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TALKING PICTURES REVIEWS...
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P to Z...
Pan’s
Labyrinth Reviewed by Howard
Schumann NEW
Panic
Panic
Room Reviewed by Shaun McDonald
NEW
Paradise
Now Reviewed by Howard Schumann
The
Passenger Reviewed by Alan Pavelin
Passion
of the Christ Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
Passion
of the Christ Reviewed by Alan Pavelin
Pauline
at the Beach Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
Pebbles
(Bord de mer) Reviewed
by Sonya Bo-Lynx
Peppermint
Candy (Bakha Satang) Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
Performance
Reviewed by Howard Schumann
Persona
Persona
non Grata Reviewed by Alan Pavelin
The
Phantom of the Opera Reviewed by David Stoller and Shari
Last
Phar
Lap Reviewed by Howard Schumann
The
Pianist
Pickpocket
Reviewed by Alan Pavelin NEW
Picnic
(Pikinikku) Reviewed by Howard Schumann
NEW
Picnic
At Hanging Rock Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
Pirates
of the Caribbean Reviewed
by Aaron Asadi and Lucy Reynolds
Pirates
of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Reviewed by Jamie Garwood
Police
Beat Reviewed
by Jamie Garwood
Poseidon
Reviewed by Jamie Garwood
A
Prairie Home Companion
NEW
Pride
and Prejudice Reviewed by Jamie Garwood
Primer
Reviewed by Patrick Bliss
The
Primrose Place (short film)
Prospero's
Books Reviewed by Howard Schumann
Punk:
Attitude Reviewed by Nigel
Watson
The
Pursuit of Happyness Reviewed by
Jamie Garwood
Queen
of the Damned
The
Quiet Man Reviewed by Howard Schumann
The
Quince Tree Sun (El Sol Del Membrillo)
Raining
Stones Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Raising
Victor Vargas
Random
Hearts Reviewed
by Emma Dixon
Ram
Dass, Fierce Grace Documentary reviewed by Howard
Schumann
Ratcatcher
Ravenous
Red
Eye Reviewed by Jen Johnson
Red
Green's Duct Tape Forever
The
Red Violin (Le Violon Rouge) Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Redacted Reviewed
by Howard Schumann NEW
Repast
(Meshi) Reviewed by Howard Schumann
Reign
of Fire
Rendition Reviewed
by Howard Schumann NEW
Reservoir
Dogs
Respiro Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
The
Return
RFK
MUST DIE: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy Reviewed
by Howard Schumann NEW
Rhapsody
in August (Hachi-gatsu no kyôshikyoku) Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Richard
III Reviewed by Howard Schumann
Ride
The High Country Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
Riding
Alone For Thousands of Miles (Qian li zou dan qi) Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Rien
a Faire (Empty Days)
Ripley's
Game Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
The
River Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
Road
to Perdition Reviewed
by Jen Johnston and Howard Schumann
Rocket
Science Reviewed by Howard Schumann
NEW
Rocky
Balboa Reviewed by Jamie Garwood
NEW
Roger
Dodger Reviewed by Martyn Bamber
The
Rookie
Romanzo
Criminale Reviewed by Jamie Garwood
Runaway
Jury Reviewed
by Peter Anderson
Russian
Ark (Russkij Kovcheg) Reviewed by Alan
Pavelin and Howard Schumann
Sahara
Reviewed by Jamie Garwood
Saint
Clara (Clara Hakedosha) Reviewed by Howard
Schumann NEW
Sansho
The Bailiff (Sansho Dayu) Reviewed by Alan Pavelin
Saraband Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Satantango
Reviewed by Alan Pavelin
Saw
Reviewed by Shari Last
Saw
II Reviewed by Shari Last
A
Scanner Darkly Reviewed by Shaun
McDonald NEW
Scarface
Reviewed by Jack Gibson
The
Scent of Green Papaya (Mui du du xanh) Reviewed
by
Howard Schumann
The
Scorpion King
Screen
Door Jesus Reviewed by Nigel
Watson
Seabiscuit Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Seaside
(Bord de mer) Reviewed
by Sonya Bo-Lynx
Secret
Ballot Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
The
Secret of Roan Inish Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
The
Sect (La Setta)
Seduced
and Abandoned (Sedotta e abbandonata) Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Serendipity
Serenity Reviewed
by Jen Johnston and Jamie Garwood
Serving
Sara
The
Seventh Continent Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
The
Seventh Seal Reviewed
by
Howard Schumann
Shadowlands
Shall
We Dance Reviewed by Howard Schumann
Shattered
Glass Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
The
She-Creature
Sideways
Reviewed by Jamie Garwood
Silences
of the Palace (Samt el qusur) Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Silent
Light Reviewed by Alan Pavelin
NEW
Silent
Voyeur Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
Silent
Waters (Khamosh Pani) Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Simone
Since
Otar Left (Depuis qu'Otar est parti...) Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
The
Singing Detective Reviewed
by Martyn Bamber
Singles
Signs
Sisters
of the Gion (Gion no shimai) Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
A
Skin Too Few
Sleepless
in Seattle Reviewed by Peter Anderson
Small
Voices (Mga Munting Tinig)
Smiles
of a Summer Night Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
Solaris
(both versions) Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
Something's
Gotta Give Reviewed
by Peter Anderson
Song’s
Best Friend: John Denver Remembered Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Spellbound Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
The
Spider
Spider Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Spider-Man
Spider-Man
3 Reviewed by Jamie Garwood
NEW
Spirited
Away (Sen To Chihiro No Kamikakushi) Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Splitting
Heirs
Spring
In A Small Town (Xia chen
zhi chun) Reviewed by Alan Pavelin and Howard Schumann
Springtime
In A Small Town (Xia cheng zhi chun) Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Spy
Game
Star
Trek: First Contact
Star
Trek: Nemesis Reviewed by Martyn
Bamber
Star
Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace
Star
Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Still
Life (Sanxia Haoren) Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
Stones
(Avanim) Reviewed by Howard Schumann
A
Story From Chikamatsu (Chikamatsu Monogatari) Reviewed by Alan
Pavelin
The
Straight Story Reviewed by
Alistair Pope
Striptease Reviewed
by Alistair Pope
Stuart
Little 2
Stuck
on You Reviewed by Lucy Reynolds
Subject
Two Reviewed by Simon Melville
Suddenly
(Tan de Repente) Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
The
Sum Of All Fears
Sunshine
Reviewed by Alan Pavelin NEW
Superman
Returns Reviewed by Jamie Garwood
Suzhou
River (Suzhou He) Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
The
Swimmer Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Swing
Reviewed by Howard Schumann
Syndromes
and a Century (Sang Sattawat) Reviewed
by Howard Schumann NEW
Syrian
Bride Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Syriana
Reviewed by Jamie Garwood
A
Tale of Springtime (Conte de Printemps) Reviewed
by Howard Schumann NEW
A
Tale of Summer (Conte d'ete) Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
A
Tale of Winter (Conte d'hiver) Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
A
Talking Picture (Um Filme Falado) Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Taming
of the Shrew Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
Tango
The
Tarkovsky Companion Reviewed by Alan Pavelin
Tarnation
Reviewed by Patrick Bliss
10
Reviewed by Alan Pavelin and Howard Schumann
Ten
Canoes Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
Terminator
2: Judgement Day
Terminator
3:
The Rise of The Machines Reviewed
by Aaron Asadi
Thaddeus
Fights The Power! Reviewed by Nigel
Watson
Thank
You For Smoking Reviewed
by Jamie Garwood
That'll
Be The Day Reviewed by Nigel Watson
The
Thin Red Line Reviewed by Alan Pavelin
The
Thing From Another World Reviewed by Nigel Watson
Thirteen
Reviewed by Howard Schumann
Thirteen
Days Reviewed by Howard Schumann
13
Conversations About One Thing Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
300 Reviewed
by Jamie Garwood
3-Iron Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
Three
Times Reviewed by Alan Pavelin
Thumbsucker
Reviewed by Jamie Garwood
A
Time For Drunken Horses
The
Time Machine
Time
Regained (Le Temps Retrouve)
To
Be And To Have (Etre et Avoir) Documentary reviewed
by Howard Schumann and
Jaap Mees
Together
(Han ni zai yiki) Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Tokyo
Story eviewed
by Howard Schumann
Tony
Takitani Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
Top
Spot Reviewed by Shari Last
Torque eviewed
by Samantha Ramanah
Total
Recall
The
Tracker Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
Transformation :
The
Life and Legacy of Werner Erhard Reviewed
by Howard Schumann NEW
The
Trials of Henry Kissinger Documentary reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Tropical
Malady (Sud Pralad) Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
Troublesome
Creek: A Midwestern Documentary reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Tully
Reviewed by Howard Schumann
12
Monkeys Reviewed by Shari Last
Twelfth
Night: Or What You Will Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Twentynine
Palms Reviewed by Howard Schumann
25th
Hour eviewed by Raffi Asadi
2
Fast 2 Furious Reviewed by Donna Goodwin
2001:
A Space Odyssey
2046 Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Turtles
Can Fly (Lakposhtha hâm parvaz mikonand)Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Two
or Three Things I Know About Her
Two
Stage Sisters (Wutai Jiemei) Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Under
the Sand
Under
the Tuscan Sun Reviewed by
Howard
Schumann
Unfaithful
Unknown
Pleasures (Ren Xiao Yao) Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
United
93 Reviewed by Howard Schumann
The
U.S. vs. John Lennon Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
V
for Vendetta Reviewed by Jamie Garwood
V
for Vendetta Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
Vagabond
(Sans toit ni loi) Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
Vanilla
Sky
Van
Gogh
Vera
Drake Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
The
Vertical Ray of the Sun (Mua he chieu thang dung) Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Vertigo
A
Very Long Engagement (Un long dimanche de fiancailles) Reviewd by Peter
Tonks NEW
The
Virgin Suicides
Reviewed by Howard Schumann
Virgin
Stripped Bare by her Bachelors (Oh! Soo jung) Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Vive
L'Amour (Aiqing wansui) Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Volver
Reviewed by Jamie Garwood and Peter Tonks
NEW
Wah-Wah
Reviewed by Jamie Garwood
Waiting
For Happiness eviewed
by
Howard Schumann
Walk
Hard:The Dewey Cox Story Reviewed by Jamie
Garwood NEW
Walk
on Water Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
Walking
Tall Reviewed by Jack Gibson
The
Wanderers Reviewed by
Howard
Schumann
War
of the Colossal Beast
The
Warrior
Warrior
King Reviewed by Simon Melville
Water Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
The
Way We Laughed (Cosi Ridevano) Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
The
Weather Underground Documentary reviewed
by Howard Schumann
We
Were Soldiers
Werckmeister
Harmonies Reviewed by Alan Pavelin and
Howard Schumann
Whale
Rider Reviewed by Howard Schumann
What
Time Is It There? (Ni Neibian Jidian) Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Wheel
of Time Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
When
a Woman Ascends the Stairs (Onna ga kaidan wo agaru toki)
Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
When
Father Was Away on Business (Otac na sluzbenom putu) Reviewed
by
Howard Schumann
When
Harry Met Sally Reviewed by
Alistair Pope
The
White Diamond Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
The
Wild Blue Yonder Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
The
Wild Dogs
The
Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Will
Penny Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
The
Wind that Shakes the Barley Reviewed
by Howard Schumann NEW
Windtalkers
Winged
Migration (Le Peuple Migrateur) Documentary reviewed
by Howard Schumann
A
Winter’s Tale Reviewed by Alan Pavelin
Wise
Blood eviewed by Howard
Schumann
Withnail
and I This is a link to a very comprehensive
website devoted to this cult classic
Woman
on the Beach (Haebyoniu yoin) Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
A
Woman Under the Influence Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
Wonder
Boys Reviewed by Jamie Garwood
The
World's Fastest Indian Reviewed
by Howard Schumann
X
The Unknown
XXX
Yellow
Earth (Huang tu di) Reviewed by Howard
Schumann
Yes
Reviewed by Patrick Bliss
Young
Adam Reviewed
by Emma Dixon
Zelary
Reviewed by
Zoo Reviewed
by Howard Schumann NEW
Zwartboek
Reviewed by Jamie Garwood
NEW
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