Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
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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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Shane Carruth
Starring: Casey Goodan | David Sullivan | Shane Carruth
Hilary says: “I think this is what my hell looks like: nerdy guys with flat voices talking in techie-speak and performing scientific experiments. “I made the choice to leave after 20 minutes rather than stay and fall asleep. Perhaps sci-fi
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: John O'Brien
Starring: George Lyford | Natalie Picoe | Richard Snee
Barbara says: “This is an offbeat movie with beautiful shots of Vermont scenery and a look at real people. The script is improvised for the most part by the local Vermonters. George Lyford is a 72 year old who has
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Jared Hess
Starring: Aaron Ruell | Efren Ramirez | Jon Gries | Jon Heder | Tina Marjorino
Michael says: “The feel good movie of the year! A bold proclamation for this Sundance-celebrated comedy, but NAPOLEON DYNAMITE had me laughing until my eyes watered, and it was sweet and uplifting without being sentimental and cloying. What a surprise!
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Patrice Leconte
Starring: Fabrice Luchini | Gilbert Melki | Michel Duchaussoy | Sandrine Bonnaire
Bruce says: “Patrice Leconte is my favorite living director – judging by the most films getting a perfect score. He probably has the highest average number of cats as well, but that statistic will not be pursued at the moment
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Starring: Evan Rachel Wood | Holly Hunter | Jeremy Sisto | Nikki Reed
Bob G. says: “It’s very difficult to view this film as anything but an amped-up AfterSchool Special. The material is unflinching and honest, but director Catherine Hardwicke is so mired in overtly arty camera work and kaleidoscopic color palette changes
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Thomas Riedelsheimer
Bob says: “Andy Goldsworthy is referred to as a sculptor, but the term doesn’t sufficiently describe what he does. True, he often works with solid forms, but his work is really about time, nature, and the processes those elements involve.
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Sandra Goldbacher
Starring: Anna Fiel | Michelle Williams | Oliver Milburn | Trudy Styler
Michael says: “The final day of the Boston International Festival of Women’s Cinema kicked off with a film that was being co-presented by the Boston Jewish Film Festival. ME WITHOUT YOU was directed by Sandra Goldbacher, who did the film
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Elijah Wood | Ian McKellen | Sean Astin | Viggo Mortensen
Laura says: “The only beauty to be found in THE TWO TOWERS is in the faces of the women who love Aragorn, Arwen (Liv Tyler) and the Rohan King’s niece Eowyn (Miranda Otto), and the majestic New Zealand landscape. The
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Stephanie Black
Laura says: “LIFE & DEBT is a particularly powerful film in today’s climate, when Americans are more open to questioning why their country isn’t necessarily loved as much as they believe it should be. The biggest irony of Black’s film
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