February 2011
9 posts
Superman III: Well maybe not so ‘Super’ anymore?
It was originally supposed to be called Superman vs. Superman. But the makers of Kramer vs. Kramer put a stop to that. So they went for the title Superman III.
Richard Pryor plays a guy who in the opening scenes of the movie is jobless until he sees an ad for computer programming. A few minutes later he is a genius computer programmer who can write programs that position satellites in space and...
Black Swan: Dances With Swans
‘Another head fuck from Aronofsky’ said the guy behind me in the cinema as the credits began to roll on this fine, twisted film. The action centres throughout on the brilliant Natalie Portman as she rollicks through the psychological pressures of trying to make it in the cruel world of ballet. The choreography of the opening scene sets the tone for the ensuing action and we are soon swept into the...
Exit Through The Gift Shop: Quite the curio!
This documentary opens with the the rousing sound of Richard Hawley intoning that “tonight the streets are ours” then it cuts to a scene with the famous artist Banksy sitting on a seat with his voice distorted and in silhouette explaining that “this is the story of when someone tried to make a film about me”. What follows is the story of Thierry Guetta who has been hanging out with and filming...
The Way of the Gun: “You wanna do the man dance?”
From the very outset, this films extreme use of language and violence thinly veils what is at heart a highly stylised modern day western. But while George Roy Hill developed his Butch and Sundance as two very likeable rogues on the run, Christopher McQuarrie on the other hand tries to push the limits of character likability and instills his Parker and Longbaugh (the real names of Butch Cassidy and...
Somewhere: Nowhere Fast
Sofia Coppola is back with her 4th feature film as writer and director. The story follows a hugely successful actor Johnny Marco (played by Stephen Dorff) as he mopes around the Chateau Marmont and gets to know his daughter Cleo (Elle Fanning) after not being in her life for a number of years.
The pace is extremely slow, with single shots extending for minutes at a time without a cut. While...
