Archive for: November, 2010

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest

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THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST MOMENTUM RELEASED 26 November 2010 I can’t think of a modern-day equivalent of Noomi Rapace’s Lisbeth Salander character who has been able to so completely dominate an entire trilogy of films. Anthony Hopkins’ portrayal of Hannibal Lecter springs to mind, but even for him, ‘Red Dragon’ was probably [...]

Uncle Boonmee who can Recall His Past Lives

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UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES NEW WAVE FILMS RELEASED 19 November 2010 The most unexpected and rapturously received Cannes Palme d’Or winner ever (I’m quoting, I wasn’t there. I think I should have been. Please do petition the editor to send me to the south of France for two weeks in May [...]

Let Me In

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LET ME IN ICON RELEASED 5 November 2010 What’s the point of a remake? Remakes can fail in any number of ways. Why not mess around with a movie’s themes and scenes so much that the film becomes unrecognisable? How about taking on a classic performance (how could Vince Vaughan ever come close to Anthony [...]

Secret Cinema presents One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (November 2010)

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Secret Cinema 14 – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, November 2010 Tweet This Post

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