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Heat (Michael Mann, 1995)
Robert De Niro (Neil McCauley), Al Pacino (Vincent Hanna), Val Kilmer (Chris Shiherlis), Jon Voight (Nate), Tom Sizemore (Michael Cheritto). Screenplay by Michael Mann. Directed by Michael Mann. Rating: 15. Running time: 170 minutes. Heat may look like a generic cops and robbers vehicle, but the names attached should be sufficient for you to refrain […]
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Tags: al pacino, lapd, los angeles, michael mann, natalie portman, robert de niro, tom sizemore, val kilmer
More thoughts on Black Swan.
Little White Lies magazine has a cool little tradition of reviewing films first on the basis of initial reaction, and then in retrospect. If I had the time I’d adopt a similar policy on this blog, but as it is such special treatment will have to be distributed on the basis of a combination of […]
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Tags: black swan, darren aronofsky, david kronenberg, david lynch, natalie portman, stanley kubrick, the shining
Natalie Portman (Nina Sayers), Mila Kunis (Lily), Vincent Cassel (Thomas Leroy). Screenplay by Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz and John J. McLaughlin. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Rating: 15. Running time: 108 minutes. Black Swan is without a doubt up there with The Social Network, Biutiful and Inception as a worthy contender for the title of being […]
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Tags: biutiful, black swan, darren aronofsky, heroin, inception, jack torrance, mila kunis, natalie portman, swan lake, the shining, the social network, vincent cassel
Liam Neeson (Qui-Gon Jinn), Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi), Natalie Portman (Queen Amidala / Padmé), Jake Lloyd (Anakin Skywalker). Screenplay by George Lucas. Directed by George Lucas. Rating: U. Running time: 136 minutes. The Phantom Menace gives us Lucas in the modern era, and that means at least on one front he’s allowed to be at […]
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Tags: a new hope, anakin skywalker, cgi, coruscant, darth maul, ewan mcgregor, george lucas, gungans, jar jar binks, liam neeson, manhattan, naboo, natalie portman, obi wan kenobi, padme, queen amidala, qui gon jinn, return of the jedi, star wars, tatooine, the empire strikes back, the phantom menace, zen
Jude Law (Jeremy), Norah Jones (Elizabeth), David Strathaim (Arnie), Rachel Weisz (Sue Lynne), Natalie Portman (Leslie). Screenplay by Lawrence Block and Wong Kar-wai. Directed by Wong Kar-wai. Rating: 12. Running time: 95 minutes. So here we have a Wong Kar-wai film that is neither set in Hong Kong nor whose characters are Chinese. That’s quite […]
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Tags: chinese, english, hong kong, jude law, las vegas, my blueberry nights, natalie portman, norah jones, rachel weisz, soho, tennessee, wong kar wai
Paris, je t’aime (Various, 2006)
Steve Buscemi (Tourist), Juliette Binoche (Suzanne), Maggie Gyllenhaal (Liz), Natalie Portman (Francine), Bob Hoskins (Bob) et al. Screenplays by Gus Van Sant, Joel & Ethan Coen, Alfonso Cuarón et al. Directed by Gus Van Sant, Joel & Ethan Coen, Alfonso Cuarón et al. Rating: 15. Running time: 120 minutes. A strangely enjoyable compilation of around 15 […]
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Tags: alfonso Cuarón, bob hoskins, ethan coen, gus van sant, joel coen, natalie portman, paris, paris je t'aime, steve buscemi, the coen brothers, vignettes