Articles by Erin Oke

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  Freedomland

  Joe Roth

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2006

  Freedomland tries to cover up its sloppy construction and poor script with stylish direction and flashily good acting, but it's ultimately...

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  Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela

  Thomas Allen Harris

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  Filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris made this fascinating documentary as a tribute to his stepfather Lee, a trailblazer in South Africa's antiapa...

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  The Weather Underground

  Sam Green and Bill Siegel

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  This documentary studies the progression of the Weathermen, a radical American anti-war, anti-capitalist movement that existed in the 1960s...

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  One Hour Photo

  Mark Romanek

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  One Hour Photo is a study of one lonely man's debilitating obsessiveness, taking its cue from ‘70s films such as Taxi Driver, but updating...

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  Blue Car

  Karen Moncrieff

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  Blue Car is a bleak coming of age story about Meg (Agnes Bruckner), a teenaged girl who is reeling from the bitter divorce of her parents a...

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  City of God

  Fernando Meirelles

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  Based on a true story, City of God chronicles two decades of crime-riddled life in Rio de Janeiro's worst ghetto. This remarkable Brazilian...

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  Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity

  Mina Shum

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity weaves three interconnected stories set in Vancouver's Chinese community into a magical and heart-warming...

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  Max

  Menno Meyjes

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  The premise of Max is quite interesting and has, sight unseen, attracted a lot of controversy already. The film, set in 1918 Munich, imagin...