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TAMA TU

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SUNDANCE SHORT 2005 REVIEW! Taika Waitit’s “Tama Tu” offers a refreshing look at war by examining a childish Maori battalion camped out in a ruined building during World War II…

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TAMA TU

Taika Waitit’s “Tama Tu” offers a refreshing look at war by examining a childish Maori battalion camped out in a ruined building during World War II....

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ON A CLEAR DAY

The setting is a shipyard in Glasgow, and the scene should be joyous. A massive cargo ship is embarking on its maiden voyage, and it seems as if the whole...

CHICAGO SHOWS OFF SOME REALLY SHORT SHORTS

The Chicago “Really” Short Film Fest was conceived as a way to get those “really” short films (15 minutes and under) out to the public in an open...

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NINE LIVES

“Nine Lives” is composed of nine separate stories, each shot in a single take, each named for the leading female character, each vaguely (sometimes...

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THIS REVOLUTION

As George W. Bush begins his second term, the time couldn’t be more right for a ferocious political drama about grassroots activism. Writer-director...

SUNDANCE ANNOUNCES 2005 AWARD WINNERS

The winners of the 2005 Sundance Film Festival Independent Feature Film Competition, the World Cinema Competition, and the Audience Awards were announced...

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PLANET OF THE ARABS

A weak attempt at provocation that nonetheless puts across a valid point, “Planet of the Arabs” is a pastiche with an attitude. Arab-American...

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THE GIRL FROM MONDAY

A profoundly unnecessary movie, “The Girl From Monday” is an embarrassment for indie stalwart Hal Hartley. The brainy writer-director who patented a...

ALONE IN THE DARK

As January lumbers to a wintry close—here in the Mid-Atlantic and further north to Canada at least—filmgoers hoping to find a hot new film at their...

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SWIMMERS

In a quiet working-class town on Maryland’s coast, a young girl’s innocence may forever be shattered as she confronts the realities of adult weakness...

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