Out in the City Issue 18 June 08

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FILMS OUT IN JUNE
THE BEST DVDS
JUNE ’08
THE DIVING BELL & THE
BUTTERFLY
Director Julian Schanbel’s
award-winning film is taken
from the acclaimed memoir
by Jean-Dominique Buaby.
The editor of French Elle,
Bauby’s life was tragically and
horrifically changed when he
suffered a stroke that left him
in an almost totally paralysed state, leaving him able to
FEMALE AGENTS
communicate solely by blinking. Despite the grim subject
matter, this amazing French language film manages to be
both uplifting and life-affirming.
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The subject of teen pregnancy
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is given a 21st century spin in
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this delightful, low-key Oscar-
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nominated comedy. Ellen Page
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plays wisecracking Juno, who
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decides to give her unplanned
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baby up for adoption to
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Jennifer Garner and Jason
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Bateman – until she realises
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they may not be the happy couple they first appear to be. A
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cracking script plus great performances from all concerned.
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IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH
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An excellent, slow-burning
thriller, loosely based upon
A COMPLETE HISTORY OF MY SEXUAL FAILURES
a true story. Susan Sarandon
and Tommy Lee Jones play
the parents of a soldier who
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goes missing just days after
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returning from Iraq. When
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his burnt corpse turns up on
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wasteland, Lee Jones (playing a
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former Military Policeman) investigates the murder, helped
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by local detective Charlize Theron. A sombre but rewarding
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human drama that poses wider questions about the
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consequences of war.
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A hit at gay films festivals, but
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denied a cinematic release,
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Poor Boy’s Game is low-key but
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arresting Nova Scotia drama.
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Rossif Sutherland plays Donnie,
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a promising boxer who spends
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a decade in jail for grievously
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assaulting a black rival. Upon
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release he has to content with
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his racist family, the inflamed local black community, and
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Danny Glover, father of the brain-damaged victim. Despite
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