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6th World Film Festival of Bangkok: Capsule reviews part two

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2008-11-08 23:30:00 by WiseKwai in Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal
...capsule reviews from the 6th World Film Festival of Bangkok , which wrapped up on November 2 Way Actress Khemupsorn "Cherry" Sirisukha directed this short for the celebration of September's Peace Day . It features two boys fighting over a toy tank. Although it's pretty straightforward and about peace in general, it's hard to not think about...
 
Tags: film, world film festival, festival, non-festival film, film festival, bangkok, concert film, bangkok post, sud bangkok takes
 
 
 
 
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Capsule review for Dai-Nipponjin now posted!

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2008-03-30 23:01:00 by The Vault Master in The B-Movie Film Vault BLOG!
...capsule review for "Dai-Nipponjin Dai-Nipponjin" is an insane comedy/mockumentary about the darker side of being a giant Japanese superhero! Meet Masaru Daisatou: He's in his forties, is heading towards divorce, makes barely enough money to survive, and is Japan's only hope against giant monsters! Whenever his country is threatened by...
 
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New capsule review at the Vault: Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1977)

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2008-05-02 22:58:00 by The Vault Master in The B-Movie Film Vault BLOG!
...capsule review for "Godzilla vs. Hedorah" (a.k.a. "Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster") ! This review is the final component of the "Reduce, Reuse, Recy-KILL" roundtable , which was set up by Anubis Von Mojo, the webmaster of THE TOMB OF ANUBIS . The topic of choice for this group effort was "nature strikes back" (and "nature run amok") films, and...
 
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6th World Film Festival of Bangkok: Capsule reviews

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2008-10-28 17:24:00 by WiseKwai in Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal
...capsule reviews Manus Chanyong: One Night at Talaenggaeng Road Previously seen at the 12th Thai Short Film & Video Festival , a repeat viewing of this short film by Paisit Panpruegsachart was rewarding. Saranyoo Wonggrajan narrates a classical piece of Thai literature, set in Ayutthaya of old. A mercenary for a nobleman, the character bides...
 
Tags: film, world film festival, woman, woman named nuam, woman named farr, farr, debut film, indonesian film, shiftless town constable
 
 
 
 
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TIFF08SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

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2008-08-26 23:16:00 by Maya in The Evening Class
...Capsule . North American Premiere Adoration Atom Egoyan, Canada. High school student Simon (Devon Bostick) is caught up in family history, technology and a shocking and explosive lie that intertwines the lives of his uncle (Scott Speedman) and his French teacher (Arsinée Khanjian), while forcing him to reconcile conflicting memories of his...
 
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PSIFF08Foreign Language Oscar Submissions

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2007-12-20 10:23:00 by Maya in The Evening Class
...capsule review from the Toronto International at Long Pauses . Wikipedia synopsis The Home Song Stories (Australia/Singapore). Wikipedia synopsis . Stefan at Twitch reviews this favorably The Counterfeiters (Austria/Germany). I reviewed The Counterfeiters at this year's Toronto International for The Evening Class . Wikipedia synopsis ....
 
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Marlowe (1969)

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2008-10-08 00:10:24 by admin in FilmFanatic.org
...capsule review , slick but not all that memorable. While James Garner (always a pleasure to watch) is appropriately gritty and handsome as famed detective Philip Marlowe , ultimately his performance (unlike that of, say, Humphrey Bogart as Marlowe in 1946s The Big Sleep ) fails to leave much of a lasting impression. Meanwhile, the dense...
 
Tags: review, roger eberts review, capsule review, marlowe, times original review, plot, detective philip marlowe, rita moreno, james garner
 
 
 
 
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Music Lovers, The (1970)

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2008-01-13 17:51:53 by admin in FilmFanatic.org
...Capsule Review Chicago Reader Capsule Review Time Out Capsule Review
 
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Queen, The (1968)

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2008-02-11 18:50:13 by admin in FilmFanatic.org
...capsule snapshot, and must-see for documentary fans. Listed as a Cult Movie in the back of Pearys book Links IMDb entry MRQE (Movie Review Query Engine NY Times Original Review (immediate spoilers alert Roger Eberts Review (eventual spoilers alert Chicago Reader Capsule Review Time Out Capsule Review Bright Lights Film Journal Article
 
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Murder by Contract (1958)

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2008-02-28 19:36:54 by admin in FilmFanatic.org