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The Last Mitterrand: Last Socialist Standing. Is a Robert Guédiguian. Docudrama about the last months of the last Socialist President of France. Told through the eyes of a writer who has been contacted to help Mitterrand write his memoir, the film stars Michel Bouquet as François Mitterrand and Jalil Lespert as Antoine Moreau. Guédiguian chooses to use the device of an elder imparting advice in the last few months of his life (à la King Lear. Like real life, the film leaves in doubt the question of what ...
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I'll show you the life of the mind! I saw Barton Fink. Again this weekend. It's simultaneously one of the most difficult Coen brother's film and one of their best. Barton Fink is an NYC playwright who gets pulled into writing Hollywood B movies and watches his life devolve into a semi-private purgatory. This movie has as many theories to explain it as it has symbols. Personally, I can never tell if this movie is complete genius or complete trash but I love it. A Week in Japan. The Age of Beauty! In a nea...
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Imelda Marcos was the Eva Perone of the Philippines! Is an amazing documentary by Ramona S. Diaz. Who received unparalled access through a connection with one of Imelda's closest friends, who also happens to be her aunt. Interesting tidbits about Imelda:. Marcos sometimes speaks of herself in the third person, especially when questions are raised about her character. Humorously, the doc is filmed with excellent Imelda-isms like:. When I see ugliness I turn my back or seem to skip it.". I had the pleasure...
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Revenge-based romantic comedy or nightmare of dating singles? This film is about Oh Dae-su an average salaryman in Seoul and his inexplicable kidnapping and imprisonment. After fifteen years he is released and attempts to unravel the mystery of why he was imprisoned. Beyond the too numerous to name violent scenes; there are a few comedic moments that brought levity to the story, such as the aforementioned fight scene and when Oh Dae-su and Mido first talk at her apartment. It's for Flicknuts, see.
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An amazing film by Bahman Ghobadi ( A TIME FOR DRUNKEN HORSES. That stars Kurdish-Iraqian child non-actors and their (very rough) lives the weeks leading up to the US invasion of Iraq. Ghobadi, himself a Kurdish-Iranian, films children in a story about a Kurdish-Iraqian refugee camp. The story follows Satellite (Soran Ebrahim), an enterprising 13-year old, who manages the children in their mine clean-up in the dangerous borderland area between Turkey and Iraq (aka Kurdistan. Comments: Post a Comment.
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Shape of the Moon. In Shape of the Moon. Leonard Retel Helmrich brings us a very slow paced documentary about the travails of a Christian family in predominantly Muslim Indonesia. Due to the ease that the family allowed, Retel Helmrich was able to film key moments in the family's life. And Retel Helmrich was able to film some absurdist moments, such as when a neighbor comes to look for an apple that has disappeared. Look for this Sundance. Comments: Post a Comment. It's for Flicknuts, see.
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3 Iron is the latest film from Ki-duk Kim dealing with the mysteries of the human psyche (and it's a love story! The film follows the character of Tae-suk (Hee Jae) who puts flyers over the keyhole of homes, so that he knows which homes are empty. He then breaks into the homes and cleans up the spaces, does laundry and attempts to fix broken appliances, leaving without stealing. Does Tae-suk die or is he reunited with Sun-hwa though she still lives with her husband? Kim makes this blatantly (though perha...
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Those who are familiar with the subtitled version of the Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli. Movies, such as My Friend Totoro, Princess Mononoke. Will be disappointed by this dubbed, Disney-presented version of Howl's Moving Castle. The story taken from one written by Diana Wynne Jones, focuses on Sophie - a milliner who chances upon Howl while walking to a bakery to meet her sister. She is cold and not knowing what else to do, sits by the fire. The fire (Calicifer, voiced by Billy Crystal. The problems with the st...
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One of the most visually stunning movies I've ever seen, 2046. Tries to tie up the loose ends of two of Wong Kar Wai. S earlier movies, the sublime DAYS OF BEING WILD. And the glamorous IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE. Has signed back on as cinematographer extraordinaire, so the scenes are beautifully saturated and the long shots are stunning. As lovers/neighbors with their very quiet power struggle. It's for Flicknuts, see. Shape of the Moon. The Last Mitterrand: Last Socialist Standing.
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Halfway through watching What the #$*! I realized I was seeing a spritual recruitment film. The movie promulgates a worldview based on eastern mysticism and quantum mechanics through a combination of talking head interviews, a loose narrative starring Marlee Matlin and CGI. Of course, Fritjof had a whole book - maybe this stuff just can't be done in a movie. I don't think that's actually the case. Instead, I feel the film fails because it ends up flying over the propaganda line. SHAUN OF THE DEAD. The fi...
