Archive for March, 2011

AWFJ Women On Film - “Source Code” - Cynthia Fuchs reviews

Colter, like Deckard before him, has to accept who and where he is, even as these definitions recede before him. Read more>>

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AWFJ Women On Film - “Union” Opens Tribeca Film Festival 2011 - Karen Martin comments

Hey, film fans, need a reason to go to New York? The world premiere of Union, Cameron Crowe’s documentary about the collaborative album of music legends Elton John and Leon Russell, will open the Tribeca Film Festival April 20 in New York. Read more>>

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AWFJ Women On Film - “Limitless” - Susan Granger reviews

Part fantasy fulfillment, part paranoid thriller, this cautionary sci-fi tale revolves around a struggling author with paralyzing writer’s block. Read more

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AWFJ Women On Film - “Pushing the Elephant” - Cynthia Fuchs reviews

As ambassador for the humanitarian organization, Mapendo International, Rose Mapendo tells her story again and again, encouraging her listeners to draw lessons from it. Read more>>

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AWFJ Women On Film - “American: The Bill Hicks Story” - Jennifer Merin reviews

Bill Hicks, the famed American comedian and musician who died of cancer in 1994 at age 32, lives on in this documentary that uses archival footage of his childhood and his funny and irreverent stand up routines, as well as animated family photos and interviews with friends and colleagues to chronicle the comedian’s life and career. Read more>>

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AWFJ Women On Film - “Insidious ” - Cynthia Fuchs reviews

Looking over dad’s shoulder as he peruses his son’s scary drawings, you can’t help but wonder at his surprise. How long have these pictures been tacked to Dalton’s bedroom wall, anyway? Read more>>

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AWFJ Women On Film - “Insidious” - Susan Granger reviews

As the malevolent story begins, Renais (Rose Byrne of “Damages”) and Josh (Patrick Wilson of “Little Children”) are moving into a new home with their three children. It’s a creaky old house and when the older son Dalton (Ty Simpkins) is exploring the attic, Read more

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AWFJ Women On Film - “Armadillo” - Jennifer Merin reviews

In Armadillo, a gripping war documentary, Danish filmmaker Janus Metz Pedersen follows Danish troops in their first deployment and shows us, through their eyes, what battling in Afghanistan is like, and what impact it has on those who experience it. Read more>>

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AWFJ Women On Film - “Triangle: Remembering the Fire” - Cynthia Fuchs reviews

As the film makes clear, the story of the Triangle Fire is actually many stories, fragmented, frightening, and heroic. Read more>>

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AWFJ Women On Film - “Paul” - Susan Granger reviews

A genially odd hybrid that defies classification, this R-rated, sci-fi spoof is aimed specifically at the wondrous child that still lurks inside many adults. Read more

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