Paul Dervis

Film Festival: MFA French Film Fest — Showcasing Two New Deneuve

July 18, 2015
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those who go for things legendarily Gallic, they are offering a real treat; two new films featuring the goddess Catherine Deneuve.

Film Review: “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” — A-Not-So-Feel-Good Film Worth Seeing

July 17, 2015
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At a time when kids are being spoon-fed countless superhero movies and gothic fantasies, this film stands out because it resonates with the realities in their lives.

Film Review: At the Maine International Film Fest — Richard Gere Day

July 14, 2015
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The MIFF offered two new films starring Richard Gere in atypical roles for the prolific actor.

Film Review: At the Maine International Film Fest — “El Incendio” is Hot; “Sleeping with Other People” is Not

July 13, 2015
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The cinematic contrast between America and Latin America was on tragic view at the Maine International Film Festival on Saturday.

Film Review: At the Maine International Film Fest — “Tired Moonlight” Moribund, But Ann Sothern was a Happening Lady

July 13, 2015
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Tired Moonlight has been generating a lot of buzz on the film festival circuit, and a classy salute to Hollywood actress Ann Sothern.

Film Review: Maine International Film Festival — Off and Running with “Eisenstein”

July 12, 2015
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Eisenstein in Guanajuato is another major achievement from the iconoclastic British director Peter Greenaway.

Film Review: “A Swedish Love Story” — The Angst of Desire

June 28, 2015
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In A Swedish Love Story, Roy Andersson muses on the meaning of life, but for the first and last time he expresses his sense of life’s absurdity through an accessible plot line.

Film Review: The Art of Being Frozen — Two Powerful Films from Roy Andersson

June 26, 2015
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The overriding theme in Roy Andersson’s films is the conflict between human frailty and our delusions of control.

Film Review: “The Water Diviner” — Starts Out Well But Takes a Dive

June 7, 2015
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Actor Russell Crowe’s directorial debut is visually gripping and very well acted — but its ending is disappointingly hokey.

Film Review: “Aloha” — Say What?

June 2, 2015
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Aloha comes across as Cameron Crowe’s baffling artistic suicide note to his adoring public.

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