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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Director: Terry Gilliam Writers: Terry GilliamCharles McKeown Starring: Johnny DeppHeath LedgerColin FarrellJude Law    Christopher PlummerLily ColeTom Waits Quotes: Nothing is permanent, not even death.Can you put a price on your dreams? Rating:  7.5 out of 10 stars  It has more IMAGINATION than enjoyment… As it has done in previous years, the Chicago Int’l Film Festival offered a “SURPRISE” movie to anyone coming in with [...]

Complices (Partners)

Complices (Partners)      Director: Frederic Mermoud  Writers:   Frederic Mermoud Pascal Arnold Starring: Virginia AndersonCyril DescoursEmmanuelle DevosFrédéric Epaud    Serge Larivière        Eric LaugériasGilbert MelkiNina Meurisse   Two Couples that Find “Uncommon” Paths to hoped-for Successes. Rating:  8 of 10 stars. For his first feature-length film, Director Frederic Mermoud has created a fascinating police-investigation tale set in the area of Lyon, France.  A [...]

Complices (Partners)

Complices (Partners)      Director: Frederic Mermoud  Writers:   Frederic Mermoud Pascal Arnold Starring: Virginia AndersonCyril DescoursEmmanuelle DevosFrédéric Epaud    Serge Larivière        Eric LaugériasGilbert MelkiNina Meurisse   Two Couples that Find “Uncommon” Paths to hoped-for Successes. Rating:  8 of 10 stars. For his first feature-length film, Director Frederic Mermoud has created a fascinating police-investigation tale set in the area of Lyon, France.  A [...]

A Frozen Flower (Ssang-hwa-jeom)

A Frozen Flower (Ssang-hwa-jeom) Director:  Ha Yu  Writer:  Ha Yu Starring: Jin-mo JuJi-hyo SongIn-seong JoIn-beom KoTae-won KwonJu-hwan LimJi-hyeon MinJi-ho ShimWook-hwan Yeo   A “Budding” problem Blossoms into huge BATTLES. Rating:  8.5 of 10 stars.  Showing 10-11 @ 2:15 PM  & 10-13 @ 8:30 PM Korean films used to be an “after-thought” in world cinema.  But, developments in recent years have [...]

A Frozen Flower (Ssang-hwa-jeom)

A Frozen Flower (Ssang-hwa-jeom) Director:  Ha Yu  Writer:  Ha Yu Starring: Jin-mo JuJi-hyo SongIn-seong JoIn-beom KoTae-won KwonJu-hwan LimJi-hyeon MinJi-ho ShimWook-hwan Yeo   A “Budding” problem Blossoms into huge BATTLES. Rating:  8.5 of 10 stars.  Showing 10-11 @ 2:15 PM  & 10-13 @ 8:30 PM Korean films used to be an “after-thought” in world cinema.  But, developments in recent years have [...]

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Director: Terry Gilliam Writers: Terry GilliamCharles McKeown Starring: Johnny DeppHeath LedgerColin FarrellJude Law    Christopher PlummerLily ColeTom Waits Quotes: Nothing is permanent, not even death.Can you put a price on your dreams? Rating:  7.5 out of 10 stars  It has more IMAGINATION than enjoyment… As it has done in previous years, the Chicago Int’l Film Festival offered a “SURPRISE” movie to anyone coming in with [...]

The Revenant

The Revenant Director: Kerry Prior Writer: Kerry Prior Starring: David AndersChris WyldeLouise Griffiths Rating:  6.5 of 10 stars.   Scheduled to show 10-10-09 @ 11:00 PM;  10-16 @ 10:45 PM;  & 10-17 @ 11:15 PM. There’s a reason this has been set to always play LATE at nite:  The Festival brochure describes this as POSSIBLY being a “ZOMBIE buddy comedy with political overtones”.  Overall, [...]

Mammoth

Mammoth   Director: Lukas Moodysson Writer: Lukas Moodysson Starring: Michelle WilliamsGael García BernalMarife NecesitoSophie Nyweide Rating:  9 of 10 stars Looms LARGE as to Quality work! Scheduled to play 10-14-09 @ 6 PM, & 10-17-09 @ 8:45 PM. This movie is a production from Sweden & Denmark, filmed in ENGLISH starring American MICHELLE WILLIAMS (as a surgeon named Ellen in New York) & Mexico’s GAEL [...]

The Athlete

The Athlete Director: Davey FrankelRasselas Lakew Rating: Documentary Rating:  8 of 10 stars.   Documentary proof of the Indomitableness of the Human Spirit     Showing at CIFF on 10-10-09 @ 5 PM;  10-13 @ 7 PM;  & 10-17 @ 12:20 PM. After World War I, nations of the world formed the League Of Nations to try to AVOID such future worldwide wars. [...]

The 45th Chicago International Film Festival Oct. 8-22 2009

The 45th CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL  Oct. 8-22 2009 It’s B-A-A-A-CK!  Yes, for the 45th year, the Chicago Internationall Film Festival will open its doors to the world & more than 108 of the planet’s films from October 8 thru the 22nd.  (And that figure doesn’t count the various short & animated films & other [...]