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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Miranda July
Starring: Carlie Westerman | John Hawkes | Miranda July | Tracy Wright
Bruce says: “Miranda July’s ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW is the delightful film chosen to open the new Independent Film Center in New York on the site of the old Waverly Theater. July’s career has included video and
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Brillante Mendoza
Starring: Alan Paule | Coco Martin | Jaclyn Jose
Bruce says: “Filmed in video in only eight days THE MASSEUR tells the story of workers in the Manila sex industry, in particular an all male massage parlor. Director Brillante Mendoza makes a wise choice in telling the story of
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Luc Jacquet
Chris says: “Even if nature documentaries aren’t necessarily your thing, this one is worth checking out. Director Luc Jacquet and his crew capture the extraordinary mating ritual of the Emperor penguin, a bird indigenous to the harshest climate on the
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Rating: 1.75
Director: Christophe Honoré
Starring: Emma de Caunes | Isabelle Huppert | LouisGarrel
Michael says: “Despite the starring presence of the divine Isabelle Huppert, MA MÉRE proves to be the first misstep of the festival. Set in the Canary Islands, MA MÉRE uses the gorgeous beaches and resort towns as a backdrop to
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Rating: 3.3 cats
Director: Marilyn Agrelo
Diane says: “Marilyn Agrelo’s MAD HOT BALLROOM is another in the growing field of docu’s following a competition. Here, New York fifth-graders vie in ballroom dancing. Agrelo’s attempts to delve into the home lives and views of her subjects ends
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Shainee Gabel
Starring: Gabriel Macht | John Travolta | Scarlett Johanssen
Barbara says: “I know Scarlett Johansson is a favorite of a lot of members and she does not disappoint in this film. I think she and John Travolta have two of the most expressive sets of eyes in film. The
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Agnès Jaoui
Starring: Agnès Jaoui | Jean-Pierre Bacri | Keine Bouhiza | Marilou Berri | Virginie Desarnauts
Michael says: “Agnès Jaoui is a talented actress. She is also a talented director and screenwriter! LOOK AT ME is the sixth film she has co-written with her husband Jean-Pierre Bacri (who also stars in LOOK AT ME) and the
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Thom Andersen
Chris says: “Home to Hollywood, sprawling metropolis Los Angeles is the most photographed city in the world. Thom Andersen’s equally sprawling, ambitious documentary uses this little factoid as a jumping off point to explore not only how filmmakers have portrayed
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Tim Kirkman
Starring: Bonnie Hunt | Kip Pardue | Michael Kelly | Tess Harper
Michael says: “Tim Kirkman’s LOGGERHEADS is a moving examination of adoption, religious tolerance, and sexuality. While at times it plays a little like a Lifetime TV movie of the week, strong performances and complex time shifts bring it above the
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Gus Van Zant
Starring: Asia Argento | Lukas Haas | Michael Pitt | Nicole Vicius | Ricky Jay | Scott Patrick Green
Bruce says: “What worked so well in Gus Van Sant’s ELEPHANT – the revisiting of scenes and events until the viewer had total familiarity with the film’s terrain and understanding of the motivation of the main characters – does not
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