Archive for October, 2007
Sunday, October 7th, 2007
Movie Review: Twice Upon a Time
Twice Upon a Time (French 2006 - original title: “Desaccord Parfait”)
Story: Alice, a famous English actresss meets up with Louis, an equally famous French director 30 years after their famous abrupt breakup. The two had been one of the most glamorous and amorous couples in the 1970s.
Well crafted French comedy (more to my liking [...]
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Sunday, October 7th, 2007
Movie Review: Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams
Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams (Sarajevo 2006)
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Powerful Film! Made me cry and didn’t expect to.
Story: It is Sarajevo 10 years after the Balkan Wars and we zoom in on the struggling relationship between a Bosnian woman and her daughter. Esma (Mirjana Karanovic) [...]
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Sunday, October 7th, 2007
Movie Review: Four Sheets to the Wind
Four Sheet to the Wind (2007)
Plot Summary: After his father’s death, Cufe, the youngest son, follows his father’s wishes and buries him in the lake behind the house. Unfortunately this puts a crimp in any memorial plans the family and community has. This is a coming of age and breaking [...]
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Sunday, October 7th, 2007
Movie Review: OSS 117
OSS 117: Le Caire nid d’espions (2006 France)
Premise: Spoof on James Bond, Austin Powers, The Pink Panther, Get Smart, and Casablanca. French Secret Agent OSS 117 is sent to Cairo to investigate the disappearance of another agent.
Review: Kind of an “Ugly American” but in this case an “Ugly Frenchman” in its audacity and cultural ignorance, [...]