Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Zhang Yimou
Starring: Ken Takakura | Li Jiamin | Qui Lin | Shinobu Terajima | Wen Jiang
…RIDING ALONE FOR THOUSANDS OF MILES proves that commonly shared events do bring people together even in the shadows of a disturbing history. “For those who have an affinity for…
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Rating: 4.125 cats
Director: Laurent Cantet
Starring: Charlotte Rampling | Karen Young | Louise Portal
Michael says: “Laurent Cantet follows up his compelling TIME OUT with a complex tale of political, sexual, and racial issues set in Haiti. Three middle-aged, American women spend extended time…
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Cristian Nemescu
Starring: Armand Assante | Jamie Elman | Razvan Vasilescu
…composition of culture. His films explain how diverse and unlikely combinations of religion, sex, politics, social mores, institutionalized hatred, petty likes and dislikes, and military strategy create a people’s immediate…
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Werner Herzog
…Treadwell’s video direction, compares his own feelings about nature, analyzes Treadwell’s intentions, and comments on the subject’s psyche. In one segment, Treadwell rages at the camera. Herzog reminisces vaguely about…
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Hal Hartley
Starring: Bill Sage | Sabrina Lloyd | Tatiana Abracos
…searches for her fellow alien, Hartley takes a hard look at the direction our society is headed with regard to commercialism and marketing. While Hartley is in good form with…
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Álex de la Iglesia
Starring: Fernando Tejero | Guillermo Toldeo | Luis Varela | Mónica Cervera
Bruce says: “This silly farce is successful because of the brilliant comedic performances of the two leads, Guillermo Toledo and Mónica Cervera. Toledo plays Rafael Gonzalez, ambitious manager of the…
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Rating: 4.75 cats
Director: Bennett Miller
Starring: Bruce Greenwood | Catherine Keener | Chris Cooper | Clifton Collins Jr. | Philip Seymour Hoffman
…surrounding the creation of In Cold Blood. During a trip to Kansas with his close friend Harper Lee (author of To Kill a Mockingbird) to research the book, Capote spends…
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: John Kirby
…Americans will ever have the choice of going for membership in this club. “The two faux graduates interview lots of real people during their search for the truth. My favorite…
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Anjelica Houston | Bill Murray | Bud Cort | Cate Blanchett | Jeff Goldblum | Noah Taylor | Owen Wilson | Willem Defoe
…great comedic turns from Jeff Goldblum (oddball as ever as Steve’s nemesis/Eleanor’s ex-husband), Bud Cort (as a ‘company stooge’ who delivers the film’s best punchline) and especially Dafoe, who plays…
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Gabriele Salvatore
Starring: Aitana Sánchez-Gijón | Dino Abbrescia | Giorgio Careccia
…and CEO’s of big Italian corporations were being kidnapped. As they ride their bicycles across the fields they stumble upon an abandon house. Michele (Guiseppe Cristiano) lags behind to search…
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