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London Film Festival 2003 I think there was a potential problem right from the start. As a bit of a von Trier fan, I had built up such an expectation for this...
Hi Mike. I think one of the things about this film (somewhat backtracking on what I said earlier) is that it probably is a theatrical piece set to celluloid,...
Thanks for the comments Mike. Although I may not have reacted to the film in the same was as you, I still enjoyed your well written and well argued review. ...
I am catching up with this film on DVD having missed this film on its theatrical release. It's absolutely stunning. Set in early twentieth century Brazil, it...
This is a very dark piece, even today. So it must have been quite shocking when released in the late `40s. Set in the criminal underworld of Brighton, it is...
It is hard to know what to make of this Italian effort, other than a wasted opportunity. The premise is that a group of students are squatting around their...
For those of you unfamiliar with the idea, every year the London Film Festival screens one film with no pre-publicity or clues whatsoever, as to what it is...
... From: "mdoust4mike" <mdoust4mike@...> ... I'm probably fortunate in that I haven't seen a trailer for this yet (I hadn't for Intolerable Cruelty...
Hi Gary The thing is to see it, (if you enjoy Rock music, even in a Spinal Tap sort of way) as soon as it comes out, before the trailers end up spoiling it all...
What a great film this is. For some time I had kind of convinced myself that it probably wasn't going to be any good. I don't quite know why I'd consigned it...
... From: "Mike OBrien" <mob61uk@...> I don't know anything about the director, David O. Russell; I wonder if he's done anything else worth watching? ...
My "Beat" Takeshi education continues. This lone, tough cop story has very little originality, and would have had me rapidly searching for the DVD "off"...
"Mike OBrien" ... Strange, I thought it dragged in places (to the point of screaming "get on with it") and lacked the humour of the film it rips off; Kelly's...
... If I remember right it's more religous than it appears and was written by Greene when he became involved with a Catholic woman (as two filmed versions of...
I am glad it wasn't just me then. I didn't want to be the one to start the backlash. However I missed this at the cinema when it came out, much to my chagrin...
Thanks for the background info. Interesting, and makes sense. Cheers. Mike mob61uk ... written by Greene when he became involved with a Catholic woman (as two...
I was at the Odeon West End at 3.55pm yesterday afternoon for a London Film Festival event. At that time, there were already six people queuing up for returns...
I've heard nothing but good about this film. Now with spanktm2001's fine review, and Rob Heydon's before it, I can't wait to see it. Mind you, it looks like...
For me, this is Bergman at his very best. I find this an utterly sublime film. It's both simple and complex; emotional and cerebral; it's visually stunning,...
... cerebral; ... ******************* I couldn't agree more. "Persona" is a film which you can view again and again. Like a play by the Great Shake, it keeps...
Prelude2Cinema has begun a Yahoo group to post info about our movies and also to fill people in on resources for making and acting in independent movies....
A somewhat melancholy tale of a young woman (Sarah Polley) who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Thus determined to make the most of the remaining...
Despite some false notes, this story of a rather sad computer geek who pays a lap dancer to spend the weekend with him, has lots of unexpected subtleties....
After reviewing Three Kings, quite a few people recommended I watch this earlier feature from Russell. It was a good call, since it's an excellent film. It...
A fascinating experiment. Four cameras filming separately but simultaneously in real time, and all pictures shown together on a quartered screen. You would...
Hello filmtalk Just a quick email to let you know about the Flickers Short Film Night next Monday, at the Bedford, Balham. Please do forward to anyone that may...
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This confirms for me that Jane Campion is a great director. Everything about this film is brilliantly controlled, in order to deliver a superbly paced,...
Where does experiment end and pretentiousness begin? It reminded me of what it must have been like when the first 3D films were released and glasses were...
In spite some very good performances from the cast - particularly George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones - and the usual stylish direction from Joel Coen, I...
