Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
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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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Tamara Jenkins
Starring: Cara Seymour | Laura Linney; Philip Seymour Hoffman' Philip Bosco | Philip Friedman
Michael says: “It took Tamara Jenkins nearly ten years to release this follow-up to her critically acclaimed, debut feature, 1998’s THE SLUMS OF BEVERLY HILLS. In that time, she shifted her focus from the west coast to the east, from
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Luke Wolbach
Michael says: “The synopsis of ROW HARD, NO EXCUSES is pretty simple: two men enter a competition to row across the Atlantic Ocean. First-time documentary filmmaker Luke Wolbach chronicles the men’s journey to the race and across the Atlantic, while
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Werner Herzog
Starring: Christian Bale | Jeremy Davies | Steve Zahn
Michael says: “I’m not a fan of war films, but leave it Werner Herzog to get me to go to one, and even to enjoy it for the most part. Of course, in most ways, RESCUE DAWN isn’t your typical
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Alain Resnais
Starring: André Dussollier | Isabelle Carré | Lambert Wilson | Laura Morante | Pierre Arditi | Sabine Azéma
Bruce says: “Alain Resnais is eighty four and by now must have had plenty experience feeling lonely. PRIVATE FEARS IN PUBLIC PLACES is all about loneliness and appears the work of a subject matter expert. Theirry (André Dussollier) is a
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Glenn Standring
Starring: Dougray Scott | Leo Gregory | Saffron Burrows | Scott Willis
Jason says: “For PERFECT CREATURE, the question of ‘what if vampires were real’ isn’t quite good enough; it asks what if vampires were real, but instead of being feared, they were objects of worship? It’s kind of a dodgy idea,
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Tunde Kelani
Starring: Ayo Badmus | Seyi Fasuyi | Sola Asedeko
Bruce says: “The African films I’ve seen recently have all been quite melodramatic; THE NARROW PATH is no exception. Awero (Sola Asedeko), a young village girl is beautiful and much in demand as a potential wife for men in neighboring
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