Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 5 cats
Director: Wong Kar-Wai
Starring: Faye Wong | Gong Li | Tony Leung | Zhang Zhiyi
Thom says: “I was looking forward to seeing this film almost more than any other I knew about. With Wong Kar Wai as director and starring Tony Leung, Li Gong, Ziyi Zhang, Maggie Cheung, & Faye Wong how could it
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Michael Burke
Starring: Emile Hirsch | Richard Jenkins | Tom Guiry
Bruce says: “THE MUDGE BOY opens with a woman riding her bike down a bucolic path, a stack of eggs carefully placed in her bicycle basket. As she reaches a knoll she dismounts and walks the bike to the top
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Georgette says: “While making the PBS series, ‘The Blues,’ Martin Scorsese was inspired to put together the one-time only concert ‘Salute to the Blues’ which became the film LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE directed by Antoine Fuqua (TRAINING DAY.) Although there
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Siu Fai Mak | Wai Keung Lau
Starring: Anthony Wong | Edison Chen | Shawn Yue
Bruce says: “INFERNAL AFFAIRS 2 is a prequel to INFERNAL AFFAIRS. While it does seem a bit strange to treat the films this way, the technique is successful. IN IA2, Yan, the mole in the triads, and Ming, the mole
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Bryan Singer
Starring: Alan Cumming | Anna Paquin | Brian Cox | Famke Janssen | Halle Berry | Hugh Jackman | Ian McKellen | James Marsters | Patrick Stewart | Rebecca Romijn
Howard says: “Here we are again at the beginning of another summer season of blockbusters and, to start it all off, Hollywood has delivered unto us X2 (or X-MEN 2 if you prefer). And a little blessing it is. Especially
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Laurie Kahn-Leavitt
Diane says: “I expected this to be a campy kind of thing, but it surprised by taking on a personal story with a compelling dramatic arc. Director interviewed 300 Tupperware sales people, and made great choices with the five or
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Wiebke von Carolsfeld
Starring: Margeurite McNeil | MollyParker | Rebecca Jenkins | Stacy Smith
Chris says: “Quiet, understated Canadian film about three daughters dealing with their ailing mother and past demons. It has subtly sound performances, lovely cinematography, and a thoughtful, original script. Molly Parker stands out as Agnes, the prodigal alcoholic daughter who
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Vladimír Michálek
Starring: Stanislav Zindulka | Stella Zázvorková | Vlastimil Brodský
Bruce says: “How sad it is that 70% of our senior citizens are turning out to vote but so few by comparison ever attend the movies. Perhaps they are not turned on by 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS, the remake of
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Phillip Noyce
Starring: David Gulpilil | Everlyn Sampi | Kenneth Brannagh | Laura Monaghan | Tianna Sansbury
Elllen says: “Thanks to Michael getting up at a very early hour to procure tickets at the Toronto Film Festival, I was able to see this fabulous film based on the true story of three aboriginal girls who were taken
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Todd Haynes
Starring: Celia Weston | Dennis Haysbert | Dennis Quaid | Julianne Moore | Patricia Clarkson | Viola Davis
Diane says: “Well, after 400 miles of driving I got to see FAR FROM HEAVEN! This is my second real movie in Montana. Both times I was completely disoriented when I came out of the theater–where am I? “The only
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