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Entries Tagged as 'Laura Bennett'

Film Review: The Thorn in the Heart / L’Épine dans le Coeur (2010)

December 12th, 2010 No Comments

Franco-Hollywoodien director Michel Gondry’s latest, L’Épine dans le Coeur, turns the camera en his own famille in this heartfelt documentary. The Thorn in the Heart Keeping it in the Family by Laura Bennett CAUTION: Here be spoilers Best known for the Oscar-winning Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the decidedly off-the-wall Be Kind Rewind, and a never-ending list of videos [...]

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Film Review: Mammoth / Mammut (2010)

November 4th, 2010 No Comments

His first English language film, Swedish director Lukas Moodysson’s Mammoth is a global story of haves and have nots intertwined with complex family relationships. Mammoth Whole World in his Hands by Laura Bennett CAUTION: Here be spoilers.  Opening with a classic happy family scene, Leo and Ellen Vidales laugh and play with their daughter Jackie [...]

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Film Review: Involuntary / De Ofrivilliga (2008)

October 28th, 2010 No Comments

Ruben Östlund’s quirky Involuntary juxtaposes five snapshots of silly season in contemporary Sweden, challenging the audience to create their own connections. Involuntary Power of One by Laura Bennett Opening with a nocturnal dash through the neon-lit streets of urban Gothenburg, it doesn’t take long for the playful and unconventional nature of Involuntary to become apparent. [...]

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Film Review: The Horde (2009)

September 16th, 2010 2 Comments

  Jam-packed with gore, Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher breathe new life into the undead with their hybrid gangster/horror flick The Horde. The Horde Blood is Thicker than Water by Laura Bennett His mangled corpse filling the forebodingly apocalyptic opening scene, it is the cop Rivoallan whose death lights the blue touch paper at the [...]

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Film Review: Alamar / To The Sea (2009)

September 9th, 2010 1 Comment

Pedro González-Rubio’s Alamar is a touching tale of paternal love afloat upon the drifting Mexican sea. Alamar  Old Man of the Sea by Laura Bennett  CAUTION: Here be spoilers. Pedro González-Rubio’s first feature length film, Alamar, gently drifts across an ocean of familial relationships. Described by the director as a “hybrid between documentary and fiction”, [...]

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Film Review: South Of The Border (2009)

July 25th, 2010 No Comments

Über-director Oliver Stone’s latest documentary film South of the Border offers a provocative glance at the US media’s take on Latin American politics. South of the Border It’s like America, only South by Laura Bennett Never afraid to court controversy, Oliver Stone focuses South of the Border on Venezuela’s charismatic yet polarising president, Hugo Chávez. Regularly demonised in the US media [...]

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Film Review: Wild Grass / Les Herbes Folles (2009)

June 20th, 2010 No Comments

Alain Resnais, the great grand-monsieur of French cinema is de retour with Wild Grass a complex, lilting tale of the power of chance. Wild Grass The Grass is Always Greener by Laura Bennett CAUTION: Here be spoilers An adaptation of the 1996 novel L’incident by Christian Gailly, Alain Resnais’ return to form stars his long-term [...]

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Film Review: Women Without Men (2009)

June 7th, 2010 No Comments

Iranian visual artist, Shirin Neshat’s directorial debut focuses on the lives of four women set against a backdrop of political turmoil in 1950s Iran. Women Without Men A Woman’s Work by Laura Bennett CAUTION: Here be spoilers. Never afraid to shy away from the often incendiary issue of the role of women in modern-day Islamic society, Shirin [...]

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Film Review: Videocracy (2009)

May 28th, 2010 No Comments

Videocracy Italian-born Swede Erik Gandini’s documentary turns the camera on the power of television in Berlusconi’s celebrity-obsessed Italy. Image Is Everything by Laura Bennett CAUTION: Here be spoilers. In a country where bella figura is a national pastime, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is the maestro of media manipulation. Having risen to political primacy with the aid of his [...]

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Film Review: I Am Love / Io Sono L’Amore (2009)

April 20th, 2010 1 Comment

I Am Love I Am Love is a feast for the senses. The partnership between Luca Guadagnino and Tilda Swinton creates the perfect dish in this capolavoro of Italian cinema. That’s Amore by Laura Bennett CAUTION: Here be spoilers. Truly “Made-in-Italy” I Am Love (Io Sono L’Amore) is a showcase for all that is inspirational about [...]

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