Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Garth Jennings
Starring: Martin Freeman | Mos Def | Sam Rockwell | Zooey Deschanel
Diane says: “First of all, I had been foiled in my movie-going efforts a few weeks ago because everything had such rotten reviews. PALINDROMES is a good example: HAPPINESS is one of my faves, but reading that PALINDROMES is more
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Chris Terrio
Starring: Glenn Close | James Marsden | lizabeth Banks
Hilary says: “I am relieved to read that Ismail Merchant was working on another film at the time of his death. I would be terribly sad if that this Hollywood-Normative-in-indie-clothing was his last credit. The plot (such as it is)
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Don Roos
Starring: Bobby Cannavale | David Sutcliffe | Jason Ritter | Jesse Bradford | Laura Dern | Lisa Kudrow | Maggie Gyllenhaal | Steve Coogan | Tom Arnold
Hilary says: “I laughed all the way through this darkly funny ensemble piece. The cast is a shoo-in for Best Cast: Lisa Kudrow reminds us that she’s much more than Phoebe Buffay, Tom Arnold manages not to be completely annoying,
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Fatih Akin
Starring: Birol Ünel | Catrin Striebeck | Sibel Kekilli
Diane says: “Director and screenwriter Fatih Akin, himself born in Hamburg to Turkish parents, tells a bleak and bloody story of two Turkish Germans, Cahit and Sibel, who meet after their respective suicide attempts and form a marriage of convenience.
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Yvan Attal
Starring: Alain Chabat | Charlotte Gainsbourg | Yvan Attal
Hilary says: “Writer/director/actor Yvan Attal and real-life wife Charlotte Gainsbourg (stars of 2002 Chlotrudis-eligible MY WIFE IS AN ACTRESS) team up again as Vincent and Gabrielle, a couple struggling with marriage, family life, fidelity, and identity. Vincent spends much time
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Michael Tucker | Petra Epperlein
Michael says: “There are some films that are powerful and fascinating to see even if they’re not really films I would say were impressively made. CASUISTRY: THE ART OF KILLING A CAT, which I saw at last year’s Toronto International
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen
Starring: Line Kruse | Mads Mikkelsen | Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Michael says: “This disappointing film had so much going for it. It was written and directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, whose writing credits include Susanne Beir’s wonderful films BROTHERS and OPEN HEARTS, as well as Lone Scherfig’s Chlotrudis Awards nominee,
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Werner Herzog
Diane says: “A fine docu, about which I have lots to say. Those who have seen MARCH OF THE PENGUINS can say how well they work together. Good old Werner Herzog, last seen in INCIDENT AT LOCH NESS, uses that
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: George Cloioney
Starring: David Straithairn | Frank Langella | George Clooney | Patricia Clarkson | Robert Downey Jr
Chris says: “This historical recreation of Edward R. Murrow’s televised expose of Joseph McCarthy is a strong second directorial effort from George Clooney. The impressive ensemble is headed by David Strathairn, who delivers a career-best performance as Murrow; also good
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Hal Hartley
Starring: Bill Sage | Sabrina Lloyd | Tatiana Abracos
Michael says: “I attended Hal Hartley’s THE GIRL FROM MONDAY with much anticipation, being such a fan of the director’s deadpan wit, and wry observations on relationships. Hartley goes the science fiction route in MONDAY to tell the story of
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