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Film Review: ‘The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec’
★★★☆☆ The first impression that springs to mind when watching Luc Besson’s latest film The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec (2011) is simultaneous in any film-goers mind; Amelie (2001) meets Raiders of the Lost Arc (1981). Its action, its style, its punchy one-liners are a fusion of Hollywood-style adventure and avant-garde French humour which, despite…
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Special Feature: Nominate CineVue in the 2011 LAMMY Awards
What better way to celebrate CineVue´s first Birthday than by nominating the site for an award or two at the annual LAMMYs, run by the friendly guys at the LAMB (the Large Association of Movie Blogs). Some of the most desirable crowns include Best Blog, Best Design, Best New LAMB and Best Movie Reviewer, and you can…
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DVD Releases: ‘Blood Simple’ (2011)
It takes an extraordinary director to decide to remake Blood Simple (1984). Reworking any Coen brothers movie would be a daunting task, but their flawless first film is almost untouchable. Zhang Yimou, though, has no fears of touching their 1984 debut. Translating the neo-noir thriller into period farce, Yimou’s warped take is as flashy and…
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DVD Review: ‘Les Diaboliques’
★★★★★ The BFI has recently restored and released Henri-George Clouzot’s French classic spine-chiller-thriller Les Diaboliques (1955). The restoration is a great achievement and the final result looks truly beautiful. Whilst the horror element in this classic is somewhat dated, the film still has the power to leave you with goose pimples. On its initial release…
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Special Feature: Fantastic Factory Presents
For cult fans, this month sees the release of an exclusive four disc box set from the Fantastic Factory label, which is bound to draw a fair amount of interest and attention. ‘The Fantastic Factory presents’ compiles four of the labels most successful films: Beyond Re-Animator (2003), Arachnid (2001), Faust: Love of the Damned (2000)…
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Film Review: ‘Little White Lies’
★★★★☆ This April sees the release of Guillaume Canets’ latest film, Little White Lies (2011). Canets is probably most well known for his performance in The Beach (2000), as Étienne, but he has also received critical attention for his last feature film Tell Know One (2006).With a vibe of The Big Chill (1983), we are…
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DVD Releases: ‘Monsters’
There’s nothing we like more at the moment than a good monster movie. If we assume that supply typically meets demand, then we can be pretty damn certain that with all the high-concept extraterrestrial creature features vying for our attention just lately, somebody’s paying to see them. Not to be left behind then, us plucky…
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Film Review: Cold Fish
★★☆☆☆ Whenever a film feels the need to sell itself on its controversial or shocking nature, you can usually be certain of a few things: tackiness, puerile shock tactics and, above all else, a director at the helm with an overwhelming ineptitude for storytelling. It may come as no surprise to hear that Shion Sono’s…
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DVD Releases: ‘Rubber’
In narrative cinema, things usually happen for a reason (through cause and effect), but this is not always the case. A president may get shot; ET is brown; Adrian Brody has to hide in rubble, even though he plays the piano beautifully; or a car tire may come to life, possess psychokinetic powers, and embark on bloody a killing…
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Interview: Gareth Edwards, director of ‘Monsters’
Recently, CineVue sat down with Monsters (2010) director Gareth Edwards to discuss his explosion onto the UK film scene and the challenges he faced in bringing his superb debut feature to life. He takes us through the process, discussing production, politics and even Doctor Who – though he’s not a fan. Shortly after winning the…
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