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 [...]
[photopress:2004_alexander_004.jpg,thumb,alignleft]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 [...]
[photopress:InBruges.jpg,thumb,alignleft]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 [...]
[photopress:jlh.jpg,thumb,alignleft] 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 [...]
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 [...]