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THE BURFORD TOP 10: THE WORST FILM ACCENTS EVER

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

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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OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (Sam Raimi, 2013)

  Starring: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz You may like this if you like: Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (Andrew Adamson, 2012), The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939), Alice in Wonderland (Tim Burton, 2010) Small time circus magician … Continue reading

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BURFORD BACK IN TIME: OVER THE TOP (Menahem Golan, 1987)

  Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Robert Loggia, Susan Blakely You may like this if you like: Rocky IV (Sylvester Stallone, 1985), The Karate Kid (John G. Avildson, 1984), Top Gun (Tony Scott, 1986) The excellently named Lincoln Hawk (Stallone, of course) … Continue reading

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BLOOD (Nick Murphy, 2012)

  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: BLOOD CREEK (Joel Schumacher, 2009)

Starring: Henry Cavill, Dominic Purcell, Michael Fassbender You may like this if you liked: Outpost (Steve Barker, 2007), Dead Snow (Tommy Wirkola, 2009), Devils of War (Eli Dorsey, 2013) Originally made in 2009, but shelved and then released here straight … Continue reading

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

  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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BEHIND THE CANDELABRA (Steven Soderbergh, 2013)

Starring: Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Rob Lowe You may like this if you liked: Milk (Gus Van Sant, 2008), Kinsey (Bill Condon, 2004), Wilde (Brian Gilbert, 1997) Based on an autobiographical novel, Behind the Candelabra tells the story of the … Continue reading

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NEIGHBOURING SOUNDS (Kleber Mendonça Filho, 2012)

  Starring: Irma Brown, Sebastião Formiga, Gustavo Jahn You may like this if you liked: Home (Muzaffer Özdemir, 2011), Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2011), Elena (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2011) Neighbouring Sounds tells the intertwining lives and … Continue reading

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ROBOT & FRANK (Jake Schreier, 2012)

  Starring: Frank Langella, Liv Tyler, Peter Sarsgaard You may like this if you liked: Song for Marion (Paul Andrew Williams, 2012), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (John Madden, 2011), The Guilt Trip (Anne Fletcher, 2012) Set in the near … Continue reading

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