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RoryView: FILM: Gainsbourg
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010. As far as musical biopic subjects go, Serge Gainsbourg seemingly had it all, but considering director Joann Sfar (adapted from his own graphic novel) has stated that the film is based solely on what Gainsbourg himself had discussed in interviews, this being the 'untold story of a musical icon' as the UK posters proudly suggest is not strictly true. Yet, Gainsbourg (Vie Héroïque). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. FILM: Toy Story 3.
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RoryView: December 2010
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Thursday, 30 December 2010. 2010: Films of the Year. 10 ENTER THE VOID. Was a mix of the stunning and the silly, so to does Enter the Void. Create an atmosphere unlike anything else - it's languid, hypnotic, and dreamy, yet also uncomfortable, seedy, and garish. Absolutely. But one hell of a trip? This year’s Children of Men. While mainstream Hollywood sags and flags in its poorly-received attempts at the comedy spoof, it was superior sequel OSS 117: Lost in Rio. And this sterling independent effort from...
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RoryView: July 2010
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010. As far as musical biopic subjects go, Serge Gainsbourg seemingly had it all, but considering director Joann Sfar (adapted from his own graphic novel) has stated that the film is based solely on what Gainsbourg himself had discussed in interviews, this being the 'untold story of a musical icon' as the UK posters proudly suggest is not strictly true. Yet, Gainsbourg (Vie Héroïque). Friday, 16 July 2010. FILM: Toy Story 3. Particular favourites, other efforts, such as The Incredibles.
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RoryView: July 2011
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Tuesday, 19 July 2011. When King of Kong. Director Seth Gordon discovered hot-sauce salesman/arcade cabinet megastar Billy Mitchell, he revealed to the world one of the greatest comedy villains of all time. Certainly, a bit of editing and squaring him against all-round super nice guy Steve Wiebe (who incidentally cameos here) embellished his Grinchiness, but in true 'stranger than fiction' fashion, you really couldn't invent a better antagonist. And Horrible Bosses. As with most modern American comedies,...
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RoryView: March 2010
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Saturday, 6 March 2010. FILM: The Bad Lieutenant - Port of Call: New Orleans. Last time Nicolas Cage played a 'man of the law', it was in The Wicker Man. What marks that misguided remake apart from this one (or at least that's what Abel Ferrera would suggest) is that The Bad Lieutenant - Port of Call: New Orleans. Yes, The Bad Lieutenant. And The Bad Lieutenant. By skewing grittiness in favour of the absurd, The Bad Lieutentant. The Bad Lieutenant - Port of Call: New Orleans. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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RoryView: FILM: The Bad Lieutenant - Port of Call: New Orleans
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Saturday, 6 March 2010. FILM: The Bad Lieutenant - Port of Call: New Orleans. Last time Nicolas Cage played a 'man of the law', it was in The Wicker Man. What marks that misguided remake apart from this one (or at least that's what Abel Ferrera would suggest) is that The Bad Lieutenant - Port of Call: New Orleans. Yes, The Bad Lieutenant. And The Bad Lieutenant. By skewing grittiness in favour of the absurd, The Bad Lieutentant. The Bad Lieutenant - Port of Call: New Orleans. View my complete profile.
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RoryView: 2010: Films of the Year
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Thursday, 30 December 2010. 2010: Films of the Year. 10 ENTER THE VOID. Was a mix of the stunning and the silly, so to does Enter the Void. Create an atmosphere unlike anything else - it's languid, hypnotic, and dreamy, yet also uncomfortable, seedy, and garish. Absolutely. But one hell of a trip? This year’s Children of Men. While mainstream Hollywood sags and flags in its poorly-received attempts at the comedy spoof, it was superior sequel OSS 117: Lost in Rio. And this sterling independent effort from...
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Go Tokyo: September 2006
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A year at Waseda Univerity in Tokyo, Japan. Tuesday, September 26, 2006. The Crown saved my life. I also met up with some students from Edinburgh who are staying in Japanese all-male halls. They told me horror stories of drink till you puke induction ceremonies and 6 am wake up calls followed by 4km runs. Seems my prison-ship isnt so bad after all. Posted by Pete at 7:56 AM. Tuesday, September 19, 2006. Posted by Pete at 11:05 PM. Thursday, September 14, 2006. Surely this is just opening up the same loop...
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Go Tokyo: November 2006
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A year at Waseda Univerity in Tokyo, Japan. Thursday, November 23, 2006. I have finally made it big in Japan! I recently made my spectacular debut on Japanese TV. It all started a few weeks back when I went to a comedy night with American and British acts performing material about Japan. It was being filmed by fuji TV (The Channel 4 of Japan) for a programme comparing western and Japanese attitudes towards humour, which are very different indeed. Posted by Pete at 4:16 AM. Monday, November 06, 2006.
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RoryView: January 2011
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Saturday, 22 January 2011. Subtlety is not Black Swan. S strong suit. The themes, the metaphors, the characters - they all pretty much identify themselves in the film's first five minutes, like some abstract role-call. At first watch, it seems ludicrously clunky, but on reflection, it seems like a statement of intent - "Let's announce what the film's about now, get it over with, and just enjoy ourselves, okay? Come unstuck by being neither classy or trashy enough. I had hoped that a truly bizarre gothic ...
