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Names of Love, TheNames of Love, The (2010)
Dir. Michel Leclerc
Feat. Jacques Gamblin, Sara Forestier, Zinedine Soualem
Witty cocktail of sex and politics about an extroverted left–wing activist who sleeps with her political opponents to convert them to her cause.
PotichePotiche (2010) Recommended
Dir. Francois Ozon
Feat. Catherine Deneuve, Gerard Depardieu, Fabrice Luchini
Bubbly satire has 60–something Catherine Deneuve transform from trophy wife to a strong–headed businesswoman after her chauvinist husband…
Special Relationship, TheSpecial Relationship, The (2010)
Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Michael Sheen, Dennis Quaid, Hope Davis
The third in the trilogy of 'Tony Blair' movies scripted by Peter Morgan (following THE DEAL and THE QUEEN), this one examines the complex dynamics…
Waiting for SupermanWaiting for Superman (2010) Recommended
Dir. Davis Guggenheim
Disheartening look at the state of U.S. education follows several children as they navigate their way through the increasingly poor public school…
Afghan StarAfghan Star (2009) Aro Favourite
Dir. Havana Marking
Islamic fundamentalism and pop music commericalism make uneasy bedfellows in this vital, eye–opening documentary that follows the fortunes of…
BaliboBalibo (2009) Aro Favourite
Dir. Robert Connolly
Feat. Anthony LaPaglia, Oscar Isaac, Nathan Phillips
Searing political thriller based on the death of five Australian–based journalists (one, a Kiwi) who, upon covering the occupation of East…
Burma VJBurma VJ (2009) Recommended
Dir. Anders Ostergaard
Enterprising guerrilla documentary shows how members of the Democratic Voice of Burma are using miniature handycams to record and disseminate raw…
Capitalism - A Love StoryCapitalism - A Love Story (2009) Aro Favourite
Dir. Michael Moore
Doco legend Michael Moore comes full circle after detouring with US gun culture (BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE), foreign policy (FAHRENHEIT 9/11), and health…
End of America, TheEnd of America, The (2009)
Dir. Anne Sundberg, Ricki Stern
A one–woman rally–cry based on the New York Times bestseller, this film embellishes author Naomi Wolf's live lectures around her book's…
EndgameEndgame (2009) Recommended
Dir. Peter Travis
Feat. William Hurt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jonny Lee Miller
South Africa's fraught history is tackled in this solid, involving account of President P.W. Botha’s segregationist regime, and his secretive talks…

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