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Tag Archives: Paris
DVD review | The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
Gallic auteur Luc Besson, best known for slick contemporary thrillers Nikita and Léon, turns his hand to a rollicking period adventure based on a series of comic books by French author Jacques Tardi and set (mostly) in a stylishly recreated … Continue reading
Moulin Rouge – Baz Luhrmann pulls back the red curtain for a final flourish
Baz Luhrmann had already pulled off a pair of unlikely feats with the first two films in his Red Curtain trilogy. Who would have thought a fairytale romance set in the world of ballroom dancing and a recklessly anachronistic Shakespeare … Continue reading
Posted in DVD Releases, Reviews, The Best View
Tagged Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Craig Pearce, Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend, Don McAlpine, Ewan McGregor, Material Girl, Moulin Rouge, Nicole Kidman, Paris, Roxanne, Sad Diamonds, Satine, Strictly Ballroom, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
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At the Cinema | From Paris With Love – John Travolta & Jonathan Rhys Meyers shoot up the French capital
Luc Besson protégé Pierre Morel, maker of District 13 and Taken, has teamed up again with his mentor to make slam-bam action movie From Paris With Love. The filmmakers are French and the story takes place in Paris, but the … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Releases, Reviews, The Best View
Tagged District 13, From Paris With Love, John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Luc Besson, Paris, pierre morel, Taken
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Catch Wim Wenders at London’s Barbican
Director Wim Wenders emerged as a major filmmaker during the New German Cinema movement of the 1970s and, for the past four decades, has made some of the most profound works of all time. Throughout his career, themes of alienation … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Releases, Pete's Peek
Tagged Bruno Ganz, Harry Dean Stanton, Lisbon Story, Paris, texas, Wim Wenders, Wings of Desire
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The Best view | Julie & Julia – Savouring the joy of Streep and the tastes of France
First, some advice: don’t go and see Nora Ephron’s delicious comedy Julie & Julia on an empty stomach. Inspired by the lives of two celebrated American foodies, her movie is one long feast of cooking and eating. Unless you’re a … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Releases, The Best View
Tagged Amy Adams, cooking, Cordon Bleu, Julia Child, julie & julia, Julie Powell, Meryl Streep, New York, Nora Ephron, Paris, stanley tucci
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News Hound | 9 September 2009
Movie Talk sniffs around the back alleys of the internet to bring you the latest showbiz news – because we love to play fetch… Kim Cattrall has accidentally leaked some Sex and the City 2 plot secrets. SPOILER WARNING! Sally … Continue reading
Couch Potato Pickings | Amelie
I often laugh at Americans for believing that Britain is the country of Four Weddings and a Funeral, The Holiday and Bridget Jones (hell, they must get a shock when they visit), but I have no right to mock, because when I … Continue reading
Posted in Couch Potato, Films on TV
Tagged Amélie, Audrey Tautou, Bridget Jones, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Mathieu Kassovitz, Montmartre, Paris, The Holiday
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At the Cinema | The Class
This truly inspirational documentary-style drama from France left me reeling with awe and admiration. I taught English for a couple of years in my early 20s while living in Italy and I’m all too aware how cushy was my … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Releases
Tagged Cannes, François Bégaudeau, Laurent Cantet, Oscars, Palme d'Or, Paris, The Class
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Out on DVD | Taken
Liam Neeson’s former CIA agent draws upon his old skills with deadly results when he tries to rescue his abducted daughter in this furious action thriller directed by Pierre Morel (maker of free-running flick District 13) and co-written and produced … Continue reading
Posted in DVD Releases
Tagged CIA, District 13, Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Paris, Taken
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