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Top 10 films of 2009
11th December 2009 | 1 comments | 1 person likes this
What’s in a list? Probably little more than an opportunity to show off, indulge in a some lazy cultural showboating and maybe even a chance to stir up a dash of barroom provocation. Perfect. So, in no particular order, here is my attempt to do just that. Any disagreements, disputes, outraged contempt, please feel free to comment.....
1. The White Ribbon (Michael Haneke)Haneke’s latest masterpiece. Beautifully scripted, shot and acted it... -
A Serious Man – the ‘Jewish film’
30th November 2009 | 2 comments | 2 people like this
The latest film from the prodigious Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan, their ‘Jewish film’ as it seems to have become known, is an absolute triumph of rich humour and pathos and is, for me, their finest and most accomplished to date. With its release the Midwest brothers have firmly established themselves as two of the sharpest, and darkest, observers of American life, as well as the most prolific, and consistently...
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Nick Clarke
Working in advertising, writing for a number of national newspaper and magazine titles and currently clawing his way through his PhD in film, Nick has nurtured a passion for media and the arts for over a decade. He tries not to take himself too seriously but finds it difficult. As such he harbours the faintly ridiculous belief that one- day he will write a definitive, universally lauded book on a subject that he thinks he knows something about. Given that he is fanatical about Soul music, 1970s cinema and boxing, it might be about one of those. Given that he also is very indecisive and non-committal it also might not be.





