This remake of the 1945 Jean Dréville film “La Cage aux Rossignols” was seen by more than 7 million moviegoers in France, making it the biggest French hit of the year. It’s no surprise: rarely…
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MAN ON THE MOON
Andy Kaufman is a very particular showbiz phenomenon. He was a legend who inspired a whole generation of comics, yet he never really got the mainstream recognition he deserved. That is until today, with the…
The Salton Sea
Drug flicks have almost evolved into a genre of their own. Filthy apartments and strung out punks are practically familiar things now, and I bet even the squarest, most white-bread moviegoers have gained a pretty…
DEAD MAN WALKING
Death penalty is one of the most controversial issues there are. To make a movie fair to both ways of thought, without taking any side and letting the audience make its own mind is an…
Team America: World Police
Rated R , for graphic crude and sexual behavior, violent images and strong language — all involving puppets What more do you need to know? “Team America: World Police” might be the most oddball concoction…
IN HER SHOES
What’s in a chick flick? This is often a derogative denomination, but sometimes it’s just a descriptive referring to a genre. So many films revolve around men that when all the main characters are women,…
AN UNFINISHED LIFE
Between the shooting and the release of “An Unfinished Life”, Lasse Hallström had time to direct a whole other film, “Casanova”, presented at the last Venice Film Festival. When a studio keeps pushing back the…