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An extraordinary performance by Marion Cotillard; an extraordinary film about the life of Edith Piaf
I wouldn't be comfortable calling La Vie en Rose, the life of Edith Piaf, one of the great biographical films. What I'm sure of is that Marion Cotillard's portrayal of Piaf, from Piaf's … more
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The Curse of the Golden Flower (Man Cheng Jin Dai Huang Jin Jia) is gorgeous melodrama; a visual feast of scarlet, magenta and gold, of lush set pieces with thousands of characters (computer generated … more
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Later, Sada (Eiko Matsuda) holds both…the knife and the severed penis of her dead lover, Ichizo (Tatsuya Fuji). The movie is In the Realm of the Senses. To reach … more
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Let’s square this up right away: Bushido films are not for everyone. Why not? For starters, these flicks – usually detailing … more
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It’s the old, old story…a small group of men we come to know are willing to die for a noble cause, and die they do, fighting against the odds, sacrificing themselves for honor and justice. … more
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The last time I saw a film from New Zealand was when I watched “Black Sheep”, which was, well, very different and quite original in its own right. So I chose to check out director Paul Campion’s … more
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“Do demons sleep, colonel?” A few years back – perchance when all of the brutal SAW films and pale imitators emerged – horror flicks seemed to take a decidedly … more
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Charley2 reviewed Clockmaker of St. Paul, The (L'Horlog....
February 21, 2012
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The cause of the movie is the murder. The purpose of the movie is to look closely at Michel Descombes, the father. The Clockmaker (l'Horloger de Saint-Paul) is not a murder mystery. Were it not for … more
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To enjoy Samurai Spy you'll find three things are helpful. First, some knowledge of Japanese history. Second, the ability to keep straight a lot of Japanese names, some of which sound alike to … more
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The Seventies were good years for charismatic French gangster Jacques Mesrine. Except, of course, for the last five minutes. Mesrine tells us his story in two parts: Mesrine: … more
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One of the many reasons that causes me to like more foreign films than American films is that foreign films are made without the added ‘creative interest’ of the American studio system. … more
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Confidentialy Yours, a romance/comedy/murder movie, is the last film Francois Truffaut made. It's called an homage to Hitchcock, and like many of Hitchcock's films it mixes murder and … more
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(special thanks to Film Movement for providing me with a screener!) Israel is, this movie reminds us, something of a melting pot. We have three young male characters we follow through this … more
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Let’s see now. I have heard so many good things about this French action thriller directed by Fred Cavaye who was responsible for another French film “Anything For Her“ which was re-made … more
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Michel Hazanavicius' reverence towards the artistry of the era of silent films lashes out a poetic mediation on Hollywood and also on the life of the artists that we adore. "The … more
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I'll let others debate just how great a film Alexander Nevsky is; I don't know. But it certainly is great propaganda. It was made in 1938 when Stalin and Hitler were thinking about dancing on … more
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The Artist has the opportunity to alienate a lot of people before anyone even steps up to the ticket counter. The movie is done in black and white, it is mostly a silent movie, and there is little … more
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A lot of people really like this movie. A lot of critics really like this movie. The judges at Cannes really liked this movie. So I went to see The Artist with lots of high expectations. … more
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**** out of **** "The Artist" has all the qualities and bare essentials of your everyday cinematic crowd-pleaser; minus the fact that most films these days aren't (almost) completely … more
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Take a piece of Akira Kurosawa, blend in a big portion of Sergio Leone, then add a little of Mel Brooks on Xanax. You'll have an idea of one of the oddest and most amusing examples of chanbara satire. … more
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Centurion, a Roman empire epic set in Britain in 117 AD, has many of those qualities we see in the best of this genre: A plot line as empty as Gladiator’s; self-polishing abs breast plates for all … more
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woopak_the_thrill reviewed The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest.
December 10, 2011
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Seeing as the American remake of the international blockbuster “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” is in the horizon, I figured I should finish my coverage for the films based on Stieg Larsson’s … more
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I had done a review on "Grave of the Fireflies" awhile ago, but I wanted to revisit on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor. Another film by Studio Ghibli, directed by Isao Takahata, is a very, very, … more
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Ibo Secmez (Denis Moschitto), a young German whose parents came from Turkey, has one ambition, to make the first German kung fu movie. His girlfriend, Titzi (Nora Tschirner), has a German mother and a … more
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Charley2 reviewed Man on the Train (L'Homme du Train) (....
November 29, 2011
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On a cold weekday a single passenger gets off the train at a French village. The hotels are closed for the season, but he meets an elderly retired school teacher who offers him shelter. The first man … more
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