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Cinewise: Bullhead (2011)
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Sunday, February 17, 2013. Was Belgium's official entry for the Best Foreign Language film Academy Award last year. It made the shortlist but eventually lost to the far superior. From Iran. It is a decent drama that boasts an incredible central performance by. S Matthias Schoenaerts. For a feature debut, you could do a lot worse than this. Posted by The Bru. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Goodreads 2013 Reading Challenge. Has read 5 books toward his goal of 50 books. 5 of 50 (10%). They Shoot Pictur...
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Cinewise: 2013 Academy Awars Predictions
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Saturday, February 23, 2013. 2013 Academy Awars Predictions. It's that time of the year again, folks, and the predictometers are a-working overtime. The 2013 Academy Awards are to be announced this Sunday and here are Cinewise's own little predictions, wishes, and a few other words to that effect. As per previous years, I will only comment on categories where I have seen at least 3 films. The minimum for Best Motion Picture is 5, because of the expanded number of nominees. Beasts of the Southern Wild.
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Cinewise: In the House (2012)
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Sunday, April 7, 2013. In the House (2012). Is a more sombre and bleak effort by François Ozon, following from his über-camp, but heaps of fun,. Is Claude making all this up? Maybe, even Jeanne? It is credit to Ozon that he doesn't give this away and there isn't an epiphany in the end where one of the characters wake up from a dream. In a way, the dream never ends. It is a world that we are invited to and it is up to us how we would like to interpret that. Posted by The Bru. 5 of 50 (10%).
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Cinewise: About Elly (2009)
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Saturday, October 6, 2012. After the immense success of. It was inevitable that Asghar Farhadi's filmography would generate interest from both filmgoers and distributors alike. So here we have his previous film,. Finally getting a UK release. And what a shame that we had to wait 3 years. Such a great film is also evident in. And, I must admit, in abundance: the controlled pace, an impending doom and a boiling group dynamic, all of which make. Once upon a Time in Anatolia. Soon after settling in a seaside...
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Cinewise: Trance (2013)
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Saturday, April 27, 2013. I think it is time to clarify the distinction between a 'reveal' and a 'twist':. A reveal ends a plot. It is an essential part of a story, without which there would be no ending, no resolution of conflict, no catharsis … no end credits. A twist is an add-on, a luxury. It adds depth to a plot that is already finished, it makes. Similarly, the ending of. The Secret in Their Eyes. Is a reveal. It is an essential part of the story, without which the film and the plot would not h...
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Cinewise: The Great Cinewise Preview of 2013
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Thursday, February 14, 2013. The Great Cinewise Preview of 2013. What follows is a list of the 100 films I am looking forward to seeing this year. These are films currently scheduled to be released in the UK over the next 12 months. One final caveat - a few of these films have already been released while I was writing this, so . go and see them! Stephen Gaghan, M. Night Shyamalan, Garry Whitta, Michael Soccio. Will Smith, Jaden Smith. 2004) The trailer looks like. Ain't Them Bodies Saints. We all knew Wi...
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Cinewise: Amour (2012)
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Sunday, November 18, 2012. Is one such beast. Michael Haneke's new film sees his unrepentant claim to be the most formidable director in cinema. Is relatively less stark and more human than its predecessors, but it is no less fascinating. Shot almost entirely in a crumbling grand olde flat, played in large by two giants of French cinema, its minimalistic superficial quality belies the torrential emotional punches it serves throughout its 2-hour running time. Follows in the same vein. By limiting the ...
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Cinewise: Rebellion (2011)
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Saturday, April 27, 2013. Long known as the romantic co-lead in. 2001) and the director of the sublime urban teen crime drama. 1995), which gave us Vincent Cassell if for nothing else, his directorial output has been pretty patchy. And that's an understatement. He puts himself in the spotlight as a director and as an actor more than capable enough to pout and ponder when the camera is on him. It must have been irresistible to keep the focus on him all the time, but. 1957) and its subtle fuck-you morality.
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Cinewise: Beyond the Hills (2012)
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Saturday, March 16, 2013. Beyond the Hills (2012). Cristian Mungiu's much-lauded and awards-happy feature follow-up to the brilliant. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days. Is a sublime exploration of superstitious dogma clashing with strict secularism. It is at first a painfully slow and bleak account of two women whose lives cross paths once again after they leave the orphanage where they grew up and where, it is inferred, they were sexually and physically abused. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days. Posted by The Bru.
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Cinewise: Review of 2012
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Friday, December 28, 2012. It has been a quiet year for Cinewise, but that doesn't mean films weren't watched. They just weren't elaborated on in this humble blog. Continuing with the tradition, it would be remiss not to feature a best-of-year retrospective, with the usual caveats and new features:. Instead of last year's rather mammoth Top 50, I went for a more modest and concise Top 30. This concision was partly driven by a considerable lack of quality releases beyond this mark. Actress of the year:.
