All articles by Howard Feinstein – Page 6
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ReviewsSong From The Southern Seas
Dir/scr. Marat Sarulu. Kazakhstan/Germany/France/Russia. 2008. 80mins.
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ReviewsSoul Power
Dir. Jeffrey Levy-Hinte. US. 2008. 93 mins.Jeffrey Levy-Hinte became obsessed with outtakes from Leon Gast’sWhen We Were Kings(1995) when he was editing it. The documentary about the famed ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ boxing match in which Muhammed Ali upset George Foreman 34 years ago in what ...
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ReviewsPandora's Box (Pandoranin Kutusu)
Dir. Yesim Ustaoglu. Turkey/France/Germany/Belgium. 2008. 112 mins.
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ReviewsThe Stoning Of Soraya M
Dir. Cyrus Nowrasteh. US. 2008. 116mins.This harrowing, if cinematically flawed, account of a male mob’s murder of a young wife and mother according to Shariah law in an Iranian village in 1986, just a few years after Khomeini took power, takes on particular relevance today. Exposes ...
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ReviewsUncertainty
Dir. Scott McGehee, David Siegel. US. 2008. 101 minsRegular collaborators McGehee and Siegel have hit what is called in baseball a double-a compliment, that—with Uncertainty. In the past, their provocative films have veered toward the academic, as with the study of amnesia in the modern Cain-and-Abel ...
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ReviewsOf Time And The City
Dir: Terence Davies.UK. 2008. 74mins.Over the decades many accomplished directors have created cinematic odes to cities dear to their hearts. Berlin (Walter Ruttmann, from the silent era); Paris (Je T’Aime, particularly Alexander Payne’s segment), and Rome (Fellini). But Liverpool’ You have to hand it to Terence ...
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ReviewsJe Veux Voir (I Want To See)
Dirs: Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige. Lebanon-France. 2008. 75mins.
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ReviewsAdhen (Le Dernier Maquis)
Dir: Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche. France-Algeria. 2008. 93mins.Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche has addressed the schizoid nature of the clash of French and Algerian cultures before, most notably in the lovely Bled Number One, set in a small Algerian village. In Adhen, traditional religion comes up against contemporary capital in a ...
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Bitter & Twisted
Dir. Christopher Weekes. 2008. Australia . 88 mins.It's a miracle when an untracked English-language film arrives on the scene - and a special joy when said movie is smashing. The 28-year-old Weekes and some of his friends made Bitter & Twisted themselves for around $200,000. With no institutional support, they ...
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From Within
Dir. Phedon Papamichael. 2008. USA . 90mins.Although he is a well-regarded cinematographer (Sideways, I Walk The Line), Phedon Papamichael's third foray into directing is little more than another hackneyed horror film. The visuals are assured, but Keene 's screenplay relentlessly piles on the cliches. Without recognizable stars and indistinguishable from ...
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Tennessee
Dir: Aaron Woodley. USA . 2008. 95mins.Those expecting Tennessee to be a Mariah Carey vanity vehicle are in for a letdown. What is most impressive about the film is Carey's brave, understated, deglamorised performance as an ensemble player rather than star. Yes, the film does come on the heels of ...