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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Eléonore Faucher
Starring: Ariane Ascaride | Lola Naymark | Thomas Laroppe
Bruce says: “The international title for this film is A COMMON THREAD which is an English translation from the French title, BRODEUSES. With releases already planned in four countries, not to mention having played in six film festivals including Toronto
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: John Furse
Starring: Ian Hart | Linus Roache
Bruce says: “BLIND FIGHT is based on a true story about an Irish teacher, Brian Keenan, and a British journalist, John McCarthy, who were captured by Lebanese terrorists. They lived together in various cells and makeshift prisons for four and
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Ken Harder | Scott Milam | Todd Pottinger
Chris says: “A Seattle fixture for decades, Richard Peterson is a mentally challenged, musically gifted savant obsessed with Johnny Mathis and orchestral cues from the ’50s TV show ‘Sea Hunt.’ Initially, I feared that the filmmakers were crudely exploiting Peterson
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Paul Hough
Rick says: “While this fascinating documentary is no longer playing at the Coolidge, it is available on DVD. I highly recommend it for anyone who likes documentaries and has an interest in youth subcultures or sociology. But not for those
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Adam Scott | Alan Alda | Alec Baldwin | Cate Blanchett | Danny Huston | France Conroy | Gwen Stefani | Ian Holm | John C. Reilly | Jude Law | Kate Beckinsale | Leonardo DiCaprio
Bruce says: “Similar to the childhood flashbacks in RAY, THE AVIATOR attempts to explain away Howard Hughes’ drive and craziness by presenting a telltale scene from his childhood. Scorsese has chosen a moment in 1927 where Howard’s mother is washing
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Jonathan Demme
Michael says: “THE AGRONOMIST is a fascinating documentary by Jonathan Demme, examining the life of Haitian radio journalist and human rights activist Jean Dominique. More of a portrait (as Ned so adeptly noted) than a documentary, Demme’s film traces Dominique’s
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Enayatullah | Hiddayatullah | Imran Paracha | Jamal Udin Torabi
Bruce says: “Michael Winterbottom is one of the most versatile and prolific directors around. Although he had done much TV work and some feature films that had not found general release, he garnered a cult following with his BUTTERFLY KISS
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Len Wiseman
Starring: Bill Nighy | Kate Beckinsale | Michael Sheen | Scott Speedman | Shane Brolly
Howard says: “Did you know there has been a war going on for hundreds of years? And it all started because the upper class and lower class dared to fall in love and have an abomination for a baby? Master
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Christine Jeffs
Starring: Blythe Danner | Daniel Craig | Gwyneth Paltrow | Jared Harris | Michael Gambon
Bruce says: “SYLVIA documents the last years of Sylvia Plath’s life, from the time she met and married Ted Hughes. While I liked this film, I found it more than a bit depressing. What was I expecting? It seems an
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Joel Katz
Laura says: “In a one hour running time, Katz explores how a white Jewish schoolteacher came to write the song which Holiday claimed, incorrectly, was written for her and which was later adopted by the Civil Rights movement. STRANGE FRUIT
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