Here is a new theory of evolution: the Italian culture of high art, so ingrained in their national consciousness, now seems to be virtually in their genes. We all know that the supreme flowering was the Renaissance, with its incomparable painting and sculpture, but the great art form of the [...]
Thursday 14 Oct 2010 |
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The Limits of Control is the newest film from Jim Jarmusch, the man who gave us Dead Man, Down By Law, and Coffee & Cigarettes just to name a few. It’s a “spy thriller” body with appendages for every other genre of film. There’s comedy, drama, love, and even the slightest touch of gangster genre. [...]
Thursday 19 Nov 2009 |
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What would you be willing to do if you’d hit rock bottom? This is the rather open-ended question at the heart of Julia, an effectively bracing crime thriller starring Tilda Swinton in the lead role as Julia Harris, a 40-ish alcoholic who, at our very moment of introduction to her, clearly has very little to [...]
Thursday 20 Aug 2009 |
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Directed by David Fincher (Se7en, Zodiac, Fight Club), this three hour epic deservedly won Oscars this year for Art Direction, Makeup, and Visual Effects. Spanning nearly nine decades – from the end of World War I to the onset of Hurricane Katrina – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is reminiscent of films like Forrest [...]
Thursday 07 May 2009 |
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blu-ray, drama, movie reviews, recommendations, romance, sci-fi / fantasy