Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Joel Hershman
Starring: Clive Owen | Danny Dyer | David Kelly | Helen Mirren | Warren Clarke
Michael says: “In this movie, based on a true story, a group of prisoners become championship gardeners in England. A true audience pleaser in the vein of WAKING NED DEVINE and THE FULL MONTY. Unfortunately, the film is a little
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Brad Anderson
Starring: Holland Taylor | MarisaTomei | Nadia Dajani | Sean Gullette | Vincent D'Onofrio
Bob says: “I’ve been thinking about something utterly irrelevant since seeing HAPPY ACCIDENTS yesterday, so I thought I’d just throw it out there: Vincent D’Onofrio’s character is named Sam Deed, and he explains that back travelers usually have names made
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Agnès Varda
Nathaniel says: “Agnes Varda, cinematographer and the godmother of the French New Wave, created a mini cineaste stir earlier this year when THE GLEANERS AND I opened. This intimate look at the culture of gleaning (i.e. scavenging for food) among
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: James Ivory
Starring: Anjelica Huston | Jeremy Northam | Kate Beckinsale | Nick Nolte | Uma Thurman
Diane says: “I liked THE GOLDEN BOWL much better than I expected. The main character in this Henry James’ novel had no redeeming qualities as far as I could see, and her love interest, (Jeremy Northam, who leaves me cold
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Sam Raimi
Starring: Cate Blanchett | Giovanni Ribisi | Greg Kinnear | Hilary Swank | Katie Holmes | Keanu Reaves
Kevin says: “Cate Blanchett is incredibly good. The film is really spine-tingling and very emotionally involving. The ensemble cast–Greg Kinnear, Giovanni Ribisi, Keanu Reeves, Hilary Swank, Kim Dickens, Katie Holmes–is flawless as well. Not QUITE as good as Raimi’s A
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Terry Zwigoff
Starring: Scarlett Johansson | Steve Buscemi | ThoraBirch
Bob says: “It seems to me that this film is much too heavily reliant on marketing some committee got together and decided which segment of the population they were going after, and how they were going to get them.
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Director: Dustin Scott; Rebert Perrea | John Gianvito | Thia Gonzalez
Michael says: “Here’s an ambitious, nearly three-hour film, shot entirely in New Mexico by a Boston resident that deserves an audience. It’s precisely the type of film that Chlotrudis Awards needs to find and honor. Unfortunately, only two of us
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Neil Slavin
Starring: David Paymer | Laura Dern | Meat Loaf Aday | William H. Macy
Kevin says: “Speaking of an impressive debut–here’s one for you. Riveting, elegant, brilliantly performed by William H. Macy and Laura Dern. The dialogue is crisp and performed with a perfectly mannered style that matches the over-stylized production values. Reproduces the
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Rating: 3.6
Director: Jacques Martineau | Olivier Ducastel
Starring: Ariane Ascaride | Patachou | Pierre-Loup Rajot | Sami Bouajila
Laura says: “The French film THE ADVENTURES OF FELIX is a real charmer, sure to be a nominee for me for its star and supporting actress” 4 cats For Laura’s complete review: “http://www.reelingreviews.com/theadventuresoffelix.htm” Kevin says: “This was a really
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Catherine Breillat
Starring: Anaïs Reboux | Arsinée Khanjian | Roxane Mesquida
Laura says: “Breillat succeeds in presenting a complex relationship between the two sisters, a love/hate relationship at an age when parents are naturally distanced. While Elena’s taunts are cutting, her character nonetheless remains sympathetic as she chooses to ignore Fernando’s
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