Category: Film Season 2003-2004

The Cube

31 Mar 2004 Director: Vincenzo Natali Canada 1997 90 min Six ordinary people wake up in a maze of interlocking cubes, with no recollection of how they arrived there and with no apparent route out. Further more; the cubes contain some deadly traps. With no food or water they soon realise that each of them… Continue reading The Cube

Yojimbo

1 Nov 2003 Japan 1961 110 min Director: Akira Kurosawa Sanjuro, a masterless Samurai, wanders into a town divided by two warring factions. After proving his formidable swordsmanship in a street brawl, he sells his services to the highest bidder. When one clan conspires against him he switches sides and begins to trick the foolish… Continue reading Yojimbo

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

A la Folie… pas du tout 21 Jan 2004 Director: Laetitia Colombani France 2002 92 min Angelique, a pretty and passionate young student, is in love. The object of her desire is Loic, a cardiologist. Loic’s attention to Angelique is neglectful and sometimes cruel, yet Angelique’s spirit is constant and her devotion for him never… Continue reading He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

Bowling for Columbine

4 February 20044 Director: Michael Moore Canada, USA, Germany 2002 119 min Why do 11,000 Americans die each year because of shootings? With its motivation founded in the massacre at Columbine High School, Michael Moore seeks to discover the roots and causes of this bloodshed. Alternately humorous and horrifying, he looks at the culture of… Continue reading Bowling for Columbine

Magdalene Sisters

17 Mar 2004 UK, Ireland 2002 119 mins Director: Peter Mullan The last Magdalene Asylum closed in Ireland in 1996. Only since then has the true horror of conditions in these institutions emerged. Set in 1960’s Ireland, this is the compelling and emotional experience journey following the lives of four ‘fallen women’. While the World… Continue reading Magdalene Sisters