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DVD review | Shame – Fassbender bares all in McQueen’s drama of sex, lies and emotional pain
A fearless, unblinking, full-frontal portrait of a sex addict from actor Michael Fassbender and director Steve McQueen (no relation), who first worked together on the acclaimed 2008 film Hunger about IRA prisoner Bobby Sands. Fassbender plays 30-something New Yorker Brandon, … Continue reading
Posted in Blu-ray Releases, DVD Releases, DVD Reviews
Tagged Carey Mulligan, Michael Fassbender, Shame, Steve McQueen (artist)
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Oscars! Schmoscars! Triumph, travesty and throwbacks galore
Silence was golden again at the Oscars this year, with The Artist, already hotly tipped, tap-dancing off with the three big awards of the night: Best Film, Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius and Best Actor for Jean Dujardin. Dujardin made … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Awards, Uncategorized
Tagged drive, Gone With the Wind, Hattie McDaniel, Hugo, Jean Dujardin, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Michael Fassbender, Michel Hazanavicius, Midnight in Paris, Nicolas Winding Refn, octavia spencer, Owen Wilson, Shame, The Artist, The Iron Lady, Woody Allen
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The Oscars 2012 – Who will win? Who should win? Who’s missing?
Who’s going to make the biggest noise at this year’s Oscars? Will silence prove golden for hot favourite The Artist? Will The Help clean up? Or will The Descendants inherit all the glory? With the clock ticking down to Sunday … Continue reading
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Tagged albert nobbs, alexander Payne, Beginners, Bérénice Bejo, Brad Pitt, Bridesmaids, Christopher Plummer, demian bachir, drive, extremely loud & incredibly close, Gary Oldman, George Clooney, Glenn Close, Golden Globes, Hugo, Hunter McCracken, janet mcteer, Jean Dujardin, Jessica Chastain, Jonah Hill, Kenneth Branagh, Martin Scorsese, Max von Sydow, melissa mccarthy, Meryl Streep, Michael Fassbender, Michel Hazanavicius, Michelle Williams, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, My Week with Marilyn, Nick Nolte, Nicolas Winding Refn, octavia spencer, Oscars, Rooney Mara, Shame, Terrence Malick, The Artist, the descendants, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Help, The Iron Lady, The Tree of Life, Tilda Swinton, Viola Davis, War Horse, Warrior, We Need to Talk about Kevin, Woody Allen
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Who will win this year’s BAFTAs?
Movie Talk is putting its reputation on the line and making a few brilliantly inspired predictions about who is going to be walking out of the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday night with a great big smile on their … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Awards
Tagged Adam Deacon, BAFTA, Bridesmaids, Chris Hemsworth, Chris O'Dowd, Christopher Plummer, drive, Eddie Redmayne, Gary Oldman, George Clooney, Hugo, Jim Broadbent, Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Kidulthood, Lynne Ramsay, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Michel Hazanavicius, Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn, octavia spencer, Shame, The Artist, the descendants, The Help, Thor, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tom Hiddleston, Tomas Alfredson, War Horse, We Need to Talk about Kevin
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Film review | Shame – Michael Fassbender bares all in McQueen’s searing tale of sex, lies and emotional pain
Following their critically acclaimed 2008 film Hunger about IRA prisoner Bobby Sands, actor Michael Fassbender and director Steve McQueen (no relation) reunite for a project that is almost as controversial – a fearless, unblinking, full-frontal portrait of a sex addict. … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Releases, Reviews, The Best View
Tagged Carey Mulligan, Michael Fassbender, Shame, Steve McQueen
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The 55th BFI London Film Festival – Highlights so far
Check out some of the highlights from the BFI London Film Festival‘s first weekend – including Woody Harrelson re-teaming with his director (Oren Moverman) and co-star (Ben Foster) from The Messenger for dirty-cop crime movie Rampart; African-American filmmaker Dee Rees’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 55th BFI London Film Festival, Abi Morgan, Dee Rees, Pariah, Rampart, Shame, Steve McQueen, Woody Harrelson
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