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So, going to school here in the Berkshires is tough, especially when you don't have a car--there's *nothing* to do. Luckily, we've got this teeny-tiny independent movie theater--the movies are a little late, but they're definitely not films I'd have time (or money!) to see back home, so as a tradeoff during the school year, you'll see a lot more reviews from me for non-blockbuster stuff.
These descriptions are edited off of Images's literature and other places--hopefully, if you hear about a film and it sounds interesting, you can hunt it down near you and check it out. Hope this helps...! |
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One Hour Photo, 2002
The best thrillers are often the ones with little actual violence, but the constant creepy suggestion of it. Robin Williams, a surprisingly diverse and proficient actor, plays Si Parrish, who develops photos at a Walmart look-alike and fills his lonely existence with pictures of the Yorkin family, his frequent customers. He fashions himself as a member of the family in his own mind, and his obsession with their activities finally gets him fired. On his last day, he develops pictures of one of the Yorkins' indiscretions, and takes it upon himself to do right by the family. Review coming soon! | |
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The Good Girl, 2002
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Ma Femme est une Actrice (My Wife is an Actress), 2002
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Tadpole, 2002
The first of many films coming out this season to center on younger men with older women, Tadpole is a great coming-of-age story. A fifteen-year-old boy falls in love with his stepmother (Weaver), but gets seduced by her best friend (Neuwirth). As the plot thickens, the humor keeps piling on, through irony and perfect comic timing. In the tradition of films like The Graduate and Rushmore, Tadpole is quirky and sweet, paying close attention to both adolescence and aging. | |
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding, 2002
A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity. Review coming soon! | |
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Requiem for a Dream, 2000
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But I'm a Cheerleader, 2000
Natasha Lyonne plays Megan, a sweet, all-American, Christian cheerleader in this hysterical satire about teenagers who are forced to go to a gay rehabilitation camp, True Directions, to stop their homosexual urges. Since she's a vegetarian, hates kissing her boyfriend, and has a poster of Melissa Etheridge in her room, her parents and friends force a gay intervention headed by RuPaul (as his original male self!), which is just the beginning of a programme to de-homosexualize Megan. At the headquarters of True Directions, Megan accompanies other homosexuals in search of heterosexuality, but slowly befriends her abrasive housemate Graham (Clea DuVall) and finds love where she never thought she would. This movie is hilarious, witty, crude, and provides tons of social commentary towards the stupidity of homophobia. (This was taken and edited from an IMDb entry--but this is one of my *favorite* movies of all time. Look for a review coming soon!) |