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Pledge, ThePledge, The (2000) Recommended
Dir. Sean Penn
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Robin Wright, Helen Mirren
Sean Penn as director's pledge to the stuff of raw drama pays off with a thriller/parable centred round a powerhouse turn from Jack Nicholson. As…
Series 7: The ContendersSeries 7: The Contenders (2000)
Dir. Daniel Minahan
Feat. Brooke Smith, Marylouise Burke
The scourge of ‘reality–TV’ gets its comeuppance (or homage?) in this ultraviolent satire. We’re in the near–future,…
Shirt, TheShirt, The (2000) Recommended
Dir. John Laing
Feat. Brian Sargent, Kirsty King-Turner, Jeff Szusterman
Chiefly the creation of Wellingtonian writer/producer Ross Bevan, this hits hard as a raw study of three career–junkies ‘led’ by a…
TrixieTrixie (2000)
Dir. Alan Rudolph
Feat. Emily Watson, Nick Nolte, Dermot Mulroney
Uneven attempt at a film–noir spoof by cult dir. Rudolph (who did it better in LOVE AT LARGE) with Emily Watson as a low–wattage…
UrbaniaUrbania (2000)
Dir. Jon Shear
Feat. Dan Futterman, Alan Cumming, Matt Keesler
Edgy indie hit following the insomniac wanderings of a dashing yuppie who is coping with the death of his partner. A hit at the 2000 Sundance Film…
Virgin Suicides, TheVirgin Suicides, The (2000) Aro Favourite
Dir. Sofia Coppola
Feat. Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, James Woods
An aptly seductive adaptation of Jeffrey Eugenides’ acclaimed romantic tragedy set in a sleepy Michigan community in the mid–70s. Kirsten…
Viva Las NowhereViva Las Nowhere (Dead Simple) (2000) Recommended
Dir. Jason Bloom
Feat. Daniel Stern, Patricia Richardson, Lacey Kohl
Checking into a deserted motel in the “geographical centre of the USA” run by luckless, aspiring country–songwriter Daniel Stern, this darn…
Waiting Place, TheWaiting Place, The (2000)
Dir. Cristobal Araus Lobos
A carefully made 'DV–feature' about two unstable prison–escapers who traverse an overgrown rural landscape towards a rendezvous at an…
WayDownTownWayDownTown (Way Down Town) (2000) Recommended
Dir. Gary Burns
Feat. Don McKellar, Fabrizio Filippo
An imaginative low–budget comedy, has office workers in Calgary, Canada running a wager to see who can avoid going into the outside world the…
You Can Count On MeYou Can Count On Me (2000) Recommended
Dir. Kenneth Lonergan
Feat. Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, Kieran Culkin
Winner of Best Picture at Sundance 2000, this bittersweet comedy, woven around the smalltown reunion of long–separated siblings Laura Linney…

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