Sunday, January 20, 2008

The Hollywood Reporter - Film Reviews

The Hollywood Reporter - Film Reviews

Link to The Hollywood Reporter - Film Reviews

Frozen River

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What really sells the film is the go-for-broke performance of Melissa Leo as Ray, a mother of two who is struggling to keep her family together in their rundown trailer.

Ballast

Posted:

Lance Hammer's feature debut is gutsy -- gutsy for what he wants to achieve and for how he goes about it. The film has an austere, rigorous yet fully engaged aesthetic.

Transsiberian

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This vigorous, fast-paced tale that entwines plot with character and psychology set against an incredibly exotic backdrop certainly has boxoffice potential as dynamic as its storytelling.

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

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It's a complex story with many moving parts, and Zenovich gives context to the main drama by referencing Polanski's horrendous childhood fleeing the Nazis in Poland and the death of his mother in a prison camp.

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