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We Are Movie Geeks:  SLIFF 2009 Review: THE NORTH FACE

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@menofthetrail did you watch Northface? An inspiring movie for climbers. http://tinyurl.com/km7aqh 11/15/2009

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SLIFF 2009 Review: THE NORTH FACE
We Are Movie Geeks — It’s not much of a qualifier, but writer/director Philipp Stolzl’s THE NORTH FACE, NORDWAND in its native German, could very well be the greatest story about mountain climbing put to film.  Full of staggering cinematography, incredible performances, and an epic sense of bravery in the face of tragedy, it is a truly engaging tale of man versus nature that never fails to rise to the heights set forth by its natural antagonist. The film is based on the true story of Toni Kurz, played by Benno Furmann, and Andreas Hinterstoisser, played by Florian Lukas, two, young German men who always had a knack for climbing things, challenging ...

The Unnamed Movie Podcast [Episode 35 - The Lives of Others]
gmanReviews — This week our fearless hosts attempt to understand the socialist Germay while trying not t be heard by the Stasi. Show Notes What We Watched [00:01:00] Andrew: Ponyo on the Cliff, Labyrinth, The Usual Suspects, The Informers, Say Anything… [00:05:43] Douglas: Amadeus, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, A Christmas Carol, 2012 [00:12:20] Damion: Black Dynamite, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Super Troopers, M, Smallville News Editors hired to chop up Wolfman [00:19:31] ...