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Film review | The Last Stand – Arnie swaps ballots for bullets as guv’nor of this kick-ass thriller
Arnold Schwarzenegger is back in his first starring role since serving two terms as Governor of California and, as the bullets and one-liners start flying in action thriller The Last Stand, it’s almost as if he’s never been away. He’s … Continue reading
DVD review | Priest – Paul Bettany’s holy warrior crosses the vampire horde
Playing clerical killers is becoming a habit for Paul Bettany. In The Da Vinci Code he was a murderous albino monk, but post-apocalyptic fantasy thriller Priest finds him on the side of good as a warrior priest fighting off vampire … Continue reading
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Tagged da vinci code, john wayne, Maggie Q, Paul Bettany, Priest, Searchers
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DVD review | Meek’s Cutoff – “A woman’s gotta do…” Michelle Williams & co hit the Oregon trail
Michelle Williams, Zoe Kazan and Shirley Henderson remind us that cowboys didn’t have the Wild West entirely to themselves with Meek’s Cutoff, a rare Western with a female slant. They play a trio of doughty pioneer women whose mettle is … Continue reading
DVD review | Miracle at St Anna
Spike Lee‘s ambitious but flawed war movie Miracle at St Anna seeks to put right a longstanding injustice – Hollywood’s neglect of the African-American contribution to World War Two. As an ageing black veteran says while watching John Wayne’s D-Day … Continue reading
DVD review | True Grit
Jeff Bridges steps into John Wayne’s oversize boots to play the larger-than-life role of whiskey-soaked, one-eyed marshal Rooster Cogburn in the Coen Brothers’ splendid Western remake True Grit. He’s the ornery lawman who’s hired by a precocious 14-year-old frontier girl … Continue reading
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Tagged Coen Brothers, Hailee Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges, john wayne, Matt Damon, Trie Grit
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True Grit – The Dude fills the Duke’s boots for straight-shooting Coens
Jeff Bridges steps into John Wayne’s oversize boots to play the larger-than-life role of whiskey-soaked, one-eyed marshal Rooster Cogburn in the Coen Brothers’ Western True Grit. Rapturously received in the US by critics and public alike, the Coens’ film sticks … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Dominik, Assassination of Jesse James, Charles Portis, Clint Eastwood, Coen Brothers, Hailee Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges, john wayne, Josh Brolin, kevin costner, Matt Damon, Open Range, Rooster Cogburn, true grit, Unforgiven, Western
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How to win an Oscar – some simple rules
You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Regardless of how you might take Kate Winslet’s risqué tips on bagging that Academy Award, there are some simple rules to securing an Oscar. Let’s look at the … Continue reading
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