5 min movie guide
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SOMEWHERE
In this rather aimless and at times seemingly empty movie the only thing that redeems itself in Sofia Coppola’s fourth self-indulgent feature film is the Chateau Marmont. This infamous West Hollywood Hotel has had a stud-studded clientele over its 80 years with the likes of Vivien Leigh, Greta Garbo, Montgomery Clift residing there; Judy Garland…
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MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
In his 41st movie (and possibly one of his best) Woody Allen treats us to a wonderful homage to two of his great loves : the city of Paris, and great American cultural icons of the last century. It’s a delightful tale of Gil, a Hollywood screenwriter who yearns to forsake his highly successful life…
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L'AMOUR FOU
The best part of this disappointing mish-mash of a film is the opening sequence which is footage of Yves St Laurent announcing to the world that he is about to retire. In a highly dramatic speech that he stumbles through in which, amongst other things, he confesses to the demons (drink and drugs) he has…
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EVEN THE RAIN
There could be a two-fold irony about this movie, which is about a movie charting Christopher Columbus’s first explorations in South America where he notoriously exploited the native Indians at the time. The movie is being filmed in Bolivia because the cheapskate producer from Spain wants to use all the locals as extras cos they…
