Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Teddy Chan
Starring: Donnie Yen | Jun Hu | Leon Lai | Nicholas Tse | Tony Leung Ka-fai | Xueqi Wang | Yuchun Li
Jason says: “Before BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS, the festival presented Development Hell, a documentary not about the making of this film, but of the collapse of multiple attempts to shoot it under multiple titles over decades. Unlike many cursed productions, this
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Frederick Wiseman
Diane says: “Freddie Wiseman’s latest. Not much fighting–good for the faint of heart–but lots of working out. Wiseman concentrates on the rhythms of the speed bag, the heavy bag, the medicine ball, the jump rope. It’s like another ballet film
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Catherine Breillat
Starring: Daphné Baiwir | Dominique Thomas | Lola Créton | Lola Giovannetti | Marilou Lopes-Benites
Jason says: “I don’t think there have been any musical animated adaptations of Bluebeard, and the reason why is pretty obvious: Once you remove the sex and violence to make it family-friendly, there isn’t much left at all. Surprisingly, given
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Rating: 4.75 cats
Director: Derek Cianfrance
Starring: Ben Shenkman | John Doman | Michelle Williams | Mike Vogel | Reila Aphrodite | Ryan Gosling
Ibad says: “This is my first review on this board as a new Chlotrudis member, so do forgive me for this. This isn’t the first review I’ve written, but this film was, truly, difficult to write about. I think it’s
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Rating: 4.3 cats
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Barbara Hershey | Benjamin Millepied | Mila Kunis | Natalie Portman | Vincent Cassel | Winona Ryder
Ibad says: “Vincent Cassell informs his group of New York City ballet dancers that he’s going to stage the old staple of ballet, Swan Lake. But it’s going to be different. It’s gonna be stripped down, visceral, real. “He chooses
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Rick Jacobson
Starring: America Olivo | Erin Cummings | Julia Voth | Michael Hurst | Ron Melendez | William Gregory Lee
Thom says: “For all those missing the great Russ Meyer and his over-the-top extravaganzas (FASTER, PUSSYCAT, KILL!! KILL!!, BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, MUD HONEY, etc.) here’s a terrific substitute. Big-breasted action girls in a sexploitation treat get stuck
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Jessica Oreck
Jason says: “BEETLE QUEEN CONQUERS TOKYO would be a fine name for a tacky kaiju sci-fi movie (heck, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s been used). It’s not that, not even a little. Instead of being another bizarre and fantastic
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Michael Stephenson
Ivy says: “Because of the Brattle’s role in the making of this film I am predisposed to like it. I watched it before having ever seen TROLL 2 (the best worst movie that this doc is referring to) but had
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: James Rasin
Thom says: “Undoubtedly Darling was a very special and memorable person but your reaction to this film might well depend on your familiarity with her (him). I met her once at Jackie Curtis’ apartment and while seemingly withdrawn she certainly
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Tomas Villum Jensen
Starring: Birgitte Hjort Sørensen | Birthe Neumann | Nicolas Bro | Nikolaj Coster-Waldau | Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Jason says: “It’s a little bit amazing, when you come to think of it, how quirky action/adventure films made outside the Hollywood system can be. Maybe it’s just because I am used to the conservative thinking that is typical here
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