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Dirty Love (2005)
a breath of fresh air
Yes it is vulgar, yes it is a little stupid, yes it does stretch a fairly thin plot, but it is f%&*ing funny!! this was the last of 6 films I saw in a day at Sundance, and i wasn't really in the mood for slapstick comedy - I though i would stick my head in for 10 minutes and then go home. an hour and a half later i was still laughing out loud.
Jenny McCarthy, as star and writer is fantastic as the love crossed heroine and her performance heralds the arrival of a new female comedic star. Carmen Electra is great as the hip hop honey who thinks she's black and the rest of the cast support well.
This film will not give you the meaning of life, nor will it solve global famine or end 3rd world debt, but it will put smiles on faces everywhere.
Chelovek s kino-apparatom (1929)
A Masterpiece
When one puts this film in context, both in terms of the era in which it was made and the film making techniques and equipment of the 1920s, it really is a masterpiece.
Without the benefit of special effects, gadgetry and even audio (though the Michael Nyman soundtrack for the DVD release is fantastic), it is film making stripped to the bones, exposing the film makers vision and talent, which are truly astonishing.
Criticisms have been made to the effect that it was funded by the new communist government to paint a picture of the new, glorious Russia - so what? It is the film and its maker that are the stars, and to let that sort of dated conspiracy theory cloud this is a little short sighted.
Fantastic!
Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator (2002)
Well researched and well told story
Using the life of Mark 'Gator' Ragowski as the thread, director Helen Stickler tracks the rise of skateboarding from underground pastime to cultural phenomenon. As corporate America jumped all over the sport, the proponents got richer and the sport of skateboarding more mainstream, but some of the players weren't equipped for the fame and money - Gator amongst them.
With a great soundtrack, excellent original resources and unparralleled access to the sports biggest names (many of whom skated with Gator and are now owners of Skateboard companies), Stoked is as much a look at the Eighties and the gluttony of the times; some made it through unscathed, some profited nicely, and one at least is going to be in jail for some time to come!
Stoked is a great documentary, for fans of skateboarding and pop culture junkies alike
Storm (2002)
Warren Miller is the master of Snow Action movies
This guy throws a big budget at making his movies - helicopters, locations, heaps of cameras, and they are feature length: all of which ensures that Warren Miller is still ahead of the pack in mountain action. Up there with some of his best efforts. - 8/10
Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony (2002)
AMANDLA! is a must see piece of film making.
An excellent blend of archival footage/music and interviews to impart a powerful message and involving film. Lee Hirsch and his team have done an amazing job in cataloging the music and passion of the freedom movement in South Africa during apartheid. Whether one is a fan of music, a documentary enthusiast, has an interest in the anti-apartheid movement or in post colonial Africa, AMANDLA! is a must see piece of film making.