Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: J Blakeson
Starring: Eddie Marsan | Gemma Arterton | Martin Compston
Thom says: “This fun caper film features the kidnap of a woman who is the daughter of a very powerful man, by two fellows that appear to have a very well-thought-out plan that they execute to a certain perfection. But,
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Rick Jacobson
Starring: America Olivo | Erin Cummings | Julia Voth | Michael Hurst | Ron Melendez | William Gregory Lee
Thom says: “For all those missing the great Russ Meyer and his over-the-top extravaganzas (FASTER, PUSSYCAT, KILL!! KILL!!, BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, MUD HONEY, etc.) here’s a terrific substitute. Big-breasted action girls in a sexploitation treat get stuck
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Bob Peterson | Pete Docter
Starring: Bob Peterson | Christopher Plummer | Delroy Lindo | Edward Asner | Jordan Nagai
Diane says: “Latest Pixar is bedeviled by a MacGuffin chase that makes it generic. It’s the first half hour of the film, the beautifully moving story of a couple passing from youth to old age and relinquished dreams, that makes
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: James Toback
Barbara says: “Watching TYSON and LAGERFELD CONFIDENTIAL within a day of each other was an interesting experience. The one attribute that the two subjects seem to share is self awareness although Tyson came by his after just about ruining his
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Peter Esmonde
Jason says: “As much as I enjoyed South by Southwest, I must admit that I wish I had seen more of Austin. I bought a guidebook but never cracked it open, and thus my experience with the city is more
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: R. J. Cutler
Diane says: “Leafing through the September 2007 issue of Vogue is a big job. I’m on page 208 and my arms are already tired, with 632 pages to go. The table of contents appears after 145 pages of ads. Now
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: David J. Francis | Mike Masters
Starring: David J. Francis | Mike Masters | Paul Fler | Sam Hall | Stephen Papadimitriou
Jason says: “ZOMBIE NIGHT is, I’m given to understand, a terrible movie, bottom-dozen of all-time bad. Thus it has a cult following. The sequel, to hear the filmmakers tell it, was better-made to the point of mediocrity, but paradoxically less
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Cate Blanchett | Frankie Jonas | Kurt Knutsson | Matt Damon | Noah Lindsey Cyrus | Tina Fey
Thom says: “First off I’m not at all a fan of animation but I’ve long thought Miyazaki was by far the best of the lot. His SPIRITED AWAY, PRINCESS MONONOKE, HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE, & CASTLE IN THE SKY were all
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Michael Keaton
Starring: Bobby Cannavale | Darlene Hunt | Kelly Macdonald | Michael Keaton | Philip Earl Johnson | Tom Bastounes
Jason says: “THE MERRY GENTLEMAN is one of those movies that appears at the local boutique theater for a blink-and-miss-it one-week engagement with just about zero fanfare, and I probably would have missed it if I hadn’t noticed Michael Keaton’s
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Barry Jenkins
Starring: Tracey Heggins | Wyatt Cenac
Jason says: “The ‘getting to know you’ movie is a vital part of the independent film scene. Aside from being something that can be shot on a budget – get a couple actors, some friendly locations, and a script with
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