2004
August 21, 2005
Camera Cinema Club
USA
English
97 Minutes
A Character Driven Comedy — THE TALENT GIVEN US.
7.1 Metacritic
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Archive for August, 20052005 August 18, 2005 Bob Stern’s daughter tells his story after he takes his own life upon learning he is terminally ill. ~~ 2005 August 17, 2005 No Nudity. No Violence. Unspeakable Obscenity — THE ARISTOCRATS 7.0 Critical Consensus ~~ 2005 August 10, 2005 Everybody Gotta Have A Dream — HUSTLE & FLOW. 6.8 Critical Consensus ~~ (THE CELEBRATION)
August 10, 2005
Every Family Has A Secret — THE CELEBRATION. At a formal dinner to celebrate a patriarch’s 60th birthday, his eldest son makes a speech claiming that his father [spoiler removed], and drove his twin sister [spoiler removed].
One son is a successful restaurant owner in Paris. The other son is a troubled womanizing, abusive, drunkard. One daughter is a singer and sexual adventurer. The other daughter is dead. All have been profoundly affected by their father, a man who owns and operates a posh hotel. The family and friends are gathered for a celebration in his honor. The eldest stands to deliver a speech, asks his father which slip of paper he should read, and sets about causing the most awkward, painful dinner party in movie history. Every actor is fantastic and this coupled with the Dogma style of filmmaking (natural light, handheld, no overdubbing), make it seem like we’re witnessing an actual family, having an actual dinner. The actors inhabit their roles to the point where I believed that when they end up leaving the party, they will still be their characters. Extremely well done.
*** Halliwells ~~ (IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE)
February 15, 2001
In Hong Kong in the early 1960s, a newspaper editor and a secretary form a tentative relationship after they discover that their respective partners are having an affair.
Perhaps the best movie ever about longing. Quiet, polite, frustrating longing. It seems to get better everytime I see it. “We won’t be like them”. Wong Kar Wai is a genius. Go see it. Feel it as you watch. Don’t read about it.
“You’re too polite”
*** Halliwells
~~ 2002 July 30, 2005 Documentary about Jerry Seinfeld trying out new material after he vowed to never tell his old jokes again following an HBO special. We also follow a guy named Orny Adams who is just about to get his first shot on Letterman. Interesting to watch someone like Seinfeld when he has particularly bad nights on stage. He is nervous and he flubs jokes, just like the rookies do. Dozens of comedians make appearances. 6.3 Critical Consensus ~~ |
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