The FILM IN WORDS Netflix Film of the Week: helping you navigate the filmic minefield of the nation’s favourite video streaming service. Words: Brody Rossiter Twitter: @BrodyRossiter TIME TO PLAY THE GAME Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) is a wealthy investment banker. He moves vast amounts of money from here to there for individuals who […]
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Teddy Bear with an AK-47 John Milius’ bear-like shoulders have bore many titles throughout his infamous career in cinema as both a writer and director; visionary, fascist, zen anarchist, threat to western civilization, but most importantly a true filmmaking great. Milius was born and raised in the American Midwestern town of St. Louis, Missouri. The […]
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ENJOY THE SILENCE Following a self-imposed exile of nearly fifteen-years, sound-recordist Eoghan leaves Berlin and returns to his native land of Donegal, Ireland. Intending to record the naturalistic melodies of his desolate yet wildly beautiful homeland, Eoghan embarks upon a journey which draws him into a series of surreal and revealing interactions with the land’s […]
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KISS KISS BANG BANG Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez carved careers out of their bloody homages to late 60’s and early 70’s cinema, as films such as Reservoir Dogs (1992) and From Dawn Till Dusk (1996), successfully balanced elements of contemporary horror and action cinema with subversive narratives and good ol’ blood splattered violence. Gradually […]
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THE POETICS OF SPACE Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami’s last film, 2010’s Copie Conforme (Certified Copy) earned Juliette Binoche a Best Actress Award at the year’s Cannes Film Festival for her depiction of a French antiques dealer thrust into a Tuscan romance. Once again Kiarostami’s narrative focuses upon a beguiling female lead and her chance interactions […]
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ENGLISH BEAUTY Creatively unfulfilled and longing to return to The City that Never Sleeps, middle-aged husband, father, and high-school music teacher, Keith Reynolds (Guy Pearce) spends his days growing ever more disillusioned with his trite suburban lifestyle in upstate New York. Brandishing a salt and pepper beard that harkens back to his days as a […]
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