Monthly Archives: September 2004

The Alzheimer Case (De Zaak Alzheimer)

The Alzheimer Case (De Zaak Alzheimer) (Belgium, director Erik Van Looy): Although based on a novel, this stylish police thriller’s main conceit (”hitman has Alzheimer’s”) could have been lifted from a Hollywood film executive’s idea of “high concept”. Except that … Continue reading

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Salvador Allende

Salvador Allende (Chile/France/Belgium/Germany/Spain/Mexico, director Patricio Guzmán): September 11 will forever be remembered in this country as the anniversary of the attacks that brought down the World Trade Center. But it’s also the anniversary of the death of Salvador Allende, the … Continue reading

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Ferpect Crime

Ferpect Crime (Crimen Ferpecto) (Spain, director Álex de la Iglesia): I knew I was going to enjoy this film from the moment a large rumpled man in a Misfits t-shirt lumbered onto the stage to introduce himself. “Hola, amigos. The … Continue reading

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Drum

Drum (South Africa, director Zola Maseko): Drum is the story of Henry Nxumalo, a journalist for South Africa’s pioneering Drum magazine. Set in the mid-1950s, the film attempts to recreate the ambience of Sophiatown, an area of shops and nightclubs … Continue reading

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The Real Underground Cinema

Police in Paris have discovered a fully-equipped cinema in the caverns underneath the city. It appears to be the work of the “Perforating Mexicans”, one of the city’s secret societies of “cataphiles”, people who enjoy exploring the hidden network of … Continue reading

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