December 2010
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BEST FILMS OF 2010
It’s now my turn to compile a selection of 2010’s best films, in my opinion of course, feel free to like or criticise my choices -
1. Inception
2. Winter’s Bone
3. The Town
4. Monsters
5. Secrets in their eyes
6. Buried
7. Catfish
8. Kick Ass
9. Adoration
10. Shutter Island
‘Biutiful’ would’ve got the number 1 spot, but it strictly hasn’t...
Review: Of Gods and Men
This year’s Cannes Jury Grand Prix winner, Of Gods and Men, illustrates the real life happenings of a group of French Cistercian monks caught up in a civil war in Algeria precipitated by Islamic fundamentalists in the mid 90s. They find themselves in a moral dilemma; whether to flee to safety or fulfil their purpose and serve and support the local community. What results is a lyrical and delicate...
Javier Bardem on shooting ‘Biutiful’ - due for release in January 2011…be excited
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TOP TEN OF 2010
a week or so ago, lev posted his top ten movies of the year. here’s an alternate look at the year’s best. Overall it was a far weaker year than 2009 for me, and only the top 4 on this list would really have a chance if they came out in 2009. me and lev share five of the same films in our lists (inception, buried, the social network, the town and enter the void) and I am sure Ben, the...
Review: Catfish
A companion piece to David Fincher’s The Social Network that was released a couple of months previously, Catfish tells the story of Nev, a New York photographer who becomes involved with a woman over Facebook to the extent that they effectively become a cyber couple, indulging in what can only be described as text sex. Slowly but surely, as the well worn maxim goes, things don’t appear to...
Tron Legacy
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Trained architect Joseph Kosinski makes his Directorial debut with one of this year’s most highly anticipated films, (you realise the scale of the hype once action figures start being released before the release of the film). When ‘Tron’ came out in ‘82, the critical reception was mixed, but over time Steven...
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REVIEW: SOMEWHERE
Sofia Coppola is becoming may be becoming too recognizable as a director. Somewhere is certainly no major departure from Lost in Translation or Marie Antoinette. The core themes and characters remain the same; the feelings of displacement and isolation among the young, the rich and the beautiful. Admirers of Coppola’s films to date may well see Somewhere as the peak of her career. Stephen...
top ten
Here are my obligatory top ten films of the year:
n.b. this list excludes films such as Winter’s Bone, Monsters, Green Zone, Four Lions and Let Me In that I never got round to watching.
Monsters
Don’t be put off by the title, Gareth Edwards’s ‘Monsters’ has a lot more to offer than fellow recently released sci-fi flicks such as ‘Skyline’, and at a considerably smaller budget. Filming with a team of seven across Central America and Texas, using mostly non-actors other than the two leads, the relatively unknown actors Scoot McNairy & Whitney Able,...
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