September 9, 2009

Ponyo (2009) ***

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Another wonderful animated film from Hayao Miyazaki. Like "My Neighbor Totoro", it's a gentle fairy tale for children, but it ...

Whatever Works (2009) ***

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Woody Allen's well-known fetish for sexy young women is very much in evidence in this entertaining comedy about a 62-year-old misantro...

Star Trek (2009) ***

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Plenty of action in this dynamic prequel to the "Star Trek" saga. With sexy Zoe Saldana (first photo) as Uhura (who unfortunately ...

Le Concert (2009) ***

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Unemployed Russian musicians impersonate the Bolshoi orchestra in order to perform in Paris.

Crank: High Voltage (2009) ***

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The White Ribbon (2009) ***

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Winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Coraline (2009) ***

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Bruno (2009) ***

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The Timekeeper (2009) ***

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Memorable film set in the Canadian wilderness. A Londonian (as in Jack London) allegory about our society and its rules, based on a novel by...

The Lovely Bones (2009) ***

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Peter Jackson's adaptation of Alice Sebold's bestselling novel about a 14-year-old girl (Saoirse Ronan) murdered by a serial killer ...

Krolik po berlinsku (2009) ***

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Polish documentary about the Berlin Wall, presented from the point of view of rabbits. Length: 50 min.

The Princess And The Frog (2009) ***

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Excellent animated musical set in Louisiana.

Fantastic Mr Fox (2009) ***

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Wes Anderson's best film since "Rushmore", an elegant and entertaining adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic tale about a sly fox...

Up (2009) ***

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Wonderfully imaginative animated film from Disney and Pixar. It's a story of a cranky old man who flies away in his house using countle...

2012 (2009) ***

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It's nowhere as bad as most critics would have you believe. As disaster epics go, this is definitely a very impressive achievement, with...

Precious (2009) ***

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Map Of The Sounds Of Tokyo (2009) ***

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The Young Victoria (2009) ***

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Excellent histrical drama about the early years of the famous British queen. Emily Blunt is terrific in the title role. Despite some minor i...

In The Electric Mist (2009) ***

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Ice Age 3 Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (2009) ***

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The third installment of the prehistoric saga.

Rapt (2009) ***

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Based on a true story, this is a serious psychological drama about the kidnapping of a rich French industralist. Taut and suspenseful, but a...

Passenger Side (2009) ***

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The Men Who Stare At Goats (2009) ***

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The Messenger (2009) ***

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Paranormal Activity (2009) ***

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Impressive horror movie of the "less is more" school of frights. It's a story of a young couple disturbed every night by a dem...

My Bloody Valentine (2009) ***

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Two Lovers (2009) ***

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Terminator Salvation (2009) ***

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Up In The Air (2009) ***

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The Wild Hunt (2009) ***

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Confessions Of A Shopaholic (2009) ***

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From the director of "Muriel's Wedding" and "My Best Friend's Wedding" comes this campy and very enjoyable satir...

Hangover (2009) ***

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The Girlfriend Experience (2009) ***

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A Serious Man (2009) ***

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A Single Man (2009) ***

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Suzie Heartless (2009) ***

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Taking Woodstock (2009) ***

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1981 (2009) ***

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Excellent autobiographical drama about a young boy growing up in Quebec.

Polytechnique (2009) ***

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Disturbing Canadian drama about a serial killer of women. Based on a true story.

J'ai tué ma mère (2009) ***

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Brilliant little film about a sophisticated adolescent (Xavier Dolan) and his conflict with his down-to-earth mother (Anne Dorval). A low-bu...
August 8, 2009

Tricheuse (2009) *

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Utterly predictably French comedy about a young lawyer pretending to be married.

Fais-moi plaisir (2006) ***

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Les Derniers jours du monde (2009) ***

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Coco Chanel et Igor Stravinsky (2009) *

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Je suis heureux que ma mère soit vivante (2009) *

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À l'origine (2009) *

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Je l'aimais (2009) *

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Modern Love (2009) **

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A romantic comedy starring Stéphane Rousseau, Clotilde Courau and Bérénice Bejo.

Le Chant des mariées (2009) ***

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Les Beaux gosses (2009) ***

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Un Ange à la mer (2009) *

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Le Bal des actrices (2009) ***

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Barbe bleue (2009) **

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An impoverished young girl married a rich nobleman whose numerous wives all died under mysterious circumstances. Directed by Catherine Breil...

Coco avant Chanel (2009) **

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French drama about Coco Chanel, before she became an institution.

Micmacs à tire-larigot (2009) **

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A typical film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet - a bizarre "Rube Goldberg" comedy closer in spirit to "Delicatessen" than to ...

Les Herbes folles (2009) **

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Bizarre French film about a man becoming obsessed with a woman whose purse he has found.

OSS 117: Rio ne répond plus (2009) ***

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Un Prophète (2009) ***

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Hadewijch (2009) ***

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Welcome (2009) *

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A Kurdish refugee from Iraq is trying to cross the English Channel. Politically-correct piety masquerading as a movie.

La Journée de la jupe (2009) **

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A teacher (Isabelle Adjani) takes her students hostage. A cross between "Entre les murs" and "The Negociator".

Villa Amalia (2009) *

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A famous pianist decides to leave her boyfriend and her career, and start a new life elsewhere.