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2011 IN REVIEW : MOVIES

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December 30, 2011

I had fun compiling a list of best British cult movies but putting together a year’s best of list is a taller order as I don’t actually go the cinema that much these days.

I tend to be a little over dependent on DVDs and downloads which often means I miss stuff or see things late.

I just about managed to put together a top ten, however, although keen-eyed buffs will note that some of these were actually released in 2010.

1. Tree of Life.

Terrence Malick’s epic was panned by some and booed at Cannes but for ambition, scope and sheer beauty movie experiences don’t come much better than this. Continue reading →

Tags: Aki Kaurismäki, Beginners, Black Swan, Blue Valentine, Coen brothers, Darren Aronofsky, King's Speech, Le Havre, Natalie Portman, Paolo Sorrentino, Sean Penn, Terrence Malick, This Must be The Place, True Grit, Winter's Bone

THE DUDE ON A HORSE

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February 5, 2011

The Dude as The Duke

When I heard that The Coen Brothers were doing a remake of the John Wayne classic True Grit, my first reaction was “I’ve got a bad feeling about this” ( to coin the catchphrase of Bollo The Gorilla from The Mighty Boosh)

This trepidation was based on the fact that my least favourite Coens film to date is The Ladykillers which was a pale imitation of the original Ealing Comedy with Tom Hanks hamming up the role immortalised by Sir Alec Guinness.

But after learning that Jeff Bridges was taking the Wayne part of Rooster Cogburn I started to come around to the idea.

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