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MOTEL

By | January 2005

SUNDANCE SHORT 2005 REVIEW! Freudenthal’s got a good eye and talent that would be worth seeing in other works, and this is a fine start…

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MOTEL

“Motel” cooks with enough lit matches and gas to cause a few good explosions, showing the adventures of a guy (Jonathan Klein) driving at night and...

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PRETTY PERSUASION

“Pretty Persuasion” kills itself with unrestrained negativism, but almost resuscitates itself with some great comedy. Unfortunately, the story of...

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TONGUE BULLY

Directed with great flair by Canadian filmmaker Annie Bradley, “Tongue Bully” is nonetheless an insufferable affair. Little more than a way long music...

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ROOM

If you want an idea of what to expect from “Room,” think “Pi” without the filling. Writer-director Kyle Henry’s debut feature is a tedious tease...

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PALERMO HOLLYWOOD

Argentina has hit Sundance’s dramatic world cinema competition big this year, and “Palermo Hollywood” is one of two impressive features. The film is...

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DRUM

Even in times of gross injustice, moments of humanity find a way of sneaking through. Film has always had a special power to emotionally communicate this,...

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TONY TAKITANI

You really have to be in the right mood to sit through “Tony Takitani”. You have to be ready to take in a thoroughly depressing story that...

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MARILYN HOTCHKISS BALLROOM DANCING & CHARM SCHOOL

“Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School” is a refreshing piece of emotional warmth that won’t induce a syrup overdose. Director Randall...

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LIONS GATE BUYS SOME HARD CANDY

Lions Gate Films has acquired the worldwide rights to the provocative psychological thriller HARD CANDY. And we here at Film Threat agree that it's a good...

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FAMILY PORTRAIT

At Sundance ‘05, as in many ones psat, the underprivileged feature prominently in documentaries both long and short. One of the more powerful ones that...

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