You may not recall the name, you may not know what he looked like, but by gum, do you know his voice. Don LaFontaine was the “famous” voice actor who provided the voiceover soundtrack to over 5,000 movie trailers. His deep, husky voice was perfect for all sorts of movies, and his catchphrase, “in a [...]
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Yes, it’s been a while since I wrote a review, partly because I haven’t been watching so many films recently, and partly because of those I’ve seen, there haven’t been many to shout about. But last weekend, Ang Lee’s latest film, Lust, Caution, opened in the UK on general release. And this is certainly one [...]
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I guess it’s unavoidable that as one gets older, one’s perspective in life changes. Those of us old enough will know that once we were naive teenagers, thinking we knew everything about the world. Then we went to university and left as naive graduates, thinking we knew nearly everything about the world, except for the [...]
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*** Spoiler alert *** Probably one of the most touching moments is the end of Lost In Translation when Bill Murray whispers in Scarlett Johansson’s ear, muttering something that is barely audible. To me, it doesn’t really matter what was said, and in many ways it doesn’t matter – whatever was said would have been [...]
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The name Edward Yang won’t mean much to many. But he did have one notable success. The film Yi Yi (A One And A Two), which Yang directed, was a hit in the Cannes Film Festival in 2000, propelling him to fame. A story about three members of the same family, the story is touching [...]
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