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I’m Still Here
Is this an elaborate practical joke for his own amusement, or the actual direction Phoenix would like his career, and life, to take? If it is the former, it is hard to see what a successful punch-line would look like.
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Scott Pilgrim vs the World
Scott Pilgrim lives in a world in which the ordinary is extraordinary, where imagination and exaggeration runs wild.
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The Expendables
It is the kind of question that is often bandied about; if you could choose the dream cast for an action film (and you can pick anyone) who would you pick?
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The Karate Kid
Whether it’s the good v evil, the battling against adversity, the morals or the outlook it leaves you with, it’s just one of those films that stays with you.
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Get Him To The Greek
Although the template of the film is the same tired routine, a refreshing, lyrical Russell Brand gives new energy to a weary format.
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Michael Matthias
Michael Matthias talks to Pure Movies about vampires, Stallone and wanting to be expendable.
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The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
It will certainly not live as long in the memory as Fantasia, Dukas’ symphony or Goethe’s poem but it is a harmless, family film that knows its audience. The audience just needs to show up in the first place.
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Chloe
Whereas the original, Nathalie…, is virtually devoid of any tension and anticipation, Chloe is a Hitchcock thriller for the 21st century.
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Erik Gandini
Gandini talks exclusively about the reaction to Videocracy, Silvio Berlusconi and the problems that are dominating Italian culture
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The Wolfman
In the same way that it’s funny seeing a dog wearing clothes, there is something amusing about a wolfed-up Benicio Del Toro still wearing a suit.
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ABOUT Dan Higgins
Dan Higgins is an author who has written for the BBC, the New Statesman, the Independent and many other publications.