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| THIN ICE |  | Screening Date: February 4, 2012
“Films like this are rare, this one is not so precious, but a well intentioned try. Like FARGO it was midwest icy noir, but without Fargo’s wonderfully bizarre characters. Kinnear a fine anti-hero, but we really have no one to root for…” | ||||||||||
| PERFECT SENSE |  | Screening Date: January 28th, 2012
“It took me a while to understand this is not about the end of the world but the end of the lives of two people who have been shutting out others, who have deprived themselves of the joys of love experienced through their senses. If you can’t love you have lost your senses.” | ||||||||||
| WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN |  | Screening Date: Jan. 21, 2012
You read my comments from our last film where I said Meryl Streep was my pick for the Oscar. I would like to change my vote. Meryl was amazing but Tilda was astounding in a role without the bonuses of make-up or the true-life comparisons. | ||||||||||
| THE IRON LADY |  | Screening Date: Dec. 17, 2011
“Wonderful. Margaret Thatcher for President! This is the kind of leadership our own country needs desperately right now. Streep is a lock for the Oscar. Great mix of Thatcher’s public and private lives in this film. Well done.” | ||||||||||
| CARNAGE |  | Date: December 10, 2011
“What a wonderful insight into an all-too-politically correct veneer that a childish act of violence and a bit of good scotch reveals. A brilliant cast delivering great dialogue, seamless shooting by Polansky, and a totally functional Brooklyn set. I want that apartment!” | ||||||||||
| ROADIE |  | Date: December 3, 2011
“A story of coming home acknowledgement and hopefully a new beginning. Brutal and compelling. Enjoyed the scenery especially the streets and neighborhoods along Metropolitan Avenue in Queens that I know so well.” | ||||||||||
| MY WEEK WITH MARILYN |  | Date: November 19, 2011
“In examining one key week of Marilyn’s life the filmmakers have provided a wonderful window to her soul. Marilyn seduced men and audiences in her time better than anyone, this film proposes it was all an act – ‘Shall I be her now?’ she says to Redmayne. What a performance that was. Now Michelle Williams channels that irony perfectly with her own brilliant performance.”
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| A DANGEROUS METHOD |  | Date: November 12, 2011
“As bio-pics go this is about as good as you can get, the characters seem genuine, production values tops, great score, great acting, provocative script. Sure to be mentioned at Oscar time.” | ||||||||||
| THE ARTIST |  | Date: November 5, 2011
“This movie was perfect from the spot-on opening titles to the dance and production sequence at the end. The director’s love and knowledge of cinema completely infused the film. Glorious!” | ||||||||||
| THE LIE |  | Date: October 29, 2011
"Are the youth of today irresponsible or victims of a materialistic society driven by the quest for $1400 strollers? Had the film more substance or addressed these issues it flirted with this might have been a fascinating film." |