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Director: Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel and Benoit Poelvoorde Genre: Comedy/Crime/Drama/Horror/Foreign Year: 1992 Tired of reality TV? Yeah, I was tired of it the year it got exported from Europe and it arrived on our coast. But it seems like it has taken good root and now we can only hope that all the shows grow [...]
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Director: Luis Buñuel Genre: Drama/Foreign Year: 1977 There is a guy at SCC that tought Spanish whom I always seemed to run into right before class. Felipe, was like a living encyclopedia when it came to hispanic film and pretty much put me to shame on my lack of knowledge about it, so…I decided to [...]
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Director: Gore Verbinsky Genre: Action/Adventure/Comedy/Fantasy Year: 2007 The thing with Hollywood is that, with every sequel, they feel they have to dump a few more million dollars to make it saucier! spicier! better! As if the visual effects made the movie, as if that is what packed the rooms and filled the seats. Which sadly, [...]
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Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Genre: Drama/Horror/Thriller/Sci-Fi Year: 2007 This is one of those odd times in which my standards seem to get in the way of things. By all standards this is a good movie. IMDB, rates it as a 7.5 out of 10, a very solid score by IMDB standards and Metacritic rated it [...]
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Director: Guillermo del Toro Genre: Drama/Fantasy/Thriller/Foreign Year: 2006 I think part of me was convinced that I was going to be disappointed with this film. It tends to happen often that the hype becomes so built up that it is near impossible to satisfy one’s self with whatever you end up watching. That was another [...]
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Director: Pedro Almodovar Genre: Drama/Comedy/Foreign Year: 2006 Yes, I went on a Spanish kick, with The Aura, Mar Adentro and then this one, which also turned out to be, as most Pedro Almodóvar films are, well worth the look and with Penélope Cruz who is not only candy to look at, but also is ten [...]
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Director: Alejandro Amenabar Genre: Biography/Drama/Foreign Year: 2004 As my friend Andres would say, this drama is ‘Heavy Duty’. Having to do with a quadriplegic (played fabulously by Javier Bardem) who has spent thirty years of his life fighting for his right to die. He is an inventive, wise man with a constant smile and a [...]
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Director: Edgar Wright Genre: Comedy/Action/Crime/Mystery/Foreign Year: 2007 Ok, so let’s see. You like action movies, right? You like comedies, right? You like a good game of who-dun-it, right? And you do not get offended easily because you have a sense of humor? There you go, just watch this movie, you will absolutely love it. If [...]
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Director: Fabian Bielinsky Genre: Crime/Thriller/Drama/Foreign Year: 2005 Quite unfortunate that this director died shortly after the release of this film, not only because he was unable to reap the product of his hard work, but because this world could do with a lot more directors like him. Two movies, this and “Las Nueve Reinas” (Nine [...]
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Director: Petra Epperlein & Michael Tucker Genre: Documentary/War Year: 2004 Given the current focus on Iraq and all that goes on there, it is difficult not to feel drawn to documentaries of this sort that seem to gives you flashes of what you normally would not see on TV or on our local news. Done [...]