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The Invasion
The Invasion (2007)

* out of 5, a good start, a rushing end, a terrible sense of nausea
Director:
Oliver Hirschbiegel
Writers (WGA):
Dave Kajganich (screenplay)
Jack Finney (novel) Read the rest of this entry »
Lars and the Real Girl

Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Director:
Craig Gillespie
Writer (WGA):
Nancy Oliver (written by)
Genre:
Comedy / Drama
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Juno
My Blueberry Nights

My Blueberry Nights (2007)
Director:
Kar Wai Wong
Genre:
Drama / Romance more
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No Country for Old Men

Directors:
Ethan Coen
Joel Coen
Writers (WGA):
Joel Coen (screenplay) &
Ethan Coen (screenplay)
Genre:
Crime / Drama / Thriller
Plot Outline:
Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon some dead bodies, a stash of heroin and more than $2 million in cash near the Rio Grande. more
Cast
Tommy Lee Jones … Ed Tom Bell
Javier Bardem … Anton Chigurh
Josh Brolin … Llewelyn Moss
Woody Harrelson … Carson Wells
Kelly Macdonald … Carla Jean Moss
Garret Dillahunt … Wendell
Tess Harper … Loretta Bell
Barry Corbin … Ellis
Stephen Root … Man who hires Wells
Rodger Boyce … El Paso Sheriff
Beth Grant … Carla Jean’s Mother
Ana Reeder … Poolside Woman
Kit Gwin … Sheriff Bell’s Secretary
Zach Hopkins … Strangled Deputy
Chip Love … Man in Ford
**** out of 5
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Capturing the Friedmans

Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
Director:
Andrew Jarecki
Genre:
Documentary / Crime
Plot Outline:
Documentary on the Friedmans, a seemingly typical, upper-middleclass Jewish family whose world is instantly transformed when the father and his youngest son are arrested and charged with shocking and horrible crimes.
*** out of 5.
I’m Not There

I’m Not There(2007)
Director:
Todd Haynes
Genre:
Biography / Drama / Music more
Plot Outline:
Ruminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician’s life and work.
**** out of 5, both if you like to know more about BD or if you want to see an amazing multime and crossed interpretation of great actors.
There will be blood

There will be blood(2007)
Director:
Paul Thomas Anderson
Genre:
Drama / Thriller more
Plot Outline:
A story about family, greed, religion, and oil, centered around a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.ù
*** out of 5, a four star interpretation of Daniel Day-Lewis plus a three star story, three and a half, that makes 3.
cloverfield

cloverfield(2008)
Director:
Matt Reeves
Genre:
Action / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller more
Plot Outline:
Revolves around a monster attack in New York as told from the point of view of a small group of people.
* out of 5, i liked the idea of special visual fx on a common videocamera, but, in the end it looked like a too big video for youtube and the only feeling i had in the end was nausea.
Super Size Me

Super Size Me (2004)
Director:
Morgan Spurlock
Genre:
Documentary / Comedy / Drama more
Plot Outline:
An irreverent look at obesity in America and one of its sources - fast food corporations.
** out of 5
