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 | | 28. Architect (HD) | | | Starring: Anthony LaPaglia Isabella Rossellini Director: Matt Tauber | | Format: High Definition DVD Release Date: 12/5/2006 |  | The Architect By: Chris Barsanti - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 12/5/2006 3:15 AM | |
Just what it is about architects that fascinates filmmakers so? Is it the metaphorical possibilities of the job, where one man has the ability to create new buildings -- and thus the potential for new lives, new communities -- out of thin air? Do filmmakers see themselves as a kind of architect, constructing with mathematical precision new realities out of nothing more than light and sound? Or is it simply the fact that having their main character be an architect allows them to have a protagonist who believably lives in a gorgeous home, has plenty of money and time on his hands, but is also a creative thinker? Advertising types are also popular for the same reason. read the full review | |
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 | | 39. Jihad For Love | | | Director: Parev Sharma | | Format: DVD Release Date: 4/21/2009 |  | A Jihad for Love - DVD Review By: Don Willmott - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 4/29/2009 11:36 PM | |
Being gay in America may have its challenges, but at least American gays don't live in constant fear of 100 strokes of the lash. Of all the troubling images in the documentary A Jihad for Love, none is more disturbing than a photo of the back of Amir, a young Iranian man who suffered a whipping after being arrested for attending a gay party in Teheran. Now living in Turkey, he's one of several gay Muslims sensitively interviewed by director Parvez Sharma, who sets out across the world to find out what it means to be gay and Muslim. In most cases, it means trouble. read the full review | |
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