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NEW MOVIES!
AUGUST 28 - SEPTEMBER 3, 2007
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BLADES OF GLORY (dir: Will Speck / Josh Gordon, PG-13) – Yeah, Will Ferrell could have made this goofy ice skating romp in his sleep. Does that stop it from being funny? Nope. |
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BLOOD AND TEARS (dir: Isidore
Rosmarin, PG-13) – The entire scope of the Arab-Israeli conflict may seem a bit cumbersome for a 74 minute long documentary to take on, but when, inevitably, WWIII starts we can just watch this and go, “Oh, I get it now.” |
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CONFESS (dir: Stefan C. Schaefer, R) – A disgruntled ex-hacker starts taking down the corrupt and unsavory of society by documenting their exploits on his website in this well intentioned thriller that eventually succumbs to clichéd plot machinations. |
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THE DOG PROBLEM (dir: Scott
Caan, R) – Scott Caan enlists famous friends Giovanni Ribisi, Don
Cheadle, Kevin Corrigan and Mena Suvari for this comedy he directs about a guy whose shrink suggests getting a dog might help him sort out some of his problems. As you might expect, the dog simply creates a whole new set. |
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ENCOUNTER POINT (dir: Ronit
Avni, Not Rated) – As a sort of flipside to BLOOD AND TEARS, this documentary follows several Israelis and Palestinians working for peace whose only connection is they’ve all lost family members to the conflict. |
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IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS (dir: James Longley, Not Rated) – Director James Longley went to Iraq in 2002, wanting to capture the essence of the country before we turned it into a parking lot. What he came back with are three shorts, shot in different parts of the country that will humanize and illuminate a country the average American knows shamefully little about. Better late than never, right? |
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KICKIN’ IT OLD SCHOOL (dir: Harv Glazer, PG-13) – Jamie Kennedy essentially remakes his own MALIBU’S MOST WANTED but instead of a dorky white kid rapping, he’s a dorky white kid
breakdancing. |
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LIFE SUPPORT (dir: Nelson George, Not Rated) – Queen Latifah turns in a powerful performance as Ana Willis, a real life woman who, after being infected by her no good boyfriend, becomes an AIDS activist as well as a prominent community leader. |
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^OFFSIDE (dir: Jafar
Panahi, PG) – Before we turn Iran into a parking lot, check out this sweet natured comedy about female soccer fanatics who resort to disguising themselves as men in order to gain entry to the national championship, where ladies aren’t allowed. |
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SACCO AND VANZETTI (dir: Peter Miller, Not Rated) – This impassioned documentary examines one of the most famous miscarriages of justice in American history and neatly ties it to the flagrant civil liberties abuses taking place today. Tony Shalhoub and John Turturro provide voice over work as the railroaded immigrants. |
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TURNING GATE (dir: Hong
Sang-Soo, Not Rated) – Korean enfant terrible Hong Sang-Soo tests even his fans loyalty with this interminable look at an out of work actor’s reaaaallllyyy boring love life. |
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*YEAR OF THE DOG (dir: Mike White, PG-13) – In actor/writer Mike White’s directorial debut Molly Shannon brilliantly plays a secretary in a nondescript office whose life changes radically after her beloved dog dies. Equally unsettling and amusing, the viewer is never let off the hook emotionally. Add in sparkling supporting turns by Peter Sarsgaard and Laura Dern and you have one of the year’s best movies thus far. |
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