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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 [...] Long is the way, and hard… Picturenose is embarking on a bit of a ‘films we have always meant to review’ trip, and this really is one I should have done some time ago. The greatest murder mystery, ever? Discuss. There are some cinematic experiences that will stay with you, period. Picture the scene – back [...] An offer you still can’t refuse… It’s ‘re-release city’ in the UK at the moment – Francis Ford Coppola’s seminal The Godfather (1972), an adaptation of Mario Puzo’s novel, has also returned to big screens in recent weeks. Sinned against or sinning? It’s definitely a film of two halves, is Revanche (2008) by writer-director Götz Spielmann (Antares (2004)). The opening section sees likeable neer-do-well ex-con Alex (Johanes Krisch) struggling to hold it together with his beautiful prostitute girlfriend Tamara (Irina Potapenko) – although the owner Aleksander (Reljic-Bohigas) of the ‘Cinderella’ brothel in Vienna where Tamara [...] Something wicked this way comes… Another outing from the seemingly ‘can’t-lose’ stable of writer-director Shane Meadows. If you enjoyed This is England (2006), and are tempted to view some of his back-catalogue, you may well heed my warning – this is a genuinely unpleasant watch. ‘You’re a big man, but you’re in bad shape. With me, it’s a full-time job. Now behave yourself.’ Wonderful things, weekends – you have time to yourself, time to devote to paying due respect to what is simply the finest gangster film ever made. Take it away, Jack… Dilligent on Dillinger He’s one of America’s finest directors, but his previous film, Miami Vice (2006), was a huge disappointment. So, how has the collaboration of Michael Mann with two of the younger generation’s leading actors, Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, worked out in Public Enemies (2009)? [photopress:observe.jpg,thumb,alignleft]Dreams and delusions Ferdinand Koenig is back… “All human beings are also dream beings,” said Jack Kerouac. However one person’s dreams are another’s dangerous delusions. Observe and Report (2009), a richly dark comedy written and directed by up-and-coming talent Jody Hill is a film that draws on this dichotomy to create an unsettling and thought-provoking film. The story [...] [photopress:Tropa.jpg,thumb,alignleft] Corrupt cops A semi-fictional account of the BOPE (Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais), the Special Police Operations Battalion of the Rio de Janeiro military police, for which director José Padilha scooped the Golden Bear at the 2008 Berlin Film Festival. Padilha, who had previously directed the acclaimed hostage documentary Bus 174 (2002) was drawn to the [...] |
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