Oliver Stone directed his first feature film in 1974 (Seizure) so I'm going to be charitable and assume that the clunky construction of the scenes in his new film, Savages,…
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In October 1975, the obscure little Portuguese colony of East Timor was given independence after 400 years of European rule. A mixed Melanesian/Polynesian population was sitting on rich mineral and…
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One of the Film Society highlights in recent years was the special screening (on lustrous 35mm) of the 70s classic thriller The Taking of Pelham One Two Three about the…
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Returning swiftly from the Festival is The Italian, a lovely and old-fashioned art-house winner about a six year-old Russian orphan played by the wonderful Kolya Spiridonov. He's Vanya, a little…
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It is, of course, completely brilliant. And loud. And while it's not quite as perfect as predecessor (and cinema re-definer) Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz is as entertaining a…
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