December 2009
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My Top 10* Movies of 2009
Basterds, bombs, bikes, and gynocide, oh my! 2009 was a great year for films. Steven Soderbergh released three of them, including a two-part bi-epic of Che Guevara (which is not included on this list because I have yet to see either part; color me slacker). There are still at least a dozen movies that I should have seen in 2009 in order to do this list any justice, however my wallet has been...
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Voy a explotar (“I’m Gonna Explode”)
a film by Gerardo Naranjo
Inspired by the French New Wave romantic crime-spree Pierrot le fou by Jean Luc Godard, I’m Gonna Explode, directed by Gerardo Naranjo, follows two young lovers, Roman and Maru, as they try to outrun their teen angst and find happier lives in this Mexican New Wave adventure.
Explode begins in the mind of Roman (Juan Pablo de Santiago) as he daydreams his violent escape...
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"Hausu": The Aftermath
“Hausu,” introduced to the audience tonight with a “just go into it with an open mind” pep talk from the currator, turned out to be a surreal, psychadelic romp through the Japanese countryside. It didn’t take itself too seriously, and was apparently the brainchild of the director Nobuhiku Obayashi’s young daughter; according to the currator, he just “fleshed out the story.”
Obayashi, who was...
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Birthday Weekend Movies
My favorite thing to do on my birthday is to go to the movies. Well, my favorite thing to do every day is to go to the movies, but especially on my birthday. This year, my birthday will be celebrated a week early with screening of two films at the Dryden Theater in Rochester, NY.
Friday evening at 8 p.m., Harmony and Me is screening with director Bob Byington and actor Kevin Corrigan both in...