In the Loop (2009)

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Daughters of the Dust

Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Daughters of the Dust." A film that portrays the unique culture of the Gullah people by focusing on the extended Peazant family as its members struggle with the decision to leave their island and move north. On the eve of their departure, memories of their Gullah history and its African roots come rising to the surface. Winner of Cinematography at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival.

Rolling Stone

Rating: NONE

Release Date: Jul 24, 2009

Running Time: 105 mins.

Country Of Origin: United Kingdom

starring: James Gandolfini, David Rasche, Anna Chlumsky, Paul Higgins, Gina McKee, Mimi Kennedy, Alex MacQueen, Olivia Poulet, Enzo Cilenti

director: Armando Iannucci

In the Loop

A parody of the inner workings of U.S. and British government agencies and their international relations.

PETER TRAVERS - July 16, 2009

Political satire is a bitch to pull off. Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove set the bar high in 1964. But damned if In the Loop doesn't at least nip at its skirts. Best of all, this ink-black comedy of war and how to stop worrying and love the spin is devilishly clever. The gifted British writer-director Armando Iannucci, whose BBC series The Thick of It is the spark for the film, keeps the dialogue coming fast and furiously funny.

(Click here to watch Peter Travers' video review of In the Loop.)

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