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The Animals (2013)

Kyle says: “The International Premiere of THE ANIMALS was an offering in the series titled ‘Manila Chronicles: The New Filipino Cinema.’ In one regard, it can lay claim to being the single most disturbing film of the 12th New York

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Amour (2013)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Michael Haneke
Starring: Alexandre Tharaud | Emmanuelle Riva | Isabelle Huppert | Jean-Louis Trintignant | William Shimell

Thom says: “AMOUR has already won the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and has gotten raves from critics as well as Chlotrudis stalwarts so I feel a bit of a shnerd not giving this a better ranking.

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Wuthering Heights (2011)

Thom says: “Here’s a wild & woolly, down & dirty reading of the classic Emily Bronte novel. www.us.imdb.com lists some 16 versions of the tragic romance so there was no real compelling reason for this new adaptation; nonetheless Arnold has

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Underground: The Julian Assange Story (2012)

Thom says:b”This Australian television film was a real eye-opener. Connolly’s work is mostly unfamiliar to me although I did see THE BANK (2001, 3 CATS). This was a thrilling and awe-inspiring true story about the late-teen scene of one of

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Trishna (2012)

Bruce says: “Michael Winterbottom (WONDERLAND, THE TRIP, 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE, THE ROAD TO GUANTANAMO, IN THIS WORLD, WELCOME TO SARAJEVO, TRISTRAM SHANDY: A COCK AND BULL STORY) is one of the most versatile directors in the history of film.

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Take This Waltz (2012)

Bruce says: “TAKE THIS WALTZ will have more impact for those who have not seen Michelle Williams in BLUE VALENTINE or WENDY AND LUCY. In all of these films she plays young women in search of something undefinable and elusive.

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Sunny (2012)

Jason says: “SUNNY is flagrant nostalgia bait, but don’t count that against it – it’s genuinely funny, heartfelt nostalgia bait, and while that might seem odd to world cinema fans – few films that reach North America set in 1980s

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Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You (2012)

Bruce says: “Now here’s a film that is testimony to how international filmmaking has become. Directed by an Italian, bankrolled with Italian and US money, this English language film takes place in New York and stars primarily American actors. Based

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The Sessions (2012)

Bruce says: “So many things could have gone wrong with bringing THE SESSIONS to the screen. The script could have made the story cheap and tawdry. The direction could have taken the story to a sensationalistic plateau. The actors could

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Samsara (2012)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Ron Fricke

Jason says: “Especially early on, SAMSARA certainly looks like a movie that instills the same reaction as its trailer – ‘ooooohhh, pretty!’ – only for longer. And, yes, it’s certainly the kind of pretty that justifies the cost of a

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