tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56046420696226824122024-03-05T08:29:21.567-08:00Amateur ReviewsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961950079746357273noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604642069622682412.post-49303010418394692052015-07-27T08:07:00.002-07:002015-07-27T08:13:20.086-07:00The Albion sales on course...<div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For many years I've only really listened to guitar music. And I do hate it when people describe their taste as 'indie' because it isn't a genre like Jazz or Rock. Surely indie just means that the artist is signed to a non major label? I'd have been okay calling The Libertines indie when they were signed to the independent label Rough Trade, but since 2014 they've been with Virgin EMI - not remotely indie. I am digressing hugely but perhaps I should bring back the term 'alternative' instead. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, I wasn't truly a fan of The Libertines until just this past week actually. But they had always been there as main player in the music scene I found myself invested in. For years I've listened exclusively to Xfm so I liked The Libertines, Babyshambles, Dirty Pretty Things as well as Carl and Pete's solo stuff. My elder brother had their posters, saw Dirty Pretty Things in Manchester and The Libertines when they reformed for Leeds/Reading a few years back. I even bought my brother Carl's Three Penny Memoir when it came out in 2010. In some respects I am over a decade late jumping on to the band wagon, but as I was 7 years old when they broke on to the scene I hope I can be forgiven! I wasn't even into McFly in year 2... But with their second coming I am finally along for the ride. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first single in 11 years was never going to be easy. Their return could have been a train wreck - and you probably would have still loved it - but Gunga Din is genuinely brilliant. If this had been their debut single and there was non of what came before, I would still be very excited. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is not a half arsed comback, the lads aren't hell bent on money spinning and reminiscing. Gunga Din is a belter of a single in its own right. It got e</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">choes of The Clash, slightly ska-influenced and a chorus that'll hang around in your mind for days. Like the the old stuff - heavy, ambling and just a bit chaotic. It doesn't sound polished, and for a while that bothered me but now I dig the raucous spirit of it all. The new material is showing a continuance of the influence literature and poetry makes on the band's song writing: the song title Gunga Din is taken from the poem by Rudyard Kipling, and the album title Anthems for Doomed Youth comes from Wilfred Owen's Anthem for Doomed Youth. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carl and Pete have always been a bit different to the average band member. How many lads at the NME Awards would think to recite Suicide In The Trenches as an acceptance speech?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As a band the Libertines are still so authentic with this undoubtedly British rock vibe - mythic and mental. Riotous, intriguing, charming. When I read Carl's memoir I found myself romanticizing the back story. When I thought about it, there's nothing romantic about sleeping rough on the streets of Paris, or living with some rogue characters in a basement, or being so wasted you can't remember whole days. And yet I have romanticized the whole thing out of all proportion and will continue to do so because that is what makes The Libertines so unique. They've always been iconic: from those red army jackets, to the on stage antics and mic sharing. It's remarkable how fast they blew up and equally how fast it all fell apart. But I feel as though it was a self fulfilling prophecy. NME way back in 2002 once asked Pete and Carl 'what band got it right?':</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think there are somethings that are just meant to be. It was either top of the world or bottom of the canal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thankfully, Bilo and Biggles are once more united on the good ship Albion. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Arcadia matters just as much as ever.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961950079746357273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604642069622682412.post-18369749447628652462015-07-14T07:41:00.000-07:002015-07-14T09:18:11.298-07:00Charlie and the Chocolate Factory <div class="MsoNormal">
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> I'm sorry for my erratic and frequent absences
from this blog. But I have continued going to the movies, consuming boxsets and
watching an occasional play - so I am sitting on some material that I will
attempt to cajole into reviews, discussions, musings... <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I'll start with a
review I wrote a while back of the West End show Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory that I never got round to publishing. This is the first theatre production
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A couple of weeks ago I journeyed to London on a Law related
excursion involving a night at the Theatre Royal on Drury Lane - many thanks, Slaughter & May. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As Sam Mendes is one of my more revered directors I was
looking forward to seeing his rendition of the much adapted classic by Roald
Dahl. And I enjoyed it, but only just. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First off, there is something mildly boring about watching
something when you already know the plot like the back of your hand. Did I feel
suspense every time Charlie opened a chocolate bar? Well obviously not, as we
all know where the tale ends up. And yet conversely I was disappointed that,
bar one song, there was none of the classic Charlie songs we know and love. I
understand that some of the new tracks could go on to be equally as well known
but it's like listening to a new album for the first time, you only really get
into it after you've replayed it, and clearly I had not listened to the new
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So qualm numero uno is I knew the plot which made it a
little uninteresting and qualm numero dos is that I didn't know the songs
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all that is dulling my appreciation of the musical, as I could watch Les
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No, I think my real disappointment stems from the fact this
play is undoubtedly shopped for the under tens, and whilst still enjoyable for
a parent perhaps, I found myself hyper aware of the target demographic. This is
a family play and if I went with a young child I'm sure I'd find it magic
watching them enjoy and become invested in the story but I didn't go with a
young child - I went with a bunch of second and third year Law students.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm not a theatre connoisseur, but I am more gripped by
actual stories, like The Woman In Black and recently 12 Angry Men without
razzmatazz and singing and dancing . It's not that I dislike musicals but
somehow I can't see Charlie having the longevity of something like The Lion
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But it is undeniably fun, genuinely humorous at times and the
set is unbelievable. If you're into big budget productions, with a huge cast,
great costume, inventive set design, magical lighting and something to gawp at
in every scene - Charlie excels in this respect. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961950079746357273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604642069622682412.post-90039048580893514292015-02-01T13:59:00.001-08:002015-02-03T06:36:59.074-08:00Whiplash - Review <div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fletcher advocates a teaching method that is the polar
opposite to Robin Williams' in Dead Poets Society. By humiliating the students and knocking them
about he tries to coax true greatness from manufactured adversity. He's never
going to simply say 'good job', as that's not going to push anybody. It's
almost sadistic and you do question whether it is worth it. Would you put your
child through that? Would you put yourself through that kind of distress just
on the off chance you might excel that fraction more? <i>Whiplash</i> doesn't begin to
answer this though the denouement does show Andrew as some unstoppably dazzling
force, reaching that level of greatness, nailing it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It doesn't noticeably put forward the wider questions about
art, whether it is worth the harm, the self flagellation that people like
Andrew subject themselves to. Do you put yourself through the ringer at the
prospect being great or should you settle and not dice with that madness
that accompanies seeking true potential. I have been thinking about this
recently with regards to method acting. There is nothing inherently brave in
someone like Eddie Redmayne taking on the character of Stephen Hawking which
would require such a transformation. What's impressive is the result, not the
method. I find the performance admirable, not the meticulous method and hours
that went into it. Maybe Eddie could have achieved the final result without
putting his back out of alignment, we will never know. But <i>Whiplash</i> seems to suggest that Andrew wouldn't have reached such a performance without woodshedding. There's
something almost religious, philosophical about that level of intense discipline. The act of taking himself away and dedicating himself to living his craft, the
notion of patience and taking however long it takes to get to that point. It
seems indulgent to me, but I suppose to a true artist it is necessary.</span></div>
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me of <i>The Wrestler, The Fighter</i> and particularly <i>Black Swan</i>. I like films of
that ilk, about a craft and the human condition. You get that immersed that you
find yourself thinking the world will come tumbling down if Andrew messes up.
It's only when you take yourself away from it objectively and think 'so what?'
that you realise it isn't life and death, though it may seem that
way to Andrew. The risk of missing a beat has never been so tense, and it
almost certainly won't ever be that tense ever again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is quite literally blood, sweat and tears from Andrew.
On a side note, I was talking to my friend earlier this week who is a
literature student. She informed me that the quote 'blood sweat and tears' is
attributed to Churchill, though he actually said 'blood, toil, tears and sweat'
- we only remember it so as a result of the rule of three. Though as it happens in <i>Whiplash</i>, there is
plenty of toil to be had as well. Miles Teller is superb. It's come to my attention also that, though I don't review many movies, a good few of my recent ones have starred him. I don't think that's a coincidence...</span></div>
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are preventing me from becoming properly invested in <i>Whiplash</i>. I found Simmons
to be a bit cartoony, so over the top vicious that he could not be real. That
may well be intentional but I just couldn't go with the notion that fully grown
men would let someone talk to them so outrageously no matter how well respected
they were. I think I would have written him differently. Similarly, it gets a bit
unbelievable in the second act and it frustrated me because it was so elegant,
it didn't need the implausible melodrama. The love interest was superfluous
and mildly distracting but nicely drafted and did illustrate how driven Andrew
was by showing what he was prepared to forgo in pursuance of perfection. </span></div>
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<i>Whiplash</i> and it sort of makes me wonder
if I am missing something or didn't take away from the picture what the
director had envisioned. And yet I did really like it. Especially the
aesthetics. The editing was beautiful and mesmerising in a very surreal and
immersive way. The ending is the magnum opus. Frenetic, feverish and exciting;
a knife edge balancing act of the clinical precision of jazz against the raw
desperation of trying to execute a performance without fault.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961950079746357273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604642069622682412.post-15974763226686352642015-01-01T07:22:00.000-08:002015-01-01T13:23:16.784-08:00Latest acquisitions to my 'viewed list' <span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Having recently upgraded to Amazon Prime I have been dedicating some time to making the most out of the Prime Instant Videos and thought I'd provide a little summary of the most recent three.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Based on the young adult novels by Cassandra Clare, this film chronicles Clary Fray's accession to Shadow Hunter. </span><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When her mother disappears, Clary Fray learns that she descends from a line of warriors who protect our world from demons. She joins forces with others like her and heads into a dangerous alternate New York called Downworld</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It could may well be my short and impatient attention span, but there are enough choreographed fight scenes in this movie to last a decade of movies. To the point that I wanted to skip them. Of course action movies demand a degree of action, but part of me feels that life is too short to watch the same brawl 8 times in different (and sometimes the same) locations. It is mildly entertaining though if only for the classically shoddy lines such as 'So Bach was a Shadow Hunter?' and 'I'm a werewolf, not a golden retriever.'</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I read an article the other day questioning why young adult fiction has been pigeon-holed as only appropriate for teenage girls, but The Mortal Instruments seems to play precisely to that demographic.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> And what is it with love triangles? Books of this ilk are the only places where they seem to be a thing and it's old hat. Bella, Edward and Jacob. Clary, Jace and Simon. Katniss, Peeta and Gayle. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As far as casts go, this puts forward one heck of an ensemble. Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Woody Harrelson, Michael Caine, Mark Ruffalo, and Morgan Freeman. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was thoroughly invested in this film all the way until the ending. It was fast paced, slick, funny and all the smoke and mirrors, slight of hand stuff was gripping. It's not that I saw the ending coming, on the contrary it was a genuine plot twist, but I did think that it was a touch lazy. If the ending of this had have been stronger I would not have had many quibbles. Throughout the film the fun came from seeing something impossible and trying to figure out how it could have logically happened. The end of the movie almost shattered this intrigue by laying it out for the audience in a disappointing way. But don't get me wrong, this is a strong film and I do look forward to the sequel.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The best of the three films in this post. </span><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Inspired by actual events the movie depicts a group of fame-obsessed teenagers using the internet to track celebrities' whereabouts in order to rob their homes. It showcases everything that is wrong with my generation and satirises it. It should be unbelievable and far fetched but it sadly isn't. And to make matters worse, you know the content is vacuous, fake and wrong but it's <i>so</i> fun. Find me a young person who doesn't care about how their social media portrays themselves to the masses, we try and create an image of ourselves. We can be guilty of stalking on Facebook, updating every aspect of our lives on Instagram, lusting after material goods. Of course the girls and boy depicted in the movie take it criminally too far, but real life Young Hollywood, The Hills, 90210 does look glamorous and people want a piece of that. There's a bit in the movie that talks about the fascination with gossip via outlets such as TMZ and Perez Hilton and it is odd that people like Lindsey Lohan are seen as this almost anti-hero. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Writer and director Sofia Coppola truly flexes her film making muscles creating a dynamic and mesmerising series of scenes. Each burglary employs a different filming technique, from a wide continuous tracking shot, to authentic looking security cam found footage. There's the use of webcams, copious selfies, slow motion footage with an on-the-pulse soundtrack. Particularly stand out for me was the dreamlike sequence where Rebecca sprays Lohan's perfume whilst staring at her reflection in a mirror. It's gripping and I'm not sure why. </span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961950079746357273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604642069622682412.post-83759637887557571692014-12-29T12:26:00.000-08:002014-12-30T09:23:11.240-08:00A few thoughts<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For a project that spiked my interest from the start of
production, it has taken me an strangely lengthy time to in fact get around to watching Kill
Your Darlings. I can trace my fascination with the Beat Generation very
specifically, to the point that I suppose I have to thank the casting director
of Chronicle for bringing the literary movement into my life, by
casting Dane DeHaan as Andrew Detmer.* Let me elaborate... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In February 2012 Chronicle was released and Dane DeHaan
impressed me to the point that I knew I would follow him as an actor because,
wherever his career took him, it was sure to be interesting. So to IMDb I went
and saw that Dane was set to be starring in a movie called Kill Your Darlings alongside Daniel Radcliffe. In order to add some detail to a blog post I
was composing on the upcoming film, I engaged in some preliminary and very
rudimentary research into just which real life people the various actors were
supposed to be depicting. At this point I had never heard of the Beat
Generation, let alone any of the authors or works. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I did like the thought that in the early 1940's
there was a gang of young intellectuals running around New York and Columbia
University reading classic literature, creating a New Vision, dabbling in banned
substances and consuming plenty of liquor. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the past three years since then, I have been reading within
this literary movement and can't imagine a time when I didn't know about all it
has brought to me. Ginsberg's poetry. On The Road, Big Sur, The Sea is My
Brother, Maggie Cassidy by Kerouac. And Burroughs' Junky, Naked Lunch and The
Western Lands. I read all about Neal Cassady and watched any number of films on
those men. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kill Your Darlings is a film that I have been looking forward to since its inception. Not just because
it is a film about all those cherished favourites of mine. But because it was
my research into KYD that made them become said cherished favourites.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not sure why I felt the need to share this with you prior to
my review, but I thought it would set the scene. I can't imagine coming at this
film blind with no prior knowledge, but I wonder if I would have enjoyed it so
thoroughly if I didn't know what happened during the film and hadn't known the
literary figures that they would one day become... A review will follow shortly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*I have done some research, and Ronna Kress, I thank you for your inspired casting of Dane DeHaan as it has indirectly set me off on a great literary adventure.</span></div>
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I would leave this page. To those who have, please humour my musings but only if you
feel so inclined. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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almighty dust clouds. The movie opens in a not so remote future. A future that
can put a certain and imminent expiry date on the life of its inhabitants. We
meet Cooper (McConaughey), a stoic throwback to an age gone by who is cut out
to be a man of science, an engineer, an astronaut. Instead, he is reduced to an
arcane existence of agriculture and attending parent teacher evenings. This is
until, with the help of his sharp minded daughter, he stumbles upon the modern
day equivalent of NASA. A team of explorers are then sent into the ether in an
attempt to find a new life sustaining planet and save the human race. No mean
feat then. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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and I should have viewed it in IMAX to fully appreciate the spectacle. The future
planet which opens the movie, though barren, is beautiful and expansive. Tired fields of corn
and dirt-track roads in an earthy colour palette evoke the sense of a warzone,
but not in the sense of a world war. The people are not fighting against each
other anymore, they are engaged in conflict with a world that has been ravaged
and exhausted by 7 billion souls. The very thing that sustained us is giving up
the gun and no longer cooperating. And so we look to space. Set against a
spellbinding backdrop of esoteric opera, the tidal waves of biblical proportion
and imposing black holes which are already striking become even more so. Hans
Zimmer has composed an incredibly gothic score with soaring strings and
organs contrasted shockingly with moments of heavy, dead space silence. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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available resources on earth and our way of living cannot be sustainable for
infinite generations. A film like <i>Interstellar</i> could scare the living daylights
out of everyone, and it really should. But Christopher Nolan is not in the
market for preaching, scaremongering and pretending like he has the answers,
he's not trying to put the fear of God into viewers. The message in
<i>Interstellar</i> is not pushy or aggressive, he's too sophisticated a film maker to
lecture. But it's enough of a glaring siren to remind us of the chilling
inevitability that one day, as a race, we will be on our way out. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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convention whereas the daughter embodies dynamism and truth. There is a
constant interplay between farming and engineering, indifference and curiosity.
It reminded me of<i> The Tree of Life </i>and the constant power play between a draconian father (the way of nature) and the way of grace exhibited by the mother. 'Nature only wants to please itself' while grace
doesn't. It is even, to certain extent, evocative of the tension between
capitalism and religion which underpins <i>There Will Be Blood</i>. The differing
attitudes of Cooper's children, especially when fully grown, present a well
trodden question. Do we turn a blind eye to the
alarming reality of our way of life and bury our heads beneath the sand in the
full knowledge that this toxic issue will not resolve itself? Or do we engage
with the reality of the situation and endeavour, in whatever way, to fight until the very end? This mentality is embodied quite beautifully by the reoccurring motif of a poem by Dylan Thomas. If old men should leave this world resisting death with all their might, perhaps the human race should try to go kicking and screaming instead of peacefully when the time comes. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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line is to be found in the stars. In terms of the accuracy and of the
science, the content goes far, far beyond my rudimentary knowledge of physics.
I don't know if <i>Interstellar</i> is theoretically on the money, if space was
depicted accurately or if there are any laughable plot holes from a purely
academic standpoint. But it's certainly ambitious. Initially it seemed overly,
but this is why I have the desire to watch it over and over. How can elaborate
and challenging content ever be a qualm? The main aspect however that I cannot
seem to get my head around is how did the future humans survive in the first
place to make the Tesseract that ultimately saves earth, given that there would
not have been such a Tesseract to save the world first time round? A paradox,
surely? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the complexity of love on an even footing with something like quantum physics.
We look to sciences to save us, but maybe love is just as potent. Personally
I'm not sure how far I can go with that notion, although quite frankly I don't
understand enough about physics, nor love to comment critically. Placing raw human
passion, sentimental love and affection (something that is often discouraged for clouding judgement and reason) against the very pressing and real
demise of the human race is powerful. Far from belittling Cooper's love for his
children as something which would tempt him to make selfish and damaging
decisions, Nolan almost postulates that love is something far from detrimental,
and on par with logic. It is clear that people care for their loved ones, and
they also are troubled by humanity. But they become mutually exclusive in this film and best articulated when Amelia Brand tells Cooper 'you might have to decide
between seeing your children again, and the future of the human race.' From an
objective and utilitarian perspective the survival humanity should indeed take
precedence over the mere desire to see a loved one again. But we all know that subjectivity plays a role and a selflessly sacrificial mentality does not necessarily come instinctively to humans.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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human condition. It's probably no coincidence that Matt Damon's character was
called Mann. The ravages of time and the maddening effect of seclusion turned a
once brave astronaut into a twisted and selfish monster who seemed blind to the
wider aim of the mission. And yet this disloyalty, though
infuriating, is <i>understandable</i> as
humans are guilty of becoming self interested and malevolent. It's as if Mann
is a personification of the flaws, weaknesses and principle defects of man. Of
mankind. McConaughey plays Cooper with a smouldering intensity that is second
to none. The emotional range he conjures up is remarkable and his moving performance could
bring even the most usually indifferent viewer to tears. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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topics that Nolan is daring to raise and delve into, it oddly does not feel
like he's giving anything inadequate treatment. <i>Interstellar</i> could have easily
been a hodgepodge of unfinished themes that hadn't been satisfactorily dealt with. Questions could have been left hanging there in the minds of the viewers after being so
boldly raised and then swiftly forgotten. But it isn't at all like that. Gargantuan
(see what I did there?) propositions and explorations of love, quantum physics,
relativity and human nature are easily within Nolan's command. He doesn't
profess to have all the answers because if he did, it would be utterly
nonsensical. But what he does do is place love in a cosmic context. And instead
of this belittling and diminishing human emotion as unhelpful in the face of
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genuinely does have art house qualities, there are occasional commercial undertones
that pull you back to the knowledge that it is a blockbuster for the mass audience.
Which is fine. But I was disappointed in Nolan for certain naff and commonplace
aspects such as the moment Jessica Chastain kisses Topher Grace and then throws her life work victoriously into the air. This, along with Amelia Brand's monologues
on love, could have been drafted in way less likely to make
me wince. I'm splitting hairs but this film is in no way made better by the
fact there are some allusions to romance, if anything it detracts from the
female characters - but hey Hollywood can't get enough of a good kiss, so let's
just throw one in there even though it may be unnecessary. But with a more ruthless edit and stronger
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><a href="http://amateurreviews25.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/inception-modern-classics.html">Inception review </a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://amateurreviews25.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/the-dark-knight-rises-review.html"><b>The Dark Knight Rises review</b></a></span></div>
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meets <i>Project X</i>'. I am always wary when people compare one movie to a hybrid of
two other solid films. I distinctly remember the film <i>The Adjustment Bureau</i>
being shopped as '<i>Bourne</i> meets <i>Inception</i>'. Logically, this filled me with much
anticipation, though alas, the only relation to the Bourne Trilogy was Matt
Damon, and similarly the comparison to Inception was unsubstantiated (and quite
frankly offensive to Chris Nolan). However, in this case '<i>The Hangover</i> meets
<i>Project X</i>' fundamentally hits the nail on the head. Though it must be said <i>21
& Over</i> is less funny than <i>The Hangover</i>, and a great deal less raucous than
<i>Project X</i> - it is pretty much their lovechild. </span></div>
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friends from home Miller (Teller) and Casey (Astin) show up on his door step. Only Jeff
Chang has an important med school interview the following day and his father
makes it clear that his son should probably get a good night sleep in
preparation for his once in a lifetime big day. Miller persuades Jeff Chang, in a brilliantly
persuasive monologue, that he should definitely go out for a few beers though.
Naturally; you only turn 21 once after all. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two beers spirals into two dozen and next thing you know
Jeff Chang is passed out in a toilet cubicle of a sorority house. However not
before frequenting countless bars and clubs, and riding on a rodeo bull (in
slow mo, obviously...) <i>21 & Over</i>
goes for unapologetic slapstick humour, crude laughs and plays on every
politically incorrect stereotype you can
possibly imagine. It is funny but probably shouldn't be allowed. That said,
the barrage of laughs and plot twists keep coming thick and fast. Just like the
drinks the boys are seeing off. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the thing is, <i>21 & Over</i> can get away with shamelessly
playing each exaggerated caricature and every cliché plot twist going. It's
textbook teen comedy, you would never watch this film unless you wanted and
expected precisely that. Miles Teller's character is witty and charming enough
to keep the audience engaged right till the very last predictable laugh. I
don't mind it though, movie snobs and serious film fans would roll their eyes
and shake their heads no end - but that's fine, it was not produced for them
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of the plot shall be mulled over in this review, so please don't get sad if you
continue reading and ruin the whole thing for yourself. You have been warned!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With his
wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man
sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be
innocent. In a non linear hash of flashbacks and diary entries we are
introduced to the most toxic of all couples. From their blissful beginnings and
engagement, all the way up to the day of their fifth wedding anniversary where
things start to get a bit strained to say the least. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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done to each other?” As Nick Dunne's
voice addresses the beautifully blonde tresses rested upon his chest we are
introduced to the deadpan eyes of 'Amazing Amy'. And from the outset this film
strikes an unrelenting chord of unease that does not diminish one iota until
the credits roll. Even then, the themes and imagery linger in the mind for
days to come. Gone Girl is a searing study of long term relationships, gender roles
and the modern media furore that is prevalent in today's society. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What's
so beautiful about Fincher's latest directorial effort is the transition
between the three acts. The opening of the movie follows a archetypal mystery, then
at the halfway point Gone Girl becomes a
perverse thriller and then it all ends on a note of satire. To a certain
extent the third act does power down quite significantly. Once crisp and
clinical pace becomes foggy confusion, like a train slowing as it pulls into
the station. But just like Se7en and Fight Club, this masterpiece ends with a arresting
final scene. Not striking in an Inception moment of revelation way, but in a
subtly shocking and thoughtful way that is just as mind blowing. You can literally feel the reception of it reverberate
throughout the very souls of the viewers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In terms
of production there is so much <i>right</i>
with this film. After the success of The Social Network score, Fincher
understandably came knocking once again on the doors of Trent Reznor and
Atticus Ross. The soundtrack is a perfect accompaniment to this story. I read that they wanted it to sound like
the relaxing music of a massage parlour that is so tranquil it actually become
uneasy and anxiety inducing. Edge of
your seat stuff. There is bound to be Oscar buzz surrounding Gone Girl but
right now I'm calling Cinematography and Best Actress. Cinematography because
the entire movie is stunningly immersive and creates a bleak yet handsome view of the Midwest. An icy aesthetic, much like The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. The house is cold and clinical, the loneliness pours from the screen. Best
Actress because this is the best I have ever seen Rosamund Pike, her
performance truly floored me. Flynn's characters have been portrayed as these venomously
deceitful yet transfixing creatures who make you feel and reflect upon their
every word and action. The poise with which she executes her Amy is utterly iconic and captivating. She's like a
python. A chillingly vacant, dangerous and yet oddly beautiful snake.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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narrators and I can't help but feel there is a spectre of misogyny seeping into
this collection of threads. Undoubtedly Amy is deranged and that is everyone's
first thought; not that Nick may have driven her to it. Provocation can never
be a justification nor an excuse for Amy's depraved acts. But, if she's a
crazed psycho, he's an adulterer and a domestic abuser. He even articulates
that he's not even sure if he wants his wife to come home so she can resume her
position as trophy wife gathering dust at home. Rightly or wrongly, Fincher
(and subsequently the audience) seem somewhat more partial to Nick's side of
the coin as opposed to Amy's. Her fragile mindset caused by years of failing to
live up to the illustrious life of 'Amazing Amy', her failed marriage, her loss
of profession and the fact that the man she loved is entirely indifferent to
her presence are bound to make anyone slightly crazy. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Margo) seem 'ideal' for Nick. Amy faked a pregnancy in order to incarcerate him
in marriage further by carrying his unborn child, she also lied about being
abused. The female news reporters were the ring leaders of a witch hunt with
the intention of turning the entirety of America against him and landing him on
death row. Boney seemed equally certain of Nick's guilt despite not even having
a body. And Andie stabbed him in the back by going public with the facts he had
been having an affair with her thus screwing up his media persona to an even
greater degree. But <i>he himself</i> is the root of all of this. He was the
trigger that started the chain of
events. With that said, it is refreshing to see a character like Amy Dunne. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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woman conjuring up a representation of the Cool Girl and the man feigning a
Charming Guy. And then during marriage men apparently turn into performing
monkeys intending to please their patrolling nagging wives - can you ever truly
be yourself in a relationship? Or does this deceptive crafting chip away at the
individuals until all that's left is resentment because the smokescreen clears
and facade cannot be kept up anymore. Gone Girl depicts the emotional demise of two souls individually, yet <i>still </i>the 'relationship' survives as this horribly twisted, contorted and dysfunctional ruin. It's daring, smart and deeply unsettling. A must-see.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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stage play Posh which was inspired by the infamous Bullingdon Club.
Historically the society, inextricably linked with Oxford University, hosts lavish
dinners often followed by substantial damage to the host dining establishment with the knowledge that reimbursement will not be an issue. Alumni
include Cameron, Osborne and Johnson and the club seems to be a stomping ground
for the future movers and shakers of the upper stratum of our society. The
movie depicts Miles' (Irons) and Alistair's (Claflin) rise to glory in the Club
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family run gastropub in the middle of nowhere. We are introduced to the
meticulously proud owner who unwittingly accommodates the boys under the
pretence they are a club of young entrepreneurs. As the dinner progresses the
juxtaposition of the activity in the private dining room contrasted with the pub
is excruciating. Birthday celebrations, families and normal people having a
meal out is set against a seedy backdrop of hookers, wealth and debauched
behaviour metres away in the back room. It's a sad watch and the climax is
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momentum. We are introduced to these entertaining, sexy and glamorously fun
young men, everyone laughs and you can see how someone like Miles could be drawn
into the Club. Then the tone changes, it gets out of hand and escalates to a
point that the previous laughter feels inappropriate and something to feel
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unsure whether it wants to be a teenage comedy or a cutting portrait of the
ruling elite. Though perhaps that is the point; as a university student, the
banter, socialect and repartee are believable and the initial humour created
shows how these boys can be charming, lovable 'toffs' - not these vile caricatures
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director's intention was to perpetuate the class divide and rile up the
electorate prior to the next general election, the opportunity was missed. The
film will certainly raise eyebrows and bring light to the darker side privilege
but this is not revolutionary or shocking enough to enrage the cinema
audiences. Still, it got under my skin and made me agree with a sentiment
vocalised by Max Irons - if what the Bullingdon Club get up to is true, they're
are just doing the same thing as the rioters did in London. The difference is,
the rioters in London got a prison sentence and made an example of whereas the boys in the movie have
been given every advantage, privilege and opportunity - yet do the same thing
and can just pay for it while it all gets swept under the rug and forgotten
about whilst they forge distinguished careers. This notion is reflected in the
final scene; a clinical, accusatory snapshot of Britain's class system. It is
indeed political, theatrical and shockingly entertaining but it just lacks a
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sutter Keely is a popular high school senior. He loves to
party, has a job, a car, a drink in his hand and a pretty girlfriend who thinks
he's hysterical. Aimee Finecky is a sweet girl who loves sci-fi and doesn't
think any guy would like her. Although she has ideas and aspirations for the
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As a project The Spectacular Now had come to be without much
fanfare and hard sell. Its limited release and lack of marketing in the UK
particularly meant no preconceptions or expectations as to the films
quality; taking a film at face value, independent of hype, is rare. It was however certifiably fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, doing well on
metacritic and at a strong 7.2 on IMDb. And rightly so, because The Spectacular
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is a coming-of-age romantic comedy but it is far more
subtle and sincere than expected. Films of this ilk are perennial and often if
you've seen one, you've seen 'em all. Yet The Spectacular Now does accurately embody
the attitude of young adults and shows how much a strongly held attitude
towards life can change as a result of who you meet. It's soulful, authentic
and captures that age where you are on the cusp of shaping yourself and it
could go any which way. The dialogue and set up is so unembellished and normal
that it becomes something very special. Especially by comparison to the overtly
sexed up, stilted and formulaic foolishness such as The First Time (and to a certain
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realistic and natural. There was some lovely long takes with exchanges between
the two that are so well scripted and executed. The late and great Roger Ebert
said that 'being young is a solemn business when you really care about someone'
and I couldn't put it any better. Both Sutter and Aimee are wonderful
characters because they are funny and likeable, multifaceted but also flawed. Under
all of Sutter's bravado is someone who isn't quite sure what he wants and
perhaps isn't that confident after all. The Spectacular Now is gripping and engrossing but in a non flashy way. It's not showy and gaudy, it's restrained and venerable. </span></div>
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The film chronicled the impact a storm of epic proportion made on the
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concerned. The actors are grappling with exceeding stereotypical characters:
the Dad who is so consumed with his work he doesn't see how wonderful his two
teenage boys are, the weather analyst who is that dedicated to her work she has
not seen her young girl in three months, and the storm fanatic who will risk it
all just to be in the 'eye of the storm.' You can probably tell where all this
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The special effects weren't polished enough to be truly believable and breathtaking.
Given the modern standard of CGI it could have been a great deal more immersive - though presumably with a few more million pounds thrown at the project. The
found footage element was also half baked and not executed fully. You've either
got to go the whole hog (a la <i>Chronicle</i> and <i>Cloverfield</i>) where every single
shot is from the perspective of handheld or CCTV, or just shoot normally
because the constant transition was a bit jarring. There's definitely a market
for documentary style movies, I'm just not sure whether Into The Storm was best
served by it because it merely covered the familiar ground of the likes of
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as much as I rolled my eyes ultimately I must have been invested because there
were some edge-of-your-seat, heart pounding, stressful moments. It was
interesting having essentially an action blockbuster with the weather as the
villain as opposed to a person or some sci-fi creature, that made it genuinely unsettling thinking 'what would I actually do.' However, the occasional
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sadly BAFTA is over<span style="line-height: 115%;"> for another year; and what a show it was. Every
year this commemoration of film serves to reignite my passion and appreciation
for this great art form and reminds me of the importance of stories,
imagination, creation. We need individuals to be inspired to pursue their
fantastical visions, to become the actors, directors and writers of tomorrow.
Actors who reflect and project others as believably as if it were actually
them. Directors who envisage a concept and pin it down for the world to view.
Writers who speak to us with words that generate compassion, that educate and
entertain. I love every aspect of this industry, from the initial thought, all
the way through to celebrations like last night. Here's hoping to another incredible
year of film...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Outstanding Debut by a British Writer</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Director or Producer </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kieran Evans (Writer/Director), Kelly + Victor</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Fellowship award went to Dame Helen Mirren who ended the evening on a fitting verse from Shakespeare's The Tempest:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Our revels now are ended. These our actors,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">As I foretold you, were all spirits and</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Are melted into air, into thin air:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">And, like the baseless fabric of this vision,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">The cloud-capp'd tow'rs, the gorgeous palaces,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">The solemn temples, the great globe itself,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">As dreams are made on; and our little life</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Is rounded with a sleep.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Read more: </span><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2561138/Lupita-Nyongo-makes-bag-main-accessory-stars-pose-fun-snaps-BAFTA-selfie-booth.html#ixzz2tbAVXFqd" style="color: #003399; cursor: pointer; font-size: 10px; margin: 0px; min-height: 1px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2561138/Lupita-Nyongo-makes-bag-main-accessory-stars-pose-fun-snaps-BAFTA-selfie-booth.html#ixzz2tbAVXFqd</a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961950079746357273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604642069622682412.post-78687759951729210092014-02-16T12:25:00.001-08:002014-02-16T12:25:54.660-08:00BAFTA 2014 - Red Carpet <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The show is yet to begin but here are a few snaps from the red carpet to get us in the award show spirit. </span><div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961950079746357273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604642069622682412.post-15676906979985784322014-02-05T13:30:00.000-08:002014-02-05T13:30:01.496-08:00Favourite Soundtracks Part III<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would like to apologise for my half year hiatus from this very blog! My absence can be explained by the fact I have just started studying at university so have been busy settling in, meeting new people and finding time to bury my nose in Law books on occasion... But fear not and rest assured that I am back and ready to reignite my passion for film. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Actually, it's rather presumptuous to assume anyone has actually missed activity on Amateur Reviews but I have certainly missed writing it...</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>FAVOURITE SOUNDTRACKS PART III</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So that rounds off Part III. There will probably be a Part IV as I have always got my ears trained on the songs that come from some of my favourite films. Until then you can by all means check out Part I and Part II via the links below if it takes your fancy (or perhaps not if you hate my music/film taste!) </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Aged Comanche Tonto (Depp) relates his days with John Reid (Hammer) and how the sole survivor of a massacre of Texas Rangers by the notorious outlaw Butch Cavendish (Fichtner) and his gang became the masked man bringing justice in the Old West. Corrupt railroad men, stampeding buffalo and a comedy horse all play their parts.</i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">After years of 'production problems', changing writers and ballooning budgets, all I can say is that I welcomed this movie with a wide grin and am so happy that The Lone Ranger has eventually rode onto our screens because it was certainly worth the wait. What I love about the film is that it is so well crafted - it feels glossy and expensive but unlike the Man of Steel blockbuster, this film is still full of heart and human emotion. The Lone Ranger is the ultimate feel good movie of the summer with a stellar cast and soundtrack to boot. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">The action sequences atop of numerous moving trains are breath taking, gripping and extremely well choreographed. Far too often movies are padded out with unoriginal action sequences and reliance on green screen. Whereas Bruckheimer and Verbinski bravely took the logistical challenge of making an authentic set out on location in the scorching hot desert heat. It leads to more legitimate acting when the actors are genuinely in the elements against the weather instead of an air conditioned studio in California. This is partly where the spiralling cost would have come from but it was certainly worth it in my opinion at least; and I just hope it doesn't deter other big film makers from filming as much as possible for real. The Lone Ranger is a pleasure to look at - stunning vistas and immersive close ups that really bring the beauty and grit of the wild west to life. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">Armie Hammer exudes an aura on and off screen that screams leading man. He is a joy to watch; enthusiastic and full on but in a way that is never too much. Surprisingly comedic, John Reid keeps energy high and his relationship with Tonto is both funny and sincere all at the same time. Johnny Depp is hilarious and truly did flesh out and embody Tonto with great depth and originality. The casting of Harry Treadaway as Butch Cavendish's right-hand-man was inspired. If anyone could play a crazed villain with a penchant for crossing-dressing legitimately - it's him. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">I definitely agree with Depp and Hammer, who were recently quoted defending the movie by stating that the reviewers had made their mind up about this film before they even stepped foot in the movie theatre. They knew it had cost a lot and they knew its production had been plagued by troubles so perhaps The Lone Ranger did look like it could be a John Carter-style flop. But it isn't and it's truly sad that people aren't going to see it. They don't tend to make real movies like this any more; real acting and real wholesome heart in a western genre. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Driven by his thirst for knowledge Brian Jackson (James McAvoy) stumbles through his first year at Bristol University. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 15.454545021057129px;">Whilst seeking his dream of appearing on University Challenge Brian falls for a fellow team mate Alice (Alice Eve). Hoping for romance, knowledge, success and trying not to become the wanker his childhood friends think he will become Brian embarks on his journey.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We all know there aren’t many intelligent painfully funny British comedies out there, about a boys’ search for wisdom. However this Sam Mendes’ Neal Street Productions holds all the qualities we have come to associate with Mendes. This adaptation of David Nicholls' best selling novel is full to the brim with well-groomed witty humour. If you’re thinking of About A Boy, ignore this. Cast your mind to The History Boys and add more élan.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With the overwhelming 80s nostalgia booming from every soundtrack “Boys Don’t Cry- The Cure” there’s no chance of mistaking the backdrop of Thatcherism. Political views are prominent as ever as Brian gets swept up in every campaign from women’s rights to equality in order to befriend the doting Rebecca Ebstein (Rebecca Hall). Jumping at the chance to join the University Challenge Team, he meets his first love- Alice Harbinson- which is shortly lived. After making an unexpected encounter with her naked parents or as they see it trying to “seduce Mrs Harbinson”- their relationship quickly deteriorates. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 15.454545021057129px;">Round of applause for this outstanding cast, without these supporting roles the plot would just crumble. Who would think that Catherine Tate known for her comedy could bring a heart warming, sensitive side and of course dry humour to the film. Popping up throughout with her beloved “Mr Wippy”- Des (John Henshaw) really makes a splash from the first moment we meet him. You either love him or you hate him. Patrick Watts (Benedict Cumberbatch) plays the most convincing ostentatious captain- constantly supplying top class comical moments.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 15.454545021057129px;">Let’s face it there aren’t many humorous intellectual films about today without being destroyed by cheap jokes- this films is an exception. At its centre Brian Jackson, youthful and enthusiastic, played by the gorgeous James McAvoy, delivers comedy in a dramatic sense on various levels. Your emotions will surge right through this film from start to finish. In contrast with the mixed feeling for </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Margaret</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 15.454545021057129px;"> Thatcher, James McAvoy is becoming one of the great actors of his generation- with Narnia and Shameless under his belt at this point- his undisputed reputation is growing.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 15.454545021057129px;">Like most University memories this film is full of funny, embarrassing and life changing moments which will stay with you forever. It is top of its league for comedies this year. A definite must see.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have been following this blog for a while you may or may not have noticed how much of a <i>raging</i> Beat freak I am. Anything Ginsberg, Kerouac or Burroughs related and I am invested. Specifically I have been buzzing about Kill Your Darlings from pretty much its inception because as well as the story it had a stunning cast of Dane DeHaan, Daniel Radcliffe and Elizabeth Olsen. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The teaser trailer is precisely that and seems to come to an abrupt end at thirty seconds however we do get some exciting shots. Dane DeHaan looks incredible as a cocky, young Lucien Carr who is shown getting up on a table in a library much to the shock of other students. Daniel Radcliffe's take on Ginsberg's voice sounds pretty fair to me and it's nice to see him back in round glasses! Michael C. Hall is briefly shown in his role as David Kammerer but little is alluded to his seedy role in the plot (based on Burroughs and Kerouac's novel <i>And The Hippos Were Boiled In Their Tanks.</i>) Columbia University looks spectacular and the wardrobe of the period feels en pointe. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No word yet on the UK release date, but be sure that if and when the news breaks I will be all over it! Here are a few links to other posts on the topic of Kill Your Darlings from the past year or so. Given the fact I have waited an age for this teaser trailer I am not disappointed. Excuse me whilst I go and watch it another 10 times...</span><br />
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<a href="http://amateurreviews25.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/kill-your-darlings-update.html"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kill Your Darlings Update</span></b></a><br />
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<a href="http://amateurreviews25.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/on-road-kill-your-darlings-howl.html"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On The Road, Kill Your Darlings, Howl </span></b></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961950079746357273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604642069622682412.post-76318898582465872772013-08-01T03:31:00.000-07:002013-08-01T03:31:14.256-07:00Wasteland - Official Featurette<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This Brit heist thriller is definitely one I am looking forward to, hoping it gets a wide release because the cast is full of bright young talent and this featurette looks promising. Check it out! What's interesting is that Luke Treadaway seems to have maintained the northern accent that he speaks with throughout the movie instead, whereas Iwan Rheon has reverted back to his Welsh accent having used a Yorkshire accent in the film too. Are we detecting the early stages of method acting in the eldest Treadaway twin? </span><br />
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minutes of Fish Tank I candidly noted to my friend that "this is
low-budget" and not in a fuzzy indie-art-house way. In a realistically
bleak and brutal sort of way. I think, all too often, that I use modern cinema
as a form of escapism - wanting to see plush interiors, iconic landscapes and
inhumanely gorgeous actors. And that's all well and good sometimes - but it
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indeed a strength although initially remarked as a weakness by our viewing
party. It's a stark look at life in a London estate. Where London Town meets
rural Essex countryside and the sea. Our story's protagonist is 15 year old Mia
who lives in a rundown high rise flat with her mother and little sister. She's
at her happiest drinking cider, playing truant from school and street dancing
in an abandoned flat. As viewers, we are eased into this way of life until her
mother's new boyfriend Connor (a topless Fassbender) arrives on the scene and
seemingly mesmerises Mia. Connor takes the family on days out, gets rounds in
at the pub and appears to have special affections for Mia as well as her
mother. The tension created between the pair in a string of essentially
innocent moments builds relentlessly until the third act.</span><br />
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enough faint optimism to make for a poignant ending. This is a film that
lingers in the mind well after the credits roll - whether that's to do with the
excellent character acting or the all round freshness of this type of movie, it's
remarkably unhurried, the plot is not sign posted, the dialogue is sparse and
infrequent. There is a genuine feel that you are aboard the car trips with
normal silences and natural exchanges. And that's it, Fish Tank feels natural -
it isn't fake, stilted, over acted or insincere. It's realistic and unfolds
slowly like life but that means that at times, it's a little boring.</span><br />
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film for these aspects, I can also criticise precisely that. It's not exactly
entertaining and it's a bit grim and slow paced quite frankly but is that
because I am used to glossy fantastical and expensive movies? But it's
certainly bold, unrestrained and a no holds barred portrait of a segment of Britain
which cannot be ignored. I'm not so sure what to make of Fish Tank but I feel
as though the director probably achieved everything they set out to do. And
it's better than Ill Mannors and Wild Bill which sadly get a bit strained and
bloated towards the end. Fish Tank, conversely, knows when to stop in its
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sorry for the absence! Amateur Reviews are back with a post recounting the UK premiere of Disney's The Lone Ranger accompanied by copious photos from the event. Yesterday comprised of a 10 hour stake out of Leicester Square in London and eventually all the stars came out for a brilliant evening in the sun! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As ever Alex Zane was on hand to interview all the big names, this time he had his very own Lone Ranger rocky stage in keeping with the aesthetics of the movie. The Odeon was decked out with Tonto and Lone Ranger posters and the barriers were covered with official film posters which fans were free to take home after the event.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first star out on the carpet was Armie Hammer! The 6ft 5" actor was looking summery and dapper in a striking red suit accompanied by his wife Elizabeth Chambers. Although we did not manage to nab an autograph from The Lone Ranger himself, we took a few photos of him and saw how playful and enthusiastic he was with the fans.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Lone Ranger: Armie Hammer </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Director Gore Verbinski and Ruth Wilson were next on the cowhide carpet. Ruth looked gorgeous in a dynamic dress with fluorescent green stilettos and Gore spent time getting to meet some of the fans.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ruth Wilson signing for fans</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Harry Treadaway was next out of the car. The young actor spent some time signing although sadly we missed out on an autograph from him which was a true disappointment because Harry is a real gem of an actor - if you haven't already seen him in the movie Control, it is a real must-see. Tom Wilkinson was out on the carpet too and posed for pictures with a great many people.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The delightful Luke Treadaway</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tom Wilkinson; a living legend </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At around 5:30, the man of the hour turned up. Mr Johnny Depp arrived on the carpet to rapturous applause and looked like the true movie star that he is. After yesterday it is safe to say that Johnny Depp is one lovely gentleman! He stayed out on the carpet for hours ensuring that no one went home without an autograph. He was incredibly relaxed and at ease with fans. Johnny spoke to some people near us and had a very sincere and gracious manner about him; you got the impression that when he looked at you, he cared very much about all the fans who had stayed out all day (and night) to catch a glimpse of him. They certainly don't make 'em like that often; Christian Bale take note! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Remarkable man; Johnny Depp</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Johnny Depp's treasured signature!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally producer Jerry Bruckheimer made his way on to the carpet and was tremendously thorough at signing and posing for pictures too. One of the best and nicest producers currently working in Hollywood!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Once more Woody Allen has hand picked an all star cast and selected a European city in order to draw on its essence and make a something of a personal statement. To Rome With Love is a compendium of converging stories about love, fame, infidelity and changing culture all set again the peaches and cream backdrop of Italy's capital city.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Cruz, Eisenberg and Allen are good but you can't help think they could be excellent if they were given more time to develop but suffer due to the sheer amount of content Allen is trying to fit into the film. Alec Baldwin is hilarious as young student Jesse Eisenberg's sage conscience and Baldwin's breaking of the fourth wall is eccentric and really works. If, like myself, you have never visited Rome, To Rome With Love is the dream portrayal of the beautiful city and has probably done wonders for the Italian Tourist Board. From start to finish the movie maintains a nostalgic glow and showcases what looks like the best of a phenomenal city. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Given my love of Vicky Cristina Barcelona and more recently Midnight in Paris, I was looking forward to this movie. As a long time fan of Woody Allen I was expecting a certain amount a quirkiness, but this one definitely was! Certain story lines maintain a degree of realism and are inspired, but others are completely off the wall and slightly farcical; to put it bluntly it's hit and miss. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Place Beyond The Pines is a story about the lives of two
men that intertwine surrounding one moment of panic. Ryan Gosling plays
motorcycle stunt rider Luke who decides to use his special skills to rob banks in order to support his newly found family. The middle of the
movie surrounds Bradley Cooper who plays a police hero who encounters
corruption within the force and deals with his own family life. Eventually 15 years progress and the children of
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This film was so nearly perfect and it started off perfect.
Towards the end of the second act the movie fell away from perfection when it
became slightly padded out and perhaps lost sight of the freshness that defined
the opening hour. It's not that the film went bad by any means but it fell away
from how good it had started. What's nice about the directorial skill is the
fact that Cianfrance is unhurried in his approach and takes a long time to let the
story unfold naturally and organically. There are a great many lovely moments that allow the
characters to express elements of themselves through seemingly mundane and
commonplace conversations. The sobering realism that starts off the film
however becomes marginally lost towards the end of the second act when the
story begins to relying too heavily on coincidence and potentially implausible
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and found myself literally on the edge of my seat. You get the impression from
the beginning that these are real people, not superheroes, they are dispensable and fragile; so it was never
clear who would survive to see the final credits. There are some truly skilful
directorial aspects, the film opens with an incredible long take tracking shot
of Ryan Gosling's back as he walks through the circus into the tent where he
performs his stunts, as far as film openers go, it is the most memorable I have seen for a long time. The acting was sound and all participants were able to
bring unexpected depth to the movie because even though a lot of our main
characters were flawed you still found yourself caring and rooting for them as
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of similar to his Chronicle character Andrew Detmer but he's different in that
Jason is nonchalant and not meek.
Amateur Reviews have been following his films from the beginning and his
performance in The Place Beyond The Pines confirms that his career will be
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documentary filmmaker Peter (Denham) and his girlfriend Lorna (Vicius)
infiltrate the creepy Californian sect that’s grown around a young woman
(Marling) who claims both to come from the future and to possess information
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time and as soon as I saw it on Sky I watched it immediately. I had heard about
it off someone on youtube who had said it was their film of the year so I did a
bit of reading up on it and watched as many trailers as I could but even that
couldn't prepare me for how much I loved Sound Of My Voice. I relish a low
budget independent cinema that is incredibly well acted, directed and written and Sound Of My voice is all of these
things wrapped up in a psychological sci-fi thriller. It has that charming
low-fi independent feel yet it is far classier than some of mainstream cinema
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that this cult is believable. As a viewer you are in the same position as our
protagonists. You don't know where this basement is, you don't know whether to
believe Maggie either. There are times when her story is plausible, times when
common sense absolutely doubts what she is saying but at the back of your mind
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which I loved, but I like this a touch better. They share a lot of paralells
(cult subject matter and cliff hanger endings) and both are films you will want
to talk about after, to debate and discuss which is something that really
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pretty creepy as the charismatic and mesmerising cult leader. There is a scene
early on where she breaks the fourth wall to say that she is from 'our future'
which is spectacularly eerie and chilling. From the point of view of an actress
this is one of the meatiest roles I have seen for a long time, she's ambiguously
manipulative and powerful despite the fact she allegedly cannot leave her
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as a draw back. The ending and key themes that are raised throughout are never
resolved and are so undeveloped that you can't help but hope a trilogy was
always in the writer's mind. There's the issue with the police woman, surely
the level of her security technology would not be necessary to find an
arsonist? Abigail and her hat, black lego and Narclepsy and the injection off
her barely introduced father are never explained. Were the revelations about
Peter's past fabricated or legitimate. It all rests upon faith - whether the
cult members have faith in time travel actually being possible and if so,
whether Maggie is what she says she is. This all alludes to a wider plot and
the fact that there are so many loose ends is acceptable because we have been
told that it is going to become a trilogy. Although many questions have been
raised and unanswered, it's not unsatisfyng because you hope that eventually
there will be an opportunity for it to be resolved and at best you have to
trust in your interpretation. Sound Of My Voice does not placate the audience and try to impose heavy handed conclusions; subtlety is Batmanglij and Marling's ace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had expected this film to either be mind blowing or awful.
After watching it, I feel somewhat underwhelmed as The Great Gatsby is neither
impressive nor disappointing; it's somewhere inbetween. Baz Luhrmann's vision
brings Gatsby alive for the 6th time and has certainly stamped his creative
visualisations all over it. However the razzmatazz feels like it's getting in
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's hard to review a film that's based on a book
(especially one as highly regarded as this) because film should be reviewed
in its own right, it seems wrong to judge a film by unfavourable comparisons to a book. With that said, the plot of The Great Gatsby is almost incidental to
the success, and the same with the film. People love the twenties era, the
music, decadence, clothes. The film is beautiful, fun to look at and I wanted to be there
but it largely ignores the subtleties of the book (maybe because the themes can't
be translated well onto film...) The Great Gatsby as a book embodies the Jazz
Age of the twenties in such as way that makes it one of 'the great American
novels' and that's why people only started to really love the book when the
twenties had passed; because it is a great impression retrospectively of a lost
Age. In this sense, the film stands up very well in comparison to the book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The film is remarkably decadent and fun to watch. The cars,
costumes and parties zing off the screen with a freshness and excitement that is
reminiscent of the originality and newness of the twenties. The hip-hop soundtrack was to us what Jazz was to
them, modern and innovative. Jay-Z does work well with the film, it is non
jarring and adds to the over all appreciation. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is an interesting method of narrative to place Nick in
an asylum as a recovering alcoholic. It echoes Holden Caulfield's position in
The Catcher In The Rye; however in the film version of The Great Gatsby, it
doesn't work as well as it does in J.D Salinger's magnus opus. It seems that Tobey Maguire was either miscast of
misdirected possessing too much of a childlike demeanour, as there is nothing
wrong with him as an actor. Also, the prose that appeared as if written on the camera
was heavy handed and gimmicky and almost detracted from the themes that were
trying to be conveyed. The main ideas of the book however were
translated well. The Great Gatsby isn't a tragic love story, it speaks of the
elusive American Dream, aspirations and illusions of youth and brutal social
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intriguing, hollow and ethereal; it is easy to see why Gatsby fell for her but
equally easy to see her always being a weak and vacuous woman. Her husband,
Tom Buchanan is played remarkably well by Joel Edgerton. One of the few scenes
that is standout is the heated exchange between Tom and Gatsby in the Manhattan
hotel room. It showed that when the actors were allowed space to breath, unencumbered
by confetti cannons, they could truly enact the tension and apprehension as
contained in the book. Ultimately, Leonardo Dicaprio <i>was made</i> to play Gatsby. This has been his most impressive portrayal for a very long time and it was easy to find yourself lost in the
character and believing him to be someone real and not just Dicaprio putting on
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