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Alice? Alice? There are some novels that cannot, or should not, be filmed – Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World springs to mind, and Tim Burton’s archetypally dark, visually stirring but emotionally hollow adaptation of Lewis Caroll’s journey down the rabbit hole seems to prove that Alice in Wonderland belongs in the same category. Not, it must be [...] 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 [...] 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: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 [...] Dreaming awake An eclectic, whimsical and charming character study from Sarajevo-born director Emir Kusturica who, unsurprisingly, has gained quite a reputation as a maker of eclectic, whimsical and charming movies (see his more recent Life is a Miracle (2004) by way of example). We’re going back to 1993 – everyone’s favourite actor/auteur Johnny Depp, who plays rebellious-but-happy [...] |
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