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MY JOY
‘Schastye Moe’ is the original name for this ultra-bleak Russian movie and somehow something got lost in the translation, as no way can it be called My Joy (or anyone else’s joy for that matter). Tough to fathom out, its actually a series of single scenarios, some that have a linking thread, and others that…
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WHO ARE YOU POLLY MAGGOO?
What was I doing in 1966 that made me miss seeing William Klein’s surrealist satire on the fashion world ‘Who Are You Polly Maggoo’? I guess better late than never, although after viewing it I realize that like me, the movie has not aged well with time. What the critics back then hailed as a…
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Bully
This has been generating a great deal of media attention because it had initially been rated an ‘R’ movie thus preventing it been shown to the under 17’s who are most affected by the problem. The filmmakers took out a few swear words to ease censor’s conscience who gave it a PG-13 rating, but now thatI have seen…
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PLEASE REMOVE YOUR SHOES
If you are a frequent air traveller, then you may want to think twice about wanting to see this movie. I don’t think any of us are enamored with the pantomime we have to endure with before we can board a plane these days, particularly as few of us are convinced that they effectively make…
