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Closed For Winter (2009) James Bogle 5/10

Defiance (2008) Edward Zwick 1/10

Revanche (2008) Gotz Spielmann 7/10
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McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) - Robert Altman

9/10

Brilliantly shot movie with a tremendous direction by Robert Altman. Although Julie Christie is good, the real standout, once again, is Warren Beatty. Vilmos Szgimond was ROBBED of a nomination.

Another masterpiece from 1971
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Getting Any? (1995) Takeshi Kitano 4/10

Ciao (2008) Yen Tan 6/10

Overlord (1975) Stuart Cooper 7/10

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) Gavin Hood 2/10
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I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (dir. Jack Hofsiss, 1982)

At times, unintentionally hilarious while at some points, deeply and profoundly sick, I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can takes a fairly conventional Lifetime movie plot of "drugs are bad" and stretches it into a full-length feature, sacrificing several fine actors in the process. Among those in the field of carnage are Geraldine Page who manages what she can with a somewhat compelling dying poetess, the subject of the main character documentary maker's current piece and a young Dianne Wiest who almost seems to be acting in a different film as her psychiatrist in a mental ward later on in the film.

Jill Clayburgh turns in an uneven, showboaty portrayal which, at the time, she must've thought would earn her an Academy Award nomination (her flapping and flailing on the beach during a seizure was a particular high point). Barbara Gordon has few layers and Clayburgh's performance doesn't manange to fill in the gaps in the script when it comes to answering the questions of who this woman is and why she has descended into madness. And it's based on a true story! A 1979 autobiography, to be precise. It's not like there was no available research on what drove this woman to a life of drug addiction.

It's the creepy (perhaps, accidentally vile) performance of Scottish actor Nichol Williamson as Clayburgh's alcoholic, manipulative and psychotic boyfriend at the black heart of this spectacle. He decides that his girlfriend's withdrawal from Valium is the perfect time to began beating the **** out of her in addition to keeping her imprisoned in her own home. Truly some of the most disturbing scenes of domestic violence I've ever encountered on film. Only for the strongest of constitutions.

3/10.




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Carnal Knowledge (1971) - Mike Nichols

8/10

Great film with a tremendous performance by Jack Nicholson, who really is the stand-out here. Another slick direction by Mike Nichols with a subject matter common to his other films.

1971 is fastly becoming one of my favourite years
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I´m adding L´Intrus (Claire Denis) 4/10
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Treeless Mountain 8/10
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I Love You, Man - 7/10
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American Graffiti (1973) - George Lucas

8/10

Lucas's most personal film is indeed a very good one with a charming screenplay and greatly acted by everyone. Cindy Williams should have received a nomination instead of Candy Clak IMO. The editing of the film is also top notch.
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A Big Road (2009; China/Singapore) - 6.5/10
Fish Eyes (2008; China) - 6.5/10
Ploy (2007; Thailand) - 7/10
The International (2009; USA) - 4/10
12 Rounds (2008; USA) - 3/10
Kabei - Our Mother (2008; Japan) - 6/10
Claustrophobia (2008; HK) - 6/10
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Palermo Shooting (208) Wim Wenders 1/10

Camino (2008) Javier Feser 7/10

The Boy in Striped Pyjamas (2008) Mark Herman 4/10

Westbound (1959) Budd Boetticher 6/10

The George Raft Story (1961) Joseph M Newman 4/10

I haven't seen Jayne Mansfield in anything for years and I'd forgotten just how bad she could be.

The Devil is a Sissy (1936) W S Van Dyke 7/10

The Mass is Ended (1985) Nanni Moretti 4/10

Tulpan (2008) Sergei Dvortsevoy 4/10

Clara (2008) Helma Sanders-Brahms 5/10

This was a major disappointment. I expected something more dynamic then a standard bio-pic from Sanders-Brahms. Had her name been removed from the credits and I was shown the film I never would have guested that Sanders-Brahms had directed it.
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Joy of Living (Tay Garnett, 1938) 4/10

Highly disappointing considering all the talent that was squandered on this combination screwball comedy/musical by no less than Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields. Irene Dunne, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Lucille Ball, Alice Brady, Guy Kibbee and Jean Dixon are all let down by the lame story about a Broadway star and her deadbeat family.

Having Wonderful Time (Alfred Lantell, 1938) 6/10

Fairbanks fares much better opposite Ginger Rogers in this light comedy about a secretary on vacation in the Catskills, the basis for the later Broadway musical Wish You Were Here. Lucille Ball, Lee Bowman, Eve Arden and Red Skelton all have their moments.

The Shining Hour (Frank Borzage, 1938) 7/10

Joan Crawford, Margaret Sullavan, Robert Young, Melvyn Douglas and Fay Bainter all turn in impressive performances in this family melodrama from a 1934 Broadway play that starred Gladys Cooper, Adrianne Allan and her husband, Raymond Massey in the Crawford-Sullavan-Young roles. Though Crawford holds her own, Sullavan in the third of her four films directed by Borzage, and Bainter, a double Oscar nominee for two other roles that year, are the real standouts.
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Campfire (2004) - 7/10
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The Strangers (2008)

8/10
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Gran Torino

10/10

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