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Peter Machen on ‘Savages’
Film: Savages Country: USA Year of Release: 2012 Director: Oliver Stone Screenwriters: Shane Salerno, Don Winslow, Oliver Stone Starring: Blake Lively, Benicio del Toro, Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Johnson, Salma Hayek, John Travolta. Review: Peter Machen ♥♥♥½ Savages, the new film … Continue reading
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Peter Machen on ‘Total Recall 2012’
Film: Total Recall Country: USA/Canada Year of Release: 2012 Director: Len Wiseman Screenwriters: Kurt Wimmer, Mark Bomback Starring: Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel Review: Peter Machen ♥½ Time really does fly. It has now been more than two decades … Continue reading
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Peter Machen on ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’
Film: Beasts of the Southern Wild Country: USA Year of Release: 2012 Director: Benh Zeitlin Screenwriters: Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin Starring: Quvenzhane Wallis, Dwight Henry, Levy Easterly Review: Peter Machen ♥♥♥♥½ Beasts of the Southern Wild is one of the … Continue reading
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Benh Zeitlin – Beast it! Beast it! Beast it!
Peter Machen speaks to director Benh Zeitlin about his ground-breaking film Beasts of the Southern Wild. The extraordinary film Beasts of the Southern Wild tells the apocalyptic story of 6-year old Hush Puppy (Quvenzhane Wallis) who lives with her distant … Continue reading
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Peter Machen on ‘Ted’
Film: Ted Country: USA Year of Release: 2012 Director: Seth McFarlane Screenwriters: Seth McFarlane, Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild Starring: Marky Mark, Mila Kunis Review: Peter Machen ♥♥♥ Despite the fact that I’m not a big fan of Seth McFarlane’s hit … Continue reading
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Peter Machen on ‘The Dark Knight Rises’
Film: The Dark Knight Rises Country: USA/UK Year of Release: 2012 Director: Christopher Nolan Screenwriters: Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan Starring: Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cottilard, Michael Caine and Matthew Modine Review: Peter Machen ♥♥ From … Continue reading
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Peter Machen on slow film at DIFF 2012
In this accelerated age there are still some films that require us to slow down and surrender to the screen. And it’s not a bad thing, writes Peter Machen. I was talking to a friend of mine about the mix … Continue reading
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Peter Machen on ‘The Snows of Kilimanjaro’
Film: The Snows of Kilimanjaro Country: France Year of Release: 2011 Director: Robert Guédiguian Screenwriters: Robert Guédiguian, Jean-Louis Milesi Starring: Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan, Marilyne Canto, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet Review: Peter Machen ♥♥♥½ You would never know it from … Continue reading
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Peter Machen on ‘The Three Stooges’
Film: The Three Stooges Country: USA Year of Release: 2012 Director: Bobby and Peter Farrelly Screenwriters: Mike Cerrone, Bonny Farrelly, Peter Farrelly Starring: Sean Hayes, Will Sasso and Chris Diamantopoulos Review: Peter Machen ♥ Some movies can punch you in … Continue reading
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Peter Machen on ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’
Film: Snow White and the Huntsman Country: USA Year of Release: 2012 Director: Rupert Sanders Screenwriters: Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock, Hossein Amini Starring: Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Ian McShane, Bob Hoskins, Ray Winstone Review: Peter Machen ♥♥♥½ … Continue reading
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