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Caius Martius 'Coriolanus' (Ralph Fiennes), a revered and feared Roman General is at odds with the city of Rome and his fellow citizens. Pushed by his controlling and ambitious mother Volumnia (Vanessa Redgrave) to seek the exalted and powerful position of Consul, he is loath to ingratiate himself with the masses whose votes he needs in order to secure the office. When the public refuses to support him, Coriolanus's anger prompts a riot that culminates in his expulsion from Rome. The banished hero then allies himself with his sworn enemy Tullus Aufidius (Gerard Butler) to take his revenge on the city. -- (C) Weinstein Co If You Love this movie you can streaming Coriolanus Full Movie Online without downloading HERE Movie Title : Coriolanus Release Date : Jan 13, 2011 Limited Mpaa Rating : R Genre Movie :Mystery & Suspense,Drama
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The other actors do their best to help Fiennes define this curious anti-hero. Incapable of playing the role of peacetime compromiser, his Coriolanus comes across as a warrior who simply can't function without a war. John Hartl-Seattle Times
The film has fifth-act problems, as did the play, but Fiennes' bleak overview should leave receptive viewers feeling daunted and haunted. Richard Corliss-TIME Magazine
The play's inherent difficulties notwithstanding, Coriolanus, the movie, is a perfectly sound achievement. Greg Quill-Toronto Star
Fiennes leads a cast that, at least in the major roles, is uniformly powerful. Peter Rainer-Christian Science Monitor
"Coriolanus" is a triumph. Joe Williams-St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Slathered in blood, covered with scars and glowering with a predator's gaze, Ralph Fiennes makes a fierce and impressive Caius Martius Coriolanus. Connie Ogle-Miami Herald
Fiennes' blend of action and homage is top-notch, as is direction.... Fiennes created his own modern world for which it's easy to suspend disbelief. Matt Kelemen-Las Vegas CityLife
Coriolanus is Shakespeare done right; Ralph Fiennes takes a play about Roman war and hubris and turns it into a violently charismatic pic. Amy Curtis-We Got This Covered
As good as all the men are, it's Vanessa Redgrave who steals the movie. Perry Seibert-TV Guide's Movie Guide
If this is how Fiennes rolls behind the camera, our next great director has raised his fist to the skies. Erick Weber-NECN
Should shut up the whining voices of Philistines who openly wonder why Shakespeare still matters. William Bibbiani-CraveOnline
Fiennes creates a pitiless world without refuge, where neither the soft nor the unbending can survive. David Jays-Sight and Sound
Coriolanus plays a bit flat at times, but it's a challenging, and even exciting, piece of cinema that's sure to inspire much love from Shakespeare enthusiasts. R. L. Shaffer-IGN DVD
The elite team of commandos charges through the bombed-out cityscape, pausing only to hurl grenades or pick off snipers leaning out of windows. Now this is what I call Shakespeare. Rob Thomas-Capital Times (Madison, WI)
I wouldn't say there's something rotten in the state of Denmark, but this modernistic retelling of one of Shakespeare's lesser-known plays just isn't that good. Wesley Lovell-Cinema Sight
There something like poetry in this film,some truth that cannot be apprehended by staring hard at the screen, but drifts softly as a dandelion spore through the burned-out ruins of some sacked and dusty "Rome." Philip Martin-Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Ralph Fiennes plays Coriolanus in all his spitting, spouting, grandiose glory. Blake Howard-2UE That Movie Show
A casualty of sloppy, chaotic staging, poor editing, dead-ended plotting and way too many instances of overacting, Coriolanus is two hours full of what the bard on a better day might have called "sound and fury signifying nothing." Rick Kisonak-Film Threat
The great actors, from Welles onward, want the popular audience to see what they see in Shakespeare -- that he still matters, that he still moves, thrills and teaches. With "Coriolanus," Fiennes brilliantly takes his place in their ranks. Roger Moore-McClatchy-Tribune News Service
...a film that will please not only those who already love Shakespeare, but also fans of action movies... Sarah Boslaugh-Playback:stl
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London 2005--It's the story of Ousmane and Mrs Sommers, both humble people living ordinary lives, he in France, she in the Channel Islands. He has a son - she has a daughter - they both are students in London. On July 7th 2005, without any news of their dear children, they decide to start a journey together in search of the two teenagers. And although they come from different religious backgrounds - Ousmane is Muslim and Mrs Sommers' Christian - they will share the same hope in finding their children alive. Putting aside their cultural differences, they will give each other the strength to continue the search and maintain the faith. -- (C) Official Site If You Love this movie you can streaming London River Full Movie Online without downloading HERE Movie Title : London River Release Date : Dec 7, 2011 Limited Mpaa Rating : Unrated Genre Movie :Art House & International,Drama
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Brenda Blethyn,Sotigui Kouyaté,Roschdy Zem,Sami Bouajila,Bernard Blancan,Marc Bayliss
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The film is a matter of Brenda Blethyn's performance vs. Sotigui Kouyate's presence. Roger Ebert-Chicago Sun-Times
It would be nice to say that Bouchareb, who also wrote and directed "Days of Glory" and "Outside the Law," succeeds. He does not entirely. But he doesn't fail, either. Bill Goodykoontz-Arizona Republic
Blethyn and Kouyaté inhabit and expand the film's earnestly instructive intentions, leaving us with a deeply-felt experience rather than a naively-sketched lesson. Elizabeth Weitzman-New York Daily News
"London River'' features on-target acting by its two leads, but they receive scant support from the wobbly plot. V.A. Musetto-New York Post
Demonstrates how great acting can infuse a banal, politically correct drama with dollops of emotional truth. Stephen Holden-New York Times
There's such a graceful sense of restraint in how this real-life tragedy is treated, one that filters any potential for ripped-from-yesterday's-headlines sensationalism through a respectful requiem of loss and grief. David Fear-Time Out New York
Though the arc of the story is fairly predictable, Brenda Blethyn and Sotigui Kouyate bring humanity to their roles. Mark R. Leeper-Mark Leeper's Reviews
There isn't a whole lot of nuance in writer-director Rachid Bouchareb's unapologetically political story. But Blethyn's performance ultimately draws viewers in. Mike Scott-Times-Picayune
Powerful. Director Rachid Bouchareb draws excellent, haunting performances from Blethyn and Kouyate. Ultimately moving and cautionary, "London River" shouldn't be missed. Fr. Chris Carpenter-Movie Dearest
Not surprisingly, the choice of the actress who played lead female character in Mike Leigh's "Secrets and Lies" betrays an affinity for Leigh in more than just the casting--and there's nothing wrong with that. Louis Proyect-rec.arts.movies.reviews
[T]wo strangers surprisingly find that horror makes the globalization of terror very personal [with] Blethyn's convincing performance [as] a desperate mother. Nora Lee Mandel-Film-Forward.com
An engaging morality play about the quest of an English woman and an African Muslim to find their children after the 2005 terrorist attack in London. Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat-Spirituality and Practice
Bouchareb's greatest accomplishment is successfully tackling class, grief and Islamophobia. Clay Cane-BET.com
Although the film occasionally cuts away to contextualized clips from news reports, it keeps its focus small-scale, filtering the world historical through the intimately personal. Andrew Schenker-Slant Magazine
The film's message about these worried individuals and the larger family of all humanity is a bit obvious at times, but the performances keep you watching. Liz Braun-Jam! Movies
Un retrato humano, sobrio y sensible, que reflexiona sobre los prejuicios y la tolerancia racial, cultural y religiosa en el contexto de los atentados terroristas de Londres. Estupenda labor de sus dos protagonistas. Enrique Buchichio-Uruguay Total
This gentle melodrama uses the July 2005 terrorist bombings in London as a jumping off point for a tender tale of clashing cultures united in grief. Alistair Harkness-Scotsman
A low key drama about parental instincts crossing international/cultural/religious boundaries as well as a haunting reminder about how little we know our children once they've fled the nest, London River feels unexpectedly one-dimensional. Graham Young-Birmingham Post
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From Alexander Payne, the creator of the Oscar-winning Sideways, set in Hawaii, The Descendants is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for Matt King (George Clooney) an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries. -- (C) Fox Searchlight If You Love this movie you can streaming The Descendants Full Movie Online without downloading HERE Movie Title : The Descendants Release Date : Nov 18, 2011 Limited Mpaa Rating : R Genre Movie :Drama,Comedy
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The Descendants is humane, decent, and close to real quality. David Thomson-The New Republic
Payne is an unobtrusive director, a filmmaker who lets the script do the walking - in this case, perhaps too much. Dave Calhoun-Time Out
One of the year's best films, a bubbly meditation on family and responsibility that weighs just enough to matter. Tom Long-Detroit News
In the hands of writer-director Alexander Payne, Clooney has rarely seemed so much at home. Rene Rodriguez-Miami Herald
In playing an everyman stranded between anger and duty, Clooney earns an emotional payoff that a lesser actor would simply demand. Joe Williams-St. Louis Post-Dispatch
With so many balls in the air the temptation is to rush from one plot strand to another, but Payne takes the opposite approach. He also captures the complexity of emotional reactions that grief stirs. Bill Goodykoontz-Arizona Republic
A truthful, warm-hearted, deeply moving film about loss, about death, about legacies and, yeah, family. Will Leitch-Deadspin
People looking for a good lei would be wise to say aloha to 'The Descendants,' Alexander Payne's Hawaiian-set luau in which laughter and tears combine for a cinematic feast. Al Alexander-The Patriot Ledger
A beautifully touching, tragic and amusing follow-up film from the director of Sideways. Tom Glasson-Concrete Playground
The Descendants manages to even surpass those stratospheric expectations most fans will have walking into the theatre. Kristal Cooper-We Got This Covered
Like "Sideways" and "About Schmidt," "The Descendants" lets Alexander Payne show us the Other America and the Other Americans - little lives caught up in small but epic problems far away from the La La Land of Hollywood hype, sex and violence. Roger Moore-McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Each year there are usually one or two films that don't deserve all of the insane praise they get (last year's The Fighter is a prime example) and it looks like "The Descendants" is one for this year. Jeff Beck-Examiner.com
Understandable when dealing with Payne's typically directionless protagonists, The Descendants occasionally feels like it is unsure of where it's going, yet it still always ambles along at a pleasant pace regardless. Matt Looker-TheShiznit.co.uk
A thoroughly rewarding assembled-for-adults dramedy that benefits immensely from both its island locale and one of George Clooney's finest performances. Erick Weber-NECN
The Descendants is a devastating and rewarding emotional journey. Blake Howard-2UE That Movie Show
Will keep you soaked in its melancholy until the very end... Felix Vasquez Jr.-Cinema Crazed
Sort of like a shotgun marriage between Jimmy Buffett and Harry Chapin. Rob Gonsalves-eFilmCritic.com
There's some pretty tricky material for Payne and crew to navigate, but anchored by a terrific cast it's a journey of hurt and healing that lingers. Bruce Bennett-Spectrum (St. George, Utah)
overrated, but not a bad movie Kevin Carr-7M Pictures
"The Descendants" goes on too long, but that's its only flaw. And frankly, I can see why Payne and his editor decided to go with this print instead of making some awfully tough decisions. James Plath-Movie Metropolis
George Clooney gives a wonderful lead performance in his new film The Descendants but Clooney has always been more than just a handsome face, he's a proper movie star and in that old Hollywood tradition, he's also an everyman, one of us. Brian Henry Martin-UTV
No doubt the awards hype around the film will get people into cinemas but it doesn't warrant the attention considering Payne's previous work and Clooney has put in much better performances. Cameron Williams-The Popcorn Junkie
Payne manages to give the film a lightness that makes it uplifting or at the least fulfilling, rather than depressing. Matt Neal-The Standard
full review at Movies for the Masses Joseph Proimakis-Movies for the Masses
This film is one of the best films of 2011 and should compete for top awards when the Academy Awards roll around. Robert Roten-Laramie Movie Scope
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Film Forum is pleased to present the U.S. theatrical premiere of A SCREAMING MAN, written and directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, beginning Wednesday, April 13. Shot in Chad, portraying the psychological fall-out of an endless civil war, A SCREAMING MAN is titled ironically, from a director who credits Ozu as his strongest influence. Adam is a former swimming medalist, now a 60-year-old hotel employee and head "pool man," who maintains this calm oasis as much for his own benefit as for the hotel's Western guests. The tensions between Adam and Abdel, his adult son, are exacerbated when he loses his job to the younger man and their fragile world begins to crumble. Complicating their relationship is the fact that rebel forces are at war with the authorities, and civilians like Adam and Abdel are under pressure to support the government. With subtlety and grace, Haroun's modern fable eschews histrionics for a smart, restrained, yet deeply feeling drama in which personality, politics and place define its characters' reality. A SCREAMING MAN was the winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.--(c)Film Movement If You Love this movie you can streaming A Screaming Man Full Movie Online without downloading HERE Movie Title : A Screaming Man Release Date : Apr 13, 2011 Limited Mpaa Rating : Unrated Genre Movie :Art House & International,Drama
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It's an intelligent, good-looking film and one that confirms Haroun as one of Africa's leading filmmakers. Dave Calhoun-Time Out
Director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's movie... shows the quiet desperation that results from inner and outer conflicts. Joe Neumaier-New York Daily News
[Goes] in a blink from an intriguing personal-breakdown portrait to an all-out social autopsy on life during perpetual wartime. David Fear-Time Out New York
The film is quiet and thoughtful, yet forcefully makes its point about the folly of war. V.A. Musetto-New York Post
"A Screaming Man" is a quiet, tender, finally wrenching story of an individual at the intersection of the personal and the political. Manohla Dargis-New York Times
The characterizations never comfortably accommodate Haroun's pat metaphor, though his stoic visual storytelling has an oblique gravity, suggesting a slightly altered meaning to each surveying shot of the poolside patio. Nick Pinkerton-Village Voice
Engrossing arty melodrama that brilliantly blends together a tragic political and psychological story set in modern-day Chad. Dennis Schwartz-Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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One man's dark night of the soul brought on by civil war in Chad. Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat-Spirituality and Practice
It's a quietly devastating film, aided greatly by a haunting performance from Djaoro. Alistair Harkness-Scotsman
Tenderly observed and admirably restrained, A Screaming Man builds into an austere, quietly haunting tragedy. -Daily Express
A Screaming Man is a quiet film about family life, the relationship between fathers and children, and the way generations can shape and reshape each other. It ultimately has a sublime quality. Philip French-Guardian [UK]
This is a powerful and depressingly downbeat drama that is often hard to watch, although the inexpressive nature of the main character means that it's difficult to fully engage on an emotional level. Matthew Turner-ViewLondon
This is not only a good-looking, well directed and splendidly shot and acted film. It is an unforgettable snapshot of a failed country, and one of the best films in London at the moment. Derek Malcolm-This is London
Engrossing and enlightening but it doesn't quite live up to its considerable promise. Emma Simmonds-Little White Lies
Betrayal, guilt, denial, faith and secrecy all roil about beneath the film's placid, almost wordless surface, which is beautifully observed with a stately, Ozu-like calmness. Steve Rose-Guardian [UK]
The director's style is certainly deliberate, but the gradual build-up of events is undeniably thought-provoking, played out in images of stark beauty as Adam's personal odyssey reaches a powerful and moving conclusion. Trevor Johnston-Radio Times
Haroun deploys no rhetoric at all. His cinema is as mute as Bresson, yet as incandescent. Nigel Andrews-Financial Times
A moving, compassionate film, shot with near Ozu-like restraint. Philip Kemp-Total Film
Beautifully understated, Haroun gives his story room to breathe and the tenderness to touch the heart. A thoughtful tale of fathers and sons. William Thomas-Empire Magazine
Draws from a personal understanding that gives its fictional story a tinge of emotional reportage. Kalvin Henely-Slant Magazine
Haroun's formal skill confirms his continual promise. Vadim Rizov-Boxoffice Magazine
It's extremely well-intended and contains the broad strokes of a much better movie, but A Screaming Man's inhuman characters lead to an unfortunate descent into clichés. Sean Gandert-Paste Magazine
A beautifully photographed tale of betrayal, A Screaming Man nevertheless turns on an improbable transformation by the main character, a father in war-torn Chad. Maria Garcia-Film Journal International
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Blue jeans, sock-hops and drive-in movies: the Fifties were America's age of innocence. But stalking the depths of its post-nuclear bliss, mass paranoia became fuel for Joseph McCarthy's brand of Red Scare terror propaganda. Bomb shelters were a deluxe feature in every American home, government-sponsored educational reels promised an imminent nuclear threat from across the Atlantic, and Hollywood, Babylon of the western world, hung on the brink of collapse. It was here, in the last-ditch machinations of a dying juggernaut, that a mild-mannered, civil engineer's son would become the most influential force in modern moviemaking. Corman's World tracks the triumphant rise of Hollywood's most prolific writer-director-producer, the true godfather of independent filmmaking. -- (C) Official Site If You Love this movie you can streaming Corman's World: Exploits Of A Hollywood Rebel Full Movie Online without downloading HERE Movie Title : Corman's World: Exploits Of A Hollywood Rebel Release Date : Dec 16, 2011 Limited Mpaa Rating : R Genre Movie :Documentary,Television
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Like many of the 400-odd movies Roger Corman has produced and/or directed, Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel has a title that sizzles over content that merely simmers. Peter Howell-Toronto Star
The results are solid and educative. Tom Huddleston-Time Out
Alex Stapleton's lively, engrossing and enlightening documentary about a career that can be described as surprising on multiple counts. Ann Hornaday-Washington Post
To fresh eyes, Corman's World may feel more like a meal; to the rest of us, it's merely a glance at the menu. Jeannette Catsoulis-NPR
The funniest thing about Corman -- it's a joke he's in on -- is the disparity between the movies he makes and the precise, polite, almost scholarly demeanor he projects. Peter Rainer-Christian Science Monitor
An excellent introduction to a director equally adept at following his own vision and nurturing those of others. Elizabeth Weitzman-New York Daily News
[I]f it doesn't offer anything new to our understanding of Corman, as filmmaker, producer, or person, it nicely encapsulates his legacy... Sean Axmaker-Parallax View
At one point in this joyful documentary, Jack Nicholson discusses the countless cheapies produced by Roger Corman and cracks, "By mistake, he actually made a good picture every once in a while." Matt Brunson-Creative Loafing
Along the way this documentary interviews the likes of Nicholson, Ron Howard and (of course) Corman himself. Add some scarce footage and you've got a winner that is sure to please die-hard fans as well as newbies. James O'Ehley-Sci-Fi Movie Page
Almost any documentary on Roger Corman would be fascinating, and Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel, directed by Alex Stapleton, is certainly that. Jeffrey M. Anderson-Combustible Celluloid
Entertaining and informative, whetting the appetite for a more in-depth exploration of Corman's body of work. Josh Bell-Filmcritic.com
A well-earned and affectionate spotlight on a man who, let's face it, is one of the most impressive film producers who ever lived. Scott Weinberg-FEARnet
Great clips and interviews with, among others including Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro and William Shatner. Mark Adams-Daily Mirror [UK]
None of it gets us anywhere truly close to the beating heart of an essentially retiring figure. Adam Lee Davies-Little White Lies
It records the ingenuity, daring and innovation that went into his productions and drove him to create his own studio and distribution company and to take his career into his own hands. Philip French-Observer [UK]
A frustrating documentary about a frustrating man. Charlotte O'Sullivan-This is London
A movie buff's delight. Allan Hunter-Daily Express
A supremely watchable documentary-tribute to the exploitation king Roger Corman. Peter Bradshaw-Guardian [UK]
A comprehensive look at the extraordinary career of legendary writer-director-producer Roger Corman, told through the contributions of a dazzling array of talking heads. Matthew Turner-ViewLondon
Stapleton's structure is fairly by-the-numbers, but with a subject as fascinating (and archival clips as entertaining) as this, the quality is onscreen as soon as you turn on the camera. Ian Buckwalter-DCist
Yes, it's all straight-forward, no muss filmmaking, but Roger Corman wouldn't want it any other way. Don R. Lewis-Film Threat
Corman's World is both a pleasure and an energetic primer on the man's work. Drew McWeeny-HitFix
Most of Roger Corman's movies are not good, but the stories behind them are fascinating. So Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel tells the Roger Corman story, in his words and, even better, in the words of his famous employees. Fred Topel-Screen Junkies
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Chronicles the six-decade (so far) career of the U.S. film industry's most diverse, dogged and resourceful low-budget producer-director-entrepeneur, painting the soft-spoken Roger Corman as an indie cinema trailbrazer as well as an extraordinary conduit for new talent.
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