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Scorsese and DiCaprio
Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Ben Kingsley on the movies, on working together, on the movies, on Max Von Sydow, and on the movies.
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Johnny Depp, Tim Burton and the cast of Alice in Wonderland
Pure Movies caught up with Johnny Depp, Tim Burton and the rest of the cast to talk about Alice in Wonderland.
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Ball Gags, Bloody Violence and Mild Adventure Peril
A look inside the BBFC.
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Tahar Rahim
Tahar Rahim, one of the most anticipated stars of 2010, talks exclusively to Garth Twa about why he was happy to go to jail.
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American Independence
During the Ides of the 1980s, all seemed lost for American cinema.
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Time to Leave (Le Temps Qui Reste)
Romain (Melvil Poupard) is a spoiled, arrogant, nasty gay fashion photographer whose entitled life is about to end.
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The Da Vinci Code
I haven’t read the book. Or any of the other 263 books related to it, from ‘The Illustrated…’ to ‘The Truth Behind…’. I haven’t played the board game.
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300
The tagline for 300 is ‘Prepare for Glory!’ which is ludicrous because it’s a story about losing.
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Black Snake Moan
Lurid subject matter, fine actors behaving unsanitarily, possibly an indie-crowd-pleasing excoriation of fundamentalist religion. But the film seems to delve into the tropes without the depth of conviction.
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The Band’s Visit
This is a very simple film about the most fragile thing. We all have simple human tragedies, mistakes we’ve made, people we’ve hurt, regrets. This is a recognition of commonality in us all.
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