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French up your Friday with films

While you might be planning a trip to Century 24 this weekend to check out the hyper-violent “Kick-Ass,” or Neil LaBute’s ridiculous-looking take on ”Death at a Funeral,” you might consider attending ”The Class.” Don’t worry, it’s not an actual class, even though it is presented in Mitchell Hall room 122. APR 15

A new take on the tormented teen

Imagine that Jason Reitman’s Oscar-winning film “Juno” is a hand towel. Now, imagine wringing all the sentimentality and snappy dialogue out of it and leaving it crumpled up to bake in the sun. MAR 23

Portrait of West trades sentimentality for sheep

I have never seen anything quite like “Sweetgrass,” the new documentary premiering Sunday at the Guild Cinema. MAR 11

Film folks shortchange mini flicks

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards are quickly approaching, and while main contenders like “Avatar” and “The Hurt Locker” are basking in the media’s speculative limelight, there are always nominees that slip through the cracks. MAR 4

Cinematic genius in Japanese flick

Nobuhiko Obayashi’s film “Hausu” is baffling, yet its charm is undeniable.
It’s often described as a “horror/comedy,” but I’m not sure this (or any) genre-assignment does it justice. FEB 23

Italian Film Festival hopes to reel in students

You don’t have to go to Italy to be immersed in Italian language and culture.
Instead, you can go to the 4th Annual New Mexico Italian Film Festival that began on Sunday. The festival is usually held over the course of one week, with film screenings such as “Gomorrah,” and, “100 Nails,” at multiple theaters around Albuquerque, such as the Guild Cinema. FEB 18

Film aims to reignite murder case

Twenty years ago today, two men entered a bowling alley in Las Cruces and committed one of the worst crimes in New Mexico’s history. FEB 9

'The Yes Men' aim to expose the truth

“The Yes Men Fix the World” is a dichotomous film. It is both juvenile and remarkably intelligent, both a nightmare and a dream. JAN 11

Car art comments on identity and existence

If you happened to wander by the Guild Cinema Saturday or Sunday afternoon, you might have seen a van parked outside with hundreds of brass ornaments and trinkets and $15,000 in Susan B. DEC 14

'Blind Side' cliched, yet pleasant

Life seems to go by without regard for Michael Oher in the movie “The Blind Side.” Oher, portrayed by actor Quinton Aaron, is passed from his broken family to different foster homes and through different schools with no one willing to accept responsibility for him. NOV 24

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