11'09''01 - September 11

French production in which leading film directors from 11 countries were invited to create 11-minute short films conveying their reflections on the events of September 11. The film segments vary widely in content and quality. Two allude to U.S. complicity in... Full review

This collection of eleven short stories in one movie is a great idea, and presents some great segments, but also some disappointing surprises. Based on the tragic event of the September 11th 2001 in the United States of America, eleven directors... Full review

Though the pieces are uneven this collection of 11 short films is truly a moving and human experience. There were some who, in the wake of the emotion on the anniversary of the bombings, took this to be anti-American. I don't... Full review

As you may know, the subject here was to ask eleven directors from all over the world to make each a short movie of 11 minutes, 9 seconds and one frame. We have here : - Samira Makhmalbaf (Iran) : what... Full review

It was clear right from the beginning that 9/11 would inspire about as many films as World War II and Vietnam combined; however, there is certainly a big danger that most of these films to come are about as good (or... Full review

Given the nature and origin of the 11 filmakers it is not surprising that this film is at best neutral in its stance towards America. Probably the most 'anti' segment comes from Ken Loach who is definitely not towing the British... Full review

Stylistically, Penn apes Darren Aronofsky's ADD-style jump cuts, distractive sound editing, and Film School 101 split-screen in following Borgnine's widower around his New York apartment.....Like Lelouch's short, Penn's includes first-rate acting (by Ernest Borgnine), but is muddled and ultimately manipulative.....The overriding tone of Loach's film is more mournful and ultimately sympathetic than simply critical, though.....This middling Euro-style melodrama is somewhat redeemed by fine performances, but t ... Full Review

One of the most sympathetic films comes from Iran.....This film is so strong....It generates almost unbearable empathy.....This situation could have generated an interesting film.... ... Full Review

One of the most sympathetic films comes from Iran.....This film is so strong....It generates almost unbearable empathy.....This situation could have generated an interesting film.... ... Full Review

Shohei Imamura makes the most baffling of the various contributions, with a story set in 1945 Japan where a man believes he's a snake..... ... Full Review

As a whole, September 11 never reaches any conclusions or ready insights.....Sean Penn provides the oddest movie of the bunch.....This implication that every tragedy has a silver lining may be a little harsh for a film of this nature.....tells a very human and emotionally disturbing story.....In it, a bloated Ernest Borgnine is a widower who wanders around his apartment with his wife.... ... Full Review

McCann, who has called his book an act of hope written in part as a response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, praised the generosity of American fiction and of the American people and dedicated his prize to a... ... Full Article

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Jay-Z and Alicia Keys pay homage to New York City, showing its famous landmarks from Rockefeller Center to Yankee Stadium in the 'Empire State of Mind' music video. ... Full Article

On a cold Christmas Eve two men meet in the foyer of an apartment block in the well-heeled Rue de Babylone in Paris. One lives with his wife and children on the third floor; the other lives alone on the... ... Full Article