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I Love You Phillip Morris
This is the almost unbelievable true story of a con-man who ditched his wife and ended up in jail where he fell madly in love with another inmate which seemed to spur him on to an even more ridiculous crime spree when they were both released. The plot then gets even more far fetched and…
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Beyond The Hills
If I had to summarize Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu’s latest movie in one word, it would unhesitatingly be ‘bleak’. From the isolated Monastery with no running water or electricity nestling in the hills beyond a remote village where even the summers look cold and uninviting, to the plot which is about an ex-orphanage girl who…
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Milk : the legend who fought for a better life for us all
Given the recent electoral defeats in California and Florida, the opening of Gus Van Sant’s totally wonderful biopic on gay activist and martyr Harvey Milk couldn’t have been more auspicious. It is an incredible record of a real maverick that bears witness to his life and his work. A joyous tribute that will remind you…
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Drool
An miserable downtrodden wife who lives in the middle of nowhere, ignored by her children, and abused by her aggressive slob of her husband, suddenly acquires a girl friend when a black cosmetics rep. moves in next door. The friend is banned from visiting cos this is the South after all (!) but when…
