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Strange Days Indeednew
The U.S. vs. John Lennon and American Hardcore have a lot in common -- they both make you long for the good ol' days.
School’s Out
School For Scoundrels relies on Thornton's hovering performance to drive the film.
Swishnew
An exhilarating, heartbreaking documentary, The Heart of the Game is about more than just basketball.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
09-22-2006 |
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Slight of Handnew
In The Black Dahlia, Brian De Palma seems confined rather than liberated by the noir mode.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
09-22-2006 |
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Tags: Brian De Palma, The Black Dahlia
Reports From the Frontnew
As raw and disturbing as it is wry and satirical, this film gives voice to U.S. National Guard soldiers in Iraq.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
09-22-2006 |
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Tags: Deborah Scranton, The War Tapes
Creepy Weepienew
This oddly dispassionate film about a young man dying of cancer is the French antidote to those Hollywood weepies in which the heroine courageously faces her own mortality with every hair in place.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
09-22-2006 |
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Tags: François Ozon, Time to Leave
The Unkindest Cutsnew
Everyone complains about the perceived shortcomings of the MPAA, but nobody did anything -- that is, until activist documentarian Kirby Dick.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
09-22-2006 |
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Dream Loversnew
Michel Gondry's film is messy, confusing, painful, and ultimately utterly rewarding, thanks in no small measure to the unfettered talents of Gael García Bernal and Charlotte Gainsbourg.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
09-22-2006 |
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Socially Trangsressive Living Artnew
Strange as it may be to say, Jackass: Number Two is just the kind of vicarious excitement for which the movies were invented.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
09-22-2006 |
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Tags: Jackass: Number Two, Jeff Tremaine
Matrimonial Affairsnew
Even if it's not quite an affair to remember all year, this BBC Films mockumentary about three wacky weddings is pleasant and enjoyably diverting.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
09-22-2006 |
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Tags: Confetti, Debbie Isitt
The Emperor Has No Clothesnew
It's astonishing how bad this movie is despite an A-list cast and director.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
09-22-2006 |
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For Whom the Bong Tollsnew
Chong cuts a hugely sympathetic figure in the story of his legal troubles after Operation Pipe Dreams, an anti-paraphernalia sweep that specifically targeted his bong business.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
09-22-2006 |
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Tags: a/k/a Tommy Chong, Josh Gilbert
Snooze Alarm
This film is more proof that Gael García Bernal has the worst taste in screenplays of any currently hot actor.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
09-22-2006 |
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Unsafe Harbor
Haven is no masterwork, but Flowers orchestrates local color and intricate melodrama with more flair than many more experienced directors.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
09-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Frank E. Flowers, Haven
Unearthly Mess
The frenetic camerawork is a convenient ploy to keep the audience from finding out that even the filmmakers don't know what the hell is going on.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
09-22-2006 |
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Tags: John Gulager, Feast
