Tag Archives: Kim Basinger

News Muse – We love you, Rita Hayworth!

For a moment I considered giving this blog the title ‘We love you, Gordon Brown!’. It was a very brief moment. A headline is supposed to draw the reader in, make them curious about what you’ve written, not instantly take … Continue reading

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Out on DVD | The Burning Plain

Best known for his screenplays for his compatriot Alejandro González Iñárritu. Mexican screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga makes his directorial debut with this characteristically elliptical mystery drama. If you’ve seen Amores Perros, 21 Grams or Babel, the films he wrote for Iñárritu, … Continue reading

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L.A. Confidential | Competition Winners

Our competition to win a copy of the two-disc special edition of Curtis Hanson’s period crime thriller L.A. Confidential is now closed. Well done to all our entrants – everyone answered correctly that Kim Basinger was the member of the … Continue reading

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The Best view | The Burning Plain – Is Guillermo Arriaga’s fragmented drama less than the sum of its parts?

“A story should have a beginning, a middle and an end… but not necessarily in that order.” Jean-Luc Godard’s famous, teasing pronouncement doesn’t go far enough when you’re dealing with Guillermo Arriaga. The Mexican screenwriter appears to throw the building … Continue reading

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Win a copy of L.A. Confidential on DVD

This competition has now closed.  Curtis Hanson’s period crime thriller L.A. Confidential is over a decade old, but with its release on DVD and Blu-ray as a two-disc special edition the 1997 movie remains as gripping as ever. Based on … Continue reading

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