LIFE AS A HOUSE Review: George Monroe is diagnosed with terminal cancer and his lifelong ambition is to build his own home. He is determined to refurbish… Read more “Life as a House”
Category: 2000-2009
The Devil’s Backbone
THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE Review: A twelve year old boy is taken to an ominous boy’s orphanage, whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War. He is… Read more “The Devil’s Backbone”
The Stoning of Soraya M.
THE STONING OF SORAYA M. Review: The story takes place in 1986, at the time Khomeini is coming into power in Iran. An undercover French journalist is… Read more “The Stoning of Soraya M.”
March of the Penguins
MARCH OF THE PENGUINS Review: Focusing on one year in the life of a flock and one couple in the flock in particular. In the Antarctic they… Read more “March of the Penguins”
The Soloist
THE SOLOIST Review: A newspaper columnist discovers a homeless musical genius and does his best to improve his situation. By working and helping each other they both find… Read more “The Soloist”
Proof of Life
PROOF OF LIFE Review: Alice and Peter have just moved to a small Latin American nation called Tecala. He works for an American engineering and construction firm.… Read more “Proof of Life”
The War Bride
THE WAR BRIDE Review: World War II: In London, Lily marries a Canadian soldier Charlie who shortly goes off to war. Lily and her newborn daughter move to… Read more “The War Bride”
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY Review: This is an incredible true story about the French journalist, Jean-Dominique Bauby, who in 1995 suffered a devastating stroke that left… Read more “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Lemon Tree
LEMON TREE Review: The story of a Palestinian widow who lives on the Palestinian West Bank. A Israeli minister of defence builds a house adjacent to her own. Her… Read more “Lemon Tree”
The Tailor of Panama
THE TAILOR OF PANAMA Review: Harry Pendel, lives in Panama and has a job as a tailor but reluctantly becomes a spy for a British Agent. Director: John… Read more “The Tailor of Panama”
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