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Interview: Amber Heard On Portraying Chenault in THE RUM DIARY
“She’s the kind of girl that will sneak out of a party and go skinny dipping by herself in the ocean. I kind of liked that about my character. She’s a rebel. She’s a rebel, she just doesn’t look like it.”
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Interview: Bruce Robinson On Coming Out Of Retirement For THE RUM DIARY
“I had no aspirations to be a film director ever again in my life. I made a promise to myself as a matter of fact that I’d never do it again and kept the promise 17 years.”
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THE RUM DIARY Review – Not To Everyone’s Taste
The Rum Diary is an average piece of entertainment that contains some top-notch acting, witty dialogue and glossy Hollywood glamour.
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CRAZY STUPID LOVE Review: Heartfelt Performances & Very Funny!
It’s not another powerhouse for the Gosling repertoire, but it is a funny, moving relationship movie that does it’s job ably. I’d still rather watch ‘The Kids Are All Right’ again though.
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SUPER Review: Takes Heroes Down a Dark Road
A perverse DIY superhero delight for any fans of jet-black comedy and disturbing filmmaking.
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Review: BRIDESMAIDS – Takes Wedding Comedy Into Fun New Territory
Rating: It’s official, the wedding-based comedy is taking off big time. This latest twist on the genre sees Kristen Wiig pen herself a leading role as Annie, a neurotic maid of honour struggling to cope with the wedding preparations as [...]
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Video Interview: Francois Ozon, Director of POTICHE
Obsessed With Film’s Mike Edwards sat down for a chat with director Francois Ozon recently to talk all things Potiche, his French-language comedy about the unexpected rise of a trophy wife (‘potiche’ in French) against the backdrop of 1970s political [...]
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Review: POTICHE – An Accessible, Fun Change From The Norm
Rating: France has a rich history of cinematic farce, and of cinematic melodrama, but never have the two been so brazenly fused as in François Ozon’s Potiche. Based on a play of the same name by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre [...]
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Interview: Gregg Araki, Director of KABOOM
Matt here… With the raunchy teen mystery Kaboom out in UK cinemas on Friday, our very own Ian Hylands sat down with the Mysterious Skin director to talk about sex, cinema and how much OWF’s Simon Gallagher loves him. Actually [...]
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Review: RED RIDING HOOD – Should Ride Off And Never Return
Rating: When the director of ‘Twilight’ has been brought in to make a film about werewolves, you know roughly what you’re going to get: a young girl torn by loyalty to several lovers (one or more of whom may be [...]
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Review: THE SILENT HOUSE – Uruguay’s Version Of Rec
Rating: The premise of this Uruguay production but Spanish language film alone should be enough to prick up the ears of horror fans everywhere. Especially if, like me, you feel the landscape looks pretty bleak for the genre. Based on [...]
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Review: TOMORROW, WHEN THE WAR BEGAN – Sort Your Grammar Out…
Rating: Bad grammar is the order of the day in this lacklustre teen drama from Australia. And not just in the title either, the grammar of the film (its editing, its structure, its scripting) are unrelentingly awful. It’s a shame [...]
