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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Autumn de Wilde
Starring: Angus Imrie | Anya Taylor-Joy | Bill Nighy | Gemma Whelan | Johnny Flynn | Letty Thomas | Miranda Hart | Rupert Graves
Michael says: “Did we need yet another adaptation of Jane Austen’s popular novel Emma? Probably not. Did I thoroughly enjoy Eleanor Catton’s 2020 adaptation of said classic comedy of manners directed by Autumn de Wilde? Yes, I did, despite myself.
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Ousmane Sembene
Starring: Anne-Marie Jelinek | Ibrahima Boy Bernard Delbard | Mbissine Thérèse Diop | Momar Nar Sene | Nicole Donati | Robert Fontaine
Michael says: “Known as the father of African film, Ousmane Sembene made a bold directorial debut in1966 with the spare but withering commentary in BLACK GIRL. The original French title of the film is La noire de…, which means ‘The black girl of…’,
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Bernard Rose
Starring: Chloe Sevigny | Crispin Glover | David Thewlis | Elsa Pataky | Rhys Ifans
Thom says: “Surveying director Rose’s rather run-of-the-mill curriculum vitae (IMMORTAL BELOVED, PAPERHOUSE, CANDYMAN, etc.), I had no reason to suspect I’d enjoy this film so much & would have probably passed on it were it not featuring the indomitable Ms.
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Jean Cocteau | René Clément
Starring: Jean Marais | Josette Day | Marcel André | Michel Auclair | Mila Parély | Nane Germon | Raoul Marco
Michael says: “After seeing ORPHEUS, I had to finally check out BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the film that first put Jean Cocteau on the map, and his first feature length directorial narrative. Released in 1946, this French romantic fantasy film
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Peter Yates
Starring: Charlotte Rae | George Segal | Moses Gunn | Paul Sand | Robert Redford | Ron Leibman | Topo Swope | William Redfield
Chris says: “Super fun heist flick where Robert Redford’s self-seriousness greatly benefits from playing off the quirkier likes of George Segal, Ron Leibman and the ever-underrated Paul Sand. It has neither the grit nor the gravitas of director Peter Yates’
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Starring: David Hemmings | Gillian Hills | Jane Birkin | John Castle | Peter Bowles | Sarah Miles | Vanessa Redgrave | Veruschka von Lehndorff
Michael says: “Continuing my odyssey to fill some of the gaps in my movie-viewing history, I caught up with Michelangelo Antonioni’s BLOW-UP. Released in 1966, BLOW-UP, while superficially a mystery of sorts, is really a curiously mysterious, visually stunning look at
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: D'Arcy Drollinger
Starring: Adam Roy | Alaska Thunderfuck | D'Arcy Drollinger | James Arthur M. | Leigh Crow | Manuel Caneri | Nancy French | Seton Brown
Beth C. says: “Directed by D’Arcy Drollinger, this narrative is a hilarious drag queen extravaganza! The cast is phenomenal, all funny. Over the top physical comedy and ridiculous plot twists, the film earns high marks from me this Ptown festival!
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Debbie Lum
Julie says: “Focuses on Lowell High School, a top public high school in San Francisco. The seniors there are stressed out as they apply for their dream colleges. They scrutinize how every element of their application from classes, extracurricular activities
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Starring: Henry Wadsworth | Maureen O'Sullivan | Minna Gombell | Myrna Loy | Nat Pendleton | Porter Hall | William Powell
Philip says: “The 1930’s shone a little brighter thanks to the adaptation of Dashiell Hammett’s novel, The Thin Man serialized for the big screen by director W.S. ‘Woody’ Van Dyke. Stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as carefree sleuths Nick and
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Gregory La Cava
Starring: Alice Brady | Carole Lombard | Eugene Pallette | Gail Patrick | Jean Dixon | William Powell
Michael says: “After listening to the Brattle podcast about screwball comedies, I decided to give MY MAN GODFREY a try. Released in 1936, the country still reeling from the Great Depression, this wacky film sees scatterbrained socialite Irene Bullock befriend Godfrey,
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