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A belated look at SILENT HOUSE

Silent House, about a woman in a house who may or may not be under attack by a stalky-creepy killer, had me for about halfway there - one of the...
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Chico And Rita (Spain / U.K., 2010)

  • Chico and Rita
  • February 25, 2012
‘Chico And Rita’ is playing at the Gene Siskel Film Center from now through Thursday, March 1st. It is one of the nominees for Best...
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Almodovar does no wrong.

Pedro Almodovar is a Spanish writer and director who has been creating his own flavor of drama for more than 30 years. An Almodovar film is...
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'Miss Bala': Tarnishes the beauty queen business in Mexico

So many girls dreams of being a beauty queen and so many girls lose, but sometimes even winners end up losers. Gerardo Naranjo's "Miss...
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Modern day Frankenstein via Almodóvar

The Skin I Live Inis a film of peculiar fascination and wonder. It manages to be a modern day Frankenstein story: one of interesting insights into...
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Half Of Oscar (Spain, 2010)

  • Half Of Oscar
  • November 3, 2011
‘Half Of Oscar’ screens at the Siskel Film Center as part of their ‘Festival of New Spanish Cinema’ on Saturday, November...
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Who Can Kill A Child? (Spain, 1976)

  • Who Can Kill A Child?
  • October 27, 2011
‘Who Can Kill A Child?’ screens at the Siskel Film Center as part of their Festival of New Spanish Cinema on Friday, October 28th at 8...
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Trailer for Almodovar's The Skin I Live In hits the web

Pedro Almodovar's newest film seems to be going in to uncharted territories. The release of the teaser trailer for The Skin I Live In has hit...
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(Film review) ‘Biutiful’: A film by Alejandro González Iñárritu

Starring: Javier Bardem, Maricel Álvarez, Eduard FernándezCountry: Mexico, SpainLanguage: Spanish with English subtitlesRating: R Runtime: 148...
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'Celda 211 Sunday at Fellini'

You land a high paying job: prison guard. You are excited to finally be able to take care of your family so you arrive a day early to learn as much...
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