Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Dan Stone | Patrick Gambuti Jr.
Bruce says: “In 1986 an international ban on whaling was initiated. Most countries have honored the ban but a few – Iceland, Japan and Norway, to be specific – are continuing their whaling unapologetically. Japan found a loop hole in
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Takayuki Yakamura
Bruce says: “A number of years ago the New York Times printed a feature on New York’s most famous homeless persons. I was surprised at how many I recognized as fixtures on well traveled New York streets. YOKOHAMA MARY is
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Goran Dukic
Starring: Patrick Fugit | Shannyn Sossamon | Shea Whigham
Jeff says: “The place you go after you commit suicide resembles one of the seedier neighborhoods of Los Angeles. You might think you’re still living on earth, except there are no stars, nobody ever smiles, and your friend’s car has
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Johnny To
Starring: Louis Koo | Simon Yam | Tian-lin Wang
Bruce says: “It is not necessary to see Johnnie To’s ELECTION before seeing TRIAD ELECTION but I would strongly recommend it, particularly for anyone who plans to see both films. In TRIAD ELECTION, two years have passed since the bloodshed
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner
Starring: Alicja Bachleda-Curus | Cesar Ramos | Kevin Kline | Linda Edmond | Marco Pérez | Paulina Gaitan
Jay says: “TRADE plays pretty rough, which is as it should be. If it didn’t, it could easily become just a suspense story that offers a thrill of horror rather than a nasty bit of business with just enough familiar
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Moussa Sene Absa
Starring: Ibrahima Mbaye | Lord Alajiman | Zéka La Plaine
Bruce says: “Billed as a rap musical TERANGA BLUES does indeed feature a character who is a rap singer recently deported from France and forced to return to Senegal with only 20 Euros to his name; however, Madiké (Lord Alajiman)
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Kasi Lemmons
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor | Don Cheadle | Martin Sheen | Taraji P. Henson
Bruce says: “When Roger Ebert named Kasi Lemmons’ EVE’S BAYOU his film of the year for 1997, I was totally perplexed. Thick with plot, the film never delved very deep into its characters. They spoke volumes and lots happened; but
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Danny Boyle
Michael says: “After leaving the theatre, Jeff asked me if I liked science fiction movies. I told him that I liked reading science fiction, but that there were very few good science fiction movies. Unfortunately, SUNSHINE does not buck this
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Lou Ye
Starring: Bai Xueyun | Cui Lin | Guo Xiaodong | Hao Lei
Bruce says: “SUMMER PALACE created quite a sensation when director Lou Ye defied Chinese censorship and refused to edit this film before screening it at the Cannes Film Festival. I do agree with the Chinese government that SUMMER PALACE needs
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Michael Moore
Chris says: “To paraphrase an expression one of my colleagues loves to use, I am so over Michael Moore. His earlier movies and TV shows were amusing and unsettling in equal amounts, but he jumped the shark with FAHRENHEIT 911,
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