Bolivia, is seeking to regain office he held from 1993-1997. When his finds himself lagging behind Manfred (Reyes Villa) in the polls, he panics and
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Michael Kang
Starring: Jade Wu | Jeffery Chyau | Sung Kang
Michael says: “Michael Kang’s first feature film is a traditional coming-of-age tale about a chubby, 13-year-old, Asian-American boy who lives with his mother, grandfather, and younger sister in the seedy, roadside motel that they operate. This compact film starts off
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Claire Denis
Starring: Beatrice Dalle | Grégoire Colin | Michel Subor | Yekaterina Golubeva
Bruce says: “SPOILER ALERT! Anyone who has been to a car show knows about concept cars. L’INTRUS is a film equivalent: a concept film. Finished less than a week before its world premiere in Toronto, L’INTRUS was inspired by the
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