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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Ratatouille
Ratatouille (Director: Brad Bird, USA, 2007): My first thought upon seeing an animated rat cooking in the kitchen of a French restaurant was “Wow! I hope this film can get kids interested in good food.” So I hope we don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Theatrical Release
Tagged animation, pixar, Theatrical Release
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The Boss Of It All (Direktøren for det hele)
The Boss Of It All (Direktøren for det hele) (Director: Lars von Trier, Denmark, 2006): After a string of serious and political films, Danish bad boy Lars von Trier has directed what he describes as a “harmless” comedy. Ravn, the … Continue reading
Posted in Theatrical Release
Tagged denmark, iceland, larsvontrier, Theatrical Release
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Groundhoppers
Groundhoppers (Director: Eivind Tolås, Norway, 2005): Thank goodness for the internet. While reading about obsessive football (soccer) fans who attempt to visit as many football grounds as possible, I came across the title of this Norwegian documentary. I was able … Continue reading
Posted in Documentaries, DVD
Tagged Documentaries, DVD, football, norway, soccer, sports, uk
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Akira
Akira (Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo, Japan, 1988): Ok, I know I’m not going to be able to do this film justice. It’s tough when you put something into the DVD player at 10:00pm. Sometimes a long movie just feels longer when … Continue reading
WWSFF: Opening Night Gala Programme
The Danish Poet Tonight’s programme consisted of award-winning shorts released in 2006, and just watching them one after another led me to a few conclusions about short films in general. To compare them to written works, they’re a bit like … Continue reading
Posted in Film Festivals
Tagged animation, belgium, canada, denmark, italy, netherlands, norway, palestine, shorts, uk, worldwideshortfilmfest
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