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Shame Review
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“We’re not bad people. We just come from a bad place.”“Shame”, Steve McQueen’s stark and uncompromising exploration of the devastating effects of sex addiction, is a powerful glimpse into the dark…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Thomas Pollock Jan 19, 2012.
A Separation Review
Elevated by a brilliant screenplay and some of the year’s best performances, the Iranian “A Separation” is a compelling and complex examination of cultural barriers, religious conflict, and…Continue
Started Dec 28, 2011
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Review
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I've probably gone back and rewritten this review multiple times over the past few hours. I've been struggling to come to a final conclusion to how I felt about the film. On one hand it is a hollow…Continue
Tags: Craig, Daniel, Rooney, Mara, Fincher
Started this discussion. Last reply by Cthulhu R'lyeh Dec 29, 2011.
Trailer for Ridley Scott's "Prometheus"
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Tags: Alien, Scott, Ridley, Prometheus
Started this discussion. Last reply by Josteo May 9, 2012.
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Duke posted a discussionShame Review
“We’re not bad people. We just come from a bad place.”“Shame”, Steve McQueen’s stark and uncompromising exploration of the devastating effects of sex addiction, is a powerful glimpse into the dark parts of the human soul and how it can consume us. It stars Michael Fassbender as Brandon, viewed by his colleagues as a polite, well-kept business professional, who is secretly struggling with a sex addiction that causes him to seek out sexual release through either girls he meets at bars, escorts or…See More
Duke posted a blog postDuke's Favorites From Film in 2011
So it is the last day of 2011, for some it might even already by 2012 (and by the time most read this it will be) and I decided to compile my lists of favorite films, performances, directors, etc. of the year. Please feel free to comment, good or bad, on any or all my picks but just remember they are MY picks.———-Worst Films:1) “Hall Pass” (dir. Bobby and Peter Farrelly)2) “Super” (dir. James Gunn)3) “The Change Up” (dir. David Dobkin)4) “Battle: Los Angeles” (dir. Jonathan Liebesman)5) “Crazy,…See More
Duke posted a discussionA Separation Review
Elevated by a brilliant screenplay and some of the year’s best performances, the Iranian “A Separation” is a compelling and complex examination of cultural barriers, religious conflict, and responsibility all set within a simple domestic drama. It focuses on a married couple, Nader (Payman Moadi) and Simin (Leila Hatami), who start the film off in front of a judge. Simin wants a divorce because Nader will not leave the country for Europe with her. She wants a better life for her daughter…See More
Duke posted a discussionThe Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Review
I've probably gone back and rewritten this review multiple times over the past few hours. I've been struggling to come to a final conclusion to how I felt about the film. On one hand it is a hollow crime thriller, all polish and no substance, and on the other it is an exceptionally crafted dark and mysterious tale of sex, corruption and murder that oozes with atmosphere. One could make the case for either, and many critics have argued in favor of one side or the other. After a lot of…See More
Duke posted a blog postReaction: The Dark Knight Rises Trailer
So the trailer for 'The Dark Knight Rises' has been released and it still leaves me with a lot of questions but luckily equal amounts of excitement. My reaction to the new footage:What we already know is that it takes place 8 years after the end of 'The Dark Knight', in which Harvey Dent died and Batman was on the run from the police. But what…See More
Duke's blog post was featuredReaction: The Dark Knight Rises Prologue
After spending a good hour the other day trying, because the server had crashed, I was able to get free passes to see an early screening of 'The Dark Knight Rises' prologue. It was a part of their new viral marketing campaign, and although it meant driving to an IMAX theater just to see 6-7 minutes of a film that doesn't come out until next year, I had planned to see 'Shame' in Boston as a reason to be out and already in the area. Sadly due to my crappy GPS and traffic I missed 'Shame' and…See More
Duke posted a blog postReaction: The Dark Knight Rises Prologue
After spending a good hour the other day trying, because the server had crashed, I was able to get free passes to see an early screening of 'The Dark Knight Rises' prologue. It was a part of their new viral marketing campaign, and although it meant driving to an IMAX theater just to see 6-7 minutes of a film that doesn't come out until next year, I had planned to see 'Shame' in Boston as a reason to be out and already in the area. Sadly due to my crappy GPS and traffic I missed 'Shame' and…See More
Duke posted a discussionTyrannosaur Review
Very rarely does a film so bleak, so prone to trample over its characters until they might not come back up, manage to avoid the usual melodrama and clichés we have come to expect and instead stay an honest, unflinching and powerful glimpse of two individuals, one too hard and the other too soft for the world, just trying to make it through the day. Peter Mullan gives one of the year’s most destructive and powerful performances as Joseph, a widower who spends his time drinking, picking fights…See More
Duke posted a discussionHanna and Margin Call reviews.
“Hanna”, one of 2011’s most underrated films, is a visceral, energetic and smart thriller. One with a style, a sort of fantastical atmosphere, which saves it from the ordinary. It stars Saoirse Ronan as Hanna, a teenage girl who lives in the wild with her father, a former CIA agent who has been training Hanna to be a precise killer. His plan is to one day release her into the world on a mission to track down and kill a woman responsible for something in her past, the details of which are at…See More
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- Films: Wild Strawberries, The Seventh Seal, Le Samourai, 8 1/2, La Stada, La Dolce Vita, Lost in Translation, Amelie, Five Easy Pieces, Au Revoir Les Enfants, Wages of Fear, The Spirit of the Beehive, In The Mood for Love, Repulsion, The Thin Red Line, The Double Life of Veronique, The Passion of Joan of Arc, The Vanishing, Blue Velvet, Before Sunset, Amadeus, 12 Angry Men, Taxi Driver, The Great Dictator, Three Colors Trilogy, On The Waterfront, Aguirre: The Wrath of God, China Town, Citizen Kane, The Assassination of Jesse James, Spring Summer Fall Winter...and Spring, Pandora's Box, The New World, The Tree of Life, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days, Easy Rider, Revanche, Nights of Cabiria, Paris Texas, Bright Star, Dog Day Afternoon, Fanny and Alexander, Naked, The Deer Hunter, Pans Labyrinth, There Will Be Blood, Schindler's List, The Insider, Apocalypse Now, Manhattan, La Haine, Memories of Murder, The Conversation, Bicycle Thieves, Once, Beauty and the Beast (1946), The Apartment, Path of Glory, Days of Heaven, The Last Picture Show, Casablanca, Badlands, Gattaca, Rear Window, M, Rebel Without a Cause, Persona, Blade Runner, Smiles of a Summer Night, Through a Glass Darkly, The Magician, Adaptation, Memento, LA Confidential, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Network, To Kill a Mockingbird, Glengarry Glen Ross, Dr. Strangelove, The Dark Knight, Almost Famous, American Beauty, Good Will Hunting, Rachel Getting Married, Gangs of New York, No Country For Old Me, Three Kings, Goodfellas, AI Artificial Intelligence, Cries and Whispers, The Lives of Others, Trainspotting, The Hurt Locker, Black Swan, The Social Network, Blue Valentine, I Am Love, White Material, Carlos, Rabbit Hole, City Island, The Town, Inception, Animal Kingdom, Doogtooth, Four Lions, Defendor, (500) Days of Summer, Vincere, A Serious Man, The Big Lebowski, A Prophet, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Life Aquatic, 35 Shots of Rum, Fish Tank, Goodbye Solo, Happy Go Lucky, Another Year, Poetry, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Certified Copy, Midnight in Paris, Midnight Murder Mystery, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Attack the Block, Bridesmaids, Captain America: The First Avenger, Thor, District 13, X-Men United, The Phantom, Ghost Town, Dirty Pretty Things, The Bourne Trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, Magnolia, The Squid and the Whale, Junebug, Fight Club, Run Lola Run, Leon the Professional, The Constant Gardner, Children of Men, Hunger, Syriana, 25th Hour, Little Children, Michael Clayton, The Princess Bride, Heat, The Orphanage, Catch Me If You Can, The Lion King, The Royal Tenebaums, Star Trek, Whip It, Pulp Fiction, Dark City, Black Dynamite, Serenity, Minority Report, The General, As Good As it Gets, A Clockwork Orange, Munich, Rushmore, Batman Begins, Hellboy 1&2, In Bruges, Layer Cake, Wall-E, Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, The Producers, Groundhog Day, Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, In The Loop, The Shining, Scream 1-2-4, Signs, The Things, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Fall, American Werewolf in London, Hausu, Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Toxic Avenger, Danger Diabolik, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Chungking Express, The Cove, The American, Moon, Heavenly Creatures.
TV: Mad Men, The Wire, Firefly, Justified, Freaks and Geeks, Modern Family, Arrested Development, Chuck, Parks and Recreation, Pushing Daisies, Game of Thrones, Archer, Portlandia, Its Always Sunny, South Park, The Office, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Deadwood,Flight of the Conchords.
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- Crank 2, Gentlemen Broncos, Pathfinder, Ghost Rider, Elecktra, Cop Out.
- Favorite Actors or Actresses:
- Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, John Cazale, Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Marcello Mastroianni, George Clooney, Jack Lemmon, Daniel Day Lewis, Paul Newman, Ralph Fiennes.
Kate Winslet, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, Giulietta Masina, Audrey Tautou, Faye Dunaway, Rachel Weisz.
- Favorite Directors:
- Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, Terrence Malick, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Jean Pierre Melville, Kar Wai Wong, Werner Herzog, Roman Polanski, Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Wes Anderson, Sidney Lumet, Mike Leigh, Christopher Nolan, David Fincher, Stanley Kubrick
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Duke's Favorites From Film in 2011
So it is the last day of 2011, for some it might even already by 2012 (and by the time most read this it will be) and I decided to compile my lists of favorite films, performances, directors, etc. of the year. Please feel free to comment, good or bad, on any or all my picks but just remember they are MY picks.
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Worst Films:
1) “Hall Pass” (dir. Bobby and Peter Farrelly)
2) “Super” (dir. James…
ContinuePosted on December 31, 2011 at 11:00pm — 3 Comments
Reaction: The Dark Knight Rises Trailer
So the trailer for 'The Dark Knight Rises' has been released and it still leaves me with a lot of questions but luckily equal amounts of excitement. My reaction to the new footage:
- What we already know is that it takes place 8 years after the end of 'The Dark Knight', in which Harvey Dent died and Batman was on…
Posted on December 19, 2011 at 2:00pm
Reaction: The Dark Knight Rises Prologue
After spending a good hour the other day trying, because the server had crashed, I was able to get free passes to see an early screening of 'The Dark Knight Rises' prologue. It was a part of their new viral marketing campaign, and although it meant driving to an IMAX theater just to see 6-7 minutes of a film that doesn't come out until next year, I had planned to see 'Shame' in Boston as a reason to be out and already in the area. Sadly due to my crappy GPS and traffic I…
ContinuePosted on December 14, 2011 at 12:28am — 9 Comments
Beginners Review
I honestly cannot think of another film I have seen this year that I found as charming and heartfelt as ‘Beginners’ which stars Ewan McGregor as Oliver, a middle aged man who has just lost his father Hal to lung cancer. Oliver reveals to us, through narration, that after the death of his mother a few years back his father came out, having been gay throughout the 40 plus years of his marriage. Oliver’s life following his father’s passing is a lonely one that often leads to…
ContinuePosted on November 26, 2011 at 10:49pm
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