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Black Gold (2011)

Black Gold (2011)
Black Gold is a tale of two houses in conflict over oil and ideology, at the brink of the oil boom in the early 20th century. The emirate of Hobeika is headed by the Emir Nesib (played by Antonio Banderas) who views the exploitation of oil as a way of ending his kingdom’s position “as [...]
February 21st, 2012 | Feature, Film Reviews | Read More

The Woman In Black (2012)

The Woman In Black (2012)
The Woman In Black is a supernatural horror movie very much in the traditional style of yesteryear when the company behind it, Hammer, had their greatest success. It’s also an important film for Daniel Radcliffe, hoping to show that he can amount to much more than just being Harry Potter. The fact...
February 21st, 2012 | Film Reviews | Read More

Head Winds (2011)

Head Winds (2011)
Trouble resolved in Brittany Jalil Lespert is the star of two of my favorite contemporary French films, Laurent Cantet’s 1999 labor union drama Human Resources and Xavier Beauvois’ emotional 2005 policier, Le petit Lieutenant. He’s a powerful actor. At 36,he’s already establishing...
February 20th, 2012 | Film Reviews | Read More

The Muppets (2011)

The Muppets (2011)
“It’s time to play the music.” Nobody was more excited than I was to hear that, at long last, we were getting a new Muppets movie worthy of a theatrical release with great talent behind and in front of the camera. The last great movie featuring the gang was, arguably, The Muppet Christmas...
February 20th, 2012 | Film Reviews | Read More

X: Night Of Vengeance (2011)

X: Night Of Vengeance (2011)
The prostitute hoping to get away from it all and make a new life for herself. The young girl new to prostitution who learns a few harsh lessons quicker than she would have liked to. Accidental eyewitnesses to a crime that involves a corrupt officer of the law. None of these elements are new and [...]
February 20th, 2012 | DVD Reviews | Read More

Bounty Hunters (2011)

Bounty Hunters (2011)
AKA Bail Enforcers. Apparently, Trish Stratus (who gets the lead role in this movie) is a former 7 time WWE women’s champion. I didn’t know this. I hadn’t even heard of Trish Stratus before seeing her in this movie. As you may have guessed, I just don’t watch wrestling. So perhaps...
February 20th, 2012 | DVD Reviews | Read More

War Witch (2012)

War Witch (2012)
Set within civil war in Africa, we meet Komona (Rachel Mwanza), a twelve year old girl whose village is destroyed by rebels. After her parents are killed she is forced to join them as a child soldier, living in the jungle and surviving off magic milk from the tree which gives her special powers to [...]
February 20th, 2012 | Film Reviews | Read More

A Royal Affair (2012)

A Royal Affair (2012)
Beginning around 1766 and spanning over several years, A Royal Affair is from the perspective of Caroline Mathilde (played brilliantly by Alicia Vikander) who marries the psychologically unhinged King of Denmark Christian VII (magnificently portrayed by Mikkel Boe Følsgaard). The beautiful young woman...
February 20th, 2012 | Film Reviews | Read More

Home for the Weekend (2012)

Home for the Weekend (2012)
As the title suggests this story centres mainly around one weekend. Two brothers Marco (Lars Eidinger) and Jakob (Sebastian Zimmler) return to their parent’s beautiful house in the countryside after an invite, believing it to be a rare family get together. Their father announces he is selling his publishing...
February 20th, 2012 | Film Reviews | Read More

Postcards from the Zoo (2012)

Postcards from the Zoo (2012)
Lana is abandoned by her father in Jakarta zoo at a young age and so she is raised by the community that lives in the zoo. When Lana is grown up (played by Ladya Cheryl) she continues to live and work in the zoo, gaining knowledge of the animals and being fascinated by the lone [...]
February 20th, 2012 | Film Reviews | Read More
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