Atonement April 19, 2008
Posted by fmk in Film Diary.Tags: Ailidh Mackay, Anthony Minghella, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brenda Blethyn, Charlie von Simson, Christopher Hampton, Dan Fleury, Danny Mays, Felix von Simson, Gina McKee, Harriet Walter, Ian McEwan, James McAvoy, Jérémie Renier, Joe Wright, Juno Temple, Keira Knightley, Nonso Anozie, Patrick Kennedy, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan, Scarlett Dalton, Vanessa Redgrave
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McEwan’s sort-of critique of the biographical reading of a text is here turned into one of cinema’s favourite tropes: a film that tells you that what you saw isn’t what you thought you saw.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End February 9, 2008
Posted by fmk in Film Diary.Tags: Bill Nighy, Gore Verbinski, Jack Davenport, Johnny Depp, Jonathan Pryce, Keira Knightley, Keith richards, Naomie Harris, Orlando Bloom, Stellan Skarsgård, Tom Hollander
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The theme park franchise just goes on. And on. and on. And on.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest February 4, 2008
Posted by fmk in Film Diary.Tags: Bill Nighy, Gerry O’Brien, Gore Verbinski, Jack Davenport, Johnny Depp, Jonathan Pryce, Keira Knightley, Naomie Harris, Orlando Bloom, Stellan Skarsgård, Tom Hollander
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A bit like watching someone play a video game, or play back a tape of a visit to a fun park.
