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Director: Luc Besson Producer: Luc Besson Screenplay: Luc Besson Starring: Jamel Debbouze as André Moussah Rie Rasmussen as Angela Gilbert Melki as Franck Serge Riaboukine as Pedro Akim Chir as Samy Music: Anja Garbarek Cinematography: Thierry Arbogast Editing: Frédéric Thoraval Release Date: December 21, 2005 (France) Running Time: 91 minutes Language: French   ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Charming but Flawed Film So, I'm writing this review for "Angel-A" after "Arthur" even though I watched "Angel-A" first, Luc Besson's 10th movie after a six-year hiatus following "The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc." I was so mad at "Arthur" that I had to write the hateful one first and get it over and done with. "...

Hold Up Down is a 2005 Japanese comedy movie directed and written by SABU. It stars the members of the popular boy band V6: Sakamoto Masayuki, Nagano Hiroshi, Inohara Yoshihiko, Morita Go, Miyake Ken, and Okada Junichi. source: There is no wikipedia page. Two robbers, three cops, a wanted criminal and a former priest's lives are intertwined when a bank heist goes wrong. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0461523/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** SABU's 2005 Jesus-and-Boy-Band Phase Strikes Again KRASNAYA: Today we have Hold Up Down, another movie by SABU, filmed in the same year as Dead Run. And here, too, SABU weirdly touches on the Christianity subject. I'm interested in knowing what happened to him in 2005; that he could not avoid this theme in any way. Hold Up Down turned out to be jerky and uneven in mood. Sometimes a smile appeared on my face and sometimes I was hand-gesturing to hurry it up (the fight scene wa...

Dead Run is a 2005 Japanese drama film directed by SABU. The movie is an adaptation of the novel "Shissô", written by Japanese best selling author, Kiyoshi Shigematsu. It stars Yuya Tegoshi, Hanae Kan and Miki Nakatani. source: There is no wikipedia page. Shuji and his older brother Shuichi live in a sad resort town that has a virtual wall in its middle. Looking to rise him above his surroundings Shuji meets and interacts with a priest with a past, a pretty hostess, a troubled girl, a thug and more. Looking for the girl who has moved with his family to Tokyo the boy meets trouble and is sinking quickly. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0490488/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Somber Coming-of-Age Far from SABU's Usual Style KRASNAYA: Hey Freddy! Today we have Dead Run, a 2005 film about a boy named Shuji (Yuya Tegoshi) and his life experiences. Honestly, I'll start by saying that at the end of the film I w...

Derailroaded is a 2005 documentary film, directed by Josh Rubin and Jeremy Lubin, aka The Ubin Twinz. The film chronicles the life of Wild Man Fischer, an outsider artist who went in and out of several mental institutions when he was a child. During the 1960s he was a street singer in L.A., which gave him a cameo appearance in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In in 1968. The same year Frank Zappa gave him the opportunity to record his first album, An Evening with Wild Man Fischer. Fischer's eccentric personality provided some truly unique music, but his mental problems rapidly ended his career. Fischer suffers from paranoia and schizophrenia and thus became impossible to work with, despite the best efforts of other artists to help him. So despite his cult reputation Fischer remained a poor street musician until the end of his life. The film makers tell Fischer's tragic story through archive footage, interviews with people who were once associated with him and also interview...

Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures is a 2005 Brazilian film directed by Marcelo Gomes starring João Miguel and Peter Ketnath. It was Brazil's submission to the 79th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. The movie is based on story narrated by director's great-uncle Ranulpho Gomes, who sold aspirins in Brazil during the 40's. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema,_Aspirins_and_Vultures In 1942, the lonely German Johann travels through the arid roads in the country of the Northeast of Brazil in his truck selling aspirins in small villages, using advertisement movies to promote the medicine. He meets the drifter Ranulpho, who intends to go to Rio de Janeiro seeking a better life, and gives a ride to the man. source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373760/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** Slow...

Don't Need You is a documentary film that tells the story of the origins of Riot Grrrl in the American independent music scene of the 1990s, and how this feminist movement evolved into a revolutionary underground network of education and self-awareness through music, writing, activism, and women-friendly community. The film gives audiences a chance to meet key figures in the development of Riot Grrrl and see for themselves how these women have changed the history of music and feminism forever. The film features one-on-one interviews interspersed with rare, archival materials, including original Riot Grrrl fanzines, flyers, and photographs, as well as seldom seen footage from pioneering Riot Grrrl bands like Bikini Kill, Heavens to Betsy, and Bratmobile. source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1016293/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** I'm afraid to say anything; this is enemy territory. If I were born a girl, I would be a riot gr...

Tideland is a 2005 British-Canadian fantasy thriller film co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam, an adaptation of Mitch Cullin's novel of the same name. The cast includes: Jodelle Ferland, Brendan Fletcher, Janet McTeer, Jennifer Tilly and Jeff Bridges. The film was shot in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and surrounding area in the fall and winter of 2004. Filmmaker David Cronenberg described the film as a "poetic horror film", a quote which was used in the advertising campaign for the theatrical release. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tideland_(film) Pre-teen Jeliza-Rose's parents are hopeless drug addicts. When pa, rocker Noah, finds ma's OD'd, he fears to be charged with homicide and takes Jeliza along to his ma's place, in a desolate country region. With Noah passed out, the girl mentally transfers to a fantasy world she and her doll heads enter magically. Jeliza's adventures also star the crazy locals, notably Dell, and Dell...