GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Have no great expectations of Mike Newell’s new much abridged version of Charles Dicken’s classic story but you will at least get a real visual treat that Oscar nominated cinematographer John Mathieson has created here with his dramatically lit sweeping landscapes. Of all the previous 18 + times this story has been brought to the big and … Continue reading
Greed : a satirical comedy about a story that in reality is far from funny.
Michael Winterbottom’s latest movie is a fast-paced satirical comedy about a story that in reality is far from funny. It’s the very skimpily veiled story of notorious Brit billionaire businessman Sir Philip Green who the British Parliament named as ‘the unacceptable face of capitalism’. Green used nefarious means to buy Topshop and half a … Continue reading
GREGORY CREWDSON : BRIEF ENCOUNTERS
Brooklyn native ex-punk rocker turned photographer Gregory Crewdson is something of an enigma. Over a period of some six years he produced a whole body of work called ‘Beneath The Roses’ which were large scale photographs of meticulously designed scenarios that he had set up as full-blown movie sets. In this fascinating documentary by filmmaker Ben Shapiro (‘Paul Goodman Changed … Continue reading
GRIFF THE INVISIBLE
These days it seems like everyone wants to be a superhero especially nerds. Following on from comic actor Rain Wilson’s brave attempt (with a lame script) as the Crimson Bolt in ‘Super’ last year, we have Australian heartthrob actor Ryan Kwanten disguised as a nerd disguised as ‘Griff The Invisible’ out to make the streets of … Continue reading
GRISGRIS
You can be forgiven for thinking that you are watching an African version of Saturday Night Fever in the opening sequences of this movie which captures an energetic man whirling around at full speed on the dance floor in his bright shiny white dress shirt. The excited audience are enthralled with this man’s gymnastic dancing and … Continue reading