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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
(Dir. John Hughes)
If
you haven't seen it and plan to, bear in mind that it's
an 80s teen comedy. But one far less time-stuck than
its cousins, like 'Pretty In Pink' or even the aforementioned
'Breakfast Club'. The characters are quite universal,
and the fashion department toned down (although Mia's
white leather jacket was a little much). The dialogues
are not smothered in those 'Like, whatever' teenage
terms that I revile so much, and make the whole experience
just light, sweet and guilty fun.
A look back at Ferris Bueller's
Day Off with Anthony Langlois
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Brazil
"Brazil is often compared with other anticipation
stories like 'Blade Runner' and '1984'. It succeeds,
however, where those other movies fail completely,
because of its hilarious yet painful sarcasm.
It is a comedy that downright scares us. The futuristic
setting chosen by Gilliam isn't a means to show
you what could or will happen, but to slap straight
in our face the ridiculousness of what actually
really IS".
A look back with Anthony
Langlois
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The
Warriors
In 1979 this film teetered on the brink of movie
censorship for its shockingly frank approach to
inner city life and had enough impact to make people
run rampage in the cinema aisles. For that alone
we must consider The Warriors certainly an iconic
and important part of cinema history, if not one
of the great cult classics of its time.
A look back with Nick Goodwin |
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Breaking
The Waves
Regardless of the seemingly shocking content of
this film, its roots are laid out very specifically
with Lars Von Triers ideologies. This film is not
out to stun its audience with scenes of a graphic
nature and this film is not out to wow audiences
with a varying array of film techniques and off
the cuff film making aimed at drawing a younger
audience. All the style and thought that go into
Breaking the Waves merely culminate in Lars Von
Triers ultimate goal, to take as realistic an approach
as possible to a believable story without the confines
of a standardized system.
A look back with
Nick Goodwin
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La
Haine
From its very conception to its ultimate visualization
La Haine sparked a moral panic that spread across
the whole of France. Courting controversy at every
juncture and building up enough political hype prior
to its release that a compulsory screening was ordered
by the French Prime Minister and his cabinet La
Haine was destined to be a film of great importance.
A look back with Nick Goodwin
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City
of God
City of God is unfortunately tagged by many as "The
Brazilian Goodfellas" which although, from
a marketing point of view doesn't do the distribution
of this film any harm it does however give a false
impression of it. Certainly there are resemblances
to themes within Goodfellas, but only in as much
as it is concerned with a rise to power through
crime and drug dealing. Personally, I feel this
film owes more to DePalma's Scarface and Coppolla's
Godfather Trilogy in terms of its message.
A look back with Nick Goodwin
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Amores
Perros
Filmed primarily in a sun bleached documentary style,
with extensive use of hand held cameras and tightly
held shots gives the audience a distinct feeling
of participation. Certainly, in some of the more
graphic dog fighting scenes you can almost smell
the sweat and blood on the animals and with your
adrenaline racing you feel a certain amount of guilt
for attending such savagery. Throw in some fast
paced editing and a soundtrack that keeps the rhythm
of the piece perfectly and you are truly faced with
a film that considers you to be not just a spectator
but more of a witness to the crime.
A look back with Nick Goodwin
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Irreversible
From and acting and filmmaking point of view, Irreversible
is unmissable. The performances from its main three
actors are excellent, particularly Bellucci. The
style of filmmaking has been seen before, but its
still effective. The camerawork and editing are
very different and the opening and closing sequences
are mesmerising,
A look back with Paul
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Man
Bites Dog
The film was made on a minuscule budget of $15,000
by a trio of ex film schoolers in Belgium. Remy
Belvaux, Andre Bonzel and Benoit Poelvoorde all
directed, wrote, produced and stared in this black
and white masterpiece. Poelvoorde stars as the killer
Ben, whose penchant for poetry and classical music
is in contrast to his senseless slayings.
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look back with David Knight |
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