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Movie Discussion Group verdict – KATYN (Dendy): ****

By Movie_Group ⋅ June 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

(from www.dendy.com.au)
A story of Polish officers murdered by the NKVD in Katyn during WWII. A picture of women unaware of the crime, who were waiting for their husbands, fathers,sons and brothers. An uncompromising reckoning with the lie of the communist powers, that was to order Poland to forget those who were killed. A film about [...]

Movie Discussion group verdict – SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK (Dendy): ***1/2

By Movie_Group ⋅ May 27, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

(from www.dendy.com.au)
Theatre director Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is mounting a new play. His life catering to suburban blue-hairs at the local regional theatre in Schenectady, New York is looking bleak. His wife Adele (Catherine Keener) has left him to pursue her painting in Berlin, taking their young daughter Olive with her.His therapist, Madeleine Gravis [...]

Canberra Movie Discussion Group verdict – X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE (all cinemas): ***1/2

By Movie_Group ⋅ May 23, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

(from www.dendy.com.au)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the first chapter in the X-Men saga, unites Wolverine with several other legends of the X-Men universe, in an epic revolution that pits the mutants against powerful forces determined to eliminate them.
Less Iron Man, more The Incredible Hulk in terms of a quality comparison to recent superhero blockbusters. If all you want [...]

Canberra Movie Discussion Group verdict – A FIANCE FOR JASMINA (Spanish Film Festival)

By Movie_Group ⋅ May 14, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

(from www.spanishfilmfestival.com)
A tenderhearted romantic fable, A FIANCÉ FOR YASMINA charts the tangled imbroglio that arises when emotional dilemmas, star-crossed relationships and the unpredictable effects of love bring mayhem upon a group of friends who gather at an immigrants’ centre.
The group were pleasantly surprised at the quality of a movie none of us had heard much [...]

Movie Discussion Group verdict – DOT.COM (Canberra International Film Festival) ****

By Movie_Group ⋅ November 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

(From canberrafilmfestival.com.au):
“A tiny village in Portugal is being threatened with a huge lawsuit by a Spanish multinational corporation because the town’s website has the same name as a brand of mineral water the company has trademarked.”
The group thought it was great – really fresh,  and  loved the scenery and acting. Very enjoyable.
Group rating: four stars [...]

Movie Discussion Group verdict: THE WOMEN (Dendy, Manuka, Belconnen, Woden) ****

By Movie_Group ⋅ October 31, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

(From dendy.com.au):
The Women tells the story of Mary Haines (Meg Ryan), a clothing designer who seems to have it all – a beautiful country home, a rich financier husband, an adorable 11-year-old daughter and a part-time career creating designs for her father’s venerable clothing company. Her best friend, Sylvie Fowler (Annette Bening), leads another [...]

Movie Discussion Group verdict – THE DUCHESS (Dendy, Manuka, Belconenn Woden cinemas) – ***1/2

By Movie_Group ⋅ October 22, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

(From dendy.com.au):
Long before the concept existed, the Duchess of Devonshire, Georgiana Spencer (Keira Knightley), was the original ‘It Girl’. Like her direct descendant Princess Diana, she was ravishing, glamorous and adored by an entire country. Determined to be a player in the wider affairs of the world, she proved that she could out-gamble, out-drink [...]

Movie Discussion Group verdict – LEMON TREE (Dendy cinema) – ****

By Movie_Group ⋅ October 16, 2008 ⋅ One comment

From dendy.com.au:
Salma (Hiam Abbass), a Palestinian widow, has to stand up against her new neighbour, the Israeli Defense Minister (Doron Tavory), when he moves into his new house opposite her lemon grove, on the green line border between Israel and the West bank.
All agreed that it was a beautiful movie with some serious commentary about [...]

Movie Discussion Group verdict – WELCOME TO THE STICKS (Dendy cinemas)

By Movie_Group ⋅ October 1, 2008 ⋅ One comment

(From dendy.com.au) “Post office manager Philippe Abrams (Kad Merad) and his wife Julie (Zoé Félix) love the sunny South of France. But when Philippe gets caught trying to cheat his way into a transfer to a Riviera resort, the punishment could not be worse. Philippe must pay for his sins by spending three years at [...]

Movie Discussion Group verdict: THE BAND’S VISIT (Dendy) ****

By Movie_Group ⋅ August 17, 2008 ⋅ One comment

THE BAND’S VISIT is an Israeli comedy depicting the fish-out-of water story of an Egyptian police band stranded in a small Israeli town after a transport mixup. All attending members thought highly of the movie, and found it an enjoyable mix of humour and serious issues. A moving film about humanity that we recommend you [...]

Movie Discussion Verdict: THE BANK JOB (all cinemas) ****

By Movie_Group ⋅ August 9, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

THE BANK JOB is a caper movie, telling the story of the 1971 robbery of three million pounds from Lloyds bank in Baker Street, London. Another thumbs up from the group – everyone enjoyed it, some even expressing surprise that it was much better than expected. The cheeky British spirit was there in abundance, and [...]

Movie Discussion Group verdict – SALUTE (Dendy): ****

By Movie_Group ⋅ July 28, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

SALUTE is the documentary about Peter Norman, the Australian Olympian who, through indirect participation of a political stance on the podium, was ostracised from Australian selection in future games. We all pretty much agreed on this one – a fascinating story revolving around a great character. Everyone wanted to find out even more than what [...]

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