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December 21

Preview of This is The End – Just cause i’m a James Franco fan… oh and the end of the world thingy…

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A little treat for those of you who don’t mind adult themes. The Mayans have predicted the world will end today. In preparation for the end of the world, stars Seth Rogen and James Franco have recorded a special introduction to the first clip from their new film THIS IS THE END. The comedy This […]

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December 12

Martha – Fassbinder takes us to the darkest place. (Film Review)

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The 720 degree shot shown above becomes a favorite of Fassinders after Martha, and he will go on to use it many times, particularly in Berlin Alexanderplatz. It left me breathless when I first saw it, right at the start of this long film. These are two people who do not know each other, but will become terrifyingly important […]

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December 06

Magnolia – Falling frogs and coincidence, Paul Thomas Anderson Style. (Film Review)

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After being so impressed with Paul Thoms Anderson’s film The Master, I decided to plonk myself down in front of his previous works. I already reviewed Punch Drunk Love, which I enjoyed a great deal.  The next film for me in the list was Magnolia. Magnolia is a complex film packed with symbolism and imagery that for a freudian […]

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December 03

Into the Mirror – Shelly Wall makes us look deeper into what appears to be there. (Theatre Review)

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“I hate it. I hate that mirror; it has tormented me since childhood.  Each night I would kneel before it and pray. Do you know what its like to be haunted by an image you know is there, you can feel it, but you can’t see it? I would stand in front of the mirror […]

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December 03

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul – Older Woman Younger Man Fassbinder style (Film Review)

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Since the dawn of time older chicks and younger dudes have been gettin’ it on, but it’s remained a societal taboo despite its ubiquity. There’s definitely something about it that offends us –  misogynistic mythology will be at the heart of the offence and there are probably countless decent books on the subject. However, film […]

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November 30

Skyfall – how to do Bond for over 50 years (film review)

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So what is it about James Bond? It’s difficult to ignore the stats. We’ve been in love with this misogynistic ‘blunt instrument’ for fifty years now. That beats any spotty teen wizard or teen vampire, any re-birthing of a Bourne, and any Batman, Superman, Spiderman style film and remake you can name. As if it’s […]

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November 17

American Mary – The Soska Twins take on Bod.Mod. (film review)

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I’m not really a horror buff, but I’ll watch one when its good. A great horror film was Franju’s Eyes without a Face, the story of a surgeon gone mad in his attempts to restore his daughters disfigured face by stealing the faces of young women he murders. The surgeon gone mad theme has became a frequent and strong […]

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November 10

That Overt Desire of Object – Leandre and Greenlief produce sound as longing.

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In the cover of That Overt Desire of Object, Phillip Greenlief explains conversations between him and collaborator Joelle Leandre often turn to the subject of greed and the way it impacts the world and the “malaise” it causes. (his words) This is the general feeling of unease or “feeling out of sorts” that greed and […]

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Lawless: Nick Cave and American violence.

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I wrote an article at the start of this blog entitled: Why I love Miller and hate Hemingway, or how I pick and choose my misogynists, and I confess it’s in the spirit of what I talked about there that I have to enter this review of Lawless. I’m not 100% sure why I love […]

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The American Soldier – Fassbinder does Godard

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It can be difficult with Fassbinder films over and over again. I’ve said on this blog in the past that he is one of my favourite directors and yet I can only take him in certain doses. If I were locked on an island with nothing but a screen and Godard films I’d think I’d […]

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