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THE BURFORD TOP 10: THE WORST FILM ACCENTS EVER

Posted on June 13, 2013 by MoodyB

Mad, bad or just completely outrageous. This is my personal top 10 of the worst accents I have ever seen in films. Hollywood has a tendency for scoring own goals when producing films set overseas and prefers to cast a … Continue reading →

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THE BURFORD TOP 10: GUILTY PLEASURES AKA THE FILMS I LOVE TO HATE

Posted on June 12, 2013 by MoodyB

These are films that have gaping plot holes, Pierce Brosnan attempting to sing, illogical endings, terrible acting and dialogue, Pierce Brosnan attempting to sing, and sometimes not even a particularly good story but yet still we cannot help but love … Continue reading →

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BLOOD (Nick Murphy, 2012)

Posted on June 11, 2013 by MoodyB

  Starring: Paul Bettany, Mark Strong, Stephen Graham You may like this if you liked: Insomnia (Christopher Nolan, 2002), Mystic River (Clint Eastwood, 2003), Shadow Dancer (James Marsh, 2012) Joe and Chrissie Fairburn (Bettany and Graham) are two police detectives … Continue reading →

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BURFORD BACK IN TIME: THE MOUSE THAT ROARED (Jack Arnold, 1959)

Posted on June 10, 2013 by MoodyB

  Starring: Peter Sellers, Jean Seberg, William Hartnell You may like this if you liked: Dr. Strangelove (Stanley Kubrick, 1964) Murder By Death (Robert Moore, 1976) Passport to Pimlico (Henry Cornelius, 1949) The Duchy of Grand Fenwick, situated in deepest … Continue reading →

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THE LIABILITY (Craig Viveiros, 2012)

Posted on June 8, 2013 by MoodyB

  Starring: Tim Roth, Jack O’Connell, Talulah Rilay You may like this if you like: Blitz (Elliot Lester, 2011), The Hit (Stephen Fears, 1984), Down Terrace (Ben Wheatley, 2009) 19 year old Adam (O’Connell) is a tearaway teen that tries … Continue reading →

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I GIVE IT A YEAR (Dan Mazer, 2013)

Posted on June 8, 2013 by MoodyB

  Starring: Rafe Spall, Rose Byrne, Stephen Merchant You may like this if you like: Going the Distance (Nanette Burstein, 2010), Knocked Up (Judd Apatow, 2007), Crazy, Stupid, Love. (Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, 2011) When Josh (Spall) and Nat … Continue reading →

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EVERYDAY (Michael Winterbottom, 2012)

Posted on June 5, 2013 by MoodyB

Starring: John Simm, Shirley Henderson, Shaun Kirk You may like this if you liked: Wonderland (Michael Winterbottom, 1999), The Dreamlife of Angels (Erick Zonka, 1998), Amour (Michael Haneke, 2012) Shot a few weeks at a time over the course of … Continue reading →

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GOOD VIBRATIONS (Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn, 2012)

Posted on June 2, 2013 by MoodyB

Starring: Richard Dormer, Liam Cunningham, Jodie Whittaker You may like this if you liked: Searching for Sugar Man (Malik Bendjelloul, 2012), 24 Hour Party People (Michael Winterbottom, 2002), Human Traffic (Justin Kerrigan, 1999) Good Vibrations chronicles the life of Terri … Continue reading →

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THE BURFORD TOP 10: THE TOP TEN SCENES WHERE EVEN GROWN MEN ARE ALLOWED TO CRY

Posted on May 20, 2013 by MoodyB

We all like a good cry from time to time and we all cry at certain films, which is one of the many reasons why we love them so much. We all cry at different films as they have different … Continue reading →

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THE GRIND (Rishi Opel, 2012)

Posted on May 13, 2013 by MoodyB

Starring: Jamie Foreman, Danny John-Jules, Zoë Tapper You may like this if you liked: Baseline (Brendon O’Loughlin, 2010), Jack Said (Lee Basannavar and Michael Tchoubouroff, 2009), Dead Man Running (Alex De Rakoff, 2009) Spoiler Alert: Any plot synopsis I write … Continue reading →

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