FILM REVIEWS

  • THE PROJECT

"... This film seemed like a real documentary at first.  So much so that I had to take a second to make sure I was watching the right film.  I knew that it was a narrative film with actors I knew, but…… I believed.  This is the first feature film by director/writer Ryan Piotrowicz.  It is a film that does not hold back and keeps you riveted to the screen. ..."

 

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  • THE UNIVERSE OF KEITH HARING

"...Haring’s story takes us too many different parts of the world, the Far East, Europe and South America as it documents his many different tours and openings.  Yet what is so interesting about Haring’s universe is the whole decadent New York art scene during the late 70’s and early 80’s.  It was such a flamboyant and glitzy nightclub ..."

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  • LIE TO ME

"... What happens when two people who have been in a long term relationship, find it acceptable to date other people, while trying to maintain their own courtship?  Well you would probably guess two things, a good time for one, and of course a romantic train wreck.  In the world premiere of the steamy, Lie To Mie, director Muller and co writer Laura Boersma flirt and toy ..."

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  • SHERMAN'S WAY

"... Sherman's Way is a tale of a rigid, uptight, young man whose girlfriend dumps him because of his lack of spontaneity.  He quickly decides to travel to California's Wine Country to win her back, only to find out that she's already moved on ..."

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  • FULLMETAL JACKET SHORTS

  The Letter

  Stars

  Fatherland

  The Kolaborator

 

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  • MR. FOE

"... After a rough first night on a London rooftop, Kate a blond look a like of Hallem’s mom catches his attention as she walks down the street.  The human resource representative in a lavish hotel, Kate is unaware that she is being followed ..."

 

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THE JOB

 

"... Visualize that you have a job with all the perks; excellent benefits, vacation time, a sensationaL salary, and security, as well as seniority.  This may even be your current employment status ..."

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BEFORE THE RAINS

"... Director, cinematographer and writer Santosh Sivan obviously an artist of many facets, has been involved in numerous Indian productions.  With an acute and sensitive eye for landscapes, still lifes, and people, he delivers us a tragic story about an adulterous love affair between a married English plantation developer and his Indian maid servant. ..."

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CRAZY

"... What was disappointing about Crazy is that while I saw the film in its entirety, I walked away feeling like I had learned very little about Frank Garland except his career frustrations in Nashville and that he was an exceptional country and jazz sideman on recordings with Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline and Jerry Lee Lewis, among others ..."

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THE OTHER HALF

"...  Someone once told me that you can pretty much tell what a film is about in the first 10 minutes.  In this case The Other Half opens with the classic look and feel of European cinema, a shady character, wonders in an out of train stations, meets with conspicuous  middle eastern men, and is interrogated by every law enforcement officer he comes across.  What appears to be a foreboding political thriller ..."

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TRYING TO GET GOOD

"...Another night at the Lido, and this time it’s to a sold out show, with 80 percent of its attendees over forty, and believe me they can be a rowdy bunch.  What has to be one of the more interesting of the two documentaries I had privilege to see, with archival film footage and stocked photo stills, comes the talented, humorous and almost tragic story of legendary west coast jazz artist, Jack Sheldon..."

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  NEWS

   Newport Beach Film Awards 2008

 

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KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR MORE REVIEWS FROM ROWAN HARRISON AND LINDA OVERLY AS THEY KEEP LETTING YOU KNOW ABOUT THE NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL!