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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Péter Gárdos
Starring: Judit Németh | Lajos Bertók | Sándor Csányi
Bruce says: “Based on three short stories by Ervin Lázár, THE PORCELAIN DOLL consists of three distinct vignettes related thematically. Director Péter Gárdos, who also wrote the screenplay, draws on Hungarian history and culture to tell his tales. ‘Hungary,’ as
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Campbell Scott
Starring: Amy Brenneman | J.D. Garfield | J.K. Simmons | Joan Allen | Sam Elliott | Valentina de Angelis
Michael says: “The solo directorial effort by actor Campbell Scott (he co-directed BIG NIGHT) is a meditation on place, looking at the mystical, transformative powers of New Mexico through a quiet, quirky family drama. Eleven-year-old Bo plans her getaway from
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Buddhadev Dasgupta
Starring: Mithun Chakraborty | Rahul Bose | Sameera Reddy
Bruce says: “Sumanta, a young man, has filed a report on local corruption and is taken to task by his boss. ‘Who isn’t corrupt in this country?’ the boss asks. When the young man insists he followed through perfectly on
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Luc Jacquet
Chris says: “Even if nature documentaries aren’t necessarily your thing, this one is worth checking out. Director Luc Jacquet and his crew capture the extraordinary mating ritual of the Emperor penguin, a bird indigenous to the harshest climate on the
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Shainee Gabel
Starring: Gabriel Macht | John Travolta | Scarlett Johanssen
Barbara says: “I know Scarlett Johansson is a favorite of a lot of members and she does not disappoint in this film. I think she and John Travolta have two of the most expressive sets of eyes in film. The
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Tim Kirkman
Starring: Bonnie Hunt | Kip Pardue | Michael Kelly | Tess Harper
Michael says: “Tim Kirkman’s LOGGERHEADS is a moving examination of adoption, religious tolerance, and sexuality. While at times it plays a little like a Lifetime TV movie of the week, strong performances and complex time shifts bring it above the
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Fenton Bailey | Randy Barbato
Michael says: “After scoring with their documentary THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE back in 2000, the writer/director team of Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato tackled narrative films with the slightly disastrous PARTY MONSTER in 2003 (okay, it grabbed a Best
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Lucrecia Martel
Starring: Alejandro Urdapilleta | Carlos Belloso | María Alche | Mercedes Morán
Michael says: “Lucrecia Martel’s THE HOLY GIRL is a perplexing, but ultimately rewarding (for me) film. More a series of vignettes involving several families in Argentina, THE HOLY GIRL examines religion, awakening sexuality and family dynamics in a highly symbolic
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Fatih Akin
Starring: Birol Ünel | Catrin Striebeck | Sibel Kekilli
Diane says: “Director and screenwriter Fatih Akin, himself born in Hamburg to Turkish parents, tells a bleak and bloody story of two Turkish Germans, Cahit and Sibel, who meet after their respective suicide attempts and form a marriage of convenience.
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Ryuhei Kitamura
Tom says: “at times…. there’s quite a few verybad decisions in this movie (as with just about every Godzilla movie). I have several reactions to this movie. ‘The cheesy bits are AWFUL. There’s one scene early on set in New
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