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2012 CIFF: Under African Skies
So the nice weather has prevented me from seeing as many films as usual and travel plans will unfortunately make this my last film at this year's event, but onc... Read more
Posted on 30 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Freaks
A stunning trapeze artist takes up with a diminutive circus performer as soon as she finds out he has come into a tidy inheritance. Read more
Posted on 29 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The Little Foxes
Three members of the crafty and unscrupulous Hubbard family intend to buy a cotton mill in the turn of the century south. With the two brothers having their... Read more
Posted on 29 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The Hunger Games
In a dystopian future, in response to a catastrophic rebellion, the capital city hosts the title event drawing two names, a boy and girl, from each of their... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The Manchurian Candidate
A hard and hated sergeant saves his troops in Korea and returns a Medal of Honor recipient being praised by his men as "the bravest, finest, most lovable man I... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
2012 CIFF: Pelotero
Tonight I volunteered for a short shift at a less hectic but still bustling Monday evening at the film festival, which I concluded with a wonderful documentary... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Oklahoma!
At the turn of the century in the title territory, robust cowboy Curly (Gordon MacRae) tussles for the love of Laurey (Shirley Jones) with her cruel and lewd... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
2012 CIFF: Of Two Minds
So I got a late jump on this year's Cleveland International Film Festival, and only saw one film today, but once again found myself taken by the sheer energy... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Kill List
An ex-soldier turned hitman, reeling from a recently botched job, takes on a new assignment at the insistence of his partner. Hired by a mysterious... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
Although he never achieved the iconic status or widespread acclaim of Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs was an anti-war folk singer who brought his tangible message to the... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
A Separation
An Iranian couple has reached a crossroads when they can't come to a compromise on whether they will leave the country or stay to take care of the man's sickly... Read more
Posted on 24 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The Sunset Limited
A devout Christian saves a disconsolate skeptic from hurling himself in front of the title train, and brings him home to his project apartment to have a... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Mildred Pierce
In depression era Los Angeles, housewife Mildred Pierce thinks of nothing but the happiness of her two daughters, sweetheart Ray and condescending Veda. Read more
Posted on 22 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
The Postman Always Rings Twice
(minor spoilers)A drifter walks into a roadside diner and inquires about a help wanted position. He is taken on the shrewd owner and taken greatly by his young... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
La Strada
When her sister dies, a poor seaside girl is forced into an apprenticeship with a traveling circus strongman to support her family. Read more
Posted on 20 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Death on the Nile
A socialite is murdered aboard a Nile cruise ship where seemingly every member of the passenger roster is a known enemy with personal motives, including her... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Hotel Rwanda
In 1994 Rwanda, when members of the Hutu tribe begin a murderous rebellion against their Tutsi rulers, a hotel owner of the rebelling tribe is comfortable with... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
State of the Union
As a hated tycoon newspaperman lays dying, he implores his daughter and successor (Angela Lansbury) to take revenge on the members of the Republican party who... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
National Velvet
A bitter ex-jockey wanders the English countryside and is taken in as a farmhand by a family whom he soon plans to rob, but has his heart softened by their... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Picnic
On the day of the Labor Day picnic, a strapping drifter appears in a small Kansas town, at first to seek work from his successful classmate. Read more
Posted on 15 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES