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OTHER CRAP:
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MOVIE REVIEWS:
Yellow asterisk: funny (maybe). White asterisk: expanded format. Blue asterisk: not mine. No asterisk: it probably sucks.
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Young Casanova (2002)
Young Casanova is a two-part German TV movie which has been combined into
one long (180 minute) DVD. It covers a very brief period in Casanova's life,
basically is youth in Venice and Paris.
Scoopy previously reviewed
this one, and I can't think of a single thing to disagree with him about,
either in general or in detail. The film is true to the spirit of this period
in Casanova's life, although small liberties were taken to make it more
cinematic.
IMDb readers say 4.7, which seems way too low to me. IMDb has applied
secret recipe reduction from 6.1. which seems like a more accurate score to
me. This is a C+. It is VERY well done, and beautifully shot, if a bit long
for my taste. If the genre interests you at all you should enjoy this one.
As Scoopy mentioned, it is not yet available in Region One, but the English
dub in the Region 2 DVD is excellent. (See Scoop's review for a link to buy it
from an American importer.)
Scoop's note: I have no hesitation about recommending this DVD if you can
play Region 2 DVDs. Three hours of good nudity and interesting scheming, nice
photography, and a very decent English sound track. Tuna is completely correct
about the low IMDb score. It makes no sense at all. One would expect this to be in
the sixes, and the actual raw votes show exactly that - mean 6.1, median 7.0.
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Hola, ¿estás sola?
Trini and La Niña are the same age: 20, and have
the same uncomplicated way of going about things; they simply go ahead
and do them. The two girls also share the lack of a mother. During
their trip, they share everything, including Olaf, a Russian who knows
not a word of Spanish and with whom La Niña has an affair. They have a
mutual letdown: Mariló. La Niña finds love and loses it, finds her
mother to lose her again, but also finds a friend, Trini, whom she is
certainly not about to lose.
The fraternal relationship between the two young
women is very cleverly constructed. There is no false step. And the
two leading actresses, Silke and Candela Peña are up to the level of
the rest of the film.
Silke Klein
Rembrandt
"Rembrandt" is a visually impressive film about
Rembrandt's life. Like many biopics, there are too many events crammed
into it, and little room is left for character development. The
representation of the 17th Century Dutch society is both
well-researched and a visual treat. The movie does a great job of
being faithful to Rembrandt's vision, and is eventually much more
moving and fascinating than the average "tormented painter" film.
Romane Bohringer
  
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Dann reports on Mad Cowgirl:
IMDB shows the genre for this 2006 Indy film as:
Drama/Horror/Romance/Thriller. They're right on every count. It's strange,
to be sure, but a great story, and excellent acting by star Sarah Lassez,
and Star Trek's Lt. Chekov (Walter Koenig) as a lecherous priest, make
this an excellent film.
To tell you much of the plot means giving away too much, so I'll only
tell you this film follows the life of a woman dying of a brain disorder.
As she gets worse, she descends into a surreal world filled with
unbelievable events and violence.
No matter which of the four genres you like, this is a sure-thing film.
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Notes and collages
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Jennifer Connelly in Career Opportunities |
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...consider this a commercial in my supernatural series - JC
looking her hottest on roller skates in this film....
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Ageless Emmanuelle Beart running
around in the buff, still lookin' pretty much like Manon of the Spring |
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Jamie Lee Curtis in Trading Places |
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The beautiful Angie Harmon in a strange dress which
probably serves our
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