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Slick's Flicks: December 2009
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Thursday, December 3, 2009. Another issue is the sense of time. It isn’t clear how much time has elapsed from Sam’s departure to his plane being shot down. Nor is it clear how much time before Tommy becomes a fixture in the household and a relationship is developing between him and Grace. You would think this would take considerable time, considering that she, along with her two daughters, used to despise him. Directed by Jim Sheridan ( My Left Foot. Is based on Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier's Brødre.
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Slick's Flicks: December 2011
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Thursday, December 29, 2011. Movie Magic- The Artist. That idea of being transfixed by the cinema, of somehow making the leap through the two realities from one side of the celluloid to the other. Blending the two. This is. Reminiscent of A Star Is Born, The Artist. Dialogue is not missed; in fact, it would be an intrusion. The Artist. Cameo performance by Malcom McDowell, who plays The Butler, and a well-acted supporting role by James Cromwell (of Babe. Fame, along several other notable performances).
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Slick's Flicks: Lincoln
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012. Most of us, if not all of us, have a soft spot for Lincoln. His demeanor exemplified someone who carried the weight of the nation on his shoulders. The sadness he wore on that deeply lined face, even when he was smiling, speaks of many things- maybe the little sadness that lives in all of us. Based in part on A Team of Rivals. We see a bit of Lincoln as a family man-with a glimpse of his adoration of his young son Todd, a rather troubled relationship with his older son Robert,...
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Slick's Flicks: April 2009
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009. Is like watching a documentary about a wrestler who happens to be Mickey Rourke. That's how real it is. Mr. Rourke has said that when he initially read the script for. He didn't want to play the character, because it touched too close to home. But then he knew he had to play him, for that very reason. Directed by Darren Aronofsky, who also directed the brilliant and disturbing. Requiem for a Dream. Drew a fair amount of attention this year, including an Oscar nomination for Best...
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Slick's Flicks: Brothers
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Thursday, December 3, 2009. Another issue is the sense of time. It isn’t clear how much time has elapsed from Sam’s departure to his plane being shot down. Nor is it clear how much time before Tommy becomes a fixture in the household and a relationship is developing between him and Grace. You would think this would take considerable time, considering that she, along with her two daughters, used to despise him. Directed by Jim Sheridan ( My Left Foot. Is based on Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier's Brødre.
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Slick's Flicks: Blue Valentine
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011. Also appears on oscarfrenzy.com). Not so much a story as a study of a relationship, Blue Valentine, directed by Derek Cianfrance (who bears a certain likeness to Ryan Gosling) excels in the powerful performances by its two stars- Michelle Williams, who received a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her role in the film, and Gosling, whose fluid, heart-wrenching performance was ignored by the Academy. The frequent zig-zagging in Blue Valentine between then and now is often distr...
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Slick's Flicks: May 2009
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Sunday, May 3, 2009. Notes On A Scandal. Notes on a Scandal. Ms Blanchett's portrayal of Sheba is a powerful match for Dench's performance. She is soft and flexible as compared to the hard, steadfastness of Barbara. Her movements are liquid. Her skin is porcelain as compored to the lined face of a woman who has most assuredly never or rarely known the touch of sensuality. Notes on a Scandal. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). 8220;I think it good for an author, baffled by obtuse reviews of himself, to discover ...
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Slick's Flicks: October 2009
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Sunday, October 18, 2009. Written and directed by Jane Campion ( The Piano. Shot by Greig Fraser, it is indeed the visual aspect of the movie that is Bright Star. Monday, October 12, 2009. Slice of life and riveting, Fish Tank. Takes you inside the grim life of a girl who lives in a rough housing project in England’s Essex. It’s a reality show—but not the kind you see on TV. This kind is the real stuff. And it’s poetry. Beautiful. Gritty. And incredibly sexy. He exudes the natural charm and irresistible ...
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Slick's Flicks: February 2011
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Also appears on oscarfrenzy.com). Which he also wrote. In Biutiful. Once again he shows us a segment of society that perhaps many of us would rather not see or know too much about. And yet we look, because we know we have to. It is a version of ourselves reflected. It takes us to the underworld, where getting through the day is a challenge and heaven and hell are as inexorably linked as our own reflections in the mirror are to our beings. How to describe such a film? Not so mu...
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Slick's Flicks: Movie Magic--The Artist
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Thursday, December 29, 2011. Movie Magic- The Artist. That idea of being transfixed by the cinema, of somehow making the leap through the two realities from one side of the celluloid to the other. Blending the two. This is. Reminiscent of A Star Is Born, The Artist. Dialogue is not missed; in fact, it would be an intrusion. The Artist. Cameo performance by Malcom McDowell, who plays The Butler, and a well-acted supporting role by James Cromwell (of Babe. Fame, along several other notable performances).
