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Far From The Madding Crowd

It’s hard to distinguish if some of the criticism leveled at this, the fourth adaption of Thomas Hardy’s fourth novel, is because the director of this English classic is Danish, or because ardent cinephiles are miffed that anyone should try surpassing John Schlesinger’s 1967 definitive version starring Julie Christie. Nevertheless this new pared down adaptation … Continue reading

Farewell Amor

  Ekwa Msangi’s insightful and delicate tale of reconciliation starts at JFK airport where Walter (Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine) waits for his wife and daughter that he hasn’t seen for 17 years.  It’s taken this amount of time for him to be able to legally get them to immigrate from his Angolan homeland.   Msangi shows … Continue reading

FAREWELL, MY QUEEN

When the French Peasants stormed the Bastille in Paris on July 14th 1789, their Queen Marie-Antoinette was holding Court elsewhere in the country at the Palace in Versailles. This rather resplendent and engaging costume drama follows the doomed Dauphine’s next three days fuelled by courtier’s gossip as all their lives start to fall apart. The … Continue reading

FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD

If the title doesn’t scare you off, then this wee joyous journey that documents a tubby transforming himself into a trim hottie will so inspire you.  Joe Cross is a successful Day Trader in Australia who has come to the conclusion that his 310 pounds and his 53” waist are the cause of his chronic … Continue reading

FAT, SICK

If the title doesn’t scare you off, then this wee joyous journey that documents a tubby transforming himself into a trim hottie will so inspire you.  Joe Cross is a successful Day Trader in Australia who has come to the conclusion that his 310 pounds and his 53” waist are the cause of his chronic … Continue reading

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