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Title: The Stepford Wives
Directed by: Frank Oz
Date added: June 28, 2004
More info: Click here for IMDB info
Interesting premise to the movie but it doesn't go far from there. This movie is based on a novel by Ira Levin
and was already made into a movie once. This effort, while it has it moments, falls a little flat. It has an edited
feel and is slow in parts. Just the fact that it gets you thinking about issues related to gender in society is its
redeeming quality.
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Title: Lost Boys of Sudan
Directors: Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk
Date added: June 6, 2004
Official website: Click here. Make sure to check out the trailer, reviews and places near you it might be playing.
Amazing movie about two of the Dinka boys who arrived in the US as part of the massive resettlement effort
around 2001. It briefly tells the story of how the boys came from Sudan and describes the conditions at the
refugee camp where they stayed for ten years. The main part of the film is about thier adjustment to life in the
US after they arrive. It is hard breaking to see how they have to basically fend for themselves in a new and different
country. The documentary film makers really capture the feelings of the boys and the challenges they face. Their portrayal
is completely natural and has a matter of fact feel. One of the best parts is hearing the two boys, Santino and Peter, express
themselves in their new language. Their innocent use of the langauge helps them to crack through the true and tried expressions
of someone on the outs and makes you face their situation for what it is. A cannot miss movie.
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Movie: The Whale Rider
Date added: May 1, 2004
For more info: For more info
Toucing movie of a girl growing up in Maorian culture that is crumbling around her.
Beautifully shot in New Zealand and really brings the location and culture alive.
Made us think of our friend Antonia, who is half Maorian and comes from New Zealand.
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