Monika’s Pensieve

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Green Zone (France/USA/Spain/UK, 2010)
Seen: Saturday, 5th June 2010 (cinema)
Runtime: 115′
Director: Paul Greengrass
Cast: Yigal Naor, Matt Damon, Amy Ryan, Greg Kinnear, Brendan Gleeson, Khalid Abdalla, Jason Isaacs
Production House: Universal Pictures, Studio Canal, Relativity Media, Working Title Films, Antena 3 Films
Video
See a clip from the film here.
Rating: +1 (Loved It)
Themes: Conspiracy, Army, CIA, War on Terror, [...]

I know I’ve supposedly posted the first teaser about 6 months ago, but the real teaser trailer (whatever that means ;-P) is this:

They use many of the same shots on both teasers, but the new one is somewhat more interesting :)
The scraps of feedback that have come through from a super secret maximum-security test screening [...]

Last week he won Best Villain at the MTV awards for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which I’m extremely happy about. His performance in that is definitely one of my favourite ever villains *grin*
And also, he’s done his first ever major chat show last week as well. See his appearance on The Late Late [...]

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Note: Please refer to this post for more details and links to other Due South reviews.
"Due South" (Canada/USA, 1994)
Viewed: late May 2010 and early June 2010
Rating: +1 (Loved It)
Video

Episodes:
- 7: Chicago Holiday: Part 1
Ray investigates the death of a prominent figure of the underworld, while Fraser has to watch over a very reluctant daughter [...]

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Note: Please refer to this post for more details and links to other Due South reviews.
"Due South" (Canada/USA, 1994)
Viewed: late May 2010 & early June 2010
Rating: +1 (Loved It)
Video

Episodes:
- 0: Pilot
Fraser comes to Chicago to make sure the murderer of his father is found and convicted.
- 1: Free Willy
Fraser convinces Ray to help him [...]

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"Due South" (Canada/USA, 1994-1996)
Runtime: around 45′ per episode
Creator: Paul Haggis
Cast: Paul Gross, David Marciano, Beau Starr, Catherine Bruhier, Tony Craig, Daniel Kash, Gordon Pinsent, Camilla Scott, Ramona Milano
Production House: Alliance Atlantis Communications, Baton Broadcasting Incorporated (BBS), CBS Productions, CTV Television Network, Paul Haggis Productions
Themes: Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Police, Crime, Chicago, Canada, Wolf
Plot: The [...]

I like the new film review format better than the old one, so I’m going to continue using it for now. However, I’m not going to include the “General Comments” section on everything. Sometimes I just don’t have that much to say and so there’s no point in rambling on.
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The Men Who Stare at [...]

Lately, my film reviews seem to be getting much too rambling… It’s time for change :)
I’m trying a slightly different review format this time. Most things should be self-explanatory. The one thing that might be a bit confusing is the “driving force” concept. My theory is that films can be driven by:

Action/Plot
By this I understand [...]

Whew, I’m finally up to date on my film diary *grin*
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The Witches of Eastwick (USA, 1987)
Seen: Sunday, 23rd May 2010
Runtime: 118′
Director: George Miller
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, Veronica Cartwright
Production House: Warner Bros. Pictures, The Guber-Peters Company, Kennedy Miller Productions
Plot: (from imdb)
Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted [...]

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Crazy Heart (USA, 2009)
Seen: Saturday, 15th May 2010 (cinema)
Runtime: 112′
Director: Scott Cooper
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell
Production House: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Informant Media, Butcher's Run Films
Plot: (from imdb)
A faded country music musician is forced to reassess his dysfunctional life during a doomed romance that also inspires him.
Trailer

Rating: -2 (Detested It)
Impressions In Short
Contrary to [...]