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Sunday 4th September 2016

1952

The Bad and the Beautiful

Director : Vincent Minelli

Synopsis extract :
A movie about making movies. ...
Film Category
The 1950s

Reviewed by Roger, South Bank Bristol Classic Film Club on 04 Sep 2016

Review of "The Bad and the Beautiful"

Very enjoyable movie about the movie industry full of references to real people and events. Black'n'White but well lit and photographed and presented.


Sunday 28th August 2016

2015

Dope

Director : ick Famuyiwa

Synopsis extract :
Young (black) kid in a poor area who is a bit of a geek (bright) at school gets caught up in a ...
Film Category
The 2010s

Reviewed by Roger, DVD proj @ home on 28 Aug 2016

Review of "Dope"

Sian and Alex recommended it. It was ok, quite funny at times, over my head at times. Nice story. Twist that he gets to Harvard in the end by blackmailing his official "do-good" sponsor


Sunday 14th August 2016

2015

Trumbo

Director : Jay Roach

Synopsis extract :
Tale of Holywood blacklisted screen writer (true bio-pic) making it through the dark days and ...
Film Category
The 2010s

Reviewed by Roger, DVD proj @ Home on 14 Aug 2016

Review of "Trumbo"

Interesting that his motives were not so much ideology as principles and survival


Friday 24th June 2016

2015

Embrace of the Seprent

Director : Ciro Guerra

Synopsis extract :
Two stories of european explorers 40 years apart trying to find a sacred healing plant in the ...
Film Category
The 2010s

Reviewed by Roger, Watershed Bristol on 24 Jun 2016

Review of "Embrace of the Seprent"

Based on true diaries of the two real life explorers in early and mid 20th century. Turns into an exploration of the differences between cultures and their inability to understand each other, although connections are made


Wednesday 1st June 2016

2014

The Voices

Director : Marjane Satrapi

Synopsis extract :
A man is given moral advice by his talking pets - an evil cat and a good(ish) dog. ...
Film Category
The 2010s

Reviewed by Roger, DVD proj @ home on 01 Jun 2016

Review of "The Voices"

Very enjoyable despite the cheesy sounding premise of the talking pets - it actually works quite well.


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