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Pucker Up to the Flaming Lipsnew
This engrossing documentary is about the band, the Flaming Lips -- the crazy, bizarre Oklahoma outfit that, despite itself, rose to national prominence.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-14-2005 |
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Animated Anthologynew
This second incarnation of the Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt-produced animation anthology is, if anything, even better than the first.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-14-2005 |
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Farrellys Strike Outnew
Don’t go into the Farrelly brothers’ Fever Pitch seeking an adaptation along the lines of the merely Yankified remix of the Nick Hornby novel High Fidelity: This is not that – not even close.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-08-2005 |
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Desert Dust-Upnew
Sahara may be asinine, but it’s also goofy, good fun.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-08-2005 |
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Tags: Breck Eisner, Sahara
As the Walls Closed Innew
Hitler's final days in the claustrophobic bunker are envisioned by the filmmakers, with an able assist from Bruno Ganz as the Fuhrer.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-02-2005 |
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Tags: Oliver Hirschbiegel, Downfall
Just When You Thought Awards Season Was Overnew
A program of eight short films was nominated for live-action and animated Academy Awards in 2004.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-02-2005 |
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Deadly Sinnew
Ultra-noir adaptation of Frank Miller’s black-and-white cult comic series is a visual feast ripped straight from the original medium’s blood-soaked pages.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-02-2005 |
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Take Me to the Rivernew
A fascinating, confounding documentary portrays the "longest-running religious festival in history" – the Kumbh Mela in Prayag, India, a 70 million-strong, once-every-12-years event.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-25-2005 |
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A Cursed Videotape Rings Twicenew
Narrative listlessness and a lack of scares makes this mother-and-son reunion a shabby affair.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-25-2005 |
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Tags: Hideo Nakata, The Ring Two
Childhood Done Just Rightnew
A sweet, emotionally complex film about faith, charity, and growing up is not what most people would have expected from Trainspotting's Danny Boyle, but this new movie is unmistakably his.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-25-2005 |
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Tags: Danny Boyle, Millions
Back to Bhutannew
Travellers & Magicians feels a bit like Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales as retold by Siddhartha, as this Himalayan beauty gently delivers a very accurate anti-materialistic Buddhist morality lesson.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-16-2005 |
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Steam Heatnew
Japanese anime director Katsuhiro Ôtomo, best known for Akira, here delivers a dazzlingly straightforward rush that thrusts its protagonist into astonishing action set-piece after set-piece.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-16-2005 |
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Tags: Katsuhiro Ôtomo, Steamboy
One Spooks; the Other Doesn'tnew
Dread and mystery are the hallmarks of this South Korean psychological thriller.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-16-2005 |
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Tags: A Tale of Two Sisters, Kim Ji-woon
The Boy Can't Help Itnew
Only this troubled suburbanite family knows if they are imaginary heroes or ordinary people.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-16-2005 |
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Tags: Dan Harris, Imaginary Heroes
Eco-wise Animénew
This gorgeously dystopian South Korean film rivals and, at times, surpasses the best of Japanese animé.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-04-2005 |
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