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Review: Blu Ray Review – Empire of Passion
After yesterday’s sexual art house film, today we are lucky enough to have Oshima’s follow up, available on Blu Ray for the first time in UK, Empire of Passion tt0077132 TITLE – YEAR – DIRECTOR – Nagisa Ôshima CAST – WRITERS - Itoko Namura (novel), Nagisa Ôshima I approached this film with a little caution. After...
Review: Blu Ray Review – In The Realm of the Senses
For the first time here in the UK, the BBFC has passed an uncut version of this Japanese classic from Nagisa Oshima, In The Realm of the Senses tt0074102 TITLE – YEAR – DIRECTOR – Nagisa Oshima CAST – WRITERS – Nagisa Oshima This film is not for everyone. Even if the title...
Review: LFF Review – World Cinema – Natural Selection
Darwin’s theory of survival runs deeply through this new film from Robbie Pickering, Natural Selection tt1621426 TITLE – YEAR – DIRECTOR – CAST – WRITERS – As my opening film and introduction to my London Film Festival experience, Natural Selection is solid, enjoyable and rich with tone, oh and some of...
Review: LFF Review – French Revolutions – Americano
A French film about Love, Obsession, Grief and most importantly a soul-searching look at the sometimes tense relationships formed from broken marriages. tt1742023 TITLE – YEAR – DIRECTOR -Mathieu Demy CAST – Mathieu Demy, Geraldine Chaplin and Chiara Mastroianni WRITERS – Mathieu Demy, I am very close to my Mother. I can’t imagine for a minute living...
Review: DVD Review – This Boy’s Life
This classic film is getting its release on DVD, Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, This Boy’s Life tt0108330 TITLE – YEAR – DIRECTOR – Michael Caton-Jones CAST – WRITERS – Tobias Wolff I am not going to pretend I know much about Tobias Wolff, the writer that this film is based...
Review: DVD Review – Chalet Girl
After a week of big hitting cinema dramas and art house films, it was nice to let off some steam with the latest Brit Comedy to hit DVD, Chalet Girl tt1487118 TITLE – YEAR – DIRECTOR – CAST – WRITERS -Tom Williams Felicity Jones stars in the Phil Traill directed comedy, Chalet...
Weekend Round-Up, Sunshine review…
I feel this is pretty apt actually, I am still away on my holiday, in the SUNSHINE. Claire Packer has very kindly let me have her brilliantly written review of the film with the same name - Sunshine… OK, so it isn’t really about the same type of thing. I...
Review: Cinema Review – Warrior
The first in this weeks cinema reviews is the cage fighting, Warrior. tt1291584 TITLE – YEAR – DIRECTOR – CAST – WRITERS – Gavin O’Connor (screenplay), Anthony Tambakis Now I am going to be totally honest. I am not the greatest MMA fan. In fact it took my a little while to realise it...
Review: DVD Review – As If I’m Not There
A challenging film, As If I’m Not there will leave you thinking about it long after the credits have rolled. tt1456477 TITLE – YEAR – DIRECTOR – CAST – There are few films that I have seen lately that make you think as much as Juanita Wilson’s ‘As if I’m Not...
Review: DVD Review – Julia’s Eyes
Out this week is the latest Spanish Chiller from the producers of The Orphanage, Julia’s Eyes tt1512685 TITLE – YEAR – DIRECTOR – CAST – WRITERS – Guillem Morales, Oriol Paulo I have been looking forward to seeing this film for quite a while. From the team that brought us the brilliant and...
Review: Blu Ray Review – Blue Valentine
This review is part of the FRC’s Goslathon from the last weekend… Blue Valentine is a film I have wanted to see for a long time, yet was always scared of the ride. So as part of the Goslathon, I finally bit the bullet. tt1120985 TITLE – YEAR – DIRECTOR – CAST...
Review: Cinema Review – Crazy, Stupid, Love
The Last in this weeks cinema outings brings us to an early screening of Crazy, Stupid, Love. Here is our review.. tt1570728 TITLE – YEAR – DIRECTOR – CAST – WRITERS - Dan Fogelman Now as many of you who read this site regularly know, I am very happily married. I found, although...
Review: Cinema Review – A Lonely Place To Die
This week we have a few films to watch at the cinema, first up is the survival thriller, A Lonely Place To Die tt1422136 TITLE – YEAR – DIRECTOR – CAST – WRITERS – Julian Gilbey, Will Gilbey Now I am not one of those crazy EXTREME sports type of guys. The most...
Review: Cinema Review – Friends With Benefits
Last weeks Cinema outing was to a screening of the latest Romantic Comedy from Hollywood, Friends with Benefits… tt1632708 TITLE – YEAR – DIRECTOR – CAST – Mila Kunis, Justin Timberlake and Patricia Clarkson WRITERS – As we all know the secret to real life success in relationships is not the wild, the passionate, the...Weekend Round-Up – Cinema Paradiso Review
We are a day late but here is the Weekend Round-Up from this Bank Holiday Weekend with Cinema Paradiso and Down Terrace. This weekend was the last 3 day weekend in UK before Christmas. This pretty much is the signal for the end of Summer. The kids are back at school...
Review: Cinema Review – The Guard
This weeks cinema review is the low key but hilarious black comedy, The Guard tt1540133 TITLE – YEAR – DIRECTOR – CAST – WRITERS – Murder, Blackmail, Drugs and Prostitution. These are just a few of the elements from this very unconventional take on the buddy cop genre, it’s name? The...
