Directed by: Daniel Barber
Starring: Michael Caine, Ben Drew
Brutal vigilante thriller crosses the pond as Michael Caine stars as the titular Harry Brown, an elderly widower who takes the law into his own hands when his only friend is murdered by a gang of local thugs. As Harry journeys deeper into the seedy and violent criminal underworld he must find the inner strength to not only avenge his friend but also make it out alive, with his soul in tact.
The year is 1954. Dwight D Eisenhower is in the white house, Roger Banister runs the first sub four minute mile, The DNA ‘double helix’ structure is discovered and in the small town of Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada James Francis Cameron is born. At the age of 17 James moved to the United States and later graduated from California State University with a degree in physics, something that would later prove to be more than worthwhile. Throughout his higher education years, James had aspirations of becoming a screen writer and would spend hours upon hours in the USC library reading pretty much anything he could lay his hands on that related to the technical practice of film making and, in particular, special effects. After graduating he took a job as a truck driver to pay his way while he followed this dream.
Blimey, that time already!? I guess time just shoots past when you’re watching great movies, no? Well I hope you’re sitting comfortably because here comes this month’s second helping of movies from the “win” pile. Enjoy.
continue reading Movie Recommendations: November ‘09 Part II
November 13th, 2009 || 
5 comments929 || Categories Movie Recommendations, MoviesI defy any of you to be unable to find at least one movie where you secretly, or indeed not so secretly, root for the bad guy. I guess that something in all of us responds to a certain type of charismatic rule breaking or disdain for authority and/or a corrupt status quo. It’s no secret that’s why vigilante movies are so popular. With critically acclaimed Harry Brown, the latest Joe-Public-takes-the-law-into-his-own-hands story, seeing it’s pre-release advance screenings tonight I thought I’d take a look at just what makes a “bad” guy we can all get behind.
continue reading Stockholm Syndrome: What makes an audience like the bad guy?
Directed by: Grant Heslov
Starring: Ewan McGregor, George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey
Ewan McGregor plays Bob, a disillusioned newspaper journalist who, following his divorce goes to Iraq in search of a story, a goal and something to believe in. It is here he meets Lyn Cassady played by George Clooney who begins to tell the story of how he and other soldiers were involved in a secret military operation to create psychic soldiers. Bob is inadvertently swept up into Lyn’s current secret mission to find a hidden military installation in the Iraqi desert by means of “remote viewing”. Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges co-star in this voyage of discovery that, I guarantee isn’t what you’re expecting.
So here we go again. Another month, another load of recommendations for you. These ones aren’t quite as obscure as the last lot so it might be a case of re-discovery rather than an introduction but in any event these are 5 movies I definitely think you should check out (again, if applicable).
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