Extract (Judge) - 8/10
You gotta love watching people's lives fall to ruins, especially when horse tranquilizers are involved.
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I´ve seen two recommendable german movies in the context of a weekly german film festival.
1) Hilde (2009) By Kai Wessel A biography of Hildegard Knef, one of Germany's biggest post-war stars 8/10
2) A Year in Winter (2008) by Caroline Link. An intense film with great performances. 8/10
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I´ve seen two recommendable german movies in the context of a weekly german film festival.
1) Hilde (2009) By Kai Wessel A biography of Hildegard Knef, one of Germany's biggest post-war stars 8/10
2) A Year in Winter (2008) by Caroline Link. An intense film with great performances. 8/10
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The Pumpkin Eater (1964) Jack Clayton 6/10
I watched this for the first time in years in preparation for the vote in the 1964 Best Actress poll.
Harold Pinter's minimalist screenplay and Clayton's lethargic direction make it difficult to follow unless you completely concentrate but the acting is impeccable, especially Anne Bancroft whose portrayal of a thrice married mother of seven undergoing a nervous breakdown is a lot better than I remembered it.
I watched this for the first time in years in preparation for the vote in the 1964 Best Actress poll.
Harold Pinter's minimalist screenplay and Clayton's lethargic direction make it difficult to follow unless you completely concentrate but the acting is impeccable, especially Anne Bancroft whose portrayal of a thrice married mother of seven undergoing a nervous breakdown is a lot better than I remembered it.
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) Tony Scott 3/10
The Soloist (2009) Joe Wright 4/10
Ano Una (2007) Jonas Cuaron 4/10
Man in the Chair (2007) Michael Seroeder 4/10
Grey Gardens (2009) Michael Sucsy 6/10
The Fall (2006) Tarsem 4/10
Che: Part One (2008) Steven Soderbergh 4/10
The Soloist (2009) Joe Wright 4/10
Ano Una (2007) Jonas Cuaron 4/10
Man in the Chair (2007) Michael Seroeder 4/10
Grey Gardens (2009) Michael Sucsy 6/10
The Fall (2006) Tarsem 4/10
Che: Part One (2008) Steven Soderbergh 4/10
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A Song of Innocence (2005) Antoine Santana 5/10
Soldier in the Rain (1963) Ralph Nelson 4/10
If You Could Only Cook (1935) William Seiter 6/10
Ponyo (2008) Hayao Miyazaki 4/10
Soldier in the Rain (1963) Ralph Nelson 4/10
If You Could Only Cook (1935) William Seiter 6/10
Ponyo (2008) Hayao Miyazaki 4/10
"I want cement covering every blade of grass in this nation! Don't we taxpayers have a voice anymore?" Peggy Gravel (Mink Stole) in John Waters' Desperate Living (1977)
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Fighting - 4/10
It's about... well... fighting. So we have our premise. That being said, there's not much fighting, and the fights that do happen aren't much of anything. Channing Tatum keeps getting work (his best role was in Recognizing Your Saints) and Terrence Howard, along with the rest of the cast, don't accomplish much of anything in terms of convincing acting. There was little-to-no chemistry in the love story but they build it up like it's important to plot and character development, though it's not. So I began making parody trailers in my head for fun.
"This time... he's Fighting for love."
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It's about... well... fighting. So we have our premise. That being said, there's not much fighting, and the fights that do happen aren't much of anything. Channing Tatum keeps getting work (his best role was in Recognizing Your Saints) and Terrence Howard, along with the rest of the cast, don't accomplish much of anything in terms of convincing acting. There was little-to-no chemistry in the love story but they build it up like it's important to plot and character development, though it's not. So I began making parody trailers in my head for fun.
"This time... he's Fighting for love."
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"It's the least most of us can do, but less of us will do more."
Limbo (1999; John Sayles) 7/10
Starts out as a terrific study of various people in a small Alaska town and a subtle criticism of commercialism...then takes a major turn in the second half, becoming a completely different, and less satisfying, film.
Starts out as a terrific study of various people in a small Alaska town and a subtle criticism of commercialism...then takes a major turn in the second half, becoming a completely different, and less satisfying, film.
"...it is the weak who are cruel, and...gentleness is only to be expected from the strong." - Leo Reston
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster
"Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable." - Jodie Foster