All posts by Jim Batts
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SLIFF 2010 Review: LETTERS TO FATHER JACOB
LETTERS TO FATHER JACOB is a simple, intimate (mostly) two character drama set in the stark countryside of...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR
Occasionally I’ll look through the entertainment section of my local free weekly newspaper and notice some familiar names...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS
Most of the general movie-going public perceives documentaries as somber, serious cinema that’s ‘gonna’ make you learn somethin’...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: FACING THE STORM
When thinking of classic western movie images, I think of men charging on horseback, rowdy saloon, showdowns in...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: THE BRITISH IN BED
If you’re going into THE BRITISH IN BED thinking you’ll be treated to a XXX-type exploitation type film...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: THE BIG UNEASY
Harry Shearer has been part of the American comedy scene for most of his life. As a child...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: A MARINE STORY
A MARINE STORY takes a story as old as movies itself and gives it a fresh new spin. THE...
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SLIFF 2010 Review: MY DOG TULIP
Long, long ago in 1994 the release of an animated film using computer technology was a unique event....
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SLIFF 2010 Review: I KILLED MY MOTHER
If you can get past it’s shocking title, I KILLED MY MOTHER, you’ll discover an intense, study of...
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Review: UNSTOPPABLE
The Fall and Winter movie season is generally the time for the very serious Oscar contender dramas, but...
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Review: MORNING GLORY
New York City has been used almost like a veteran character actor playing a wide variety of roles in...
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Review: FOR COLORED GIRLS
Taking a successful play from the stage to the movies can be very tricky. For every AMADEUS and...
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Review: INSIDE JOB
Many documentaries have a problem in that by the the time they are completed their subject matter is...
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GEORGE HICKENLOOPER 1963-2010
The film community(especially his home town of St. Louis) was stunned to hear of the death of director...
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NARNIA 3 Scenes Previewed
Recently this reporter got chance to look at several completed scenes from the upcoming release THE CHRONICLES OF...
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Review: CONVICTION
The new drama CONVICTION is based on a true story and aspires to be an inspirational tale of...
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Review: FREAKANOMICS
There’s nothing film studios love more than getting the movie rights to a hit book. But how do...
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Review: STONE
A popular film genre(or sub-genre) over the years is the steamy, southern gothic drama encompassing everything from THE...
