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The Poet

Review by Susanna posted on June 29th, 2011

On paper, this film should be fantastic. It has all the components that a lyrical WWII film should: the beautiful Jewish girl, the reluctant Nazi, the ambitious storyline…. Had this film been named ‘Hearts of War’ as it was upon its original US release, I probably wouldn’t have watched it, but a grand name like Click here to read more…

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Days of Wine and Roses

Review by Anthony Pearson posted on June 27th, 2011

This 1962 film stars Jack Lemmon (as Joe Clay) and Lee Remick (as Kirsten Arnesen Clay) – a couple who fall in love, marry and start a family. But from the off, we are made aware that their relationship is a threesome between them and the bottle. Yes this film deals quite thoroughly with the Click here to read more…

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The Omen

Review by Anthony Pearson posted on June 22nd, 2011

Having watched Mark Gatiss’ brilliant “A History of Horror” on BBC4, I realised that I had quite a bit of catching up to do in the classic horror department. So tonight was the turn of the 1976 classic The Omen – a film that warned us to beware any Geminis born in 1971 (being a Click here to read more…

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The Adjustment Bureau

Review by Anthony Pearson posted on June 16th, 2011

“Wow” I thought. Matt Damon, he of a Bourne Identity with Emily Blunt, English actress (wave flag) of Devil Wears Prada (I preferred “Sunshine Cleaning”) fame – in a SciFi adventure where men with hats and shades secretly rule our lives, a bit like the CIA and FBI do! Oooookaaay. Hang on, they don’t rule Click here to read more…

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The Innocents

Review by Anthony Pearson posted on June 16th, 2011

Released in 1961 starring Deborah Kerr, Megs Jenkins and two utterly stunning performances from child actors Martin Stephens and Pamela Franklin – this is one of my favourite ever films! Based on Henry James’ “Turn of the Screw”, directed by Jack Clayton with screenplay adaptation by William Archibald and Truman Capote – it tells the story of a Click here to read more…

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