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Sam Sewell-Peterson
Writer and film fanatic fond of black comedies, sci-fi, animation and films about dysfunctional families.
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Paul Verhoeven Films Ranked
Posted in Film, Film Feature, The Film Magazine
Tagged Basic Instinct, benedetta, black book, business is business, Elle, flesh and blood, Hollow Man, Katie Tippel, Paul Verhoeven, RoboCop, Sci-fi, Showgirls, Soldier of Orange, spetters, Starship Troopers, the 4th man, Total Recall, Turkish delight, World Cinema
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Where to Start with Paul Verhoeven
Posted in Film, Film Feature, The Film Magazine
Tagged Basic Instinct, Paul Verhoeven, Soldier of Orange, Starship Troopers
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Review: Godzilla (2014)
60 years ago, film studio Toho burst onto the international stage with GODZILLA, an astonishing fantasy analogy for the Japanese nightmares of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In 2014, a new version of the tale has emerged from MONSTERS director Gareth Edwards. … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alexandre Desplat, Blockbuster, Bryan Cranston, Carson Bolde, Cloverfield, Elizabeth Olsen, Film, Gareth Edwards, Godzilla, Guillermo del Toro, Ishiro Honda, Juliette Binoche, Jurassic Park, Ken Watanabe, Monster Movie, Monsters, Movies, Pacific Rim, Roland Emmerich, Sally Hawkins, Starship Troopers, Steven Spielberg, Toho, Warner Brothers
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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas…
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when in the failing light I thought to myself: “What festive feature shall I partake in tonight?” Yes, it’s a Christmas list, and yes, mine, like any sane person’s favourite Christmas film is IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE. Nothing else can really … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Feature
Tagged Alan Rickman, C.S. Lewis, Charles Dickens, Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, Emma Thompson, Film, Frank Capra, Frankenstein, Georgie Henley, Harry Potter, It's a Wonderful Life, Laura Linney, Love Actually, Michael Caine, Movies, Narnia, Pinocchio, Richard Curtis, Satoshi Kon, Starship Troopers, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Lord of the Rings, The Muppet Christmas Carol, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Tilda Swinton, Tim Burton, Tokyo Godfathers, Vincent Price
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Remake Victim: Paul Verhoeven
Paul Verhoeven is an underrated filmmaker in Hollywood. Many think of him as simply a purveyor of trash, and it is true that he’s the man responsible for SHOWGIRLS and BASIC INSTINCT. But the Dutchman is also behind three of the smartest, most important American science-fiction … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Feature
Tagged Arnold Schwarzenegger, Basic Instinct, Colin Farrell, Film, Hollow Man, José Padilha, Len Wiseman, Movies, Paul Verhoeven, Remake, RoboCop, Sci-fi, Showgirls, Starship Troopers, Total Recall
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