Just in case you haven’t seen it yet and don’t mind some rather graphic violence applied to pretty realistic looking animated characters, DO see Beowulf…
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“Das Leben der Anderen”
Ulrich Mühe Yesterday the long-awaited DVD of The Lives of Others / Das Leben der Anderen was released in the U.S. Just like everyone else…
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“Jonestown: The Life and Death of the Peoples Temple”
Watched the PBS documentary about Peoples Temple last night. Very sad and informative. Very well done. Big production though. It’s amazing that there was so…
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“Revolution ’67” on PBS
My very talented friend Marylou Tibaldo-Bongiorno’s documentary Revolution ’67, about the uprising in Newark in July 1967, will be premiering on PBS as part of…
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“Introducing The Dwights” / “Clubland” (2007)
Brenda Blethyn, Khan Chittenden Last night we went to the New York premiere of Introducing The Dwights – an Australian independent film directed by Cherie…
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Movie Recommendations (not for the faint of heart)
Oksana Akinshina in “Lilya 4-Ever” (2002) I haven’t had much time to write about recent films watched – but there are a few that I…
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“Notes on a Scandal” (2006)
Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench My last movie recommendation before the Independent Spirit Awards and the Academy Awards. <p class=”MsoNormal”><span style=”font-family:Verdana;”><a href=”http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0264236/”>Richard Eyre’s</a> “Notes on…
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“Pan’s Labyrinth” – “El Laberinto del Fauno” (2006)
Doug Jones and Ivana Baquero Guillermo del Toro’s “Pan’s Labyrinth” is a moral fairy tale for adults about changing from being selfish to selfless and…
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“An Inconvenient Truth” (2006)
Al Gore <p class=”MsoNormal”><span style=”font-family:Verdana;”><br /></span></p><p class=”MsoNormal”><span style=”font-family:Verdana;”>As I’ve been writing about a few of the films I’ve seen recently I wanted to make sure…
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“The Queen” (2006)
Michael Sheen and Helen Mirren “The Queen” shows Queen Elizabeth vs. Tony Blair during the aftermath of Lady Di’s death in the late 90s. Because…
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“Wristcutters: A Love Story” (2006)
Shannyn Sossamon, Patrick Fugit, Shea Whigham “Wristcutters: A Love Story” is a road movie, a buddy movie and yes, a love story, almost entirely set…
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“Bubble” (2005/06)
Misty Wilkins, Debbie Doebereiner, Dustin Ashley “Bubble” (a film about three people working in a doll factory and their relationship) is the first in a…
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Friends With Money
Joan Cusack, Catherine Keener, Jennifer Aniston, Frances McDormand What a treat it is to watch an American film that is just a slice of life…
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