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Ever since Goethe wrote his romantic novel The Sorrows of Young Werther, the name Werther has been synonymous with the mystery and even the romance of suicide among the young. In this thoughtful movie, Ismaël (Ismal Jole), a young thirteen-year old boy, is taken aback by the suicide of his best friend. Not only did he not have any idea that this dramatic act was a possibility, neither did his other friends.Read More »
Lama Norbu comes to Seattle in search of the reincarnation of his dead teacher, Lama Dorje. His search leads him to young Jesse Conrad, Raju, a waif from Kathmandu, and an upper class Indian girl. Together, they journey to Bhutan where the three children must undergo a test to prove which is the true reincarnation. Interspersed with this, is the story of Siddharta, later known as the Buddha. It traces his spiritual journey from ignorance to true enlightenment.Read More »
“All we need to do, is to find a new planet, and keep the party going.”
The film takes places in the near future, following the trajectory of the 1990’s. Rampant consumerism, neoliberalism, globalization and American cultural imperialism have all reached their peak. Robbie and Stella come from different, but equally dysfunctional backgrounds. By happenstance, they find themselves together on the road, running away from their responsibilities, while being hunted down by the drugged-up mad dog, Ulfur. This film is fast-paced, filled with stunning visuals and great music, and is as free-roaming as the characters themselves.Read More »
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Gay, alienated Los Angeles teens have a hard time as their parents kick them out of their homes, they don’t have money, their lovers cheat, and they are harassed by gay-bashers.Read More »
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December 25th in the middle eighties. The family gets together in the grandparents’ house, through red curtains in the window that opens onto the sunroom, amid pendulum clocks, wicker-seat chairs and a huge Nativity Scene. There is not one particular highlight; our only interest is the portrait of the group consisting of four generations and two dogs.Read More »
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Magali, 45, is a wine producer in the south of France. She’s a widow, and her best friend, Isabelle, decides to find her a new husband. She puts an ad in the local newspaper and finds a nice man, Gérald. At Isabelle’s daughter’s wedding, Magali eventually meets Gérald. But there’s another man around, Etienne…Read More »
Among my personal favorite neo-noir films, which I could easily watch over and over again.Read More »
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In Portuguese Metade Fumaca means ‘half smoked’ and in this movie that is a reference to the cigarette Eric Tsang’s character carries with him since one, for him, magical night 30 years ago.
Mountain Leopard (Eric Tsang from Gen-X Cops) is a triad who has spent the last 30 years of his life living in Brazil. He now returns to Hong Kong to kill his long time rival Nine Dragons (Michael Chan) who stole the woman Mountain Leopard was in love with. He enlists the help of small time hoodlum Smokey (Nicholas Tse from 2002) who more than willingly is ready to kill for money. Smokey also knows the present Hong Kong which Mountain Leopard is not really familiar with and the two slowly begin the search for Nine Dragons. During this time they develop an almost father-son like relationship but along the way the real truth about Mountain Leopard is revealed…. Read More »
