Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Starring: Arata | Du-na Bae | Itsuji Itao | Jô Odagiri | Sumiko Fuji
Michael says: “One day an inflatable air doll, a substitute for sexual pleasure, wakes up to find she has a heart. She is self-animated, self-aware, and filled with wonder as she discovers the world around her. On a meandering sojourn
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Ondi Timoner
Michael says: “I was a big fan of Ondi Timoner’s documentary DiG! from a few years ago, so I was intrigued to see what her next project was like. WE LIVE IN PUBLIC explores the increasingly blurry line between public
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Gary Hustwit
Jason says: “I forgot my toothbrush when packing for my trip to Texas, and since Austin doesn’t have the massive CVS density of the greater Boston area (where you can see the next from the doorway of the one you
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Sophie Barthes
Starring: David Straithairn | Dina Korzun | Emily Watson | Katheryn Winnick | Lauren Ambrose | Paul Giamatti
Michael says: “Okay, I saw a good movie last night. And it was one I knew very little about going in, which is always fun. COLD SOULS stars Paul Giamatti as… well, Paul Giamatti! Paul is rehearsing ‘Uncle Vanya’ and
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Evan Rachel Wood | Marisa Tomei | Mark Margolis | Mickey Rourke | Todd Barry
Gil & Amanda say: “Comeback of the year! Mickey Rourke is Randy ‘The Ram’ Robinson, a washed-up professional wrestler whose glory days are long-gone. Instead of playing to sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden, Robinson must now settle for wrestling
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Starring: Chow Yun-fat | Guang Li | Jonathan Rhys Meyers | Michelle Yeoh | Radha Mitchell
Julie says: “On another note I just saw THE CHILDREN OF HUANG SHI based on the true life story of George Hogg. The movie went into development of character relationships a bit more thoroughly than SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE… and deserved better
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Valérie Minetto
Starring: Aurélia Petit | Guilaine Londez | Malik Zidi | Mila Dekker
Michael says: “This French film explores the broken relationship between two women who have made opposing life choices. It requires concentration and attention, both of which were in short supply when I saw this film at the Provincetown International Film
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien
Starring: Chang Chen | Di Mei | Liao Su-jen | Mei Fang | Shu Qi
Bruce says: “Hou Hsaio-hsien covers three different decades within the last 100 years. The actors Qi Shu and Chen Chang play the lead characters in all three vignettes. ‘A Time for Love’ begins with a game of pool while the
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Hal Hartley
Starring: Bill Sage | Sabrina Lloyd | Tatiana Abracos
Michael says: “I attended Hal Hartley’s THE GIRL FROM MONDAY with much anticipation, being such a fan of the director’s deadpan wit, and wry observations on relationships. Hartley goes the science fiction route in MONDAY to tell the story of
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Ross Kauffman | Zana Briski
Diane says: “Too soon, too soon! Janet and I were not quite ready to relive the overwhelming traffic and highly-developed bureaucracy of India so soon after our visit in December. “Zana Briski is a British photographer who has been living
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