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Iris

Photograph by Bruce Weber ‘I don’t like pretty’ says the 93 year old idiosyncratic fashion maven Iris Apfel in an enchanting new documentary by Albert Maysles. Iris acknowledges that she was never a conventional beauty but that has hardly stopped her pursuing her passion for style and becoming one of most original and daring dressed women … Continue reading

IS IT JUST ME?

Blaine and Cameron are the most unlikely of roommates. Blaine is an average-looking nice guy with low self-esteem who articulates his frustration finding Mr. Right in his weekly newspaper column. Cameron is the polar opposite; a muscle-bound hunk who’s ego is as big as what he’s hiding in his tight go-go boy outfit that nets … Continue reading

Is That A Gun In Your Pocket?

When 10 year old Lance  (Garren Stitt) ‘borrows’ one of his Dad’s guns to take to school to show to his best friend, the two of  them get into a scrap and accidentally fire a couple of shots in the air. When Lance and his parents are hauled in front of the School Principal who … Continue reading

Is That You?

Even when this rather entertaining road-movie dripping with sentimentality from Israeli filmmaker Dani Menkin ends, you cannot help think that this would have all played out so much better if it had been filmed as a documentary. As we follow recently fired cinema projectionist 60-year-old Ronnie (Alon Aboutpoul) leave Tel Aviv to fly to NY … Continue reading

Ismael’s Ghosts

  This latest movie from French auteur Arnaud Desplechin is an indulgent convoluted jumble of an excessive number of conflicting storylines that at times would test the patience of a saint.  It’s art for art’s sake with scant regard for the viewer trying to unravel it and get some semblance of understanding or enjoyment. Ismael (Mathieu Amalric) … Continue reading

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