RECENT OPENINGS MESRINE...Vincent Cassel thrilling turn as France's Public Enemy No. 1, in 2 parts
MESRINE: KILLER INSTINCT and
MESRINE: PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1 _______________________ STILL PLAYING INCEPTION...what was it really about and does it even matter? ____________________ SCOTT PILGRIM vs THE WORLD...I guess the gamers didn't like it but I surely did. ______________________ THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT...an authentic and smart look at modern family dynamics, beautifully done with a top notch cast _____________________
THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE...the 2nd in the Stieg Larsson Millenium series ____________________
I AM LOVE...Tilda's return from the repressed, a gorgeous melodrama _____________________
CYRUS...that mother/son thing, from the "mumblecore" Duplass brothers ___________________
COCO CHANEL AND IGOR STRAVINSKY ____________________
SEX AND THE CITY 2...could it be better than the first? ___________________
MICMACS...from AMELIE director, Jean-Pierre Jeunet ________________________
LOOKING FOR ERIC...Football great Eric Cantona sharing some life lessons with a bloke ___________________
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_______________________ also COL/COA highlights including: SERGE GAINSBOURG: JE T'AIME...MOI NON PLUS HEARTBREAKER ________________________
KICK-ASS...tween girl empowerment ____________________
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THE ECLIPSE...a ghostly love story on the Irish coast ___________________________
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO ...based on the internationally bestselling "Millenium" series by Stieg Larsson ___________________
...remember, she'll do anything for you.e ___________________ STILL PLAYING: 2009 Cannes winners:
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Michael Haneke's Palme D'Or winner and Academy Award Foreign Film nominee
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...the latest from Antoine Fuqua
but highest grosser of all time is: AVATAR...Cameron's 10 years in the making, 3D sci fi fantasy ______________________
Best Actor Winner! CRAZY HEART...Jeff Bridges as a hard living singer _____________________
Best Supporting Actress, and Adapted Screenplay Winner plus Independent Spirit Awards sweeper: PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE _________________________
Unjustly Ignored: UP IN THE AIR...it's a great place to live ____________________________
No awards for: AN EDUCATION...coming of age in pre-swinging London ____________________________
THE LAST STATION...Tolstoy's later life _____________________________
A SINGLE MAN...Designer Tom Ford's surperb adaptation the Christopher Isherwood novel _________________________
NORTH FACE...true story of a climb up the treacherous Eiger ___________________________ Looking for DVD rentals? Check out the Film Files including:
DAMNED UNITED...an exciting bit of British football history __________________
BRIGHT STAR...Jane Campion's ode to Fanny Brawne and John Keats ____________________________
Newly remastered THE RED SHOES _______________________ also consider:
THE PRIVATE LIVES OF PIPPA LEE...Rebecca Miller adapts her novel about feminine discontent
THAT EVENING SUN...a tour de force by veteran actor, Hal Holbrook
Lars von Trier's ANTICHRIST __________________________
(UNTITLED)...looks at the contemporary NYC gallery scene |
THE FILM FILES has moved to NEW YORK CITY read This week in THE CULTURE FILES: The Metropolitan Opera HD marathon, on screen at Lincoln Center: TOSCA THE MAGIC FLUTE LES CONTES D'HOFFMAN _______________________ DOCUMENTARIES: __________________ Oliver Stone's SOUTH OF THE BORDER...charts a political shift on the South American continent _______________________
THE OATH...a look at two who were close to Bin Laden from acclaimed director, Laura Poitras ______________________ Recently opened:
FRESH..more on the local, sustainable food revolution ________________________ __________________________ Still playing
THE ART OF THE STEAL...how the Barnes Foundation was hijacked by Philadelphia __________________________ Oscar nominated docs: BURMA VJ: REPORTING FROM A CLOSED COUNTRY
An interview with U Gawsita (pictured above) and director Anders Ostergaard __________________________
FOOD INC...it's what's for dinner Read an interview with director Robert Kenner _________________________ THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA...was Daniel Ellsberg a fascinating look at the man who helped bring down Nixon and end the Vietnam War _____________________ Coming to PBS
LA DANSE: Le Ballet de L'Opera de Paris __________________________ They're not "new" but must sees: VALENTINO: THE LAST EMPEROR...follows the legendary haute couture designer preparing to celebrate his 45th year in the business. and ANVIL: THE STORY OF ANVIL...never heard of the 80s metal band? You won't forget them. ___________________________
CRUDE...the mess that Chevron/Texaco left behind _________________________ FYI: Keep an eye out for, Kate Perotti's MOMZHOTROCKS...about the mom rocker movement ____________________________
GOOD HAIR...Comedian Chris Rock teases out a haircare dilemma ________________________ Congrats to Euro doc award winners, THE BEACHES OF AGNES and BURMA VJ ______________________
THE PROVIDENCE EFFECT...an inner city prep school success _____________________
CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY...Michael Moore calls for the restoration of democracy. Plus two more on capitalism gone wild:
AMERICAN CASINO...the mortgage crisis explained ____________________________ WE LIVE IN PUBLIC...we do now and Josh Harris said we would, a Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner __________________________
NO IMPACT MAN...an environmentally concerned idealist changes his lifestyle, and maybe yours ______________________
THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE...Anna Wintour reveals no secrets ______________________
Tibetan Monk, Tenzin Zopa's search for THE UNMISTAKEN CHILD ____________________________________ |
