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"These are the top ten films I’ve seen at the mid-point of the year. I think it is a good idea to post a semi-annual list because instead of complaining about mundane theatre offerings the list confirms that there are enough excellent films out there to watch. In no particular order: Mother of Mine (2005; Finland/Sweden)—A young Finish boy is torn from his family by WWII and later in life comes to terms with both of hi "
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"Incredibly engrossing film from the very beginning. Got a little predictable towards the end, but I'm not gonna fault it for that. Excellent acting across the board especially from Amy Ryan and Casey Affleck. Ben Affleck did a great job co-writing the screenplay and directing the movie. Maybe he should stay behind the camera from here on out.... "
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"Africa Unite: A Celebration of Bob Marley’s Vision is a film with a very surprising and insightful message. It’s all about how Africa should, er, unite. Secondarily, it is a concert film about the Marley family’s voyage to Ethiopia in 2005. For a total of twelve hours, the family led a musical celebration about the late Bob’s dream for the continent. Though their musical talent is undeniable, director Stephanie Black fails to do them justice in her well-intentioned but flawed depiction of struggles past and present in Africa. Firstly, I must declaim that I have had little to do with Bob Marley’s music until now. As familiar as all the songs performed in the film sounded, I was still awed by their intoxicating rhythm and charming sincerity. The first and last few minutes of the documentary are devoted to the performances of the Marley family and those who join them on stage, but the entire film is underscored by the beats and lyrics of Bob Marley&r ... "
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"This was a good weekend for me in terms of movies...a few movies were ones that I've been trying to see for weeks but just haven't really gotten around to. However, one was a movie that I just happened to stumble on at my friends house. All of them were pretty good, and they are as follows: The Darjeeling Limited, Gone Baby Gone, Boogie Nights, and Paprika.As a huge Wes Anderson fan, I've been wanting to see The Darjeeling Limited since the day it got into theaters. However, I was a little bit disappointed with the film as a whole. It was obviously a Wes Anderson film, and he didn't really try anything new, and the actual narrative just wasn't nearly as compelling as any of his previous films. The performances are all great, and Adrien Brody adapts very well to Wes Anderson's childish, imaginary world. Because that's the way Anderson seems to view things...however, while this was absolutely perfect for all his other films, it would have been nice ... "
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"Gone Baby Gone (2007) is such a good movie, in part, because it is not predictable, yet when plot twists happen, they seem like natural developments. When the story begins, a cute 4-year old girl is missing, but the movie does not milk the sensational aspects as you might expect it to. Instead it quickly focuses on the mother. This seems quite natural because she is a bit of a tough party girl. Actually, it turns out that she is a cocaine addict who took her child on drug runs. That fits. But why did she do that? Like real life, things are complicated and messy. The film is also good because the casting is excellent and the acting solid. Casting boyish Casey Affleck as the private investigator and cute Michelle Monaghan as his girlfriend and partner works well because relative innocents who come face to face with society’s underbelly are crucial to the theme. Ed Harris is very good as the tough old cop from Louisiana. Amy Ryan as the "
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"Even though the writers have apparently settled on a deal to end the strike, there is still a great deal to fear on the Oscar broadcast set for Feb. 24, that can be summed up in three simple words (two if you hyphenate correctly):Oscar-winner 'Norbit'.That's right. While many wrestle with the fact that their favorite films have been left off the nominee list (I understand, though don't agree with, the love-fest called Juno, but even my friends who are the most ardent supporters of the film agree that it has no place in the Best Picture and Best Director category) a film that was universally loathed like 'Norbit' has a shot at earning the most coveted trophies in the biz.Here to give you an edge on the office ballots, I have opted to fill this column with a handy guide to this year's nominees, chock-full of winner predictions. (Plus, you can check out some of the shorts on your computer, links provided, free of charge. You're welcome!)Best picture&ldq ... "
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Best Films of 2007: 1-5
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"5. The Bourne UltimatumWith the exception of Wes Anderson’s films, few entries in recent cinema have been as exciting to watch as first viewings of the Bourne films. Much has been critically made over the "spy with a conscience" that has already influenced major action films (namely Casino Royale), but the praise is wholly warranted. The only other times that I have been wowed so much by an action sequence was the bridge scene from Mission: Impossible III. For the series' third and final (?) installment, director Paul Greengrass and his crew (especially cinematographer Oliver Wood and editor Christopher Rouse, both so key to the maestro's trademark mixed camera surveillance look) ante up by having three such scenes. Since The Bourne Identity was released in 2002, Matt Damon has elevated himself from “rising star” to a near sure thing and one of the industry’s best. His Bourne is many wonderful things, and as more of his memory has come back ... "
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The 10 Best Films of 2007
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"Hello, my name is JP Paxton and I love movies. What began in mid 2004 has since became my uncontrollable obsession that can now be considered nothing less than an incurable sickness. Seriously, I probably think of a movie or something movie-related once every ten seconds. Because of this, I am propelled to constantly see, write & talk about movies. Those of you who are my friends or at least know of me already know this. For the ones that don't, now you know. Here it is New Year's Eve which means that yet another year has passed. Of course though that also means I'm here to let you all know what films I consider the best of 2007. This year certainly had its share of disappointments including but not limited to 'Bee Movie', 'Underdog' & 'Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium.' I still can't recall what made me even think 'Underdog' might have possibly had a shot at being even half-decent. With the bad though there's ... "
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The Secret Life of Ben Affleck
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"Emma Forrest’s defense of Ben Affleck/glowing review of Gone Baby Gone in Friday’s Guardian is more than just your standard, short celebrity puff/think piece; it’s the short celebrity puff/think piece Forrest has been sitting on for years. There are four mentions of Affleck in the first fifty pages of Namedropper, Forrest’s first novel, which was probably the best thing to happen to teenage girls and the adults who are enamored with them since My So-Called Life. The mention that I remember most vividly comes from a passage in which the 16 year-old heroine, Viva, is explaining why she rebuffed an opportunity to meet with her estranged mother: Last time my mother came out of the Buddhist retreat, she tried to set up a reunion with me. But I didn’t want to meet her. She’d been in a Buddhist retreat for five years. I know she wouldn’t have heard of Ben Affleck and that it would just annoy me. The idea of knowing Ben Affleck comes up again and again in Namedropper, which was published a ... "
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This baby is here to stay
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"First off, I would like to say that in the "The Director would like to thank" credits of this film Terrence Mallick is thanked, proceeding directly to Jerry Bruckheimer....I never thought I'd see those two names together. :-)But to more important things...This film astounded me. It is in the realm of Mystic River. It is a crime drama that actually questions what the true meaning of the crime is, and how human nature reacts. Except with this film it is just as enough of the audience reacting as it is the characters reacting to their surroundings. The story plays out beautifully. The acting is wonderful. And the director, no matter how self-conscious, never is self indulgent and serves the story so well, that not only every scene has purpose, but even every single shot helps foward the story. It is so well thought out, however, that it moves away from brilliance to more of a great example of the act of filmmaking. Casey Affleck deserves an Oscar for this, and older brot ... "
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