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film review
‘The Barkley Marathons’: Oh, how the many have fallen
Melissa Weller
December 8, 2015
Rat Jaw.
Testicle Spectacle.
Son of a Bitch Ditch.
The Bad Thing.
Faith, not just gayness, informs filmmaker’s works
Pat Sierchio
September 5, 2012
This has been a good year for filmmaker Ira Sachs. His new feature, \”Keep the Lights On,\” received a nomination for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and won the prestigious Teddy Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. And while the intensely personal, autobiographical film centers on a tumultuous love affair between two men, Sachs believes audiences will relate to the human experience of relationships shared by all couples.
Paris is not always for lovers in edgy film comedy ‘2 Days in Paris’
Naomi Pfefferman
July 27, 2007
In Julie Delpy\’s edgy comic film, \”2 Days in Paris,\” a French expatriate and her American Jewish lover travel to Paris in an attempt to revive their stagnant relationship. Instead, they find that the cultural differences only exacerbate their problems.\n
On screen, Danny Pearl’s story astounds
Tom Tugend
June 22, 2007
As the credits rolled after a preview screening of the docudrama, \”A Mighty Heart,\” the audience, consisting of a small group of film critics, sat in stunned silence.\n
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