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Monthly Archives: January 2012
The Oscar Nominees 2012
The list is out. I’m going to put the review I was writing on hold to offer my opinion (to whom it may concern) on the list that aspires to recognize the year’s best films. Full nominee list here: http://oscar.go.com/nominees … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Opinion, Oscar Nominee
Tagged 2012, a better life, drive, gosling, midnight in paris, moneyball, oscar nominees, rango, ryan, ryan gosling, the tree of life, warrior
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Warrior
Warrior is a movie full of clichés, but its treatment is so gripping and its acting so powerful, that it transcends its genre and becomes a grand spectacle of epic proportions and a great deal of heart. I didn’t think … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Drama, Oscar contender
Tagged edgerton, fight, gavin oconnor, hardy, joel edgerton, mixed martial arts, MMA, nick nolte, nolte, performance, tom hardy, warrior
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The Ides of March
With a staggering array of stars, the return of George Clooney as director, and a title that evokes associations with Shakespeare, I expected The Ides of March to be a grand spectacle, the kind that may have played out on … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, adaptation, commercial, Oscar contender, political
Tagged caesar, drama, george clooney, ides, ides of march, political drama, ryan gosling
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Jane Eyre (2011)
There are some books – notably by the Brontes, Austen and Dickens – that withstand the test of time and bear multiple revisits. No wonder then that several adaptations of their novels have been committed to film, with varying levels … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, adaptation, Drama
Tagged adaptation, cary fukunaga, cinematography, jane eyre, mia wasikowska, michael fassbender, performance, wasikowska
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
In a reprisal of his irreverent interpretation of Sherlock Holmes, Guy Ritchie stumbles somewhat but eventually manages to restore belief in his attempt to revitalize a famous literary figure with contemporaneous relevance and give a thrill-seeking audience its fix, while … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, action thriller, adaptation, commercial, sequel
Tagged film, game of shadows, holmes, jude law, noomi rapace, rachel mcadams, review, robert downey, shadows, sherlock holmes, stephen fry
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