“And only five carbohydrants” There’s a great reference in Welcome to Me about Cindy Sherman that many may gloss over. Director Shira Piven and screenwriter Eliot Laurence made mention to Network and The Truman Show during their Q&A after my TIFF screening, but I don’t think such comparisons hold a candle to Sherman’s photography challenging audiences with staged depictions of women in society and the media. In them the artist made herself up to be the subject rather than a model or community figure aligned with her concept. The film’s…
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REVIEW: The Way Back [2010]
âNature is your jailer and she has no mercyâ I have never seen classic, 70s Peter Weir such as Picnic at Hanging Rock. I havenât even seen 80s Weir for that matter. The few I have had the opportunity to catch, howeverâThe Truman Show, Dead Poets Society, Master and Commanderâall enthralled, making me realize this director wasnât one to take lightly. So, amidst all the praise going around this year for the young upstarts and the youngish stalwarts, itâs easy to forget the 66-year old is not only still working,…
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(short and sweet and to the point; culled from watching 71 releases. constantly updated as i catch up to those i missed. click poster for review if applicable) #20: Very Bad Things directed by Peter Berg. #19: The Big Lebowski directed byJoel Coen & Ethan Coen #18: Following directed byChristopher Nolan #17: Shakespeare in Love directed by John Madden #16: Pi directed by Darren Aronofsky #15: Elizabeth directed by Shekhar Kapur #14: Rounders directed by John Dahl. #13: Fear and Loathingin Las Vegas directed by Terry Gilliam #12: Fallen directed…
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