Monika’s Pensieve

I’ve been experimenting with my film rating system for a short while now and I’ve received some feedback (both on and off the blog) about it. So far the feedback is positive. It seems that most people are finding it relatively easy to “get” and apply the marks themselves, which is great :)
However, I’m finding [...]

I’m having a bit of a Due South phase. Paul Gross is one of those few actors that I got into while in my teens, but I’m still totally into him if I’m in the right mood (like now for example *grin*). I’m shocked to find he is now in his 50s though, it makes [...]

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The Disappeared (UK, 2008)
Seen: Sunday, 7th March 2010 (DVD)
Runtime: 96′
Director: Johnny Kevorkian
Cast: Harry Treadaway, Greg Wise, Tom Felton
Production House: Lost Tribe Productions, Minds Eye Films
Plot: (from imdb)
Following the disappearance of his younger brother Tom, Matthew Ryan tries to put his life and sanity back together. However the past keeps coming back to haunt him.
Trailer

Rating: [...]

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Alice in Wonderland (USA, 2010)
Seen: Friday, 5th March 2010 (cinema)
Runtime: 108′
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover
Production House: Walt Disney Pictures, Roth Films, Zanuck Company, The, Team Todd
Plot: (from imdb)
19-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends [...]

I’m shocked to find that I still have not spotted this. There’s like two trailers and a scene released already ;)
And while I’m writing about Twilight - I’m both excited and annoyed that Bill Condon is going to direct Breaking Dawn (the 4th book, the 4th & 5th film). Excited cause he’s an interesting choice [...]

A lot of interesting films coming in this month :) And there’s the Planete Doc Review festival (7th-16th May) on top of that!
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Bad Boys Cela 425 (Poland/France, 2009)
Release Date (Poland): 7th May 2010
Release Date (worldwide): 22nd May 2009
Runtime: 120′
Director: Janusz Mrozowski
Production House: Filmogène
Plot: (from imdb)
Seven repeat offenders are serving sentences of 9, 12, 18 [...]

Cherrybomb publicity is still going strong. And while Rupert Grint remains relatively quiet in interviews, he definitely seems to be handling them better :) (either that, or my taste in interviews has changed ;-P)
So here’s one where he’s challenged to a game of darts. The Phelps twins weren’t kidding when they said Rupert has a [...]

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Up in the Air (USA, 2009)
Seen: Wednesday, 3rd March 2010 (cinema)
Runtime: 108′
Director: Jason Reitman
Cast: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick
Production House: Paramount Pictures, Cold Spring Pictures, DW Studios, Montecito Picture Company, The, Rickshaw Productions, Right of Way Films
Plot: (from imdb)
With a job that has him traveling around the country firing people, Ryan Bingham leads [...]

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It's Complicated (USA, 2009)
Seen: Tuesday, 2nd March 2010 (cinema)
Runtime: 120′
Director: Nancy Meyers
Cast: Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin
Production House: Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Waverly Films, Scott Rudin Productions
Plot: (from imdb)
When attending their son’s college graduation, a couple reignite the spark in their relationship…but the complicated fact is they’re divorced and he’s remarried.
Trailer

Rating: 0 (Ok)
Impressions [...]

Saw My Name is Khan on Monday and I seem to be having a Shahrukh relapse ;-P But hey, it’s been a while, so I’m kind of glad - I was starting to miss my Shahrukh fixation ;)
So anyway, something I had meant to post ages ago was the Jonathan Ross interview, which he did [...]