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Coppolas cop-out
YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from the novella by Mircea Eliade, with Tim Roth, Alexandra Maria Lara and Bruno Ganz.... -
JOHN HARKNESSs Top 10 Movies
Rating: NNNNNThis was a surprisingly good year, perhaps short on great films but very strong on good ones. My short list ran to about 30... -
Actors ace it
THE BUCKET LIST directed by Rob Reiner, written by Justin Zackham, with Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Beverly Todd and Sean Hayes. A Warner Brothers release.... -
The pain in Spain
THE ORPHANAGE (Juan Antonio Bayona). 110 minutes. Subtitled. Rating: NNNThe longer I think about The Orphanage, the less I like it, even though I’m fond... -
Eye on the prizes
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY directed by Julian Schnabel, written by Ronald Harwood from the book by Jean-Dominique Bauby, with Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner... -
Kite cant fly
The Kite Runner directed by Marc Forster, written by David Benioff from Khaled Hosseinis novel, with Khalid Abdalla, Atossa Leoni, Zekeria Ebrahimi and Ahmad Khan... -
Video arcade fire
THE KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS directed by Seth Gordon, with Steve Wiebe, Billy Mitchell and Walter Day. An Alliance release. 79 minutes.... -
Dull, period
ATONEMENT (Joe Wright). 130 minutes. Opens Friday (December 7). Rating: NNAtonement was made by the Pride And Prejudice team - director Joe Wright, star Keira... -
Six directions home
I'M NOT THERE directed by Todd Haynes, written by Haynes and Oren Moverman, with Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, Marcus Carl Franklin... -
Missable Mist
THE MIST (Frank Darabont). 127 minutes. Opens Friday (November 23). Rating: NNAccording to the internet movie Database, more than 100 films or TV shows have... -
Weddings off
MY BROTHER?S WEDDING (Charles Burnett). 85 minutes. Screens Friday and Sunday (November 23 and 25) at Cinematheque. Rating: NNKiller Of Sheep, Charles Burnett's 1977 neo-realist... -
China syndrome
LA CHINOISE (Jean-Luc Godard). 97 minutes. Subtitled. Opens Friday (November 16) at Cinematheque Ontario. Rating: NNNNLike many filmmakers in the late 60s, Jean-Luc Godard was... -
De Palma’s not retreating
REDACTED Written and directed by Brian De Palma, with Rob Devaney, Ty Jones and Izzy Diaz. A Maximum Films release. 90 minutes. Opens Friday (November... -
Terrorizing truth
TERROR'S ADVOCATE directed by Barbet Schroeder, written by Prosper Keating. A Mongrel Media release. 135 minutes. Subtitled. Opens Friday (November 16). Rating: NNNNNAt 65, Barbet... -
The corridors of power – great films about politics
more online: web only feature Rating: NNNNNBy politics, I mean elected politics, the political process, important men in important suits making important decisions. The Grapes...
