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Biopics: 3 of The Weirdest and Most Wonderful
Biopics have understandably remained popular throughout cinema’s history. Take a famous figure who lead an interesting life, cast a (usually) big star to play them, and half the battle is already over for any half-decent filmmaker. There are a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged Amadeus, Andy Kaufman, Biopic, Brendan Fraser, Drama, Emily Watson, Film, Geoffrey Rush, Gods and Monsters, Ian McKellen, James Whale, Jim Carrey, Lynn Redgrave, Man on the Moon, Milos Forman, Miriam Margolyes, Movies, Mozart, Paul Giamatti, Peter Sellers, Peter Vaughan, Sophia Loren, Stanley Kubrick, Stanley Tucci, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, The People vs. Larry Flint, Universal, Universal Horror
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SSP Thinks Film – A Year On…
I’ve been writing this blog for a year today. How time flies. I’m not sure whether I’m a better writer than I was in July 2013, but I think I’m a more economical one, and I’ve enjoyed the experience regardless. … Continue reading
Review: Not Another Happy Ending (2013)
On the surface, NOT ANOTHER HAPPY ENDING has the makings of the kind of film I tend to love. A British (specifically, it’s shot and set in Glasgow) dramedy with quirky characters in crisis with an indie soundtrack. But from … Continue reading
A Few Thoughts More: Her (2013)
Spike Jonze’s HER was the cinematic high-point of 2013 for me, though I didn’t actually get to see it until the beginning of this year. I still stand by what I said in my original review, which you can find … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Adams, Arcade Fire, Film, Her, Joaquin Phoenix, Karen O, Movies, Rom-com, Scarlett Johansson, Sci-fi, Spike Jonze, The Master
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Review: Out of the Furnace (2013)
OUT OF THE FURNACE is one of those movies I’ve been highly anticipating since the first trailer was released. It looked like a gritty, powerful social drama with an impressive cast and a decent director (Scott Cooper of CRAZY HEART), … Continue reading
Series Retrospective: Planet of the Apes
Haven’t done one of these in a while. With the imminent release of Matt Reeves’ DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, I thought I’d go back and examine where the Apes franchise began nearly 50 years ago, where it … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Charlton Heston, Claude Akins, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Film, Hari Rhodes, James Franciscus, Jerry Goldsmith, John Chambers, Kim Hunter, Matt Reeves, Movies, Planet of the Apes, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Roddy McDowall, Satire, Sci-fi, Tim Burton
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Review: Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
DALLAS BUYERS CLUB is a rewarding film about mortality, against-the-odds achievement, and a brutal critique of big business pharmaceuticals, but it becomes a really great film when it gets into analysing prejudice (for all the good it does). In the … Continue reading
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