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- DirectorSara ForestierStarsSara ForestierRedouanne HarjaneJean-Pierre LéaudLila and Mo meet at a bus stop. Lila has a paralyzing speech impediment. Mo is chatty, exuberant. Lila is preparing for her exams. Mo illegally races cars for a living. Opposites attract, they fall in love. But Mo carries a secret burden.Watched in late December, the last film watched in Toulouse. Sara Forestier was sweet and witty as always and has grown much since Le Nom des gens.
- DirectorCharles LaughtonStarsRobert MitchumShelley WintersLillian GishA self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.Watched with classmates on New Year's Eve. Extraordinary. The boat under the stars scene is one of the most beautiful scenes in the cinematic history.
- DirectorMichael GraceyStarsHugh JackmanMichelle WilliamsZac EfronCelebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.Watched at Cinemark with Kat, Kristi, and their cousins from Albania. Fun time. A stereotypical film that tries to teach one some sorta way to live.
- DirectorMartin McDonaghStarsFrances McDormandWoody HarrelsonSam RockwellA mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder when they fail to catch the culprit.Watched at Ritz in January. Story with a heavy topic yet great sense of humor throughout.
- DirectorDavid YatesStarsDaniel RadcliffeEmma WatsonRupert GrintWith their warning about Lord Voldemort's return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts.Watched home with Kristi. Not much impression on it.
- DirectorZiad DoueiriStarsAdel KaramKamel El BashaCamille SalamehAfter an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention.Watched at Ritz in January. Relevant to modern American society but not without an exotic and rather homey flavor.
- DirectorGreta GerwigStarsSaoirse RonanLaurie MetcalfTracy LettsIn 2002, an artistically inclined 17-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.Watched at Ritz in February. Light and sweet.
- DirectorSally PotterStarsTimothy SpallKristin Scott ThomasPatricia ClarksonJanet hosts a party to celebrate her new promotion, but once the guests arrive, it becomes clear that not everything will be going down as smoothly as the red wine.Saw it today at the Ritz. Witty, pretentious, but I like it :)
- DirectorBenh ZeitlinStarsQuvenzhané WallisDwight HenryLevy EasterlyFaced with both her hot-tempered father's fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love.Watched it at school with Suzanne. We had to write a comparison of this film with the Monomyth. Fun but I don't like that much school work :(
- DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsSally HawkinsOctavia SpencerMichael ShannonAt a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.Watched it at the Ritz yesterday. The film creeped me out so I went to grab a lota French food and a gigantic bowl of cassoulet. I caught a cold last night probably due to the creepiness of the film :(
- DirectorDavid LeanStarsPeter O'TooleAlec GuinnessAnthony QuinnThe story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.Watched at home today spending most of my afternoon-night. Epic. Duality of El Aurens and Lawrence son of Sir blablabla. Inspiring me to go to Arabia. Should've watched it on a different occasion rather than a cold and boring early spring morning.
- DirectorCory FinleyStarsOlivia CookeAnya Taylor-JoyAnton YelchinTwo upper-class teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. Together, they hatch a plan to solve both of their problems-no matter what the cost.Watched it yesterday at the ritz. Liked everything except the ending. The film is fresh and clean. So fresh and clean that the dirty ending contradicts the ending.
- DirectorLuca GuadagninoStarsTimothée ChalametArmie HammerMichael StuhlbargIn 1980s Italy, romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student and the older man hired as his father's research assistant.Watched it today at the ritz. Jaime pas du tout la dame derriere de moi. pcq elle continuait expliquer ce filme. Mais jaime bien le film lui meme.
- DirectorArmando IannucciStarsSteve BuscemiSimon Russell BealeJeffrey TamborMoscow, 1953. After being in power for nearly 30 years, Soviet dictator, Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, takes ill and quickly dies. Now the members of the Council of Ministers scramble for power.I watched this on a Friday afternoon three weeks ago at the Ritz - used the stereotypes in a brilliantly fanny way.
- DirectorKirby DickStarsAndrea PinoAnnie ClarkClaire PotterAn exposé of rape crimes on U.S. college campuses, their institutional cover-ups, and the devastating toll they take on students and their families.Our whole school watched it together this morning - it's great - many places hitted me - however, the film itself, sad to admit, was quite cliche. Yet even sadder that we have to bring up this cliche every year because the problems are not being addressed.
- DirectorJean-Jacques AnnaudStarsSean ConneryChristian SlaterHelmut QualtingerAn intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey.Took us few weeks in the philo class with maleek to finish this film through the past weeks - it was great. The ending was extremely touching and itchy - felt like as if life itself.
- DirectorFerenc TörökStarsPéter RudolfBence TasnádiTamás Szabó Kimmel12 August 1945, 11 AM. Two mysterious strangers dressed in black appear at the railway station of a Hungarian village. Within a few hours, everything changes.Watched it last Saturday at the Ritz. Funny. More of a play than of a film. Yet the topic heavy under the dark-ish humor.
- DirectorJohn CurranStarsJason ClarkeKate MaraEd HelmsDepicting Ted Kennedy's involvement in the fatal 1969 car accident that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.Watched it today at the Ritz. The history itself was amazing. Sad for the lack of storytelling from the side of Mary Jo. Great speeches. History documentary-ish.
- DirectorMark RasoStarsEd HarrisJason SudeikisElizabeth OlsenSet during the final days of the admired photo development system known as Kodachrome, a father and son hit the road in order to reach the Kansas photo lab before it closes its doors for good.Watched it on Saturday at the Ritz. A soft artificial and carefully crafted film. Old yet never outdated topic. Love the contradiction between Netflix and Kodak.
- DirectorArnaud DesplechinStarsMathieu AmalricMarion CotillardCharlotte GainsbourgThe story follows a filmmaker (Mathieu Amalric) whose life is sent into a tailspin by the return of a former lover (Marion Cotillard as Carlotta) just as he is about to embark on the shoot of a new film.Je l'ai vu a la Ritz. Ca me rappelle mon temps en toulouse, et surtout, Laura. La visage, la personnage.
- DirectorChristian DuguayStarsDorian Le ClechBatyste FleurialPatrick BruelIn occupied France, Maurice and Joseph, two young Jewish brothers left to their own devices demonstrate an incredible amount of cleverness, courage, and ingenuity to escape the enemy invasion and to try to reunite their family once again."France est liberee ! " epique. Le plus grand filme que jai vu en 2018. Marveilluex
- DirectorJason ReitmanStarsCharlize TheronMackenzie DavisRon LivingstonA struggling mother of three forms an unexpected bond with the night nanny hired to help with her newborn baby.I watched this at the Ritz last Saturday. It was very good. I liked the topic a lot. New cinematic discussions are always great. Also this was the last film I watched before Kristi went off town. She was then desperately reviewing for her finals. I wish she escape the life in the film in reality. All the best.
- DirectorJulie CohenBetsy WestStarsRuth Bader GinsburgAnn KittnerHarryette HelselThe exceptional life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon.Favorite documentary this year. Ginsberg is great. Nice balance between the cinematic narrative and the historical documentations. To a way, this film reminded me a lot of Anna, then a good friend of her whose name I cannot recall at the moment but on whom I had a huge secretive crush :/ anyways, great film
- DirectorClaire DenisStarsJuliette BinocheXavier BeauvoisPhilippe KaterineIsabelle, Parisian artist, divorced mother, is looking for love, true love at last.J'aimais bien car j'ai parle avec Thais juste avant le filme et ce filme il me rappelle trop de la france et mes mois la-bas. J'ai peur et joie d'etre comme le protagoniste. Du coup, j'aime pas ce title apres la traduction parce qu'elle n'a aucune lumiere transmitteur :/
- DirectorMichael MayerStarsAnnette BeningCorey StollGlenn FleshlerIn the early twentieth century, an aging actress and her lover visit the estate of her elderly brother.Beautifully written and acted, a great to spend a Monday night.
- DirectorPaul SchraderStarsEthan HawkeAmanda SeyfriedCedric The EntertainerA minister of a small congregation in upstate New York grapples with mounting despair brought on by tragedy, worldly concerns and a tormented past.Great try for a New Wave ish cinematography with an American topic. Relevant. Catching. Magical. Religious.
- DirectorXavier BeauvoisStarsNathalie BayeLaura SmetIris BryWomen are left behind to work a family farm during the Great War.Je l'ai vu hier a Ritz. Ca me rappellait bcq de Laura. Elle me manque.
- DirectorDominic CookeStarsBilly HowleSaoirse RonanAndy BurseIn 1962 England, a young couple find their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.Beautiful story and performance. It reminds me of Laura again. Yesterday her brother added me on Facebook, for whatever reason. As the semester takes its end, Laura becomes increasingly clearer in my mind. I still like her. Well, might see her in fall.
- DirectorHong Sang-sooStarsIsabelle HuppertKim Min-heeChang Mi-heeThe story of female friendship as Frenchwoman Claire helps the subject of her photograph, Min-Hee, discover why she was fired without apparent cause.Je sais pas ce qu'il veut raconter. J'aime l'histoire dedans, mais pas le narratif artificiellement pretentieux. J'espere qu'il y aura plus des filmes euro-asiaque, donc bon courage camarade.
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie FisherLuke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.NAYYY far not as good as my expectations.
- DirectorG.V. IyerStarsSarvadaman BanerjeeM.V. Narayana RaoManjunath BhattThe first Indian movie to be made in Sanskrit. The movie follows the life and times of Adi Shankaracharya - the founder of the non-duality (Advaita) school of Indian philosophy. The Jiv-Atman or Individual Self is a mere reflection or limitation of Singular Atman in a multitude of apparent individual bodies.Watched it with the class on the last Wed of the summer session. Fun watch. Love the lighting, prayers. The story line could be more non-linear and the narrative more philosophical.
- DirectorHuang BoStarsHuang BoShu QiBaoqiang WangA cataclysmic event causes a man, who dreams of winning the lottery, to become stranded on an island with his co-workers.Good try in the neosinic theatre. Yet boring. Cliche. Slept for half of the time. Watched it two Thurs back with Yuzhuo and Zhishan.
- DirectorPeyton ReedStarsPaul RuddEvangeline LillyMichael PeñaAs Scott Lang balances being both a superhero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds the Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past.One of the better Superhero films, watched last Sat with Zehao, Yuzhuo and Zhishan. Funny half of the time. The sciency stuff kept the story interesting.
- DirectorBora DagtekinStarsElyas M'BarekKaroline HerfurthKatja RiemannA comedy that follows an ex-convict who lands a position at a school that sits over the spot where money from one of his earlier robberies was stashed.watched it sometime in oct at ef. not really impressive.
- DirectorBryan SingerStarsRami MalekLucy BoyntonGwilym LeeThe story of the legendary British rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid (1985).nov, watched it at the cinema with martin. great film, my introduction to the queens. interesting enough, watched around the same time as around last year my visit to the queens concert in prague with the israeli girls
- DirectorRichard CurtisStarsHugh GrantMartine McCutcheonLiam NeesonFollows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.watched it again on xmas eve with the gang.
- DirectorFranziska BuchStarsTobias RetzlaffAnja SommavillaJürgen VogelEmil goes to Berlin to see his grandmother with a large amount of money and is offered sweets by a strange man that make him sleep. He wakes up at his stop with no money. It is up to him and a group of children to save the day.my first german book and my first german film that I understood everything. love the take in modern berlin. kinda makes me feel like a berliner-
- DirectorLarry CharlesStarsSacha Baron CohenKen DavitianLuenellKazakh TV talking head Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the greatest country in the world.watched this in copenhagen with the gang. funny
- DirectorNeal IsraelStarsTom HanksTawny KitaenAdrian ZmedA soon-to-be-married man's friends throw him the ultimate bachelor party.same as borat