Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Starring: Amy Ryan | Damian Young | Ed Norton | Emma Stone | Merrit Wever | Michael Keaton | Susan Blackwell | Zach Galifianakis
Diane says: “Too bad I didn’t get it, before seeing BIRDMAN, that the real-life career of its star, Michael Keaton, peaked with the BATMAN movies. But the story of an actor trying to make a comeback–this time by writing, directing,
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Starring: Eduard Fernández | Guillermo Estrella | Hanaa Bouchaib | Javier Bardem | Maricel Álvarez
Thom says: “I have no idea why it took me so long to see this cinematic gem. The film was nominated for best Foreign Film in the 2010 Oscar race, Javier Bardem is always a mesmerizing actor, & I’ve become
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Starring: Adriana Barraza | Brad Pitt | Cate Blanchett | Elle Fanning | Gael García Bernal | Koji Yakusho | Mohamed Akhzam | Rinko Kikuchi
Michael says: “Alejandro González Iñárritu’s third feature to be released in the U.S. is a sprawling mess with a lot of intriguing ideas, but with way too much story for one film. It’s also a film with a message, and
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu | Amos Gitai | Claude Lelouch | Danis Tanovic | Idrissa Ouedraogo | Ken Loach | Mira Nair | Samira Makhmalbaf | Sean Penn | Shohei Imamura | Youssef Chahine
Starring: Dzana Pinjo | Emmanuelle Laborit | Ernest Borgnine | Jérôme Horry | Kapil Bawa | Keren Mor | Kumiko Aso | Lionel Zizréel Guire | Liron Levo | Maryam Karimi | Nour El-Sherif | Taleb Adlah | Tomorô Taguchi | Vladimir Vega
Laura says: “This outstanding omnibus is a French production featuring a short film from 11 global filmmakers. Their only guidelines were that the film be a reflection on 9/11 and that it be 11 minutes, 9 seconds and 1 frame
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Rating: 3.6
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Starring: Benicio Del Torro | Charlotte Gainsbourg | Clea DuVall | Melissa Leo | Naomi Watts | SeanPenn
Diane says: “Hey, I liked it! Knowing in advance that the story was contrived, I just went with it, and loved the perfs (main and supporting), directing, and cinematography. I accepted the main premise as kind of a silly HEAVEN
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Rating: 4.4
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Starring: Emilio Echevarrio | Gael García Bernal | Goya Toledo
Hilary says: “AMORES PERROS is a film that I’d heard a lot about, but wasn’t sure would be to my liking. However, I found myself completely drawn in for the entire 2-plus hours. “Initially I was taken aback by the
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