PHILADELPHIA FILM FESTIVAL 2008

 

 

FILM REVIEWS

  • PATTI  SMITH: DREAM OF LIFE

"... Sebring followed her everywhere she went, from tours around her apartment to tours around the world: to concerts, political rallies, poetry readings, dead poets’ graves, her parents’ cow-themed house in the suburbs.  Fair enough, except that in its relentless focus on the surface ..."

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  • BAD HABIT (MALOS HABITOS)

"... Bad Habits crafts together bite-sized episodes of obsessive behavior that, when taken together, make for a picture of contemporary women’s relationships to food that is as stomach-churning—literally—as it is tragic. ..."

 

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  • DARLING

"... In its combination of pitch-perfect writing, inspired acting, lush cinematography and visionary directing, Darling at once revels in artistry and brims with humanity.  In his infinite dignity as a neglected but loving, even doting, father, the character of Bernard evokes a sympathy irresistible to even the hardest of hearts. ..."

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AMERICAN TEEN

 

"... negotiating the harrowing social struggles of day-to-day suburban life while making the important decisions about what to do after graduation that will either solidify or sever their hometown ties. ..."

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STUCK

 

".. In Stuck, an agonizing black comedy by writer/director Stuart Gordon, one character’s bad luck unexpectedly collides one night with another’s bad decision-making to produce the most unrelentingly gruesome story to hit the screen in a long time. .."

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YOUNG @ HEART

"... At first, it was hard to know what to make of the ninety two year old woman in a tuxedo shirt and jeans whose deadpan rendition of The Clash’s “Should I Stay or Should I Go” made up the opening scene of Stephen Walker’s courageous new documentary, Young at Heart. ..."

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  NEWS

   PHILAGELPHIA FILM AWARDS

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   PFF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

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  MUSINGS OF A PHILLY WRITER

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  PHILADLEPHIA IN THE SPOTLIGHT

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