S&S: July 2007

Introduction for newcomers

Sight & Sound

July 2007

Vol. 17 No. 7

The Chumscrubber

USA/Germany - 2005 - 108m - col / scope

Icon (15)

D: Arie Posin
Audio: 5.1

Écoute le temps

(aka: Fissures)

France - 2005 - 87m - col / scope

Dogwoof (12A)

D: Alanté Kavaïté
Audio: 5.1

Edith Piaf

[see: Vie en Rose, La]

Edmond

USA/UK - 2005 - 83m - col

Tartan (18)

D: Stuart Gordon
Audio: 5.1

Exiled

放‧逐

Hong Kong - 2006 - 109m - col / scope

Optimum (15)

D: Johnnie To Kei-fung
Audio: 5.1

Flanders

Flandres

France - 2006 - 92m - col / scope

Soda (18)

D: Bruno Dumont
Audio: 5.1

The Flying Scotsman

UK/Germany - 2006 - 102m - col

Verve (15)

D: Gillies Mackinnon
Audio: 5.1

Fracture

USA/Germany - 2007 - 113m - col / scope

Entertainment (15)

D: Gregory Hoblit
Audio: 5.1

Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure

Franklin et le trésor du lac

France/Canada - 2006 - 77m - col

Optimum (U)

D: Dominique Monféry, Gary Hurst
Audio: 5.1

Ghosts of Cité Soleil

Denmark/USA - 2005 - 89m - col

Revolver (15)

D: Asger Leth
Audio: 5.1

Golden Door

Nuovomondo

Italy/Germany/France - 2006 - 118m - col / scope

Optimum (PG)

D: Emanuele Crialese
Audio: 5.1

Grow Your Own

UK - 2007 - 101m - col / scope

Pathé (PG)

D: Richard Laxton
Audio: 5.1

Klimt

Austria/Germany/UK/France - 2005 - 131m/97m - col

Soda (15)

D: Raúl Ruiz
Audio: 5.1

Kya Love Story Hai

क्या लव स्टोरी हैं

India - 2007 - 120m - col / scope

Studio 18 (PG)

D: Lovely Singh
Audio: 5.1

Life in a Metro

लाइफ़ इन ए मेट्रो

India - 2007 - 132m - col / scope

UTV (12A)

D: Anurag Basu
Audio: 5.1

Like Minds

(USA: Murderous Intent)

Australia/UK - 2005 - 109m - col / scope

Lionsgate (15)

D: Gregory J. Read
Audio: 5.1

Lovewrecked

USA - 2005 - 86m - col

Delanic (PG)

D: Randal Kleiser
Audio: 5.1

Lunacy

Sílení

Czech Republic/Slovakia/Japan - 2005 - 118m - col

BFI / Illumination

D: Jan Švankmajer
Audio: 5.1

Magicians

UK/USA - 2007 - 90m - col / scope

Universal (15)

D: Andrew O’Connor
Audio: 5.1

Molière

France - 2006 - 121m - col / scope

Pathé (12A)

D: Laurent Tirard
Audio: 5.1

Next

USA - 2007 - 96m - col / scope

Entertainment (12A)

D: Lee Tamahori
Audio: 5.1

Paris je t'aime

[see: Paris je t'aime: Petite romances de quartiers...]

Paris je t'aime: Petite romances de quartiers...

France/Liechtenstein/Switzerland - 2006 - 121m - col

The Works (15)

D: Bruno Podalydès, Gurinder Chadha, Gus Van Sant, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas, Christopher Doyle, Isabel Coixet, Nobuhiro Suwa, Sylvain Chomet, Alfonso Cuarón, Olivier Assayas, Oliver Schmitz, Richard LaGravenese, Vincenzo Natali, Wes Craven, Tom Tykwer, Frédéric Auburtin, Gérard Depardieu, Alexander Payne, Emmanuel Benbihy
Audio: 5.1

Les petites vacances

(aka: Stolen Holidays)

France - 2006 - 91m - col

Dogwoof (PG)

D: Olivier Peyon
Audio: 5.1

Reno 911! Miami

USA - 2006 - 81m - col

Paramount (15)

D: Robert Ben Garant
Audio: 5.1

Shrek the Third

USA - 2007 - 93m - col

Paramount (U)

D: Chris Miller
Converted to 3-D for a 2010 re-release.
Series: Shrek (2001, Jul/2001).
Audio: 5.1

Shutter

ชัตเตอร์ กดติดวิญญาณ

Thailand - 2004 - 96m - col

Contender (15)

D: Banjong Pisanthanakun, Parkpoom Wongpoorn
Audio: 6.1

Sketches of Frank Gehry

USA/Germany - 2006 - 84m - col

Artificial Eye (12A)

D: Sydney Pollack
Audio: 5.1

Spider-Man 3

USA - 2007 - 139m - col / scope

Sony (12A)

D: Sam Raimi
35mm, D-Cinema and IMAX release prints.
Series: Spider-Man (2002, Jul/2002).
Audio: 7.1 / IMAX 6-track

Sutter kotdid winyan

[see: Shutter]

Taxidermia

Hungary/Austria/France - 2006 - 94m - col / scope

Tartan (18)

D: György Pálfi
Audio: 5.1

The Tiger’s Tail

UK/Ireland - 2006 - 107m - col

Buena Vista (18)

D: John Boorman
Audio: 5.1

Vacancy

USA - 2007 - 85m - col / scope

Sony (15)

D: Nimród Antal
Followed by: Vacancy 2: The First Cut (2009).
Audio: 5.1

La Vie en Rose

La môme

France/Czech Republic/UK - 2007 - 140m - col / scope

Icon (12A)

D: Olivier Dahan
Audio: 5.1

The War on Democracy

UK/Australia - 2007 - 98m - col

Lionsgate (12A)

D: John Pilger, Chris Martin
Dolby Stereo SR

Wedding Daze
The Pleasure of Your Company

(aka: The Next Girl I See)
USA - 2006 - 92m - col
Pathé (15)
D: Michael Ian Black
Audio: 5.1

The Wild Blue Yonder

Germany/UK/France - 2005 - 80m - col and bw

Soda

D: Werner Herzog
Audio: 5.1

Wild Tigers I Have Known

USA - 2006 - 81m - col

ICA

D: Cam Archer