Posted by moviegeek916 on August 22, 2012 · 1 Comment
Coriolanus (2011) – Shakespeare… Sometimes seeing Shakespeare’s words brought to life means seeing a very proper Englishman on stage in a doublet and tights enunciating vowels and trilling r’s. Other time it’s a fucking tank bursting through the wall. (That second example is from Richard Loncraine’s Ian McKellen-starring Richard III.) Acclaimed British person (and man … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on November 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Anonymous (2011) – I am a theatre student. I take History of Theatre and was offered extra credit for seeing this movie. I otherwise was not planning on it. An anti-Stratfordian drama from the director of Godzilla and The Patriot didn’t exactly pique my interest, but I’ll take my extra credit where I can get … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Letters to Juliet (2010) — This movie played out like an endless series of missed opportunities. The best things in this stupid little movie were just teasing reminders of the potential good movies that could have been made if someone with a soul had made this film instead. The premise of this movie is that … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 