I saw this film on 26th March at Stratford Picture House
It's not often that I leave a film thinking "I want to see that again". That is how I felt after seeing this. It did not leave me feeling happy, or excited or in suspense but I wanted more. Set in 1962 it simultaneously gave a feel for that era and made then feel almost like now. Although there is the odd nude scene there is no explicit sex and does not need to be. The photography is superb. The story is mundane, sad and completely absorbing.
It's taken along time for A Single Man to make it to Stratford. Now it is here go to see it.
Saturday, 27 March 2010
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Green Zone
I saw this film on 16th March at Stratford Picture House
The plot is that the American government deliberately lied about weapons of mass destruction, not just to its own people and other governments but to the CIA and military. Miller (Matt Damon) discovers this and tries to reveal the truth. The film started off like many war movies, soldiers shooting, choppers hovering, lots of noise and chaos. Although this military overkill quietened down it didn't go away. A big disappointment of a film. The people of Stratford had perhaps heard how bad it was as the audience numbered four, low even by Picture House weekday standards.
The plot is that the American government deliberately lied about weapons of mass destruction, not just to its own people and other governments but to the CIA and military. Miller (Matt Damon) discovers this and tries to reveal the truth. The film started off like many war movies, soldiers shooting, choppers hovering, lots of noise and chaos. Although this military overkill quietened down it didn't go away. A big disappointment of a film. The people of Stratford had perhaps heard how bad it was as the audience numbered four, low even by Picture House weekday standards.
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Shutter Island
I saw this film on 15th March at Stratford Picture House
I found this a very unsettling and often unpleasant film. That said it was extremely well put together. The plot was deceptively simple. Examination of the dark side all too convincing. Not a film from which I emerged happy or at ease but I recommend it.
I found this a very unsettling and often unpleasant film. That said it was extremely well put together. The plot was deceptively simple. Examination of the dark side all too convincing. Not a film from which I emerged happy or at ease but I recommend it.
Sunday, 14 March 2010
Alice in Wonderland
I saw this film on 9th March at Stratford Picture House
Enjoyable, but (no bad thing)the 3D seemed largely irrelevant. Although this was not billed as a retelling of Lewis carol's story it had of course many of his characters and as usual completely mixed up the different stories of Wonderland and the Looking Glass. the characters were largly superb although I found the Red Queen rather disappointing as all too often she seemed to have walked straight out of Black Adder.
Enjoyable, but (no bad thing)the 3D seemed largely irrelevant. Although this was not billed as a retelling of Lewis carol's story it had of course many of his characters and as usual completely mixed up the different stories of Wonderland and the Looking Glass. the characters were largly superb although I found the Red Queen rather disappointing as all too often she seemed to have walked straight out of Black Adder.
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
Invictus
I saw this film on 2nd March at Stratford Picture House
A superb film. This is not a film about rugby. It is primarily about Mandela and his visionary approach, how it worked, why it worked and about others attitudes towards it. It was refreshing to see how the positive side of human nature can be encouraged instead of showing the more usual and depressing punitive approach.
A superb film. This is not a film about rugby. It is primarily about Mandela and his visionary approach, how it worked, why it worked and about others attitudes towards it. It was refreshing to see how the positive side of human nature can be encouraged instead of showing the more usual and depressing punitive approach.
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