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By Cheryl Thompson (CHARTattack) October 19, 2007 10:30 am
Release date: October 19, 2007 Directed by: Gavin Hood Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep, Peter Sarsgaard Since 9/11, the CIA has been granted the right of "extraordinary rendition," which basically permits them to transport suspected terrorists to foreign locations and torture them. In an attempt to...
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This Beautiful City

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By Sarah Kurchak (CHARTattack) September 17, 2007 3:17 pm
Directed by: Ed Gass-Donnelly Starring: Kristin Booth, Caroline Cave, Aaron Poole While a story about the intersecting lives of a rich and troubled married couple, a depressed police officer searching for his lost daughter, a drug-addicted prostitute and her nearly clean lover and pimp may sound outlandish and gimmicky, it actually makes...
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Sleuth

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By Sarah Kurchak (CHARTattack) September 12, 2007 3:54 pm
Directed by: Kenneth Branagh Starring: Jude Law, Michael Caine Sleuth is the rare breed of remake that can sit comfortably alongside its predecessor. Neither is explicitly better than the other, but both offer their own unique and devilish take on the whipsmart Anthony Shaffer play. In this version, adapted by the legendary Harold Pinter, Jude...
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Just Buried

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By Hannah Guy (CHARTattack) September 12, 2007 3:48 pm
Directed by: Chaz Thorne Starring: Rose Byrne, Jay Baruchel, Graham Greene There's nothing more irritating than a good idea ineptly delivered. Director Chaz Thorne takes a charming and quirky little concept — neurotic doofus (Baruchel) inherits a funeral home and drums up business by gradually offing people who create problems — and flogs it to...
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I'm Not There

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By Jodi Goulart (CHARTattack) September 12, 2007 3:44 pm
Directed by: Todd Haynes Starring: Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Richard Gere, Julianne Moore, Ben Whishaw, Marcus Carl Franklin, Charlotte Gainsbourg Director Todd Haynes' I'm Not There can't entirely be labeled as a biopic of legendary singer-songwriter/poet Bob Dylan. Rather, it's an interpretation of the life of Dylan that...
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Control

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By Hannah Guy (CHARTattack) September 12, 2007 3:32 pm
Directed by: Anton Corbijn Starring: Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Harry Treadaway "It's black and white. It's not very fast. It's about the '70s." And thus director Anton Corbijn succinctly introduced the film festival audience to his debut full-length feature. And it's an accurate summation. Unless you've been living in a Nike shoebox...
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Heavy Metal In Baghdad

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By Keith Carman (CHARTattack) September 10, 2007 2:11 pm
Directed by: Eddy Moretti, Suroosh Alvi Foregoing the argument of how dedicated a metal fan is to their music, Heavy Metal In Baghdad is a shocking documentary that proves just how disgustingly easy North America has it. While we whine about not getting enough sugar in our morning coffee, a group of young men are ducking SCUD missiles and...
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The Invasion

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By Cheryl Thompson (CHARTattack) August 17, 2007 1:00 pm
Release date: August 17, 2007 Directed by: Oliver Hirschbiegel Starring: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Jeremy Northam, Jeffrey Wright There are several reasons why you may not be interested in seeing The Invasion. One, it's the umpteenth remake of the classic Invasion Of The Body Snatchers from 1956, which was based on the book by Jack...
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The Simpsons Movie

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By Hannah Guy (CHARTattack) July 27, 2007 12:30 pm
Release date: July 27, 2007 Directed by: David Silverman Starring (voices of): Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Harry Shearer, Hank Azaria Homer Simpson thinks you're a sucker. And listen, there's Nelson "hah-hah"ing you. Why? Because you were stupid enough to see a movie based on a show you...
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No Reservations

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By Cheryl Thompson (CHARTattack) July 27, 2007 11:00 am
Release date: July 27, 2007 Directed by: Scott Hicks Starring: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Abigail Breslin, Patricia Clarkson Catherine Zeta-Jones has publicly admitted that she has no cooking skills whatsoever. But in No Reservations, her portrayal of a woman who knows how to handle a kitchen is pretty convincing. Zeta-Jones...
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I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry

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By Shehzaad Jiwani (CHARTattack) July 20, 2007 1:00 pm
Release date: July 20, 2007 Directed by: Dennis Dugan Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel, Steve Buscemi, Dan Aykroyd Even though Adam Sandler's films continue to rake in truckloads of cash thanks to teenagers with disposable income, the actor hasn't made a genuinely funny movie since the late '90s - or ever, depending on...
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Rescue Dawn

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By Shehzaad Jiwani (CHARTattack) July 6, 2007 11:00 am
Release date: July 6, 2007 Directed by: Werner Herzog Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies In Rescue Dawn, acclaimed director Werner Herzog has brought his uncompromising vision and eye for realism to a subject he's well versed in. Ten years after Little Dieter Needs To Fly, Herzog's documentary on German-American...
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License To Wed

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By Cheryl Thompson (CHARTattack) July 6, 2007 11:00 am
Release date: July 6, 2007 Directed by: Ken Kwapis Starring: Robin Williams, Mandy Moore, John Krasinski, Christine Taylor License To Wed will definitely earn a spot on many year-end countdowns of the worst films. It's a mediocre story with three forgettable performances wrapped up in a very cliche quasi-romantic comedy. Sadie Jones...
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Ratatouille

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By Cheryl Thompson (CHARTattack) June 29, 2007 12:00 pm
Release date: June 29, 2007 Directed by: Brad Bird Starring (voices of): Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano, Brad Garrett, Peter O'Toole, Ian Holm, Janeane Garofalo Rats seem to serve no purpose other than making our lives a living hell. They rummage for food in places where they're not wanted and are, overall, disgusting. But the magic of...
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Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End

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By Hannah Guy (CHARTattack) May 28, 2007 2:30 pm
Release date: May 25, 2007 Directed by: Gore Verbinski Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush, Bill Nighy, Chow Yun-Fat Somewhere in the mess of Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest's outrageous swashbuckling, irksome makeup effects and overly convoluted plot, something was missing. It wasn't until...
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Bug

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By Hannah Guy (CHARTattack) May 25, 2007 12:00 pm
Release date: May 25, 2007 Directed by: William Friedkin Starring: Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon, Harry Connick Jr., Lynn Collins It's an ominous sign in the trailer when Bug is billed as a film "from the Academy Award-winning director of The Exorcist." When was the last time a William Friedkin film won your heart? Blue Chips?...
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Paris Je T'aime

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By Hannah Guy (CHARTattack) May 18, 2007 2:00 pm
Release date: May 18, 2007 Directed by: Sylvain Chomet, Ethan and Joel Coen, Alfonso Cuaron, Gerard Depardieu, Alexander Payne and Gus Van Sant, among others Starring: Juliette Binoche, Steve Buscemi, Nick Nolte, Elijah Wood, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson Perspectives on Paris are about as varied and deeply personal...
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Georgia Rule

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By Deanna McFadden (CHARTattack) May 11, 2007 2:30 pm
Release date: May 11, 2007 Directed by: Garry Marshall Starring: Jane Fonda, Felicity Huffman, Lindsay Lohan, Dermot Mulroney Taking cues from her much maligned personal life, Lindsay Lohan plays a rebellious, out of control teenager in director Garry Marshall's ridiculous Georgia Rule. Before heading off to college in the fall, Rachel (...
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Lucky You

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By Cheryl Thompson (CHARTattack) May 4, 2007 3:30 pm
Release date: May 4, 2007 Directed by: Curtis Hanson Starring: Drew Barrymore, Eric Bana, Robert Duvall Notwithstanding the success of TV's Celebrity Poker, watching a bunch of people gamble on the big screen is just plain boring. Lucky You spends so much time going over the minutiae of poker playing that it neglects to explain why we...
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Perfect Stranger

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By Cheryl Thompson (CHARTattack) April 13, 2007 1:30 pm
Release date: April 13, 2007 Directed by: James Foley Starring: Halle Berry, Bruce Willis, Giovanni Ribisi Without a doubt, Halle Berry is one of the most celebrated actresses of our time. The only problem is that ever since she won the Oscar, her movies have tanked critically. Similarly, Bruce Willis' career has lately been hit and miss. The...
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