Monthly Archives: October 2007

Children of Men

Posted on October 31, 2007

Filmmakers have embedded their political views in their work from the birth of the industry (e.g., The Birth of a Nation) and director Alfonso Cuaron, along with his writing partner Timothy Sexton, use this 2006 movie as vehicle that asks … Continue reading →

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Banlieue 13 (District B13)

Posted on October 22, 2007

Garret recommended this 2004 French action flick months ago but it just turned up on On Demand. If you saw the Daniel Craig Casino Royale last year, remember the opening sequence where Bond chases a man through an African city … Continue reading →

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Eastern Promises

Posted on October 22, 2007

Star Viggo Mortensen and director David Cronenberg reteam for this alternative musing on the same thoughts behind their 2005 film A History of Violence (which I saw but apparently forget to write up here). Maybe it’s the improvement from having … Continue reading →

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Transformers

Posted on October 13, 2007

I never saw the ’80s TV show and wasn’t even that excited to see this big movie of the summer during its original run. The Big Guy popped up with a suggestion to see Transformers in IMAX, though, and that … Continue reading →

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Shadowboxer

Posted on October 7, 2007

An impressive, different 2005 movie from a first time director and first time writer, Shadowboxer stars Cuba Gooding, Jr., Helen Mirren and Vanessa Ferlito as an offbeat family. Mirren and Gooding are lovers, though Mirren was also sort of his … Continue reading →

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Let's Go to Prison

Posted on October 6, 2007

This 2006 piece of dreck comedy was so boring that I hit stop after 15 minutes (right after Will Arnett’s character’s trial opens). I expected more from Let’s Go to Prison since it stars Arnett and Dax Shepherd, was written … Continue reading →

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Deja Vu

Posted on October 6, 2007

Denzel Washington and Tony Scott do not generally make for a thrilling combination (e.g., Man on Fire) despite the quality of their work otherwise. So I skipped this 2006 release until the other day when the supply was really low … Continue reading →

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Notorious

Posted on October 6, 2007

Released just months after V-E day and the end of World War II, Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious is fixed clearly on the post-Hitler Nazi threat, among the earliest manifestations of a pop culture meme that continued for decades in movies like … Continue reading →

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The French Connection

Posted on October 6, 2007

Released in 1971, The French Connection was part of the post-hippy hardedged wave of films including The Godfather and Serpico that did a hard reset on American, and especially New York, cops and robbers police procedurals. This movie, directed by … Continue reading →

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