District 9: Aliens have been at the rear end of the deal with cinema. Films with aliens in them fall prey to either predictability or patriotism, both of which have been known to cause unparalleled damage to its kind. Steven Spielberg’s ET made me want to eat my face inside out. I wanted to chew [...]
Posts Tagged ‘johnny depp’
Movie review: Alien ghettos, overrated stars and UK’s most violent
Posted in film, tagged Aliens in films, Bill Murray, Bleeder, Bronson, Bunny Breckinridge, Charles Bronson, Charlie Bronson, Christian Bale and Johnny Depp, Collateral, Criswell, dark knight, District 9, District 9 movie review, Ed Wood, Elliot Goldenthal, ET sucks, independence day, Jeffrey Jones, johnny depp, Martin Landau, Michael Mann, Multi National United, Neil Bloomkamp, Nicolas Winding Refn, Public Enemies, Pusher trilogy, Sharlto Copley, The Black Stallion, Tim Burton, Tom Hardy, Wikus Van D Merwe, worst film director ever on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Movie review: Gigantic Indians, meth labs and new age butchers
Posted in film, tagged Brittany Murphy, Clive Bakers, Dead Man, High Fidelity, Jake Black, Jason Schwartzman, jim jarmusch, John Cusak, John Leguizamo, johnny depp, Johnny Skidmarks, Jonas Akerlund’s Spun, Lance Henriksen, Mena Suvari, mickey rourke, Midnight Meat Train, Requiem For A Dream, Ryuhei Kitamura, Spun, The 13th Floor Elevators, Trainspotting, Vinnie Jones, wes anderson on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Since the influx of new music is killing time, I have had to delay posting the weekend movie reviews. I have got three Werner Herzog films and a couple of others by Jim Jarmusch left to watch, so next Monday I would be posting the complete reviews of both DVD box sets.
Dead Man: Jim Jarmusch [...]
Riddle me this, riddle me that
Posted in film, tagged batman, dark knight, johnny depp, ledger, riddler, seymour hoffman, the penguin on August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The sequel for the Dark Knight is set to burn through the silver screen by next year. And I’m sure as hell hoping that the rumour mills are spinning out the truth.
Apparently, Johnny Depp is being tipped to play The Riddler. This has potential to be the best casting decision since John Papsidera decided to [...]
Bruno Kirby, a tribute
Posted in film, tagged al pacino, bruno kirby, donnie brasco, godfather, johnny depp on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Once described by many film critics as the quintessential ‘cranky straight man’, actor Bruno Kirby (christened Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu) passed away on August 14, 2006 from complications related to leukemia.
Starring in brilliant films such as Donnie Brasco, The Godfather, Basketball Diaries, Where The Buffalo Roam, Birdy and Good Morning Vietnam, Bruno Kirby stayed away from [...]
