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Out on DVD | Hunger

Posted on 23 February 2009 by Jason Best

While Sean Penn and Mickey Rourke’s stellar performances in Milk and The Wrestler have (rightly) been attracting a great deal of fuss, one great acting performance from last year has been overlooked by the major awards – Michael Fassbender’s portrayal … Continue reading →

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The Best view | Harrowing film portrait of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands – Hunger

Posted on 31 October 2008 by Jason Best

Artist Steve McQueen (no relation to the screen legend) ventures out of the art gallery and into the cinema with Hunger, a controversial movie about IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands that’s been praised to the heights and damned to the … Continue reading →

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