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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Monteith McCallum
Laura says: “I found HYBRID moving and *loved* some of the stunning black and white imagery. The score combined with the images made it very melancholic. And I never realized what cornsilk was really for!” Michael says: “Thanks to
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Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Anne Fontaine
Starring: Amira Casar | Charles Berling | Michel Bouquet | Natacha Régnier
Michael says: “Technically proficient and strongly acted, the downfall of Fontaine’s drama is in its detachment. Central character, Jean-Luc, is a successful doctor, with a beautiful, classy wife. When his father returns to France after living for many years in
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Rating: 3.2 cats
Director: Chris Smith
Laura says: “A Louisiana houseboat, an all electronic house in Illinois, a converted missile site in Kansas, a California ranch converted for a dozen cats’ comfort and a Hawaiian tree house are five unusual homes showcased in HOME MOVIE. “Director
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Rating: 3.375
Director: Tom Tykwer
Starring: Cate Blanchett | Giovanni Ribisi | Remo Girone | Stefania Rocca
Laura says: “German director Tom Tykwer has explored fate and chance in his films RUN, LOLA, RUN and THE PRINCESS AND THE WARRIOR, falling far short of the works of the late, great Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski. Working from a
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: George Ratliff
Michael says: “Scot and I traveled to a place that is thoroughly alien to me tonight: a Pentacostal church in Texas. Director George Ratliff has constructed a fascinating film about Texas’ infamous ‘Hell House.’ This haunted house, now running over
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Sam Jones
Emily says: “Greg and I caught this documentary film about the band Wilco last night. Though Greg, as a band leader himself, found the film lacking in footage of the ‘making music’ process, for those of you who are interested
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Director: Zhang Yimou
Starring: Benshan Zhao | Biao Fu | Jie Dong | Lihua Dong
Michael says: “The latest film by Zhang Yimou is an odd little film. It’s only getting a week’s run in Boston, and there were only three of us at the screening on Monday night. You would think that a film
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Brian Koppelman | David Levien
Starring: Andrew Davoli | Barry Pepper | John Malkovich | Seth Green | Tom Noonan | Vin Diesel
Laura says: “Matty gathers cousin and ladies man Chris (Andrew Davoli) and hulking tough guy buddy Taylor (Vin Diesel) and make their way to Wibaux. They formulate a plan to intimidate the town’s toughest guy and get him to nose
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Takashi Miike
Starring: Keiko Matsuzaka | Kenji Sawada | Kiyoshiro Imawano | Naomi Nishida | Shinji Takeda | Tetsurô Tanba
Michael says: “What can I possibly say about this most amazing film? “Takashi Miike, director the also incomparable AUDITION serves up a musical/comedy/horror flick about a family running a lonely guest house. As the bodies pile up, so do the
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Tim Blake Nelson
Starring: Allan Corduner | David Arquette | Harvey Keitel | Mira Sorvino | Natasha Lyonne | Steve Buscemi
Laura says: “The Nazis devised a horrific way of getting their dirty work done – in exchange for privileges which included a four month stay of execution, Jewish prisoners could volunteer for Sonderkommando units, responsible for herding Jews to their
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