S&S: April 2009

Introduction for newcomers

Sight & Sound

April 2009

Vol. 19 No. 4

20-seiki shōnen

[see: Twentieth Century Boys]

The Age of Stupid

UK - 2008 - 91m - col

Dogwoof (12A)

D: Franny Armstrong
Audio: 5.1

Bronson

UK - 2008 - 92m - col

Vertigo (18)

D: Nicolas Winding Refn
Audio: 5.1

Chandni Chowk to China

चांदनी चौक टू चाइना

India/USA - 2008 - 153m - col / scope

Warner (12A)

D: Nikhil Advani
Audio: 5.1

Cherry Blossoms: Hanami

Kirschblüten: Hanami

(USA: Cherry Blossoms)

Germany - 2007 - 127m - col

Dogwoof

D: Doris Dörrie
Audio: 5.1

Confessions of a Shopaholic

USA - 2009 - 104m - col / scope

Buena Vista (PG)

D: P.J. Hogan
Audio: 5.1

Crossed Tracks

Roman de gare

France - 2007 - 103m - col / scope

Ciné Lumière

D: Claude Lelouch
Audio: 5.1

Fifty Dead Men Walking

UK/Canada/USA - 2008 - 117m - col / scope

Metrodome (15)

D: Kari Skogland
Audio: 5.1

Flash of Genius

USA - 2008 - 119m - col / scope

Optimum (12A)

D: Marc Abraham
Audio: 5.1

Friday the 13th

USA - 2009 - 97m/106m - col / scope

Paramount (18)

D: Marcus Nispel
Audio: 5.1

Genova

UK - 2008 - 94m - col / scope

Metrodome (15)

D: Michael Winterbottom
Audio: 5.1

He’s Just Not That Into You

USA/Germany - 2008 - 129m - col / scope

Entertainment (12A)

D: Ken Kwapis
Audio: 5.1

Hotel for Dogs

USA/Germany - 2008 - 100m - col

Paramount (U)

D: Thor Freudenthal
Audio: 5.1

Hush

UK - 2008 - 91m - col / scope

Optimum (15)

D: Mark Tonderai
Audio: 5.1

I Can’t Think Straight

UK - 2008 - 82m - col

Enlightenment (12A)

D: Shamim Sarif
Audio: 5.1

In the City of Sylvia

En la ciudad de Sylvia

Spain/France - 2007 - 85m - col

Axiom (PG)

D: José Luis Guerín
Audio: 5.1

Kamyu nante shiranai

[see: Who’s Camus Anyway?]

Katyń

Poland - 2007 - 122m - col / scope

Artificial Eye (15)

D: Andrzej Wajda
Audio: 6.1

LOL

France - 2008 - 103m - col / scope

Pathé (12A)

D: Lisa Azuelos
Audio: 5.1

LOL (Laughing Out Loud)

[see: LOL]

Modern Life

La vie moderne

(aka: Country Profiles: Modern Life)

France - 2008 - 87m - col / scope

Soda (PG)

D: Raymond Depardon
Series: Profils paysans: L'approche (2001).
Audio: 5.1

New in Town

USA/Canada - 2008 - 97m - col

Entertainment (12A)

D: Jonas Elmer
Audio: 5.1

Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!

Australia - 2008 - 103m - col

Optimum (18)

D: Mark Hartley
Audio: 5.1

Obscene

USA - 2007 - 97m - col

Revolver

D: Neil Ortenberg, Daniel O’Connor
Audio: Stereo

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

USA - 2009 - 91m - col

Sony (PG)

D: Steve Carr
Followed by: Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015, Jun/2015).
Audio: 5.1

Peter Beard: "Scrapbooks From Africa and Beyond..."

Peter Beard: Carnets d’Afrique et d’ailleurs

France/USA (TV) - 1998 - 52m - col

Revolver

D: Jean-Claude Luyat, Guillaume Bonn

Push

USA/Canada - 2009 - 111m - col / scope

Icon (12A)

D: Paul McGuigan
Audio: 5.1

The Spectacular Life of Giulio Andreotti

Il divo: La spettacolare vita di Giulio Andreotti

Italy/France - 2008 - 118m - col / scope

Artificial Eye (15)

D: Paolo Sorrentino
Audio: 5.1

Timecrimes

Los cronocrímenes

Spain - 2007 - 92m - col

Optimum (15)

D: Nacho Vigalondo
Audio: 5.1

Traitor

USA/Canada - 2008 - 114m - col / scope

Momentum (12A)

D: Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Audio: 5.1

Twentieth Century Boys
20th Century Boys
20世紀少年
Japan - 2008 - 142m - col
4Digital Asia (15)
D: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Followed by: 20th Century Boys Chapter 2: The Last Hope (20世紀少年　第2章 最後の希望, 2009), 20th Century Boys Final Chapter: Our Flag (20世紀少年 -最終章- ぼくらの旗, 2009).
Audio: 5.1

Two Lovers

USA/France - 2008 - 110m - col / scope

Lionsgate (15)

D: James Gray
Audio: 5.1

Tyson

USA - 2008 - 88m - col

Revolver (15)

D: James Toback
Audio: 5.1

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

USA - 2009 - 93m - col / scope

Entertainment (18)

D: Patrick Tatopoulos
Series: Underworld (2003, Dec/2003).
Audio: 5.1

The Universe of Keith Haring

L’universo di Keith Haring

Italy/France - 2007 - 82m - col and bw

Revolver

D: Christina Clausen
Audio: Stereo

Waveriders

Ireland/UK - 2008 - 78m - col

Element (PG)

D: Joel Conroy
Audio: 5.1

Who’s Camus Anyway?

カミュなんて知らない

Japan - 2005 - 115m - col

ICA

D: Mitsuo Yanagimachi
Audio: 5.1

Wonderful Town

วันเดอร์ฟูลทาวน์

Thailand/Netherlands/Switzerland/USA/S.Korea - 2007 - 92m - col

Soda

D: Aditya Assarat
Audio: 5.1

The Young Victoria

UK/USA - 2008 - 105m - col / scope

Momentum (PG)

D: Jean-Marc Vallée
Audio: 5.1