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It’s a no-brainer We love zombies here at Picturenose headquarters. From the sublime and groundbreaking Night of the Living Dead (1968), through the witty and respectful Shaun of the Dead (2004) to the contentious Zack Snyder remake of Dawn of the Dead (2004). Why contentious? Because I thought it was crap, that’s why. Running zombies? I [...] Top Gere? Richard Gere was back in uniform just three years after Yanks (1979) as trainee naval aviator Zack Mayo in this blockbuster about the gritty life of officer training college. Mayonnaise, as his drill sergeant calls him, is determined to pass flight school and head off for a glittering career without a woman in tow [...] Flat Beat I got this movie for €5 in amongst a slew of other rare finds. I think I paid around €4.75 too much for it. Naturally, I was excited to get this critically acclaimed film for an absolute steal of a price and in the original, non-dubbed format. Joy. The only slight problem I have [...] Follow this car As James started the ball rolling with ‘films we really should have reviewed’, I thought I’d have a stab at a French classic, Taxi (1998). Even before I knew any French, this was a favourite. A note to students of French: if you’re only intermediate, I’d still opt for the subtitles. Maybe it’s [...] ‘Sighs’ do matter Check out the award that this film won – but that’s what can happen when you give people the vote, right? Winner of the Best European Director (Roland Emmerich, Germany), People’s Choice Awards, European Film Awards 1998 Sharp-fisted fella Prequels, eh? We all know that The Godfather Part II (1974) by and large started the ball rolling, with its look at the early life of Brando’s Vito Corleone, as played by Robert De Niro in the second film. However, that is one of the best films ever made (it was the first and [...] strong>Bay rocks? Picture the scene. The remains of a particularly spicy fajita meal on the table, a cold beer, and an unwillingness to change channels. OK, apart from the fajitas, this is pretty much every evening for me. Last night, however, was different. I had seen the trailers on the telly for the past week, and [...] The best ‘bad’ film – ever Well, there we have it, ladies and germs – Picturenose reaches its 300th post. As ever, when these milestones occur, a big thank you is due to all our visitors and contributors, old and new. And, to mark this auspicious occasion, what better opportunity for me to finally present my [...] The right combination… Jeremy Slater takes a look at Kathryn Bigelow’s latest – she’s a woman who knows about men, it seems.. |
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