Monthly Archives: August 2007

Small Town Gay Bar

Small Town Gay Bar (Director: Malcolm Ingram, USA, 2006): This film was part of the June 2007 release from Ironweed Film Club, and features two short films as well that I haven’t yet watched. I missed this when it played … Continue reading

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No End In Sight

No End In Sight (Director: Charles Ferguson, USA, 2007): First-time director Charles Ferguson decided to make this film at a time when a number of books were being published about the Bush administration’s disastrous handling of the Iraq war. In … Continue reading

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TIFF 2007: Preliminaries, Part 5

Gone with the Woman (Tatt av kvinnen) (Director: Peter Næss): Combine the director of Elling (review) with the star of The Bothersome Man (review) and you have something that I am very tempted to make room for. Trond Fausa Aurvaag … Continue reading

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TIFF 2007: Preliminaries, Part 4

A Jihad for Love (Director: Parvez Sharma): The first documentary of its kind, it follows several gay and lesbian Muslims from 12 different countries as their faith and their sexuality collide. From the same producer (Sandi Simcha Dubowski) as Trembling … Continue reading

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TIFF 2007: Preliminaries, Part 3

A Gentle Breeze in the Village (Tennen kokekkô) (Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita): From the director of Linda Linda Linda, one of my favourites from TIFF 2005, this is another coming-of-age story set in a sleepy small town where Soyo is one … Continue reading

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