57,000 Kilometers Between Us (57000 KM entre nous) by Delphine Kreuter (2007, 82 min.). Starring Florence Thomassain, Pascal Bongard, Mathieu Amalric, and Marie Adrien, 57,000 Kilometers Between Us is artist and photographer Delphine Kreuters feature debut. Nat, an adolescent French girl living in a pleasantly dysfunctional family, looks for true feelings in cyberspace. Living with her mother, her mothers new husband, and her two little sisters, Nat spends her time in the attic chatting with an unknown man who degenerates in front of his Web cam and with a young friend who is quarantined in a hospital. When some characters meet face to face, Nats coming-of-age story takes a surprising turn. With a loose narrative style, camera dynamics, and a set filled with oversaturated colors, Kreuter provides an absurd and surreal background to this modern allegory about growing up in a world dominated by technology.
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Could This Be Love? (Je crois que je laime) by Pierre Jolivet (2007, 90 min.). "An irresistible romantic comedy thats genuinely romantic and undeniably comic, Could This Be Love? is a fast-paced, Paris-set confection without an ounce of narrative fat. The tale of a captain of industry who falls for an artist sparkles from start to finish thanks to a smart premise, terrific performances, and writer-director Pierre Jolivets knack for depicting believable human behavior in unanticipated situations" (Lisa Nesselson, Variety). Divorced magnate Lucas runs a large and successful tech company. Fashionable, forthright Elsa is installing a ceramic mosaic in the lobby of his French HQ. Lucas becomes smitten with Elsa but is not without his suspicions--his last girlfriend turned out to be a spy for a business rival. So Lucas assigns Roland, his companys security chief, to put Elsa under surveillance. "The subsequent shenanigans are enormous fun to watch...Full of twists and
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Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts by Scott Hicks (Australia/US, 2007, 115 min.). From the writer and director of the seven-time Academy Award-nominated film, Shine, comes a uniquely intimate portrait of this virtuoso musician. For eighteen months, Hicks follows Glass across three continents with unprecedented access to his working process, family life, spiritual teachers, and long-time collaborators. Filmed by Hicks himself, the result is a unique glimpse into the private world of a surprising and complex man, and a mosaic portrait of one of the greatest-and at times most controversial-musicians of our era
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Directed by Thom Eberhardt.
With Robert Beltran, Catherine Mary
Stewart, Kelli Maroney
US 1984, 35mm, color, 95 min.
A rare example of an 1980s horror/fantasy film without
a male lead – and without a portentous, brooding script
– Night of the Comet is an irreverently hip comedy
about two Valley girls taking a fearless stand against a
hungry population of killer zombies left behind by a
passing comet. An intelligent comedy/sci-fi hybrid,
Comet instantly obtained cult status upon its release
in 1984, and continues to be revered by sci-fi lovers, teen
pic obsessives, and 1980s nostalgia hounds.
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Romance of Astrea and Celadon by Eric Rohmer (2007, 109 min.). From My Night at Mauds to A Tale of Springtime, Eric Rohmer has made a career from treating modern romance like great classical love stories. In his latest film, the romance of ill-fated lovers Celadon and Astrea is torn asunder by a sudden misunderstanding. A suicide attempt lands Celadon in the clutches of the sensual Galathea and her handmaidens, but a helpful passerby soon inspires our hero to reconcile with Astrea. Filled with nymphs, druids, and angels, the film is literally atwitter with medieval soundslutes, crickets, and waterfalls dominateand sensuously aflutter with countless breezes caressing the billowing shirts of our hero, heroine, and sundry nubile lasses. Like all things old becoming new again, this ancient tale embodies Rohmers contemporary themes, presenting its mlange of romantic befuddlement, entanglement, and desire as effortlessly and entertainingly as any modern romance.
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Shall We Kiss? (Un baiser sil vous plait) by Emmanuel Mouret (2007, 93 min.). Following the heralded Change of Address, Emmanuel Mouret continues his winning streak with Shall We Kiss?, another Woody AllenmeetsEric Rohmer romantic comedy in which the young writer-director again plays the doofus lead (Variety). One day on a Nantes street corner, Gabriel (Michael Cohen) bumps into fabric designer Emilie (Julie Gayet), whos new in town. One thing leads to another, and they have dinner. Nervously asking for a good night kiss, Gabriel is instead regaled with a story: it seems that one of Emilie's chums, Judith (Virginie Ledoyen), became unexpectedly involved with her best friend, schoolteacher Nicolas (Emmanuel Mouret). Wishing to spare Judiths partner, Claudio (Steffano Accorsi), from the pain of separation, they endeavor to set him up with Nicolass newly jilted significant other, Caline (Frederique Bel). The problem is, the more J
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The Last Mistress (Une vieille matresse) by Catherine Breillat (2007, 114 min.). Set in ninteenth-century France, The Last Mistress chronicles the love affair between tempestuous Spanish mistress La Vellini (Asia Argento) and distinguished, well-bred Ryno de Marigny. Rynos attempt to remain faithful to his aristocratic wife profoundly fails as Vellini appears in Rynos life, offering him the passion and emotional connection he lacks in his marriage. His reluctant obsession with Vellini eventually overtakes him, and he succumbs to the deceitful path of infidelity. Described by critics as the most enjoyable of the three Breillat films, The Last Mistress "works on a gut level of sexual turmoil that [Breillats] other films never approach" (Cinematical.com).
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"More scrupulously reported than your average Michael Moore film but every bit as entertaining." - Peter Debruge, Variety
From the producers of BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE and FAHRENHEIT 9/11 comes a new film that unflinchingly explores America's win-at-all-cost culture through the lens of a personal journey. Blending comedy and pathos, BIGGER, STRONGER, FASTER* is a collision of pop culture and first-person narrative, with a diverse cast including US Congressmen, professional athletes, medical experts and everyday gym rats.
At its heart, this is the story of director Christopher Bell and his two brothers, who grew up idolizing muscular giants like Hulk Hogan, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and who went on
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Constantine’s Sword is the story of James Carroll; a former Catholic priest on a journey to confront his past and uncover the roots of religiously inspired violence and war. His search also reveals a growing scandal involving religious infiltration of the U.S. military and the terrible consequences of religion’s influence on America’s foreign policy.
Carroll focuses on Christian antisemitism as the model for all religious hatred, exposing the cross as a symbol of a long history of violence against Jews (and, most recently, Muslims). The film brings the history of religious intolerance to life, tracing it as a source of the fanaticism that threatens the world today. At its core, CONSTANTINE'S SWORD is a compelling personal narrati
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"Sharply Argued! Subtly Intelligent"- The New York Times
Reopening a case that has inspired curiosity, controversy, and confusion for over three decades, ROMAN POLANSKI: WANTED AND DESIRED is an extensive exploration of the circumstances that led up to – and the circus that followed – Polanski’s conviction for having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. Zenovich had unprecedented access to several of the key players in the case, including the lawyers representing the case, the media covering it, and the unusually clear-eyed and candid victim. Unearthing a trove of telling footage from the past, and combining it with insightful interviews from today, she brings comprehension and clarity to events long clouded by myth and misconcep
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"The Visitor is a tiny treasure of a movie. This is a wistful comedy that quickly finds its rhythm, but never lets that groove become a rut." - Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
In a world of six billion people, it only takes one to change your life. In actor and filmmaker Tom McCarthy’s follow-up to his award winning directorial debut The Station Agent, Richard Jenkins (Six Feet Under) stars as a disillusioned Connecticut economics professor whose life is transformed by a chance encounter in New York City.
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"If you have ever experienced the crushing effect of young love, you owe it to yourself to check out this gem of a dark comedy." - Zack Haddad, Film Threat
It's the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop and wafting with the sweet aroma of marijuana -- but change is in the air. The newly-inaugurated mayor, Rudy Giuliani, is beginning to implement his anti-fun initiatives against "crimes" like noisy portable radios, graffiti and public drunkenness. Set against this backdrop, Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) spends his last summer before college selling dope throughout New York City, trading it with his shrink (Ben Kingsley) for therapy, while crushing on his step-daughter (Olivia Thirlby). Famke Janssen, Mary Kate Olsen, and Met
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