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Film Reviews
May 07, 2008
Mister Lonely
Escape to Neverland
Michael Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, the Pope, the Queen of England, Marilyn Monroe, Shirley Temple, the Three Stooges, Madonna, Charlie Chaplin, Little Red Riding Hood, Sammy Davis Jr., James Dean and Buckwheat walk into an abandoned castle in the Scottish Highlands. Then Harmony Korine made a movie about it.
[ Raph ] Comments (0)April 30, 2008
Lars and the Real Girl
Despite the many humerous parts, this movie is too touching, sad and mature to be simply be labelled a comedy.
[ Michael ] Comments (0)April 28, 2008
Kissing Jessica Stein
Not straight enough
For a film classified under the LBGT genre, Kissing Jessica Stein is as straight as a door knob. But lest, you consider the aforementioned comment as a backhanded-Brokeback Mountain critique of sorts, here’s the kicker – it’s a flat-out compliment.
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April 07, 2008
Korean Film - Intermediate Level
A More In Depth Look
Rufus dredges his brain to bring you another round of Korean films that you should track down and watch. A follow up to Modern Korean Film 101.
[ Rufus ] Comments (1)April 01, 2008
The 2nd Annual White Elephant Film Blogathon
The reviews are coming in!
The day has finally come and reviews for the 2nd Annual White Elephant Film Blogathon are rolling in. Keep checking back, I'll be adding to the list as I hear from the participants.
[ Ben ] Comments (9)March 24, 2008
Stages of a Cinephile: Jeff
Monkeys, Monsters, Teens & Taxis
Well, this is my life: Sitting and staring for hours (!) days (!!) years (!!!) in front of screens small and large. Fairly boilerplate collection of references here, I imagine, for others of my generation. Am I the resident geriatric on the Lucid staff? Why, I remember walking twenty miles, barefoot in the snow, with a nickel in my pocket, to see blah blah blah
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May 14, 2008
Charlie Kaufman and his "Merry Band of Pranksters"
It was only a matter of time.
An upcoming book on the quirky American filmmakers next door.
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May 06, 2008
Tran's I Come With The Rain Promo
New language, new genre for the director of 'Cylo'
Here's a 5-minute promo that has been swirling around the Internet for a couple of weeks.
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April 16, 2008
Hawaii International Film Festival 11th Annual Spring Showcase
See you at the movies!
From April 18 through April 24.
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