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Tag Archives: 2011
Art History (2011)
Art History feels like a companion piece to Swanberg’s similarly themed The Zone in the way it zeroes in on the conversations and behaviours that occur around shooting sex scenes. This one is more thickly veiled though, as Swanberg and his actors seem … Continue reading
This Must Be the Place (2011)
This spends a lot of its time, too much time I suspect, amusing itself with the image of Sean Penn dressed like Robert Smith. However, as Cheyenne, Penn’s slow, mild-mannered rhythms soon become patience-testing. Yes, that’s the point, but as … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, David Byrne, Frances McDormand, Harry Dean Stanton, Judd Hirsch, Paolo Sorrentino, Sean Penn
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The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
The Deep Blue Sea seems to come out of the gate at fever-pitch with a booming score and sweeping crane shot, both foreshadowing the sheer heights of emotion this story will eventually reach. As a browning postcard of wartime Britain it … Continue reading
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