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Big Fan
Big Fan begins with an appealing promise: Robert Siegel will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Patton Oswalt and Kevin Corrigan gives Big Fan an immediate pulse. The story of Big Fan begins from a specific pressure point: A hard core New York Giants fan struggles to deal with the consequences when he is beaten up by his favorite player. By the end of its 1h 28m running time, the value of Big Fan r
Aug 103 min read
Black Dynamite
Black Dynamite begins with an appealing promise: Scott Sanders will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Michael Jai White and Arsenio Hall gives Black Dynamite an immediate pulse. The story of Black Dynamite begins from a specific pressure point: Black Dynamite is the greatest African American action star of the 1970s. By the end of its 1h 24m running time, the value of Black Dynamite rests less on
Aug 103 min read
Larger Than Life in
Larger Than Life in begins with an appealing promise: Lawrence Jordan will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Gogol Bordello and Ben Harper gives Larger Than Life in an immediate pulse. The story of Larger Than Life in begins from a specific pressure point: Live concert footage of the Dave Matthews Band, Ben Harper and Relentless7 and Gogol Bordello, shot at the three day Austin City Limits fe
Aug 103 min read
When You're Strange
When You're Strange begins with an appealing promise: Tom DiCillo will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Johnny Depp and John Densmore gives When You're Strange an immediate pulse. The story of When You're Strange begins from a specific pressure point: A look at the late '60s and early '70s rock band The Doors, including rare exclusive footage. By the end of its 1h 26m running time, the value
Aug 103 min read
My Dog Tulip
My Dog Tulip begins with an appealing promise: Paul Fierlinger will treat its animated adventure framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Christopher Plummer and Lynn Redgrave gives My Dog Tulip an immediate pulse. The story of My Dog Tulip begins from a specific pressure point: The story of a man who rescues a German shepherd and how the two become fast friends. By the end of its 1h 23m running time, the value of My Dog
Aug 103 min read
Spread
Spread begins with an appealing promise: David Mackenzie will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ashton Kutcher and Anne Heche gives Spread an immediate pulse. The story of Spread begins from a specific pressure point: A drama centered on a serial womanizer and his jilted lover. By the end of its 1h 37m running time, the value of Spread rests less on novelty than on the care of its execution. The
Aug 102 min read
Blood: The Last Vampire
Blood: The Last Vampire begins with an appealing promise: Chris Nahon will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jun Ji hyun and Allison Miller gives Blood: The Last Vampire an immediate pulse. The story of Blood: The Last Vampire begins from a specific pressure point: A vampire named Saya, who is part of a covert government agency that hunts and destroys demons in a post WWII Japan, is inserted
Aug 103 min read
What's Your Raashee?
What's Your Raashee? begins with an appealing promise: Ashutosh Gowariker will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Harman Baweja and Priyanka Chopra Jonas gives What's Your Raashee? an immediate pulse. The story of What's Your Raashee? begins from a specific pressure point: A young man has only ten days to locate his soulmate as dictated by the stars, otherwise he could lose a fortune. By the end of
Aug 103 min read
Tera Mera Ki Rishta
Tera Mera Ki Rishta begins with an appealing promise: Kuldeep Singh will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Raj Babbar and Jeetendra Bharadwaj gives Tera Mera Ki Rishta an immediate pulse. The story of Tera Mera Ki Rishta begins from a specific pressure point: Meet travels from Canada to Punjab for a family wedding. By the end of its 2h 46m running time, the value of Tera Mera Ki Rishta rests less
Aug 103 min read
Soul Kitchen
Soul Kitchen begins with an appealing promise: Fatih Akin will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Adam Bousdoukos and Moritz Bleibtreu gives Soul Kitchen an immediate pulse. The story of Soul Kitchen begins from a specific pressure point: In Hamburg, German Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef. By the end of its 1h 36m running
Aug 103 min read
That Evening Sun
That Evening Sun begins with an appealing promise: Scott Teems will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Hal Holbrook and Barlow Jacobs gives That Evening Sun an immediate pulse. The story of That Evening Sun begins from a specific pressure point: An aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm. By the e
Aug 103 min read
Life During Wartime
Life During Wartime begins with an appealing promise: Todd Solondz will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Shirley Henderson and Allison Janney gives Life During Wartime an immediate pulse. The story of Life During Wartime begins from a specific pressure point: Friends, family, and lovers struggle to find love, forgiveness, and meaning in an almost war torn world riddled with comedy and pathos. By
Aug 103 min read
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