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Article: 'Anniversary Party' is worth celebrating.(Scene)
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- The Boston Herald
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- June 22, 2001
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"The Anniversary Party."
Rated R. At the Kendall Square, Coolidge Corner and West Newton cinemas.
three and a half stars
Actors Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming must have taken a look at their recent screen work and thought, "We can make better movies than these." And so they can.
"The Anniversary Party," an ensemble comedy shot on digital video and written and directed by Leigh and Cumming, is one of the best independent films of the year. Reminiscent of "The Big Chill" and Robert Altman's films, "The Anniversary Party" takes a cue from Jean-Paul Sartre: Throw some people into a room and sooner or later all hell will break ...