Archive for July, 2009
Review: ’24 City’
July 31st, 2009 by G. Allen JohnsonSyndicated Reviews
24 City RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER) Drama. Directed by Jia Zhang-Ke. Starring Joan Chen and Zhao Tao. In Mandarin with English subtitles. (Not rated. 107 minutes. At the Lumiere in San Francisco and Shattuck in Berkeley.) Jia Zhang-Ke is, like it or not, one of...
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Review: ‘Until the Light Takes Us’
July 31st, 2009 by Peter HartlaubSyndicated Reviews
Until the Light Takes Us RATING: (ALERT VIEWER)Drama. Starring Varg Vikernes, Gylve Nagell and Hellhammer. Directed by Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell. (Not rated. 93 minutes. At the Roxie Theater in San Francisco.) For a movie about the Norwegian black metal...
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Worth Seeing: Which movies to see this weekend
July 31st, 2009 by SFGate: Movie ReviewsSyndicated Reviews
In the Loop: The lead-up to the Iraq war forms the inspiration for this incredibly fast-paced and literate British comedy about how war preparation plays out on the staff level. Extremely funny throughout, the film also has a serious edge that the laughs don'...
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Review: Singer, music soar in ‘Youssou N’Dour’
July 31st, 2009 by Jonathan CurielSyndicated Reviews
Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE)Documentary. Directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi. In French, Wolof, Arabic and English, with English subtitles. (PG. 110 minutes. At the Stonestown Twin.) In 2007, when Time magazine named Youssou N'...
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