Posts Tagged ‘cphdox 2008’

“Lynch (one)” (2007) – Review #7

A trip into the mind of David Lynch as he directs “Inland Empire”.
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2 stars / IMDB: 7.0 (229 votes) / Rotten tomatoes: 58% (19 reviews) / Official site / 84 minutes
Directed by: blackANDwhite

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“Vashti Bunyan: From Here to Before” (2008) – Review #6

Vashti Bunyan is a singer/song-writer with an interesting story. As a young woman she made a beautiful album and was then forgotten for 30 years. Freak-folk artists like Devendra Banhart and Vetiver brought her back from oblivion  a few years ago and Bunyan is now making music again. She is very delicate, soft-spoken and gentle [...]

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“Arena: Bob Marley Exodus” (2007) – Review #5

I like Bob Marley and so does the director of this film. The film is a portrait of the album “Exodus” and of the year it was made, 1977. Unfortunately it’s also a weak film – it’s exceptionally difficult to understand Bob’s dialect and with no sub-titles most of the audience lost the central points [...]

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“Citizen Havel” (2008) – Review #4

We follow the poet-president Vaclav Havel through his career. Filmed over a 13 year period, this documentary seems to have its commitment as being a historical document, rather than a personal view of the Czech republic’s most colorful character. I personally found the film interesting, but also lacking a coherent narrative.

2 stars, form:5, content:6 / [...]

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