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Marilyn Agrelo |
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Mad Hot Ballroom followed by My Summer of Love
(105 min, Celestial Cinema at Wailea )
Proving that anyone can make it if they learn to shake it, this
effortlessly smooth hybrid of Spellbound and Strictly Ballroom follows
6,000 NYC tweens in a citywide ballroom dancing competition that's
entrancing, funny and moving and will have you dancing in the aisles. ( more... )
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Wendy Apple |
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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
(USA, 2004, 98 min, McCoy Theater )
Myriad surprises sure to delight film buffs highlight this lively look at the invisible art of film editing that weaves seamlessly between film cuts and interviews with nearly 50 of the industry's finest Academy Award-winning editors and directors. ( more... )
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Don Argott |
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Rock School
(93 min, Castle Theater )
Paul Green's Rock School, the inspiration for the recent box-office
smash School of Rock starring Jack Black, is the subject of this
irresistibly entertaining, emotional, and hilarious portrait of the
vibrant force of nature who runs his Philadelphia based school like an
amped-up Vince Lombardi on Super Bowl Sunday. ( more... )
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Barry Avrich |
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The Last Mogul
(99 min, McCoy Theater )
This refreshingly honest film about the life and times of Hollywood
uber-power player Lew Wasserman, mentor to Steven Spielberg and dozens
of others, makes clear -- If Hollywood was Mt. Olympus, then Lew
Wasserman was Zeus. A must-see film for any serious Hollywood maven. ( more... )
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Jonathan Berman |
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Commune
(USA, 2005, 78 min, McCoy Theater )
The counter-culture movement of the '60s gets its most honest appraisal
yet on film, says Robert Koehler of VARIETY magazine in this
documentary's fascinating exploration of the Black Bear Commune,
established in 1968 and still in existence today. ( more... )
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Adrian Bosich |
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Marco Solo
(Short)
(Australia, 2004, 9 min, Celestial Cinema at Wailea )
Poor Marco! Born into an overcrowded Italian family, he’s still
sleeping in
his parents’ bedroom at nine years old. Armed with a vivid
imagination, a
Dame Edna obsession, and a warped sense of Catholicism,
Marco fights for a
space of his own. Fast-paced and funny, winner of
three student-filmmaker
awards. ( more... )
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Gregory Bourdeau |
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The 100% Perfect Girl
(Short)
(USA, 2004, 15 min, McCoy Theater )
Passing an unknown woman on the street, a man is startled to
realize she is the "100% perfct girl" for him -- though why, he cannot
say. Seeing her inspires him to question the very nature of
love: Does each of us have a perfect someone? If so, will
we know it when we meet? ( more... )
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Craig Brewer |
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Hustle and Flow
(114 min, Celestial Cinema at Wailea )
Terrence Howard stars alongside Isaac Hayes, Anthony Anderson and
Ludacris in this unexpectedly feel-good story about a street hustler
finding his artistic voice and fulfilling his dream in the mercurial
sexual playground of Memphis' back streets and night clubs. Winner of
the Sundance Film Festival's Dramatic and Cinematography Audience
Awards. ( more... )
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James Burke |
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Aurora Borealis
(Canada, USA, 2004, 109 min, Castle Theater )
Set against the backdrop of a Minnesota winter, Donald Sutherland,
Louise Fletcher, Joshua Jackson and Juliette Lewis star in this
heartfelt drama about a young man's search for peace and meaning in the
wake of the premature death of his father. ( more... )
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Andy Byatt |
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Deep Blue
(83 min, Celestial Cinema at Wailea )
Twenty specialized camera teams shot over 7,000 hours of footage in
more than 200 locations around the world for more than 5 years, and
descended as far as 5,000 meters to create an epic cinematic roller
coaster ride whose never-seen-before images will mesmerize you with
their beauty and grandeur. ( more... )
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