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Have returned from the cinema where I saw Anonymous, in which it is shown that Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford wrote the plays commonly attributed to someone called William Shakespeare.
The film: the interiors are superb; the costumes are -superb, at times the acting is -superb, truly. I didn't know Rhys Ifans before this but he is outstanding, as is Edward Hogg as Lord Robert Cecil.
As an historical film, it is, quite simpy, daft and inaccurate, as most historical films seem to be (Carlos, of recent vintage is typical of this pseudo-history on film).
Just to give a few examples: 1) there is no evidence that it was Edward who arranged for the Globe Theatre to perform Richard III to arouse the mob against Lord Robert Cecil -the Essex Rebellion of 1601 was motivated by other reasons, which may be why the Globe did arrange a play by Shakespeare to arouse the MOB, but it was Richard II.
2) In the film de Vere tells Ben Jonson that a nobleman such as he cannot be seen to write plays or have anything to do with the theatre, even though de Vere was in fact well-known as the leaseholder of the Blackfriars Theatre, and published poems under his own name in 1576.
3) Most bizarre of all, it is suggested that Queen Elizabeth had been knocked up several times since she was 16, that one of her bastard children was none other than Edward de Vere (she was 17 when he was born)...who then went on to have an affair with her producing: the Earl of Southampton, Henry Wriothesley (pronounced Risley)...the dedicatee of the Sonnets....
Oh dear, what a farrago of nonsense and historical drivel. The music, as usual in these things, is orchestral soup and spinets; there are pistols which fire more than one shot without having to be re-loaded, and some bloke called William Shakespeare who has come down from darkest Warwickshire without a trace of anything other than a South London accent, and who is an illiterate twit with a love of money....
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Fell asleep to the Captain America Movie. Last movie I saw and liked (a lot) was 127 hours. I love crazy hiker shit.
I turned off Captain America after 30 minutes BECAUSE I was falling asleep.
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Revolution Summer (2007) - a hipster movie filmed & written by a hipster. The story says nothing but was that the point of the film? Is the film mocking the characters or are they that banal? BAD BAD BAD
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) - a John Carpenter movie about a gang that steal a bunch of guns and holds an defunct police station hostage. I don't recommend it.
Red State (2011) - 3 HS teens get caught up in a Christian cult's fanaticism. ATF arrives and it's all out war. Good acting, casting, plot, dialogue and pace; all around good movie. Thumbs up!!
Night Hawks (1981) - Sly Stallone vs Rutger Hauer in this 80's terrorist caper set in NYC.
The Robber (2010) - Austrian movie about an ex-con but amateur marathoner who has a craving for bank robberies. Not much character development and a bit slow and disconnected.
The Local (2008) - unsuccessful drug dealer getting the hit kick out of him everyday is propositioned by a rich guy to find his addicted daughter. Boring, underdeveloped, unimaginative. I fell alseep...
The Underneath (1995) - a gambler comes home for his mother's wedding and decides to stay in town. Gets a job as an armored car security guard and wants to hatch a job involving his ex-wife & her new boyfriend. Could have been good but the cast & crew just phoned it in
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) - classic 80's LA flick about the Secret Service and a counterfeiter who killed his partner. Good acting - Willem Dafoe & William Petersen
Ceremony (2010) - two childhood friends go to the country to catch up, but run into an engagement party organized by a friend. One flames re-hatch and things get deep & wierd. You would normally find this theme in French/Danish movies. I really enjoyed the acting, plot and character development. Very good movie with a Great Gatsby influence
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Revolution Summer (2007) - a hipster movie filmed & written by a hipster. The story says nothing but was that the point of the film? Is the film mocking the characters or are they that banal? BAD BAD BAD
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) - a John Carpenter movie about a gang that steal a bunch of guns and holds an defunct police station hostage. I don't recommend it.
Red State (2011) - 3 HS teens get caught up in a Christian cult's fanaticism. ATF arrives and it's all out war. Good acting, casting, plot, dialogue and pace; all around good movie. Thumbs up!!
Night Hawks (1981) - Sly Stallone vs Rutger Hauer in this 80's terrorist caper set in NYC.
The Robber (2010) - Austrian movie about an ex-con but amateur marathoner who has a craving for bank robberies. Not much character development and a bit slow and disconnected.
The Local (2008) - unsuccessful drug dealer getting the hit kick out of him everyday is propositioned by a rich guy to find his addicted daughter. Boring, underdeveloped, unimaginative. I fell alseep...
The Underneath (1995) - a gambler comes home for his mother's wedding and decides to stay in town. Gets a job as an armored car security guard and wants to hatch a job involving his ex-wife & her new boyfriend. Could have been good but the cast & crew just phoned it in
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) - classic 80's LA flick about the Secret Service and a counterfeiter who killed his partner. Good acting - Willem Dafoe & William Petersen
Ceremony (2010) - two childhood friends go to the country to catch up, but run into an engagement party organized by a friend. One flames re-hatch and things get deep & wierd. You would normally find this theme in French/Danish movies. I really enjoyed the acting, plot and character development. Very good movie with a Great Gatsby influence
Crikey Bobby, you watch a lot. Is it just a hobby or is it tied in with your work?
I've only seen two off that list, Assault on Precinct 13 and To Live and Die in LA. Both were on tv and both passed the time pleasantly enough, but neither outstanding.
I've said elsewhere that I rarely seek out mainstream Hollywood fare as it seems to be mostly aimed at the lowest common denominator - that isn't being snobbish in any way, that's what the studios admit to - so it's either US indie, the occasional above average UK film, but mostly from the rest of Europe, with an emphasis on France, Spain and Germany. I'm currently waiting for two DVD's: Julia's Eyes, from Spain, and The Silence from Germany.
And most of all, the second series of the fantastic Danish police thriller The Killing which starts later this month on BBC4.
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Red State (2011) - 3 HS teens get caught up in a Christian cult's fanaticism. ATF arrives and it's all out war. Good acting, casting, plot, dialogue and pace; all around good movie. Thumbs up!!
Shit, how did you see that? Did it ever get a US theatrical release? I remember there being some sort of to-do about this film getting released after it was shown at Sundance. Kevin Smith was auctioning it off or something? I can't remember. Is it on DVD already? Did it go straight to video? I really want to see it.
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Just saw the movie In Time.
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I watched 'Bad Teacher" with my cutie Cameron Diaz. I have never seen a bad movie from her yet. Bad Teacher is funny. And she still has a sweet little ass.
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Madness.
Low budget, hillbilly, torture porn...From Sweden!
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Madness.
Low budget, hillbilly, torture porn...From Sweden!
Your local Spar still flogging DVD's for 20p then Jericho?
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Your local Spar still flogging DVD's for 20p then Jericho?
If I'd paid 20p to see that steamer, I'd of felt ripped off!:hide-1:
