Monthly Archives: April 2009

THE COUNTRY TEACHER (VENKOVSKY UCITEL)

By | April 2009

If you plan to see “The Country Teacher,” you should be warned: loneliness is terrible. And sometimes it makes an otherwise sensible person do nonsensical things.

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THE COUNTRY TEACHER (VENKOVSKY UCITEL)

Loneliness is terrible. And sometimes it makes an otherwise good person do terrible things. That is the theme of “The Country Teacher” (“Venkovsky...

JONATHAN MILLER: A FEW MINUTES ON CHRIS MARKER

One of the greatest non-fiction films ever made is “A Grin Without a Cat” from the legendary French director Chris Marker. Made in 1977 and updated in...

SWINE FLU IS COMING FOR YOU!

Believe what you will about the latest swine flu outbreak, but this 1976 PSA spells it out loud and clear...WE'RE ALL...

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I AM THE BLUEBIRD

As proud as parents can be when their children succeed and display other signs of having been raised, nurtured, and taught well, parents can also be filled...

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TELL-TALE

It's tough to go three for three. Michael Cuesta made two excellent and criminally underseen films, “L.I.E.” and “Twelve and Holding.” ...

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SHADOWS IN PARADISE (DVD)

Peter Rosen’s mild documentary provides a sketchy overview on lives of Jewish artists, writers and composers who escaped Nazi Germany and Austria during...

NICK DAWSON TALKS HAL ASHBY

When sitting around discussing favorite all-time directors, I can usually draw a number of blank stares when I put Hal Ashby at the top of my list. Most...

CANADIAN CLASSICKS: ROCK ‘N’ ROLL NIGHTMARE

SPOILER ALERT! Canadian Classicks is a look at some of the gems and turds from the so-called "tax shelter period," when the Canadian government introduced...

PROGNOSTICATING WITH GARY WEEKS: OR, “THE DAY I LEFT MY CELL PHONE AT HOME

What a difference half a week makes. Inclement weather marched across Georgia on Good Friday 2009, sending severe thunderstorms throughout metro-Atlanta...

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THE DEATH OF ALICE BLUE

A bold mix of flavors and quirky characters, Park Bench’s noirish-fantasy debut "The Death of Alice Blue" - an entry in this year's Atlanta Film Festival...

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