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Tag Archives: drama
THE IMPOSSIBLE (Juan Antonio Bayona, 2012)
Starring: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland You may like this if you liked: World Trade Center (Oliver Stone, 2006), The Day After Tomorrow (Roland Emmerich, 2004), Perfect Sense (David Mackenzie, 2011) Based on a true story, The Impossible tells … Continue reading
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Tagged drama, entertainment, film, film review, hollywood, movie review
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THE HEIST (Peter Hewitt, 2009)
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Christopher Walken, William H. Macy You may like this if you liked: Tower Heist (Brett Ratner, 2011), Welcome to Collinwood (Anthony and Joe Russo, 2002), Bottle Rocket (Wes Anderson, 1996) Or The Maiden Heist as it was … Continue reading
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Tagged christopher walken, comedy, drama, entertainment, film, film review, hollywood, morgan freeman, movie review
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IN THE HOUSE (François Ozon, 2012)
Starring: Fabrice Luchini, Ernst Umhauer, Kristin Scott Thomas You may like this if you liked: Swimming Pool (François Ozon, 2003), Stranger Than Fiction (Zach Helm, 2006), Ruby Sparks (Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, 2012) Germain (Luchini) is a literature teacher … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, drama, entertainment, film, film review, foreign films, french cinema, french film, movie review, world cinema
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CHAINED (Jennifer Chambers Lynch, 2012)
Starring: Vincent D’Onofrio, Eamon Farren, Evan Bird You may like this if you liked: Michael (Markus Schleinzer, 2011), The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme, 1991), Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (John McNaughton, 1986) After a trip to the … Continue reading
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THE GRIND (Rishi Opel, 2012)
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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Tagged british cinema, british film, crap, drama, entertainment, film, film review, gangster film, movie review
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A LIAR’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY: THE UNTRUE STORY OF MONTY PYTHON’S GRAHAM CHAPMAN (Bill Jones et al, 2012)
Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin You may like this if you liked: The Meaning of Life (Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam, 1983), Yellow Submarine (George Dunning, 1968), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, … Continue reading
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Tagged british cinema, british film, comedy, drama, entertainment, film, film review, graham chapman, monty python, movie review
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I, ANNA (Barnaby Southcombe, 2012)
Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Gabriel Byrne, Hayley Atwell You may like this if you liked: Shadow Dancer (James Marsh, 2012), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Tomas Alfredson, 2011), any moody British TV crime drama D.C.I. Bernie Reid (Byrne) is a middle aged … Continue reading
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Tagged british cinema, british film, charlotte rampling, drama, entertainment, film review, movie review
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STOKER (Chan-wook Park, 2013)
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Mathew Goode You may like this if you liked: The Skin I Live In (Pedro Almodóvar, 2011), Wild at Heart (David Lynch, 1990), American Psycho (Mary Harron, 2000) India Stoker (Wasikowska) is an 18 year … Continue reading
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Tagged drama, entertainment, film, film review, hollywood, mathew goode, movie review
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SIDE EFFECTS (Steven Soderbergh, 2013)
Starring: Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Catherine Zeta- Jones You may like this if you liked: Contagion (Steven Soderbergh, 2011), The Ghost (Roman Polanski, 2010), Unknown (Juame Collet-Serra, 2011) Emily (Mara) and her husband Martin (Channing Tatum) lived a happily married … Continue reading
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Tagged drama, entertainment, film, film review, hollywood, movie review, steven soderbergh
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HOLY MOTORS (Leos Carax, 2012)
Starring: Denis Lavant, Edith Scob, Eva Mendez You may like this if you liked: Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman, 2008), Lost Highway (David Lynch, 1997), O Lucky Man (Lindsay Anderson, 1973) So, we need a plot synopsis. Wish me luck! … Continue reading
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Tagged crap, drama, entertainment, film, film review, foreign films, french film, movie review, world cinema
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