documentary
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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…
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EL BULLI : COOKING IN PROGRESS
El Bulli was a Michelin 3 Star Restaurant on the Catalonian coast of Spain that was the height of excess. Its chef and co-owner Ferran Adria turned what was an unpretentious seaside café into a holy grail for the most serious of foodies. The extremely creative and self-assured Adria led a team of some 42…
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CORMAN'S WORLD ; EXPLOITS OF A HOLLYWOOD REBEL
When I look down the long list of the hundreds of films that Roger Corman has either directed or produced I have no recollection of seeing a single one of them. That obviously is not the case because as a teenager growing up in Britain in the 19..’s (well a few decades ago!) I lived…
