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This is what is playing this week in Chicago according to the Chicago Reader, along with the last 10 movies I've seen. Movies are rated on the 4 star scale.Beau Travail (Claire Denis, 1999) **
The Black Cat (Edgar Ulmer, 1934) ****
Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942) ****
A Colt is My Passport (Takashi Nomura, 1967) ***1/2
The Darjeeling Limited (Wes Anderson, 2007) **1/2
Fear and Desire (Stanley Kubrick, 1953) *
Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Kubrick, 1987) ****
The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972) ****
Hugo (Martin Scorsese, 2011) ***1/2
Josie and the Pussycats (Harry Elfont & Deborah Kaplan, 2001) ***1/2, I really liked this at the time, though I suspect I might find this less worthy today
Mad Dog Morgan (Philippe Mora, 1976) ***1/2
Ocean's Eleven (Steven Soderbergh, 2001) ***1/2
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (Michel Hazanvicius, 2006) **1/2
Paths of Glory (Stanley Kubrick, 1957) ****
Possession (Andrezj Zulwalski, 1980) ***
Take Aim at the Police Van (Seijun Suzuki, 1960) ****
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (Joseph Sargent, 1974) ***1/2
The Triumph of Love (Clare Peploe, 2001) ****
Tron Legacy (Stephen Kosinski, 2010) *