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OCTOBER 17 - OCTOBER 23, 2006
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*AMERICAN DREAMZ (dir: Paul Weitz, PG-13) – Dennis Quaid plays the dim-witted American president who, in order to salvage his sagging approval ratings, agrees to be a guest judge on the country’s hottest talent competition. Hugh Grant plays the loveably mean-spirited show creator and Mandy Moore is a naïve contestant with a murderous drive for fame. This surprisingly savage satire of American pop culture (and politics) may go down like sugar, but a lot of your laughter will be nervous. |
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ANGELA (dir: Roberta Torre, R) – Based on a true story, ANGELA follows a young woman whose desire for excitement leads to her marrying into the Sicilian mafia. But when she begins a torrid affair with one of her husband’s underlings, you know things won’t end well. | |||
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BEHIND ENEMY LINES II: AXIS OF EVIL (dir: James Dodson, R) – In Hollywood, timing is everything. Which leads us to this straight-to-video sequel which just happens to be about a covert mission to destroy North Korea’s nuclear capabilities. |
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THE BIG ANIMAL (dir: Jerzy Stuhr, Not Rated) – This charming fable sprang from the mind of Polish filmmaking legend Krzysztof Kieslowski. It’s the story of a middle-aged Polish couple who end up with a camel as a pet, which obviously causes complications in their small village. | |||
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THE BREAK-UP (dir: Peyton Reed, PG-13) – Vaughniston star as a couple whose relationship comes to a close, but neither wishes to part with their swanky apartment. Until Brangelina move in down the hall and things get really awkward. |
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CALVAIRE (dir: Fabrice Du Welz, Not Rated) – In this unnerving Belgian thriller a young man’s car breaks down in the middle of nowhere and help comes in the form of a slightly creepy innkeeper who turns out to be monumentally creepy. Even by Belgian standards. | |||
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FEAST (dir: John Gulager, Unrated) – This is the latest movie made under the PROJECT: GREENLIGHT banner and it’s possibly the one with the most potential. So where’s the accompanying series of PROJECT: GREENLIGHT? |
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GYPO (dir: Jan Dunn, Not Rated) – This gritty story of a British working class family who take in a young Czech refugee has drawn comparisons to the work of both Mike Leigh and John Sayles and is the first British film certified in the Dogme95 method. | |||
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HARD LUCK (dir: Mario Van Peebles, R) – It took this low-budget gangster thriller to accomplish it but finally Wesley Snipes and Cybill Shepherd share the screen. |
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INNOCENT (dir: Simon Chung, Not Rated) – A family emigrates from Hong Kong to Totonto and struggle to get their restaurant up and running, but teenager Eric is more concerned with finding a boyfriend. | |||
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THE LINE OF BEAUTY (dir: Saul Dibb, Not Rated) – If you thought the 80s sucked here, check out this look at Thatcher’s Britain based on the Booker Prize-winning novel by Alan Hollinghurst. |
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THE OMEN (dir: John Moore, R) – What’s the point of this movie? Aren’t all children the spawn of Satan? Just kidding. Sort of. | |||
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^ONLY HUMAN (dir: Teresa De Pelegri / Dominic Harari, R) – It’s MEET THE PARENTS time for a Palestinian-born professor brought home to meet his Jewish fiancée’s family for the first time. Hilarity, or a holy war, ensues. |
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OVER THE HEDGE (dir: Tim Johnson / Karey Kirkpatrick, PG) – If it takes cute CGI animals to teach America about the evils of suburban sprawl, so be it. I’m talking directly to you, Botany Place residents. | |||
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POWER TRIP (dir: Paul Devlin, Not Rated) – I was having trouble sleeping the other night and was thinking that someone should make a documentary about the Russian electricity distribution system so I’d be off in the land of slumber by now. |
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REST STOP (dir: John Shiban, Not Rated) – When did horror movies stop being fun? I’m all for an innocent slasher film, but nowadays it’s all torture this and Japanese-ghosts-haunting-your-television that. | |||
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THE VIRGIN OF JUAREZ (dir: Kevin James Dobson, PG-13) – This fact-based thriller follows an L.A Times reporter looking for clues to the multitude of murders taking place in a Mexican border town. Since this movie was made, the actual killer has been arrested but, what the hay, Minnie Driver needs the work. |
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WHEN THE SEA RISES (dir: Gilles Porte / Yolande Moreau, Not Rated) – A middle-aged actress touring the small towns of France with her one-woman show strikes up a comical and tender romance with a young man along the way in this comical and tender romance. | |||
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