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Peter Machen on ‘The Rum Diary’
Film: The Rum Diary Country: USA Year of Release: 2011 Director: Bruce Robinson Screenwriter: Bruce Robinson Starring: Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Amber Heard, Giovanni Ribisi Review: Peter Machen ♥♥♥ The three-way partnership between Hunter S Thompson, Johnny Depp and Terry … Continue reading
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Peter Machen on ‘Shame’
Film: Shame Country: UK Year of Release: 2011 Director: Steve McQueen Screenwriters: Steve McQueen, Abi Morgan Starring: Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, Nicole Beharie Review: Peter Machen ♥♥♥♥ If you’re going to be a sex addict, it certainly helps to look … Continue reading
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Peter Machen on ‘Dark Shadows’
Film: Dark Shadows Country: USA Year of Release: 2012 Director: Tim Burton Screenwriter: Seth Grahame-Smith Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham-Carter, Michelle Pfeiffer, Johnny-Lee Miller Review: Peter Machen ♥♥♥ Tim Burton must be the world’s most famous cult director. From Edward … Continue reading
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Peter Machen on ‘The Grey’
Film: The Grey Country: USA Year of Release: 2012 Director: Joe Carnahan Screenwriters: Joe Carnahan, Ian Mackenzie Jeffers Starring: Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo Review: Peter Machen ♥♥♥ Towards the beginning of The Grey , which opened on circuit … Continue reading
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Peter Machen on ‘The Hunger Games’
Film: The Hunger Games Country: USA Year of Release: 2012 Director: Gary Ross Screenwriters: Gary Ross, Suzanne Collins, Billy Ray Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Donald Sutherland, Stanley Tucci, Wes Bentley Review: Peter Machen ♥♥♥½ For those readers who’ve been … Continue reading
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Peter Machen on ‘Battleship’
Film: Battleship Country: USA Year of Release: 2012 Director: Peter Berg Screenwriters: Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Brooklyn Decker and Liam Neeson Review: Peter Machen ♥♥ Anyone who’s ever played the strategy board game Battleship might, on hearing … Continue reading
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Peter Machen on ‘Mirror Mirror’
Film: Mirror Mirror Country: USA Year of Release: 2012 Director: Tarsem Singh Screenwriters: Marc Klein, Jason Keller Starring: Julia Roberts, Lily Collins, Armie Hammer, Nathan Lane Review: Peter Machen ♥ Anyone making a contemporary version of Snow White will have … Continue reading
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Peter Machen on ‘Otelo Burning’
Film: Otelo Burning Country: South Africa Year of Release: 2011 Director: Sarah Blecher Screenwriters: James Whyle, Sarah Blecher Starring: Thomas Gumede, Jafta Mamabolo, Tshepang Mohlomi, Nolwazi Shange and Sihle Xaba Review: Peter Machen ♥♥♥½ I watched Otelo Burning at its … Continue reading
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Peter Machen on ‘Goethe’
Film: Goethe Country: Germany Year of Release: 2010 Director: Philipp Stolzl Screenwriter: Starring: Miriam Stein, Alexander Fehling Review: Peter Machen ♥♥♥ Goethe is loosely based on The Sorrows of Young Werther, a prose work consisting of a series of letters … Continue reading
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Sarah Dawson on ‘The Turin Horse’
Film: The Turin Horse Country: Hungary Year of Release: 2010 Director: Béla Tarr Screenwriters: Béla Tarr, László Krasznahorkai Starring: János Derzsi, Erika Bók and Mihály Kormos Review: Sarah Dawson Béla Tarr began his career in film at age 10, acting in … Continue reading
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