Winner of the Outstanding Narrative Award at the Los Angeles Film Festival, and the Audience Award at the Woodstock Film Festival, writer/director Suzi Yoonessi’s Dear Lemon Lima is a warm, […]
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Reviews: This is It, Cirque Du Freak, Amelia
This Is It ***1/2 A sadness permeates the opening moments in the behind-the-scenes piece This Is It, but it has nothing to do with Michael Jackson’s death. Instead, the sequence […]
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Student films showcase young SCAD talent
The best film festivals try for much more than a couple of big movies and some stars. They are a showcase for not only the established, but the promising. Short […]
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Extreme closeup: Woody Harrelson
In The Messenger, Woody Harrelson plays Captain Tony Stone, a veteran of the Iraq war who handles casualty notifications back home — a job he both relishes and despises. It’s […]
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Extreme closeup: Ben Foster
Since his breakout role on HBO’s Six Feet Under, Ben Foster has appeared in one high–profile feature film after another. He played the mutant Angel in X–Men: The Last Stand, […]
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Savannah Film Festival screening schedule
The 2009 Savannah Film Festival Oct. 31–Nov. 7 Locations: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St.; Lucas Theatre, 32 Abercorn St. Judges: Actress Patti D’Arbanville (“Rescue Me”), actress/producer Rita Gam, writer/director […]
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Extreme closeup: Patricia Clarkson
Today’s movies are full of big–name actors whose faces — and box–office draw — are certified commodities. Then there are the journeyman thespians, whose presence and skill often turn good […]
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Savannah Film Festival: Panel, workshop schedule
The Art of Filmmaking. At 11:30 a.m. Nov. 2. Workshop. Follow the creative process of filmmaking from concept to distribution. Hear industry veterans talk about the financial and creative opportunities […]
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Reviews: Chris Rock’s Good Hair, Astro Boy
GOOD HAIR *** Like most odysseys, Good Hair begins with a single question. “Daddy, why don’t I have good hair?” the little girl asks of her celebrity pop. And armed […]
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Reviews: Where the Wild Things Are, Law Abiding Citizen, Couples Retreat
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE **1/2 Perhaps it’s best to think of Where the Wild Things Are, Spike Jonze’s live-action adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s beloved children’s book, as the PG […]
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Review: The Boys Are Back
THE BOYS ARE BACK **1/2 Clive Owen is one of those extremely talented actors whose movies rarely make a lot of money, be they good (Children of Men), bad (Derailed) […]
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Reviews: Capitalism, Zombieland, Big Fan
CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY **1/2 It goes without saying that Michael Moore’s latest documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story, hardly shows the United States of America at its best. The […]