(Dir. Catherine Hardwicke Starring: Amander Seyfried, Max Irons, Shiloh Fernandez, Gary Oldman)
Jeremy Irons’s son is really good looking. God bless Jeremy Irons.
Let’s roll with that, shall we?
Wednesday 30 March 2011
Why I Liked... Hobo With A Shotgun (2011)
(Dir. Jason Eisener Starring: Rutger Hauer, Molly Dunsworth)
It was the most fun in a cinema I’ve had in a while.
Originally created as a trailer for the Grindhouse Double Feature by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, Hobo With A Shotgun, what with it’s incredibly revealing title, doesn’t hold back. It was as if we had been wooshed back to the 70’s and were at the cinema on a ho hum Monday night to watch decapitations, boobs, and hobos.
Which was fantastic.
It was the most fun in a cinema I’ve had in a while.
Originally created as a trailer for the Grindhouse Double Feature by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, Hobo With A Shotgun, what with it’s incredibly revealing title, doesn’t hold back. It was as if we had been wooshed back to the 70’s and were at the cinema on a ho hum Monday night to watch decapitations, boobs, and hobos.
Which was fantastic.
Friday 25 March 2011
Why I Liked... The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
(Dir. George Nolfi Starring: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt)
I love a man who can pull off a snappy fedora, throw it on the ground and make passionate love to me.
Fedoras are cool. I wear a fedora now.
I love a man who can pull off a snappy fedora
Fedoras are cool. I wear a fedora now.
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Why I Liked... Main Street (2010)
(Dir. John Doyle Starring: King Firth, Amber Tamblyn, Orlando Bloom, Patricia Clarkson, Ellen Burstyn)
Colin Firth, even in a Texan accent (though I have no way of telling how good it actually is), remains flawless.
Now, let’s get down to business, shall we? *cracks knuckles*
Colin Firth, even in a Texan accent (though I have no way of telling how good it actually is), remains flawless.
Now, let’s get down to business, shall we? *cracks knuckles*
Tuesday 15 March 2011
Why I Liked... Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (2010)
(Dir. Edgar Wright Starring: Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, Mary Elizabeth Winstead)
Pretty. Damn. Awesome.
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World is a comic I’ve never read, and after skimming volume one in a store in downtown Copenhagen, I don’t really have any real desire to do so either. Maybe if I gave it time I could grow to love and enjoy it, but it just isn’t really My Thing.
Pretty. Damn. Awesome.
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World is a comic I’ve never read, and after skimming volume one in a store in downtown Copenhagen, I don’t really have any real desire to do so either. Maybe if I gave it time I could grow to love and enjoy it, but it just isn’t really My Thing.
Thursday 10 March 2011
Why I Liked... Casanova's Big Night (1954)
(Dir: Norman Z. McLeod Starring: Bob Hope, Joan Fontaine, Audrey Dalton, Vincent Price)
Bob Hope is damned charming.
Playing as a tailor’s lowly apprentice, Pippo Popolino (Hope) dreams of the day when Francesca (Fontaine) will give him the light of day (solely reserved for Casanova, of course). That day comes much too soon however, when the actual Casanova (Price) decides to skip town to avoid paying his debts, trading in his expensive suits for a horse, and Pippo’s help in his escape.
Bob Hope is damned charming.
Playing as a tailor’s lowly apprentice, Pippo Popolino (Hope) dreams of the day when Francesca (Fontaine) will give him the light of day (solely reserved for Casanova, of course). That day comes much too soon however, when the actual Casanova (Price) decides to skip town to avoid paying his debts, trading in his expensive suits for a horse, and Pippo’s help in his escape.
Saturday 5 March 2011
Why I Liked... Truly, Madly, Deeply (1990)
(Dir. Anthony Minghella Starring: Juliet Stevenson, Alan Rickman)
Juliet Stevenson and Alan Rickman are magical, magical beings.
Minghella wrote the script with Stevenson in mind, and it shows, because she just glows...
Juliet Stevenson and Alan Rickman are magical, magical beings.
Minghella wrote the script with Stevenson in mind, and it shows, because she just glows...
Tuesday 1 March 2011
Why I Liked... The King And I (1956)
(Dir. Walter Lang Starring: Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner)
The sets and dancing numbers were exquisite.
That said, I couldn’t help but feel entirely offended the entire time watching this. Not one of the leads were actually from Asian descent-most of them were from Mexico, and the titular King (Brynner) was from Russia. I know it’s all about context, but even when I transport myself back to 1956 to watch this film, I can’t help but bring a little bit of 2011 back with me.
The sets and dancing numbers were exquisite.
That said, I couldn’t help but feel entirely offended the entire time watching this. Not one of the leads were actually from Asian descent-most of them were from Mexico, and the titular King (Brynner) was from Russia. I know it’s all about context, but even when I transport myself back to 1956 to watch this film, I can’t help but bring a little bit of 2011 back with me.
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