Posts Tagged ‘Colin Farrell’
Author: Colin
Unless, of course, you know different?
Some actors are just so good that we can forgive them their little peccadillos – let’s face it, George Clooney is a top bloke, but not all of his films are great, and not all the roles he casts himself in are well-advised. And Johnny Depp – for every Donnie Brasco (1997) there is a Secret Window (2004) (come on – I love JD, but this one was crap). Here, then, Picturenose celebrates the fact that our favourite actors can be as screwed up as the rest of us when a large amount of cash is waved in their direction.
Author: Colin
Weep, for there are no more turkeys to conquer
It just goes to show there’s not always a lot to be gained from being too lazy to get up and find a suitable DVD to slide into the player. Unlike The Constant Gardener (2005), a film which, again, I saw by dint of utter laziness but which was excellent, Alexander (2004) is, well, what’s the phrase I’m looking for? Ah yes, “utter crap from the get-go”.
Author: Colin
Heartache and a thousand natural chocs
Having made my home here in the sunny city of Brussels, I was naturally curious to find out what sort of film Martin McDonagh (Six Shooter (2004)) had made involving Bruges (it’s not that far from here), as well as because a friend of mine lives near there, and reckons that everyone found Colin Farrell “down-to-earth and charming”. Of course, this may be a biased viewpoint – for a start, she’s female.
Author: Colin
Having returned after taking a few days off from, well, from everything except eating, drinking and sleeping, I come back to the news that not very much has been going on in Tinseltown or anywhere else for that matter. There are a few stories worth an honourable mention in this news round-up, so I’m going to ease myself back in by summing them up in as few words as possible. This is either an exercise in minimalist journalism, or sheer laziness. It’s your call.
Author: James
What dreams may come
Woody Allen completes his ‘London trilogy’ with this surprisingly dark, moody effort. The title refers to the name that close-knit brothers Ian (Ewan McGregor) and Terry (Colin Farrell) Blaine give to their newly acquired pleasure boat, paying some £6,000 for which only adds to the pair’s financial difficulties – Terry’s a gambler whose habit is spiralling out of control, while Ian is looking to invest in a Californian hotel chain, to get away from the struggling restaurant of his father (John Benfield). A surprise visit from their generous millionaire uncle Howard (Tom Wilkinson) could be their way out of a hole, but the potential benefactor has a surprise request – Howard’s looking to make a real killing of his own, and he wants his nephews’ help…
- Colin: Mike: the Matrix was utter toss. Don’t go there. Anyhow, I’m right with you on Aliens –...
- Colin: James: Why not do ten more and see if you can avoid putting the god-awful travesty that is Independence Day in...
- CD: The Day the Earth Stood Still (it’s about an alien who is Jesus…but better than ET) Soylent Green...
- James: Hello Chris, and welcome to Picturenose!
Many thanks for your comment – I thought, in fact, that... - James: Colin, good points, both on Westworld (which should really have been included, I know, I know) and otters.