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I was very disappointed in this portrayal of real life serial murdered Succo. The film, especially at the beginning, lacked the subtlety that most of the...
Mike O'Brien
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Dec 1, 2002
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I agree with what seems to have emerged as a pretty general consensus about this film: its better than the first one. This film is a bit darker, and is all...
Mike O'Brien
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Dec 1, 2002
9:19 am
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Pretty much b-movie stuff by my book. Quite a crass script, with lots of "I'm now going to tell the audience what is happening" type dialogue, and paper thin...
Mike O'Brien
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Dec 1, 2002
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Very enjoyable. The characters are likeable and funny, and there are some great sight gags. The opening sequence of the squirrel and his nut is priceless....
Mike O'Brien
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Dec 1, 2002
9:25 pm
651
Well, I said I'd give this film a try on DVD (see below), and I have. I must admit that I was wrong. This film's tone is just right, and very funny. I loved...
Mike O'Brien
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Dec 2, 2002
9:49 pm
652
A little gem of a film. Mostly set in the confines of a small upmarket Italian restaurant in New York, this movie mixes the hectic high pressured downstairs ...
Mike O'Brien
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Dec 3, 2002
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653
Strangely enougth this is directed by the same guy 'Phillip Noyce' who directed RABBIT PROOF FENCE. Anyway in this adaption of a 'Graham Greene' novel, we are...
Mike
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Dec 3, 2002
9:39 pm
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Hmmm looks like 'Bond' is up to his old tricks again. Even though it's getting harder and harder to find a piece of Cold War these days, up he pops in North...
Mike
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Dec 5, 2002
10:05 am
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My first feature film as director, 9, is being shown in London- Rio Cinema during 10th Turkish Film Festival. For information http://www.riocinema.co.uk For...
Umit Unal
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Dec 5, 2002
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I liked this bond romp. It is interesting that the films are now heavily self referential. Not so much in Cinematic terms but in regards to the iconography -...
Robert Holz
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Dec 5, 2002
5:24 pm
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Thanks for this info Umit. I've looked at the dates and I'm not sure I'll be down in London on those days - but I'll see what I can do. If anyone else is...
Mike O'Brien
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Dec 5, 2002
7:48 pm
658
I haven't seen this for quite some time, and had forgotten just how really weird a film it is! It has such a ludicrous plot, that it should be an absolute...
Mike O'Brien
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Dec 5, 2002
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New Documentary Focuses on the First Jewish Homeland... Created by Stalin in 1928! Press Screening on January 10; U.S. Theatrical Premiere on January 31 The...
Michael Ballard
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Dec 6, 2002
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... From: "Mike O'Brien" <mob61uk@...> To: <filmtalkuk@...> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 8:47 PM Subject: [filmtalkuk] Being John...
Gary Couzens
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Dec 7, 2002
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from http://www.oscars.org Record-Breaking 54 Countries in Competition for Oscar® Beverly Hills, CA - A record-breaking 54 countries have submitted films to...
Umit Unal
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Dec 7, 2002
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Wow. Good luck Umit. Don't forget us in your acceptance speech! Mike...
Mike O'Brien
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Dec 7, 2002
8:13 pm
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Thanks for the background info Gary. I'm not surprised that the script was doing the rounds for so long. How do you pitch it to a producer? And, of course,...
Mike O'Brien
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Dec 7, 2002
8:18 pm
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I must be one of the few people who have never seen this film. I think it's the second to last film I have to see before completing the whole Coen Brothers...
Mike O'Brien
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Dec 7, 2002
8:37 pm
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The DVD I've just watched is distributed under Tartan's Asia Extreme brand. This is one of those rare times when the product matches the description on the...
Mike O'Brien
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Dec 9, 2002
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I have to agree that the Coens' are pretty good film makers - it is interesting that it is not so much the orignality of their filmic approach as the ...
Robert Holz
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Dec 9, 2002
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668
Yes, that scene is certainly one that sticks in the mind. It's the sheer ruthlessness of Finney who goes completely over the top, while - as you say - Danny...
Mike O'Brien
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Dec 9, 2002
9:35 pm
669
I find it hard to properly judge this film. The audience I saw it with was not entirely sympathetic, which made it rather hard to fully immerse myself in the...
Mike O'Brien
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Dec 12, 2002
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Well for what it is worth, UGC's UNLIMITED Film Magazine, made it their film of the month. On the other hand they did the same for ROAD TO PERDITION! Mike ...
Mike
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Dec 12, 2002
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671
At first, this German silent classic seemed rather ridiculous, with its grossly exaggerated theatrical acting style. However, once you get past this, there is...
Mike O'Brien
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Dec 13, 2002
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I have long admired Caligari and am always fascinated by the acting style - the expressionistic sets with their distorted perspectives and deeply disturbed ...
Robert Holz
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Dec 13, 2002
12:33 pm
673
What you say about Burton's films makes a lot of sense - there is definitely a connection....
Mike O'Brien
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Dec 13, 2002
9:06 pm
674
This film just gets better and better the more you see it. It tells three stories set in Mexico city which are all linked by a serious car crash, and all...
Mike O'Brien
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Dec 13, 2002
10:35 pm
675
First of all, I am staggered that this is the same 'Samantha Morton' who played mute 'Hattie' in 'Woody Allens' SWEET AND LOWDOWN. An example of a champagne...
Mike
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Dec 13, 2002
10:46 pm
676
Ms. Taymor said she found the Cuban audience's reaction to "Frida" fascinating. "Every single nuance got a different response," she said. "All of the political...
Michael Ballard
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Dec 14, 2002
1:09 am
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To say that this film is getting mixed reviews is an understatement. Your comments, Mike, are not untypical of a lot of other reactions I've seen to MC...
Mike O'Brien
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Dec 14, 2002
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