Out to own today:
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
“I just have to say this is super creepy and unorthodox,” Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) to Mack Harken (Harrison Ford)
Is not THE LEGEND CONTINUES actually the third instalment of the adventures of our favourite hapless anchorman? Anyone who has caught the “rich mahogany” edition of the Blu-ray knows there exists spin-off/sequel WAKE UP, RON BURGUNDY: THE LOST MOVIE. It’s the same length as the original, at just over 90 minutes, and concerns a gang of bank robbers terrorising San Diego. It’s a project made up of cobbled together unused elements, and just about works. Now with the latest, long awaited next part, storytelling parallels can be contemplated. Comparisons to THE HANGOVER franchise are not out of place. There is a formula, but due to the surreal nature of Ron and pals, the elements don’t outstay their welcome like the antics of the Wolf Pack. Burgundy’s continual fall from public grace is one of the regular highlights. [To read more, click here.]
Is not THE LEGEND CONTINUES actually the third instalment of the adventures of our favourite hapless anchorman? Anyone who has caught the “rich mahogany” edition of the Blu-ray knows there exists spin-off/sequel WAKE UP, RON BURGUNDY: THE LOST MOVIE. It’s the same length as the original, at just over 90 minutes, and concerns a gang of bank robbers terrorising San Diego. It’s a project made up of cobbled together unused elements, and just about works. Now with the latest, long awaited next part, storytelling parallels can be contemplated. Comparisons to THE HANGOVER franchise are not out of place. There is a formula, but due to the surreal nature of Ron and pals, the elements don’t outstay their welcome like the antics of the Wolf Pack. Burgundy’s continual fall from public grace is one of the regular highlights. [To read more, click here.]
Nymphomaniac Volume I
“Is there anything you want?” Seligman (Stellan Skarsgård) to Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg)
Hype, and dark expectation building for months, had the audience bristling either side in anticipation. About to watch the uncut version of VOLUME I, were we to be treated to a festival of brutal degradation? Rest assured dear reader, part one, at least, is surprisingly playful. [To read more, click here.]
Hype, and dark expectation building for months, had the audience bristling either side in anticipation. About to watch the uncut version of VOLUME I, were we to be treated to a festival of brutal degradation? Rest assured dear reader, part one, at least, is surprisingly playful. [To read more, click here.]
Nymphomaniac Volume II
“I love your wildness, your desire,” Jerôme (Shia LaBeouf) to Young Joe (Stacy Martin)
Raise your hand if you can sit through a four-hour-plus Lars von Trier project not quite firing on all cylinders. Yes, of course we can. Our opinion of his perceived persona is irrelevant, his work is on another plane – exhilarating and entertaining. VOLUME II is somewhat of disappointment though. [To read more, click here.]
Raise your hand if you can sit through a four-hour-plus Lars von Trier project not quite firing on all cylinders. Yes, of course we can. Our opinion of his perceived persona is irrelevant, his work is on another plane – exhilarating and entertaining. VOLUME II is somewhat of disappointment though. [To read more, click here.]
Bastards
“I’ve come back for my niece,” Marco Silvestri (Vincent Lindon)
Master filmmaker Claire Denis (35 SHOTS OF RUM, WHITE MATERIAL) has made something even more grim and distant than TROUBLE EVERYDAY. Is BASTARDS her CHINATOWN? A French film noir dividing characters into victims and perpetrators. Not as grandiose or political as Polanski’s masterwork, it is in keeping however with Denis’ portrayal of intensely intimate friction between a small group of players. [To read more, click here.]
Master filmmaker Claire Denis (35 SHOTS OF RUM, WHITE MATERIAL) has made something even more grim and distant than TROUBLE EVERYDAY. Is BASTARDS her CHINATOWN? A French film noir dividing characters into victims and perpetrators. Not as grandiose or political as Polanski’s masterwork, it is in keeping however with Denis’ portrayal of intensely intimate friction between a small group of players. [To read more, click here.]
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