September 27th 2008
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In 1981 I was 18 years old and a big fan of Paul Newman. Fandom in those days wasn't as concentrated as it is now. Apart from my best friend, with whom I went to see his movies, I didn't know anyone else who was a fan and all I ...
October 15th 2007
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Seen: Control, a film by Anton Corbijn, at Tuschinski, Amsterdam on October 11.Never having been a Joy Division fan and only really appreciating their music in hindsight - for a few shameful months in the early 80's I claimed to prefer Paul Young's cover of Love Will Tear Us Apart ...
September 8th 2007
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I've never seen (or read) A Clockwork Orange.
Reading the Wikipedia entry doesn't count, I'm sure.
May 25th 2007
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Interview with Anton and fragments from the film. Trailer at YouTube.
January 19th 2007
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The UK trailer makes Scott Walker - 30th Centry Man sound like a thriller. Already it's looking better than the Leonard Cohen tribute film.
April 27th 2006
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Jim Emerson (for RogerEbert.com) runs down a list of 102 movies 'everybody ought to have seen in order to have any sort of informed discussion about movies'. Being a movie buff s high on my list of never achieved/will never achieve ambitions. The list, with those I've seen bolded, ...
February 20th 2006
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Films I saw or tried to watch this weekend:I walk the line: 'And take the pills.' Joaquin Phoenix is highly watchable channelling Johnny Cash, but the film felt a little too much like a tv/mini series to me. North Country: 'Life is tough when yer a miner girl.' Very 'Silkwood', ...
September 7th 2005
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Summer Glau (River Tam in Serenity) is very pretty. I attended the
premiere in Amsterdam on Tuesday evening, where Summer and Nathan
Fillion (Captain Mal Reynolds) were guests of honour. Quite a few good shots
even though the red carpet thing was a nightmare. But every time I do
this kind of thing, I ...
August 30th 2005
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I am a lucky bastard, I get to go to the Dutch premiere of Serenity on September 6. United Pictures have been very generous.
Cast members Nathan Fillion (Mal) and Summer Glau (River) will be attending too, but I'm more excited about seeing the film again. I've wanted to ever since ...
August 22nd 2005
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I saw the movie Serenity this weekend. This is my 'review'.
Serenity is the Joss Whedon film based on the shortlived Firefly TV series. Last Saturday, I joined the fans at browncoats.nl, for a very special screening at the UIP office here in Amsterdam. It was the perfect way to see ...
