Tuesday, January 29, 2008

The Hollywood Reporter - Film Reviews

The Hollywood Reporter - Film Reviews

Link to The Hollywood Reporter - Film Reviews

Persepolis

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Marjane Satrapi adapts her graphic novel about growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq war.

CSNY: Deja Vu

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PARK CITY -- Ageless rock bands and musicians play a teasing game of nostalgia with concert audiences, performing their golden oldies while slipping in new songs and trying to recast themselves for younger listeners.

Choke

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PARK CITY -- Another quirky movie out of Sundance, "Choke" relies on an appreciation for characters who have no foundation in the real world.

Year of Getting to Know Us

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PARK CITY -- A comedy in name only. Even in a year when many of the films in Sundance's prestigious Premieres section were sub-par, this one seemed particularly lame.

Whatever Lola Wants

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MARRAKECH, Morocco -- Director Nabil Ayouch gives audiences what they may want -- a heady mix of Western and Oriental in this liberal dose of feet-tapping music and Egyptian belly dancing. But beyond the lavishly mounted dance floors, "Whatever Lola Wants" fails to engage.

Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers! (Funuke Domo, Kanashimi No Ai Wo Misero)

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MARRAKECH, Morocco -- This black comedy about dysfunctional families based on a novel by Yukiko Motoya, has a talented cast yet looks like a television soap. The movie has a good boxoffice potential, though it appears out of place in a festival competition.

Bottle Shock

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PARK CITY -- When a film opens with the title, "Based on a true story," one wonders if the filmmakers are trying to bolster a flimsy premise with claims of authenticity.

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