Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 1.5 cats
Director: Antonio Hernández
Starring: Fernando Fernán Gómez | Geraldine Chaplin | Leonardo Sbaraglia
Michael says: “This semester’s Sunday Eye-Opener kicked off with a Spanish/Argentinian co-production that promised to be intriguing, but for me, ended up being soap operaish melodrama that didn’t live up to its possibility. Hot off is intriguing role in INTACTO,
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Rating: 1 cat
Director: Pieter Jan Brugge
Starring: Helen Mirren | Robert Redford | Willem Dafoe
Hilary says: “Wayne Hayes (Robert Redford), a wealthy rental-car executive, is abducted by a disgruntled former employee, Arnold Mack (Willem Dafoe). Hayes’ wife Eileen (Helen Mirren) is soon surrounded by family and FBI agents, hoping for Wayne’s safe return. “Mirren’s
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Kai S. Pieck
Starring: Sebastian Urzendowsky | Tobias Schenke
Bruce says: “THE CHILD I NEVER WAS is the true story of Jurgen Bartsch who first killed a boy when he was fifteen and subsequently became infamous as a serial killer. The second killing did not happen for another three
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Director: Kazuaki Kiriya
Starring: Akira Terao | Kumiko Aso | Yusuke Iseya
Tom says: “Before I start, check out the trailer at http://www.apple.com/jp/quicktime/trailers/casshern_large and make sure you’re wearing depends, because you will wet your pants. “Because I’ve seen HERO, I can’t call CASSHERN the most visually stunning movie I’ve ever seen. Luckily, the
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Lisa Cholodenko
Starring: Aidan Quinn | Kevin Bacon | Kyra Sedgwick
Bruce says: “As demonstrated by the sensational performances of Ali Sheedy, Patricia Clarkson and Radha Mitchell in HIGH ART followed by Frances McDormand’s ultra-hip, oversexed mom in LAUREL CANYON, Lisa Cholodenko has established herself as a director who pushes women
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Joseph Mealey | Michael Shoob
Bruce says: “BUSH’S BRAIN is a documentary about Karl Rove. Bush’s two Presidential campaign victories were carefully engineered by Rove. Often quoted that he would stop at nothing to win an election, Rove has been credited with almost every dirty
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Rating: 1 cat
Director: Eloy de la Iglesia
Starring: Dritan Biba | Fernando Guillén Cuervo | Pepón Nieto
Bruce says: “My guess is the script of BULGARIAN LOVERS looked good on paper as it covers some interesting topics such as bisexuality and the culture gap between Eastern and Western Europeans; however, it does not fare well on the
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: John Dullaghan
Bruce says: “BUKOWSKI: BORN INTO THIS is a documentary about the poet and novelist Charles Bukowski who was known to his friends and business associates as Hank. Born in 1920, the act of writing came early for Bukowski but success
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Nir Bergman
Starring: Daniel Magon | Eliana Magon | Maya Maron | Nitai Gaviratz | Orly Silbersatz Banai
Michael says: “If you’re looking for that last film to catch before you nominate, and your local video store has a good Foreign Film section, I highly recommend BROKEN WINGS, and Israeli film by writer/director Nir Bergman. This moving and
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Rick McKay
Michael says: “How delightful it was to take a break from the political docs of recent weeks to take a look at a bit of arts history. BROADWAY: THE GOLDEN YEARS is an entertaining look at the 40’s & 50’s
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