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Film Festivals 2009

Rem Koolhaas: A Kind of Architect (2008)

6.6/10
Director: Markus Heidingsfelder, Min Tesch

An engaging portrait of the visionary Dutch architect, taking us to the very heart of his inspiration. A visually inventive and thought-provoking port... Read more

Unmistaken Child (2008)

7.7/10
Director: Nati Baratz

Witness an extraordinary individual journey in this touching, revealing look at a Nepalese monk's search for his reincarnated mentor. This beautifully... Read more

Wendy and Lucy (2008)

7.1/10
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Starring: Michelle Williams, John Robinson, Will Oldham, Will Patton

The intimate tale of Wendy (Michelle Williams), sick of her unappreciated life in Indiana, who packs up her car and her dog, Lucy, and heads off for a... Read more

I've Loved You So Long (2008)

7.6/10
Director: Philippe Claudel
Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Elsa Zylberstein, Serge Hazanavicius, Laurent Grevill, Fre...

An intricate and intriguing French film that stars Kristin Scott Thomas as Juliette, a woman who has just been released from prison. Lea, her much you... Read more

Soul Power (2008)

7.1/10
Director: Jeffrey Levy-Hinte
Starring: Muhammad Ali, James Brown, B B King, Don King, Miriam Makeba, Celia Cruz, The Sp...

In 1974, concurrent with Muhammed Ali and George Foreman's 'rumble in the jungle', Kinshasa, capital of then-Zaire, also staged a 3-day music festival... Read more

Rachel Getting Married (2008)

6.7/10
Director: Jonathan Demme
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Bill Irwin, Tunde Adebimpe, Debra Winger, Mathe...

Alternately heartbreaking and acidic dysfunctional family drama stars Anne Hathaway as Kym, a recovering drug addict who has checked out of rehab and... Read more

Rachel Getting Married (Blu-ray) (2008)

6.7/10
Director: Jonathan Demme
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Bill Irwin, Tunde Adebimpe, Debra Winger, Mathe...

Alternately heartbreaking and acidic dysfunctional family drama stars Anne Hathaway as Kym, a recovering drug addict who has checked out of rehab and... Read more

Gomorrah (2008)

7/10
Director: Matteo Garrone
Starring: Toni Servillo, Gianfelice Imparato, Salvatore Cantalupo, Maria Nazionale, Marco...

Matteo Garrone's stark, shocking vision of contemporary gangsterdom, is one of cinema's most authentic depictions of organized crime. A tour de force... Read more

Synecdoche, New York (2008)

7.5/10
Director: Charlie Kaufman
Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener, Em...

Celebrated screenwriter Charlie Kaufman ('Being John Malkovich', 'Adaptation') tries his hand at directing with this tale of frustrated theatre direct... Read more

Second Skin (2008)

6.7/10
Director: Juan Carlos Pineiro-Escoriaza

Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs), are online video games where literally millions of people can assume characters and interact... Read more