Eye in the Sky (Hong Kong; 90 min.) directed by:Nai-Hoi Yaustarring: Simon Yam; Tony Leung Ka Fai; Kate Tsui; Suet Lam; Maggie Siu Jason says: “It would not take a whole lot of tinkering to transform EYE IN THE
Read the review...The End (2008)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Jeremy Thomas
Starring: Elle May | Jaden Holle | Jeremy Thomas | John Knight | Katie Webber
Jason says: “It is a bit worrisome when, prior to a festival screening, the director is offering what can seem like excuses or explanations – they had less money than the short film that precedes it, but it is long
Read the review...Encounters at the End of the World (2008)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.75 cats
Director: Werner Herzog
Bruce says: “Like Ozu and Rohmer, Werner Herzog tends to revisit the same themes. That is not to say he is making the same film over and over; he is compiling a body of work that is forged together thematically,
Read the review...Elegy (2008)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 5 cats
Director: Isabel Coixet
Starring: Ben Kingsley | Deborah Harry | Dennis Hopper | Patricia Clarkson | Penélope Cruz | Peter Sarsgaard
Michael says: “I missed ELEGY in the theatre last year, and was able to catch up with it on Blu-Ray this morning. It firmly propels Isabel Coixet into that category of talented filmmakers whose films I will not miss. Never
Read the review...My Effortless Brilliance (2008)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Lynn Shelton
Starring: Basil Harris | Calvin Reeder | Jeanette Maus | Sean Nelson
Jason says: “I suppose it speaks well of me and the people I know that I’ve never had a friendship end like in the beginning of MY EFFORTLESS BRILLIANCE. Sure, there’s a long list of people I’ve fallen out of
Read the review...The Edge of Heaven (2008)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Fatih Akin
Starring: Baki Davrak | Hanna Schygulla | Nurgül Yesilçay | Nursel Köse | Patrycia Ziolkowska | Tuncel Kurtiz
Michael says: “Fatih Akin made a bit of a splash a few years ago with his film HEAD-ON. The director was born in Germany from a Turkish heritage, and his films, at least the two I have seen, take place
Read the review...Dot.com (2008)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Luís Galvão Teles
Starring: Isabel Abreu | João Tempera | Marco Delgado | Maria Adánez
Bruce says: “Bearing a vague similarity to the 1959 Doris Day film IT HAPPENED TO JANE, DOT.COM is a David and Goliath tale about a town that takes on both a government and a huge multinational corporation when the townspeople
Read the review...Doubt (2008)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: John Patrick Shanley
Starring: Amy Adams | Meryl Streep | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Viola Davis
Michael says: “It’s probably a good thing that playwright John Patrick Shanley wrote and directed the movie adaptation of his acclaimed play Doubt. While another filmmaker might have made a better movie, Shanley’s film certainly recaptures the power and drama
Read the review...Dean Spanley (2008)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Toa Fraser
Starring: Bryan Brown | Jeremy Northam | Judy Parfitt | Peter O'Toole | Sam Neill
Beth Curran says: “This charmer of a film showcases the sublime skills of Jeremy Northam, Peter O’Toole and Sam Neill. Set in 1900s England, a man (Northam) decides to liven up his regular Thursday visits to his eccentric set in
Read the review...I’m a Cyborg, but That’s Okay (2008)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Chan-wook Park
Starring: Hie-jin Choi | Rain | u-jeong Lim
Jason says: “Even with the recent success of Bong Joon-ha’s THE HOST and popularity of Kim Ji-woon’s THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE WEIRD on the festival circuit, Park Chan-Wook is likely still the best-known Korean filmmaker outside his native
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