How was it that Thomas Carlyle referred to Robespierre? As "the sea-green incorruptible"? It's hard not to think of Vincent Price's extremely self-righteous prosecutor Russell Quinton in such a way,…
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My favourite post-Oscars quote came from David Thomson in The Guardian: “When the Slumdog mob – Europeans and Indians, adults and kids – took the stage to claim the best…
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As a fan (with qualifications) of the Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons graphic novel of fame and legend, I have of course been curious about the Zack-Snyder-directed adaptation, although the news that…
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So now I know what I look like on Blu-ray. Coulda been worse. Beating Girlfriend Experience to market is "Infectious Diseases In Cattle: Blogger's Roundtable," an extra on the DVD and…
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Those of us that try and take cinema seriously have very few forums where we can truly express our passion and the Monday evening screenings at the Wellington Film Society…
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"Now, that's a knife..." Director/co-star Nikita Mikhalkov ponders in 12. ...which is to say that I'm the guest motion-picture reviewer at IFC's website this month, and in my first batch I…
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