Monthly Archives: November 2005

CLOSING TIME

By | November 2005

Director Chris Brandt has an excellent knack for comedy as he shows us what the grim late night hours of a fast food joint are like…

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CLOSING TIME

My favorite shorts are the ones who are wholly self-contained; yet at the same time give you a sense of a larger story looming in the background. Too often...

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MRS. PALFREY AT THE CLAREMONT

Sarah Palfrey is an elderly widow estranged from her daughter and grandson. She moves into a retirement hotel in London that defines the concept of...

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MANNERS OF DYING

Jeremy Peter Allen has done the world of film a huge favour by bringing Yann Martel’s short story, Manners of Dying, to the big screen. Far more than an...

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EVERY :30

Jack Bauer never had a bad day. The Bride merely had a few flesh and psychological wounds. And at least Odysseus managed to make it home. Trying to differ...

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GRASS: A NATION'S BATTLE FOR LIFE (DVD)

Viewing the 1925 documentary “Grass: A Nation’s Batle for Life” eight decades after its premiere, it is difficult not to be caught up in the passion...

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DOWN TO THE BONE

Irene (Vera Farmiga) lives in upstate New York with her husband Steve (Clint Jordan) and two sons. Her job as a grocery clerk doesn’t provide enough...

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BACK UP, PLEASE

Sometimes all it takes is one little thing to totally destroy your day. "Back Up, Please," while a very suspenseful short film, exemplifies that "one...

TALKING PICTURES: SPELL CHECK

“I hope I’m not disappointed with this movie the way I was with 'Deer Hunter',” says Don Novello, the actor-author-comedian best known as Father...

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THE TELEPHONE BOOK (DVD)

During the late 1960s and early 1970s, the infamous X-rating from the MPAA was evenly shared by mainstream movies (including the Oscar-winning "Midnight...

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COLD BLOOD (DVD)

J.M. catches his wife in bed with another man and, in a moment of rage, kills her with a baseball bat. Shocked by his own actions, he cleans up the blood,...

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