OK, kidna ditching the blog in favour for Letterboxd. I don't doubt i'll get a negative comment on a review that will offend me and make me give it up. but at the very least, starige out of 5.
http://letterboxd.com/pac_white/films/diary/
Saturday 13 July 2013
Monday 20 May 2013
The Hunt (2012)
In Brief: Lucas(Mads Mikkelsen) is teacher working at a Kindergarten after his school had been closed down. The Kids love him and He's a respected member of the community. One day, he see's his Best Friend, Theo (Thomas Bo Larsen), young daughter, Klara (Annika Wedderkopp),out the front of the local supermarket, unsure of how to get home. Lucas walks her home, and on another occasion, walks her to school. When being picked up from kindergarten, Klara tells one of the supervisors that Lucas had exposed himself to her, and his life is suddenly, and irrevocably change.
Monday 6 May 2013
Sleepwalk with Me (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013), The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
Sleepwalk with Me, In Brief:
Matt (Mike Birbiglia) Recounts the tale of his rocky yet loving relationship with Abby (Lauren Ambrose), the development of his sleeping disorder, and take off of his comedy career.
Iron Man 3, In Brief: Tony Stark(Robert Downey Jr) is back, Filled with regret and fear, hiding away from the world in his Basement working on his next Armor. Pepper (Gwyneth Paltrow) has stepped up as CEO of Stark Enterprises, and Rhodey (Don Cheadle) War Machine has received a make over courtesy of The American Government and AIM, into Iron Patriot to boost confidence in the wake of the events in New York last year. A International Terrorist, The Mandarine (Ben Kingsley) starts blowing places up without bombs.
The Place Beyond the Pines, In Brief: Luke(Ryan Gosling) is a Carnival Stunt rider, traveling america, every year he comes through Schenedtady. The previous season Luke had a one night stand with waitress Romina(Eva Mendes), that resulted in a bouncing Baby Boy, who she raises with her partner. Luke turns to Bank Robbery as a way to provide for his Family. Meanwhile, Bar Certified Rookie Cop Avery(Bradley Cooper) struggles in a job that doesn't have the support of his Family.
Matt (Mike Birbiglia) Recounts the tale of his rocky yet loving relationship with Abby (Lauren Ambrose), the development of his sleeping disorder, and take off of his comedy career.
Iron Man 3, In Brief: Tony Stark(Robert Downey Jr) is back, Filled with regret and fear, hiding away from the world in his Basement working on his next Armor. Pepper (Gwyneth Paltrow) has stepped up as CEO of Stark Enterprises, and Rhodey (Don Cheadle) War Machine has received a make over courtesy of The American Government and AIM, into Iron Patriot to boost confidence in the wake of the events in New York last year. A International Terrorist, The Mandarine (Ben Kingsley) starts blowing places up without bombs.
The Place Beyond the Pines, In Brief: Luke(Ryan Gosling) is a Carnival Stunt rider, traveling america, every year he comes through Schenedtady. The previous season Luke had a one night stand with waitress Romina(Eva Mendes), that resulted in a bouncing Baby Boy, who she raises with her partner. Luke turns to Bank Robbery as a way to provide for his Family. Meanwhile, Bar Certified Rookie Cop Avery(Bradley Cooper) struggles in a job that doesn't have the support of his Family.
Thursday 25 April 2013
The Company you Keep (2012)
In Brief: Sharon Stolzar (Susan Sarandon) leaves her family one morning, and while going into New York, she's arrested by the FBI. Sharon has spent the last 30 or so years living under a assumed identity after her student activist group, The Weather Underground, shot a security guard during a bank robbery. Her capture sparks a Journalist (Shia LaBeouf) to look into her story, and start following the connections to Jim Grant (Robert Redford) who appears to know more then he's letting on, about the activity of The weather Underground.
Thursday 4 April 2013
Trance (2013)
In Brief: Simon (James McAvoy), is a Art Auctioneer, With a Gambling Debt. He arranges with a local criminal Franck (Vincent Cassel). Only, He chooses to double cross him. During the robbery, Simon is beaten and looses his short term memory. After Franck decieds he's not lying, they enlist the help of Elizabeth (Rosario Dawson), A Hypnotist, to unlock the missing memory.
Promised Land (2012), Hara-Kiri : Death of a Samurai (2011)
Promised Land, In Brief: Steve (Matt Damon) is roaming the country convincing people to allow them to build Natural Gas wells on they're properties with his partner (Frances McDormand). During a town meeting, they are met with some resistance from the townspeople, and an environmentalist (John Krasinski) who has been burned by big corporation tries to encourage the town to reject the offer.
Hara Kiri : Death of a Samurai, in Brief: A Ronin (Kôji Yakusho) approaches the house of a fudal lord, requesting the use of his courtyard to die with Honour. The lords advisor recounts of another young Ronin (Eita), who requested the same service.
Hara Kiri : Death of a Samurai, in Brief: A Ronin (Kôji Yakusho) approaches the house of a fudal lord, requesting the use of his courtyard to die with Honour. The lords advisor recounts of another young Ronin (Eita), who requested the same service.
Thursday 21 March 2013
Anna Karenina (2012)
In Brief: Anna (Keria Knightley), while on a trip to speak with her Sister Dolly (Kelly MacDonald) about her cheating Husband (Matthew MacFadyen), when she Meets Vronsky (Aaron Taylor-Johnson). There's a Spark, and Vronsky peruses Anna, catching the attention of her politician husband (Jude Law). As they're passions Ignite, people are bound to be hurt, and forgiveness is always in question.
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