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The Camera's Weeping Eyenew
This is a gorgeous, wrenching film in which a concerned Westerner enters a dark and hidden world and, instead of merely observing it, endeavors to change it.
Shylock Contextualizednew
Al Pacino stars as Shylock in this film rendition of Shakespeare's thorniest comedy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
02-11-2005 |
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Animé Epic Tells Old Storynew
With its deeply humanistic take on the Pinocchio story filtered through the prism of cyberpunk animé, this film is a heady, dense metaphor for everything from the struggle for self-knowledge and personal growth to the aging process.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
02-11-2005 |
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Tags: A Tree of Palme, Takashi Nakamura
Move Over, Hong Kongnew
The mass release of this top-notch Thai action film should have American audiences grinning ear to ear and shore to shore.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
02-11-2005 |
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Hidden Wondersnew
The strange artwork and life of primitivist Harry Darger is given dimension by master documentarist Jessica Yu.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
02-11-2005 |
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Don't Go Into the Closetnew
Although the film has the look and feel of an old dark house horrorthon, there’s simply not much else to it beyond a brief and unrealized subplot about all those missing kids emblazoned on the back of your morning milk being the victims of Boogey-napping.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
02-11-2005 |
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Tags: Boogeyman, Stephen T. Kay
Something Borrowednew
It's a nuptial spoof with Dermot Mulroney, like My Best Friend's Wedding, a romantic comedy set in England like Notting Hill, and a glorification of prostitution, like Pretty Woman.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-10-2005 |
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Tags: Clare Kilner, The Wedding Date
Get Hitchnew
Sure, Will Smith is lovable in the inoffensive, easy manner of no-iron shirts and margarine. But when Hitch lapses into romance mode, the energy goes down the drain quicker than a bottle of Drano.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
02-10-2005 |
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Tags: Andy Tennant, Hitch
Film Looks Back at Homegrown Terrorismnew
How, ultimately, did Patty Hearst become a self-described "urban guerrilla"? You'll have to look elsewhere for the answer.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-10-2005 |
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Flick is a Kick in the Headnew
You may not think you want to see a subtitled movie about Thai kickboxing, but believe me, you do.
Watching Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior gives you a heady thrill of discovery, like being first in line to see Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon, or one of Jackie Chan's early, astonishing slapstick action flicks.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-10-2005 |
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Pathetic Torturenew
Boogeyman would have benefited from a better script--and more of the Boogeyman itself.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
02-10-2005 |
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Tags: Boogeyman, Stephen T. Kay
Ditch This Datenew
Hollywood's dog season continues with dreck from Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
02-10-2005 |
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Tags: Clare Kilner, The Wedding Date
Open Widenew
A fascinating documentary about the landmark porn film Deep Throat is restrainedly thoughtful even in its hardest-core footage, and bursting with lively personalities.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
02-10-2005 |
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Stranger Than Paradise
John Milton meets comic book action in the supernatural thriller Constantine.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
02-10-2005 |
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Tags: Francis Lawrence, Constantine
The Other Pedophilia Flicknew
Spain's reigning cinematic bad boy, Pedro Almodóvar, backed Lucrecia Martel's film The Holy Girl. The Argentine director had no idea her coming-of-age story would be released at the same time as Almodóvar's similarly themed Bad Education.
Houston Press |
Brett Sokol |
02-09-2005 |
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