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A Little Chaos (2014) Review
A Little Chaos (2014) Plot: Sabine De Barra is chosen by landscaper André Le Nôtre to work as a landscape gardener at the Palace of Versailles. Director: Alan Rickman Cast: Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Alan Rickman, Stanley Tucci, Helen McCrory. The film is set in 16th century France during the age of absolutism under the…
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The Age Of Adaline (2015) Review
The Age Of Adaline (2015) Plot: Following a car accident, 29 year old Adaline Bowman stops ageing and keeps changing identities and hiding her past from anyone. Director: Lee Toland Krieger. Cast: Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Kathy Baker, Amanda Crew, Harrison Ford, Ellen Burstyn. The story is set in present day New York when we meet Adeline…
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Hannah Arendt (2012) Review
Hannah Arendt (2012) Director: Margarethe von Trotta Screenwriters: Pam Katz, Margarethe von Trotta Cast: Barbara Sukowa, Freiderike Becht, Alex Milberg, Janet McTeer, Julia Jentsch, Klaus Pohl The 2012 biopic by German director Margarethe Von Trotta centres around the life of Jewish political theorist Hannah Arendt, focusing in particular on the development of her idea of the…
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Me and Orson Welles (2009) Review
Me and Orson Welles (2009) Plot: A young boy is noticed by the great Orson Welles who decides to cast him in his Mercury Theatre production of Julius Ceasar. Director: Richard Linklater. Starring: Zac Efron, Christian McKay, Claire Danes, Ben Chaplin, Zoe Kazan, Eddie Marsan, Kelly Reilly, James Tupper, Leo Bill. The story starts with…
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Pitch Perfect 2 (2015) Review
Pitch Perfect 2 Director: Elizabeth Banks Starring: Anna Kendrick; Rebel Wilson; Hailee Steinfeld; Brittany Snow; Skylar Astin; Adam DeVine. Plot: After a humiliating command performance at Lincoln Center, the Barden Bellas enter an international competition that no American group has ever won in order to regain their status and right to perform. Pitch Perfect 1 was…
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Testament Of Youth (2014) Review
Testament of Youth (2014) Director: James Kent Screenwriter: Juliette Towhidi Starring: Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Colin Morgan, Taron Egerton, Emily Watson, Dominic West, Hayley Atwell, Miranda Richardson It’s summer 1914 and Vera is a young girl from a conservative middle-class family. She is intelligent, brilliant and she wants to attend Oxford to study literature and improve…
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Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015) Review
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) Director: Joss Whedon Screenwriter: Joss Whedon Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Rufallo, Jeremy Renner, James Spader, Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Elizabeth Olsen Avengers: Age Of Ultron is undoubtedly one of the biggest releases of the 2015 calendar year. Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and (many) others…
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Suite Française (2015) Review
Suite Française (2015) Director: Saul Dibb Screenwriters: Matt Charman, Saul Dibb Starring: Michelle Williams, Matthias Schoenaerts, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Riley, Ruth Wilson, Lambert Wilson, Margot Robbie, Alexandra Maria Lara, Tom Schilling, Harriet Walter By looking at the poster for the romantic war drama Suite Française, it is immediately clear in what historical period the…
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The Railway Man (2013) Review
The Railway Man (2013) Director: Jonathan Teplitzky Screenwriters: Frank Cottrell Boyce, Andy Paterson Starring: Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Irvine, Stellan Skarsgård The Railway Man is a war film directed by Australian director Jonathan Teplitzky. The stellar cast includes Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Irvine and Stellan Skarsgård. The film is based on the true…
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Furious 7 (2015) Review
Furious 7 (2015) Director: James Wan Screenwriter: Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Jason Statham, Kurt Russel, Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson, Nathalie Emmanuel, Djimon Hounsou Furious 7 is more than just a movie, it’s a farewell that transcends the screen and hits home with a huge dose of real-life right to…