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I suppose people of a certain age tend to look fondly on periods of time and that a pattern can be discerned from this. Many filmmakers now in their sixties speak of the 1970’s as being the golden age of filmmaking. The studio system changed, independent film emerged and suddenly a different kind of filmmaking…
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Rotten Tomato Freshness Meter: Critics – 64% Audience – 62% What You Should Know: This film does not feature a lot of gadgets or villains bent on world domination/destruction. The two central characters of the film, James Bond and Camille Montes (played by Olga Kurylenko) do not have a love story. This film, like Casino Royale, does…
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I would be telling a lie if I claimed to be a fan of westerns. I think I have seen my share although there are a great many classic westerns that I have not seen nor do I plan to see. Why is this? I think my expectations as to what a western should be…
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While visiting the trailers page on Apple’s website today I saw the poster of the film The Father of My Children. On it is a quote from Gavin Smith, editor of Film Comment magazine which reads — “Deeply Moving. Incredibly tender and heartbreaking without ever getting sentimental.” I am, admittedly, a bit picky about some…
The Writings of John Ryan Sullivan 