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Tegami Bachi
posted by PK Eiselt
TEGAMI BACHI Vol.1
Hiroyuki Asada’s Steampunk series Tegami Bachi
first appeared in the pages of Monthly Shonen Jump
magazine in Japan and is now being brought to
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Slumdog Millionaire
posted by PK Eiselt
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Danny Boyle is well known for his harrowing
subject matter and hyper-real stylistic
tendencies. His films have explored and in a
sense redefined ...
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Gachi Boy (Japan – 2008)
posted by PK Eiselt
Gachi Boy (Japan – 2008)
Norihiro Koizumi's Gachi Boy leans heavily on all
the traditional and expected sports movie
clichés. But clichés are used because when used
effec ...
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Tue November 18, 2008 11:55pm
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Idiots & Angels
posted by PK Eiselt
Idiots & Angels (2008)
Bill Plympton introduced his new feature at the
AFI fest in Hollywood. He also announced that this
was the film’s West Coast Premier (11/5/08).
Pl ...
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Tue November 18, 2008 1:20am
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DeadGirl (2008)
posted by PK Eiselt
DeadGirl (2008)
DeadGirl succeeds, although only barely, on the
strength of it's premise alone.
The film is plagued with bad writing, pedestrian
directorial decisions an ...
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Tue November 11, 2008 10:16am
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Let The Right One In
posted by PK Eiselt
Let the Right One In (Sweeden – 2008)
Tomas Alfredson’s “Let The Right One In” is
maddeningly beautiful. It’s careful pacing and
gentle sweetness lulls the audien ...
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Tue October 28, 2008 10:51pm
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Rachel Getting Married (2008)
posted by PK Eiselt
Rachel Getting Married (2008)
Jonathan Demme’s “Rachel Getting Married”
plays like one of the most beautifully shot
Wedding video ever made. The mostly handheld
camer ...
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Mon October 27, 2008 9:44am
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Martyrs
posted by PK Eiselt
Martyrs (France – 2008 / Screamfest)
Martyrs Screamfest's closing film, is a horror
film in the truest sense. If there was a film that
could injure the viewer’s brain j ...
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Sun October 19, 2008 2:07am
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Keepsake / Welcome Home
posted by PK Eiselt
Keepsake (Screamfest 2008)
Welcome Home (Israel, 2008)
Keepsake is a difficult film to watch. Although,
in its case, this might be a compliment.
An accident on a desert ...
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Fri October 17, 2008 9:01pm
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Dance of the Dead
posted by PK Eiselt
Dance Of The Dead (Screamfest 10/13/08)
Wow! I can’t remember the last time I had this
much fun at the theater.
As with any festival featuring unknown creators
and films ...
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Wed October 15, 2008 7:10pm
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Acolytes & Citizen
posted by PK Eiselt
Screamfest 10/12/08): Acolytes (Austraila) /
Citizen (USA / Canada)
Jon Hewitt’s “Acolytes” is a fascinating and
ruthless thrill ride. Three teenagers discover a
dead ...
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Wed October 15, 2008 12:12am
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Blindness
posted by PK Eiselt
Blindness (2008)
I love to watch movies. I find something to enjoy
in almost every film I see and I’m pretty lucky
in that I have the opportunity to watch as many
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