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Tag: Quirky
Quirky cult Japanese food comedy Tampopo getting 4k restoration and theatrical rerelease
To paraphrase Roger Ebert, Juzo Itami’s 1985 Japanese comedy Tampopo seems to exist outside of traditional categories. It’s a movie I remember enjoying ...
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New trailer for whimsical soccer movie This is Not a Ball
Leading up to the 2014 World Cup, (which is taking forever, am I right?) artist Vik Muniz has created the quirky, tongue-in-cheek documentary ...
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Trailer: The Oranges
Truth be told, I thought the trailer for The Oranges was going to focus on a family of Mexican orange farmers as they ...
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Trailer: Joyful Noise
You know what’s awesome? Gospel music. Here in Chicago, there’s a huge Gospel music festival and competition each year, and it’s free to ...
Michel Gondry, Audrey Tautou bring the quirk in new film
I like quirkiness and cute girls. You’d be a Liar Liar Pants on Fire if you didn’t think Audrey Tautou was the pinnacle ...
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Trailer: Dear Lemon Lima,
Since Napoleon Dynamite came out, there’s been more than a fair share of “quirky” indie films made. One such film, Me and You ...