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Film Review: The Other Son

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Another in a series of film reviews by film critic Jeannie Oppenheimer. Autumn in Hollywood signals the start of awards season, when studios and film companies release their more adult, intelligent, quality films (which is not to say there weren’t some real gems earlier in the year, most notably Beasts of the Southern Wild, Moonlight Kingdom and the French film The Intouchables). Argo, which opened two weeks ago, is bound –- deservedly –- for Oscar gold.  With its seamless intertweaving of drama, suspense and humor,…

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Film Critic Jean Oppenheimer on the new French film, The Intouchables

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  Film Critic Jean Oppenheimer writes about films of interest to our audience. The Artist captured my heart so completely last year that when I learned Oscar-winning actor Jean Dujardin had been passed over for the French Cesar, I responded with outrage. Who could possibly have given a better performance? Now I know. And while I think “better” and “best” are meaningless constructs in this instance, it’s hard to quarrel with the French Academy’s choice. Omar Sy, who took home the statuette for The Intouchables…

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Film Critic Jean Oppenheimer on the upcoming City of Lights, City of Angels (COLCOA) Film Festival in LA, From April 16-April 23

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Film critic Jean Oppenheimer gives us a run-down of highlights of the upcoming City of Lights, City of Angeles Film Festival. Lovers of French cinema, listen up.  The 16th annual City of Lights, City of Angels (COLCOA) Film Festival opens at the Directors Guild this coming Monday, April 16, and runs through the 23rd. For those unfamiliar with this fantastic event, it is a weeklong smorgasbord of recent French films –- thrillers, dramas, comedies — almost all of them released in France in 2011. This…

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