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Sucker Punch (2011)

You will be unprepared.

Filmmaker(s): Zack Snyder

A young girl, institutionalised by her abusive stepfather, retreats to an alternative reality as a coping strategy and envisions a plan to help her escape.

16 Feb Sucker Punch (2011)

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Intersection as the Razor to the Eye By now you will know that this is a box office flop, presumably because it caters to a demographic that gets easily confused, and the more engaged watchers can’t muddle through. I will say that I admire the overall structure....

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127 Hours (2010)

There is no force more powerful than the will to live.

Filmmaker(s): Danny Boyle

Adventure

Drama

Thriller

The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.

16 Feb 127 Hours (2010)

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The Hand Left in the Thing There are so many filmmakers out there that I am still approaching many films the way they were intended to be approached: as self-contained works of art (or craft). But there are some filmmakers I know well enough to trust...

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The Brothers Bloom (2008)

They'd never let the truth come between them.

Filmmaker(s): Rian Johnson

The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job – showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world.

16 Feb The Brothers Bloom (2008)

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Yes I say, Yes Yes (No) The structure here selects one of the few models we have for dramatizing inner complexities. The grand problem is that people are fascinating, but we need a narrative skeleton to ‘see‘ into them. One choice is to take a standard...

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The Secret Life of Words (2005)

Filmmaker(s): Isabel Coixet

Romance

Drama

A touching story of a deaf girl who is sent to an oil rig to take care of a man who has been blinded in a terrible accident. The girl has a special ability to communicate with the men on board and especially with her patient as they share intimate moments together that will change their lives forever.

16 Feb The Secret Life of Words (2005)

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Blind Spots, Clarity This is what Cassavedes thinks of as simple and direct theatre, a pipeline to emotions. The idea is to simplify, presumably to purify. We have a remote oil rig with two full characters and a handful of surrounding beings. Our man (played by Tim...

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French and Saunders: (1990)

16 Feb French and Saunders: (1990)

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Asher to Ashes I came to this quite by accident. I was looking for recent appearances by Jane Asher on a compilation ‘Gentlemen Prefer French and Saunders.‘ There is a bit, it turns out, at the end of the ‘bonus‘ collection on the DVD taken from...

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The Passenger (1975)

I used to be somebody else...but I traded him in.

Filmmaker(s): Michelangelo Antonioni

Drama

Thriller

Mystery

David Locke is a world-weary American journalist who has been sent to cover a conflict in northern Africa, but he makes little progress with the story. When he discovers the body of a stranger who looks similar to him, Locke assumes the dead man's identity. However, he soon finds out that the man was an arms dealer, leading Locke into dangerous situations. Aided by a beautiful woman, Locke attempts to avoid both the police and criminals out to get him.

16 Feb The Passenger (1975)

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Dying Authentically, Inside Out I watched this again because of the recent loss of Maria Schneider. She was at times important to some influential film experiences by actively supporting passivity, and thus was a sort of transition archetype. And it reminded me once again of the...

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Central Park Joker (2011)

16 Feb Central Park Joker (2011)

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The Slipperiness of Beginnings I‘m pretty steeped in long form, why it works and how to increase effect. There is the assumption in long form, that you can contain some structure that by itself matters, and in doing so fits into the larger narratives that surround...

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Source Code (2011)

Make every second count.

Filmmaker(s): Duncan Jones

Thriller

Science Fiction

Mystery

When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train.

16 Feb Source Code (2011)

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Time and Times and Half Time An unfortunate rule in science fiction is that you have to explain the world. Thus, you have to maintain three story lines. One is the story that you give the viewers to get them from where they are to where...

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I Am Number Four (2011)

There were nine of us. Three are dead...

Filmmaker(s): D. J. Caruso

A teenage fugitive with an incredible secret races to stay one step ahead of the mysterious forces seeking destroy him in this sci-fi action thriller. With three dead and one on the run, the race to find the elusive Number Four begins. Outwardly normal teen John Smith never gets too comfortable in the same identity, and along with his guardian, Henri, he is constantly moving from town to town. With each passing day, John gains a stronger grasp on his extraordinary new powers, and his bond to the beings that share his fantastic fate grows stronger.

16 Feb I Am Number Four (2011)

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The Bad Guys I suppose we will have to endure a succession of movies which feature adults pretending to be high school kids. There will be the girl next door falling in forever-love with a supernatural guy, who is threatened. There is not much here to even...

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Me and Orson Welles (2008)

All's Fair in love and Theater.

Filmmaker(s): Richard Linklater

Drama

History

New York, 1937. A teenager hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant.

16 Feb Me and Orson Welles (2008)

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F is for Fake Okay, start with one of the most interesting and influential characters in film. Make a film that has him in it. Take one of the most interesting and theatrical productions in theatre, present it is as film and make the same film...

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