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Gigantic : a Tale of Two Johns (2002)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: A.J. Schnack

Gigantic : a Tale of Two Johns

Michael says: “Surprisingly, the highlight of the Provincetown Film Festival for me was this top-notch documentary about the band, They Might Be Giants. John Flansbrugh and John Linnell met in Jr.High in Lincoln, MA. Together they formed alternative rock band

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The Fast Runner (Atanarjuat) (2002)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Zacharias Kunuk
Starring: Lucy Tulugarjuk | Natar Ungalaaq | Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq | Sylvia Ivalu

The Fast Runner (Atanarjuat)

Michael says: “Despite another late night, all seven Chlotrudis-members made it to an 11:00 screening on Saturday morning, of a three-hour Inuit film entitled, THE FAST RUNNER at the High Falls Film Festival. Winner of the Award for Best Canadian

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Bloody Sunday (2002)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Paul Greengrass
Starring: Allan Gildea | Gerard Crossan | James Nesbitt | Mary Mould

Bloody Sunday

Laura says: “Writer/director Paul Greengrass (THE THEORY OF FLIGHT) consulted Don Mullan, author of Eyewitness Blood  Sunday, who had read the hundreds of civilian accounts ignored by the first official inquiry into the massacre and decided to tell his story

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Baran (2002)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Majid Majidi
Starring: Hossein Abedini | Mohammad Amir Naji | Zahra Bahrami

Baran

Diane says: “Another gem from Majid Majidi, director of my fave THE COLOR OF PARADISE. “Lateef, a clownish young Iranian construction worker, changes his ways when he discovers who his nemesis–an Afghani boy who took his job–really is. Lateef jeopardizes

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Adaptation (2002)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Spike Jonze
Starring: Cara Seymour | Chris Cooper | Meryl Streep | Nicholas Cage | Tilda Swinton

Adaptation

Mary W. says: “ADAPTATION had a lot of laughs but definitely all in the flip meandering mode so that after a time the one-note characters- ‘Charlie Kaufman’ (Nicholas Cage) and ‘Susan Orlean’ (Meryl Steep) begin to wear thin. I never

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Waking Life (2001)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Richard Linklater
Starring: Ethan Hawke | Julie Delpy | Lorelei Linklater | Trevor Jack Brooks | Wiley Wiggins

Waking Life

Diane says: “Janet and I loved WAKING LIFE The effect of digitally painting over film is beautiful. In this movie, a mélange of 50 characters impart wisdom to a dreamer. While one review I read said that WAKING LIFE is

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The Road Home (2001)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats | 4.6
Director: Zhang Yimou
Starring: Sun Honglei | Zhang Ziyi | Zhao Yeulin | Zheng Hao

The Road Home

Diane says: “I really didn’t like this movie. I thought I had a good handle on the Chinese way of seeing things, but I found this meaningless. Maybe what wasn’t there was meant to be more meaningful than what was:

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Focus (2001)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Neil Slavin
Starring: David Paymer | Laura Dern | Meat Loaf Aday | William H. Macy

Focus

Kevin says: “Speaking of an impressive debut–here’s one for you. Riveting, elegant, brilliantly performed by William H. Macy and Laura Dern. The dialogue is crisp and performed with a perfectly mannered style that matches the over-stylized production values. Reproduces the

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Amélie (2001)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Starring: Audrey Tautou | Mathieu Kassovitz | Rufus

Amélie

Bob says: “AMÉLIE, AMÉLIE, AMÉLIE. What can we say about AMÉLIE? “Well, we can talk about how it answers the questions that were raised by the complete fiasco that was ALIEN RESURRECTION: was it that Jeunet was no longer working

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