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Edinburgh 2009: RT's 10 Must-See Movies
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Edinburgh 2009

Exam - From Stuart Hazeldine, who's already making Hollywood waves working with Alex Proyas and scripting Paradise Lost, Exam is a modest British sci-fi thriller set in one room as a group of candidates from all sorts of racial and social backgrounds compete for a mysterious job. A blank sheet of paper sits in front of them and they're told to answer the question on it. Over 80 minutes of real time, we enjoy their interaction as they try to figure out their situation and work with and against one another. It's the kind of small-scale/big-impact sci-fi flick we don't see enough of these days and it's simply gripping from start to finish. It transcends its modest budget to deliver a slickly shot and incredibly entertaining experience. Expect big things from Hazeldine, and cross fingers and toes that Exam finds a distributor willing to give it a big release - you won't want to miss it. - JU
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Bob S.
Bob S. writes:
on Jun 28 2009 05:05 PM

Cool list :). There are a lot of movies here that I've heard good things about, and a few that I'm hearing of for the first time. I'll definitely be checking out these movies once I'm able to.

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GST
GST writes:
on Jun 28 2009 05:10 PM

These all sound real good, I definitely cant wait to see Moon.

Exam, Humpday, and Black Dynamite all sound very interesting as well. Awesome list.


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JRW1980
JRW1980 writes:
on Jun 28 2009 06:42 PM

If these are the 10 must see films from the Edinburgh Film Festival then I would hate to see how horrible the other films must have been. Only a few of these look any good at all.

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Keegan T.
Keegan T. writes:
on Jun 28 2009 06:47 PM

JRW1980- I disagree, a lot.
I would see any of these.


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Geebs3906
Geebs3906 writes:
on Jun 28 2009 07:38 PM

Most all of these played at Sundance 6 months ago...

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ColinTheCimmerian
ColinTheCimmerian writes:
on Jun 29 2009 10:22 AM

I've been looking forward to Black Dynamite for a while. I'd only heard about Moon in the last month or two ago (from other posters here actually, thanks guys) and it certainly sounds intriguing. I hadn't heard of Exam before, but it certainly sounds interesting too; in a way it kinda reminds me of the setup for Cube.

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Rock_The_Luau
Rock_The_Luau writes:
on Jun 29 2009 11:30 AM

What, no love for Shane Meadows? Has anybody here seen This Is England? Le Donk looks pretty awesome, and the teaming of Meadows and Considine is always exciting.

And Black Dynamite...aw, yeah.


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Logan A.
Logan A. writes:
on Jun 29 2009 11:38 AM

Black Dynamite looks hilarious. And Moon just looks incredible.

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Dave J.
Dave J. writes:
on Jun 29 2009 03:25 PM

None of the movies or documentaries look mainstream, I'll probably have to wait until they come on DVD or on television.

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fran c.
fran c. writes:
on Jul 05 2009 03:15 PM

Rotten Tomatoes is silly, mainstream, and might as well be run by People Magazine.


First of all: Moon over The Missing Person?

Black Dynamite?

Rudo Y Cursi?

You guys really do like the pop indie b.s.


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Joe Utichi
Joe Utichi writes:
on Jul 14 2009 01:59 AM

The Missing Person was nominated for our award at the fest:

http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/rt_uk_at_the_edinburgh_film_festival/news/1829565/edinburgh_2009_humpday_wins_rt_award


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Will M.
Will M. writes:
on Jul 29 2009 06:48 AM

Moon rocks

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