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The King
posted by jimbriggs
There’s a new string of independent films
(ThinkFilm being possibly the largest perpetrator)
being released that substitute shock for story.
Somehow these films attract big ...
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2005
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Tue July 3, 2007 9:43am
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Paris, Je T'aime
posted by jimbriggs
If you’ve seen a short film program at a film
festival, you essentially know the experience of
watching ‘Paris, je t’aime’ (although Elijah
Wood and Natalie Portman do ...
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Tue June 12, 2007 1:57am
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The Valet
posted by jimbriggs
If there’s one thing the French are known for,
it’s broad comedies. Okay, that’s not true at
all, but maybe writer/director Francis Veber
(‘Out On A Limb’— don’t ...
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Sun May 20, 2007 3:04am
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Tideland
posted by jimbriggs
‘Tideland’ opens with co-writer/director Terry
Gilliam (‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail,’
‘Brazil’) telling us that many of us will hate
his film while some of us ...
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Tue March 27, 2007 12:37am
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L'Enfant
posted by jimbriggs
‘L’Enfant’ translates to ‘The Child.’ I
can’t imagine a more appropriate title. Bruno
(Jérémie Renier), our protagonist, is a petty
thug living in Paris with his ...
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1993
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Tue February 13, 2007 2:07am
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This Film Is Not Yet Rated
posted by jimbriggs
Once most filmgoers pass the age of 17, a film’s
rating becomes irrelevant (until they have
children). Many don’t realize the effect a
rating has on the filmmakers and stu ...
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Sun January 28, 2007 11:49pm
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Idiocracy
posted by jimbriggs
I wondered why Mike Judge’s ‘Idiocracy’ was
damned from the get-go by 20th Century Fox. It
opened on 130 screens on September 1st, was down
to 10 screens on by the 22nd ...
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1966
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Tue January 16, 2007 11:38am
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Notes on a Scandal
posted by jimbriggs
If it weren’t for Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench,
we probably wouldn’t be hearing as much about
‘Notes on a Scandal’, screenwriter Patrick
Marber’s adaptation of the ...
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Mon January 8, 2007 11:52am
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Little Miss Sunshine
posted by jimbriggs
“Where’s Olive?” is the tagline for Little
Miss Sunshine. It works on a number of levels, one
being a scene (I’m not spoiling anything, it’s
in the trailer) in which ...
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Thu December 28, 2006 8:03pm
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The Last King of Scotland
posted by jimbriggs
The hype surrounding Forest Whitaker’s portrayal
of Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland is not
without justification. He delivers not only the
performance of the year but ...
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Sat December 23, 2006 2:33pm
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The Fountain
posted by jimbriggs
The Fountain is the first film in five years from
writer/director Darren Aronofsky, who created the
marvelously troubling Requiem for a Dream and Pi.
Aronofsky says this is th ...
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