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Mr Pinky's Picks: Crime and Punishment (1935)
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Saturday, April 4, 2009. Crime and Punishment (1935). Mr Pinky was introduced to the world of master director Josef Von Sternberg. Via his series of lavish, baroque and beautifully lit movies starring the incomparable Marlene Dietrich. After reading Sternberg’s autobiography Fun in a Chinese Laundry. It has been a slow process tracking down viewings of his other films. And this film make for interesting comparisons. I am sure there have been major liberties taken with the original novel but hey, this was...
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Mr Pinky's Picks: Step Brothers (2008)
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Thursday, November 13, 2008. Will Ferrell films are always a guilty pleasure for Mr Pinky. Sure they’re juvenile and full of fart jokes. A lot of the humour comes across as a race to the bottom. How gross can you make the jokes? Ferrell’s theme seems to be the emotionally stunted male. Nonetheless, I laugh and laugh, but dare not analyse my responses beyond that. I'm too scared at what I may find! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Your host Mr Pinky relaxes with a book. Contact Mr Pinky's Picks.
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Mr Pinky's Picks: Kylie: X2008 Tour DVD
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Sunday, January 4, 2009. Kylie: X2008 Tour DVD. Mr Pinky spent new year's eve watching this latest DVD presentation by Miss Kylie Minogue. The DVD covers Minogue's tenth concert tour, called X2008. Kylie's had her ups and downs when it comes to creating a distinct live show. Some times her shows have not shown enough originality or depth of imagination. They looked a bit derivative, a bit of a mish-mash of fun ideas and influences. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Your host Mr Pinky relaxes with a book.
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Mr Pinky's Picks: WALL-E (2008)
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Sunday, December 14, 2008. Was recently fortunate enough to be invited to an exclusive viewing of the new Pixar. WALL-E (pronounced Wally) is a cute little robot that works for a corporate clean up company. He roams a desolate earth, despoiled by our industrialised, throwaway society. The earth that is left behind by us greedy humans looks like a huge landfill. Honest toiler WALL-E (which in fact means Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) packs this trash up into little cubes and stacks them. Your h...
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Mr Pinky's Picks: Pinocchio (1940)
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Saturday, March 28, 2009. Walt Disney's follow-up to the smash hit Snow White. Was not at the time regarded as a huge success. Decades after it's debut in 1940, Pinocchio. Has proven to be not only a cash-cow for the lucrative home video market but visual proof that the benchmark of animation's golden age had certainly been created. Previously available on dvd, Pinocchio. For the very first time. Pinocchio. I doubt that films as breathtakingly beautiful as Pinocchio. Labels: Mr Pinkys Cinema Classics.
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Mr Pinky's Picks: The Secret Garden (1991)
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009. The Secret Garden (1991). This 1993 adaptation of the Frances Hodgson Burnett novel, The Secret Garden. Polish director Agnieszka Holland thankfully avoids this. Instead she creates something that is faithful to the novel, yet also an original work of art in itself. This was one of Mr Pinky’s favourite aspects of the film: it is full of visual surprises and delights. As the novel’s theme is about the restorative powers of nature and imagination, it seems only...Mr Pinkys Cin...
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Mr Pinky's Picks: The Maids (1974)
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Mr Pinky recently made a wish out loud to see the film version of Jean Genet’s 1947 play The Maids. To his surprise, wishes do come true! Mr Pinky’s web editor recently found a DVD copy at a very reasonable price. It’s nice to know that in the current economic climate, you can still pick up a good quality movie at a bargain price. For those not in the know, Jean Genet. In this 1974 film version, directed by Christopher Miles, and starring Glenda Jackson. Susannah York is terrif...
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Mr Pinky's Picks: A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
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Thursday, March 26, 2009. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935). Oh what fools these mortals be,. That miss out on this DVD! So says Mr Pinky. Mr Shakespeare’s play is a weird and wonderful romp through the forest, pretty much a one off in the Shakespearian canon. He never wrote a play like it afterwards. The action is so fanciful and delightful, indeed, almost camp, that it has prompted some wags to query whether it would be possible for a straight man to write such a fairy dominated play. Is amazing as Puck.
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Mr Pinky's Picks: Where The Wild Things Are (2009)
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Sunday, March 29, 2009. Where The Wild Things Are (2009). Mr Pinky has yet to lay eyes on this film due for release later this year. The original picture book made a huge impression on a young piglet but it is extremely rare for a film to successfully capture the essence of a book, let alone a children's picture book. Anyone care to remember The Cat in the Hat. But viewing this trailer for Where the Wild Things Are. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Your host Mr Pinky relaxes with a book.
