Short of the Week

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    Musical James Lee

    Tarboy

    An action-packed musical, flash animation about robots seeking revenge—prepare to be entertained.

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    Fantasy Guy Maddin

    Night Mayor

    A love story to Canada, Guy Maddin directs this film for the NFB about a Bosnian immigrant who uses the Aurora Borealis to broadcast images across the country.

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    Drama Ramin Bahrani

    Plastic Bag

    Werner Herzog gives voice to a plastic bag's existential crisis. A very unique and powerful filmmaking statement by celebrated director Ramin Bahrani.

  • SOTW

    Updating the Archive

    Going to embark on some overdue maintenance over the next week or two. Mainly we'll be updating broken links.

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    Action Carl Erik Rinsch

    The Gift

    A mysterious box brings misfortune to all who touch it in this film from the Parallel Lines series—a collaboration between Ridley Scott and Philips.

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    Drama Juanita Wilson

    The Door

    A recent Oscar nominee, an absurd crime reveals itself as a poignant ritual for a family in post-Chernobyl Ukraine

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    Documentary Danny Clinch

    NY-Z

    Hip hop master, Jay-Z, tells his success story as he prepares for a massive show at Madison Square Garden.

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    Experimental Osbert Parker

    Yours Truly

    *OFFLINE - Watch an Excerpt* - Wild ride through cut and pasted scenes in a mashup of old Hollywood and miniatures.

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    Drama Jia Zhangke

    Cry Me a River

    The river is a metaphor for the relentless passage of time in this intimate character study. Four college friends reunite after 10 years time in this film from acclaimed Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke.

  • News

    AintitCool unveils "Cinematic Shrimp"

    Aint it Cool News is the geek website of record for me personally. I think it was vintage gigantic-Harry's guest appearances on Ebert's TV show back in 1999 that sealed the deal, and I have been a faithful reader since.

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