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Thursday April 16, 2009

Cinema

In The Loop

Political satire from Armando Ianucci, starring many of the actors from TV series The Thick Of It, as well as James Gandolfini from The Sopranos. The story follows a hapless government... [continued]

In the Loop

Before I Forget

Struggling against writer's block to complete a book, an ageing, gay ex-gigolo reflects on his hedonistic past, the 24 years he has spent with HIV and his current loneliness in Paris.... [continued]

Before I Forget

I Love You Man

An American buddy comedy. Trusting, considerate Peter (Paul Rudd), a "girls' guy", gets engaged and realises that he has nobody he can call on to be the best man at his wedding. So he... [continued]

I Love You Man

Good

Viggo Mortensen stars as John Halder, an apolitical professor with family problems in 1930s Germany, who writes a personal work about compassionate euthanasia. When the messages of his book are manipulated... [continued]

Good

DVD

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr Hunter S Thompson

Hunter S Thompson's craziness has, of course, appeared on screen before, captured by both Johnny Depp (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, 1998) and Bill Murray (Where the Buffalo... [continued]

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr Hunter S Thompson

Inkheart

Cornelia Funke's successful children's novel receives the big-screen treatment here with truly wonderful results. This is the tale of Silvertongue (Brendan Fraser), who is blessed with the ability to make storybook... [continued]

Inkheart

The Man From London

The latest offering from Hungarian director Bela Tarr is a formal and emotionally distant piece of work - but something spectacular, nonetheless. Essentially a film noir, it moves slowly and dwells... [continued]

The Man From London

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