Film Review (3)

“Argo”

Summary

In 1979, the US Embassy in Iran is stormed by protesters who then take everyone there captive. But 6 members manage to get out and go to the Canadian embassy. After a few months, the 6 are still there. And it's only a matter of time before the Iranians discover that 6 members of the embassy staff are missing. So the CIA must find a way to get them out. And so far they can't come up with a way. Tony Mendez, an ex filtration expert comes up with a plan. He will go in as a producer scouting for shooting locations for a movie and that the 6 are part of the production crew. So he goes to Hollywood and with help from a friend, makes it appear that he is a producer. And the movie they're producing is called Argo. Eventually he goes to Iran to tell them what they have to do.

Review

To my mind, there’s nothing better than biographical films. Every time when I watch them, I convince in it again. Certainly, producers don’t  always show exact emotions and feelings but in this film you cannot notice it.

This is a great movie. The story, acting, pacing, editing was just fantastic. Affleck's directing was solid, and the suspense will keep you entertained right through to the last seconds. I loved it. 

The opening of the movie played a huge part in setting the tone of the rest of the film. As I had no history or prior knowledge to the events that transpired in Iran in the 1980s, the brief amount of a history lesson was just enough to maintain my interest. Throughout the film, there are times when I might have started to wander through long bouts of dialog, but witty comments by the characters kept me entertained.

Firtst of all, I think that the movie is worth watching because of the cast and crew who developed the making of this film. This film has won 3 Oscar awards which should make you believe this movie great. The actors and actresses stayed in character so much that you would think it was close to the real back story. You can feel each characters emotion and action and how they were going through in the movie. The more interesting part is that it is a part of U.S. history. Portraying this actual scenario from our U.S. history makes it all the reason to watch. We all know history may be boring to most but watching this will make you think twice.

Moreover, Argo is one of the greatest movies to release in late 2012. This film can teach many people about the history of American nation and how the U.S. deals with situations like this. Rescuing American men and women from a hostile environment is taking a lot of risk and sacrifice for one's life. This movie proves that turning your back on your fellow citizens is not the way to go, at least during its time period of when this took place. This film is suited more to adults because understanding the film will probably take some time because of how complex the story-line is. If you love thrillers and drama movies, this film will go great for your collection.

In conclusion, I’d say that it is a really entertaining and riveting film, very well done, and easily worth seeing. As a matter of fact, don't miss it.

Rendering on cinema (4)

The article published on the website guardian.co.uk on May 2, 2013 by Andrew Pulver is headlined “Bradley Cooper leaves Jane Got a Gun project”.  The article reports at length that Silver Linings Playbook star becomes latest big-name actor to quit troubled film, after Michael Fassbender and Jude Law.

Analyzing the situation, it is necessary to note that the troubled indie western Jane Got a Gun has received yet another setback after actor Bradley Cooper announced on Wednesday he had left the project.

It’s an open secret that Cooper is the latest in a string of high-profile names to quit the film, produced by and starring Natalie Portman, who plays a woman defending her home against her outlaw husband with the help of an ex-lover. Michael Fassbender was cast originally as the ex-lover but left before production began, and Joel Edgerton, initally cast as the villainous husband, was shifted to replace him. 

There is a lot of comment on how Jude Law was then taken on in the villain role, but left the shoot in the wake of director Lynne Ramsay's abrupt departure following a stand-off with producer Scott Steindorff. Cooper had been subsequently drafted in to take Law's place, along with new director Gavin O'Connor. However, it’s also important to mention that Cooper cited scheduling issues with the David O Russell film American Hustle as the main reason for his withdrawal, telling the Hollywood Reporter: "Regretfully, due to date conflicts between the film I am currently shooting for David O Russell and Jane Got a Gun, I am unable to join Natalie, Joel, Noah and Gavin on this truly exciting project."

The article draws the conclusion that according to the Reporter, Cooper's absence won't affect the shooting schedule as the production is currently shut down to enable O'Connor to make proper preparations. No confirmation has yet been made as to Cooper's replacement.

To sum up, I would like to say that it’s not so big problem as the author shows it to us. It’s only for my opinion.

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The article we’re going to discuss is taken from guardian.co.uk and is entitled “John Grisham to publish A Time to Kill sequel”.  It was contributed on 2 May 2013 by Alison Flood.

From the very beginning of the review it becomes evident that the author’s next thriller Sycamore Row will see heroic lawyer of Grisham's 1988 bestseller 'fight for justice' once again.First of all, it’s necessary to mention that twenty-five years after he made his first appearance, Jake Brigance, the young lawyer defending a black father who has killed his daughter's rapists in John Grisham's debut novel “A Time to Kill”, is set to return to the literary arena later this year.

Next, Grisham and his publisher Knopf Doubleday announced that the bestselling legal-thriller author was writing a follow-up to 1988's  “A Time to Kill”, in which Brigance will "fight … the good fight once again". Sycamore Row, out this autumn, will see Brigance forced to "fight for justice in a trial that could tear the small town of Clanton apart", said Knopf, promising that "the suspense never rests" in this latest outing from Grisham.

According to the plot, Clanton was also the setting for “A Time to Kill”, in which Brigance defended Carl Lee Hailey, on trial for murder after gunning down his daughter's white rapists. Moreover, the novel was written after Grisham – then a lawyer who had been elected to the state House of Representatives – overheard the testimony of a 12-year-old rape victim; he was inspired to explore what would have happened if her father had murdered her attackers.

As a result of all this, Grisham wrote the book in three years, getting up at 5am to work on it before he started his day job. He received a host of rejections from publishers, but the novel was eventually acquired by Wynwood Press, with 5,000 copies printed in 1988.

The author in fact concludes by saying that it was Grisham's second novel, “The Firm”, that made his name and allowed him to turn his hobby into a career: it became the bestselling novel of 1991, with the author's continuing success eventually prompting the reissue of “A Time to Kill”, which quickly became a hit. The debut went on to be adapted for film, starring Matthew McConaughey as Brigance.

To conclude, I’d like to say that the opinion of the Grisham’s works is ambiguous. As for me, I consider he to be a very interesting modern writer, that’s really worth reading.

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The article I’m going to discuss is taken from www.guardian.co.uk and it is entitled «The Avengers becomes triple hero at MTV Movie awards».  It was published by 15th of April, 2013. It’s reported here that Joss Whedon's action adventure takes three awards including movie of the year, best fight and best villain for Tom Hiddleston.

It’s important to mention that with a cast of superheroes and villains, The Avengers saw off its competitors to become the big winner at the MTV Movie awards. The action adventure won three awards on Sunday, including the top prize, movie of the year.

Speaking of the plot itself, it’s necessary to note that the Avengers also won best fight and best villain for actor Tom Hiddleston. That award meantthe most to the write-director Joss Whedon. He also accepted the golden popcorn trophy.

In this connection it’s also worth mentioning that Bradley Cooper and show host Rebel Wilson were each double winners. Cooper won the first prize of the night for his performance in Silver Linings Playbook and returned to the stage to accept best kiss honours for his smooch with co-star Jennifer Lawrence in that film. However, Lawrence, who won the Oscar for her role in Playbook, was also a double winner, though she wasn't on hand. In addition to the kiss award she won the golden popcorn for her performance.

Actually, Jamie Foxx was another double winner. He shared the best WTF moment award with Samuel L Jackson for their scenes together in Django Unchained and later thanked his daughter, parents and siblings in the audience as he accepted the Generation award for his career in film.

It’s necessary to note that Wilson, who opened and closed the show wearing Iron Man-style armour, won breakthrough performance for her work in Pitch Perfect and shared in the film's award for best musical moment. Its stars, including Brittany Snow and Skylar Astin, opened the show with a mash-up medley.

However, it soon becomes clear that the MTV Movie awards are as much about the anticipated films of the summer season as they are about the finest films of last year. Fans vote online for the winners in traditional and irreverent categories such as best fight, best kiss and best shirtless performance.

Frankly speaking, I didn't really enjoy The Avengers. And even Captain America in particular looked like a man wearing fancy dress, and not an action hero, that’s only my personal opinion, of course. But I think that sometimes it is nice to watch a film that doesn't take itself too seriously and it isn't meant to have "a hidden message".

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The article published on the website guardian.co.uk on April 8, 2013 is headlined “James Cameron to use underwater motion capture for Avatar sequels”. The author of the article,  Ben Child, tells us that James Cameron's forthcoming Avatar sequels will feature underwater motion capture, according to Jon Landau, producer, along with Cameron, of the record-breaking first film.

Speaking at a technology in cinema conference, Landau said the Oscar-winning director proposed to make use of the process because they can simulate it visually but can't simulate it experientially. Cameron has previously hinted at the possibility of exploring the oceans of Pandora, the forest moon setting for his 2009 3D box-office hit, in future films.

It’s an open secret that they want to take advantage of the technologies, brilliant people are putting out to make the next two movies even more emotionally engaging and visually tantalising, and to really wrap up the story arc of two main characters. Landau said that on Sunday in a keynote speech at the 2013 NAB Technology Summit on Cinema in Las Vegas. He described the process as "performance capture in water".

Analyzing the situation, it is necessary to note that  Cameron previously said he would shoot Avatar parts two and three back to back and release the films in December 2014 and 2015 respectively, though that timeline has begun to look optimistic. There is also talk of a fourth film that may manifest as a prequel.

There is a lot of comment on how Cameron previously said he would shoot Avatar parts two and three back to back and release the films in December 2014 and 2015 respectively, though that timeline has begun to look optimistic. There is also talk of a fourth film that may manifest as a prequel.

The article draws the conclusion that Avatar is the highest-grossing film of all time, having taken $2.782bn worldwide.

Frankly speaking, I don’t agree with the opinion that Avatar is the best film of all time. Of course, there were used some modern and unique technologies but, for me, it’s just one more fantasy.

Film Review 2

Shakespeare in love

Movie info

Genre: comedy, romance

Directed by John Madden

Written by Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard

Running time: 2.03

Release: 1998

Cast

Gwyneth Paltrow			-	-Viola De Lesseps
Joseph Fiennes			-	William Shakespeare
Geoffrey Rush			-	Philip Henslowe
Judi Dench			-	Queen Elizabeth
Ben Affleck			-	Ned Alleyn
Colin Firth			-	Lord Wessex
Rupert Everett			-	Christopher Marlowe

My review

“Shakespeare in love” is a historical comedy about life and hardships of a great playwright William Shakespeare. It’s a good idea to show creative sufferings in which all Shakespeare’s works were made but John Madden could strengthen this showing not only his creative works but also a private life. So you can see a very specific and original movie.

The script was smooth and interesting but for me, it’s a bit monotonous.  It’s a story full of historical acuities and specifications that made the whole film to be plausible and believeable.

 This wondeful story, sеt in 1594, introduсes Will Shakespeare as a young English playwright struggling with plots and characters. And he's in competition with Christopher Marlowe, who writes for a rival theater. His producer is deeply in debt to the local moneylender whose methods of collection are deceitful. Just as the future of their Rose Theater looks dire, a wealthy merchant's daughter, Viola De Lesseps, who swoons over Will's sonnets, decides to masquerade as a boy and audition for "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate King's Daughter," one of Will's works-in-progress. She's hired immediately, as Will is enchanted with the recitations of his new "Romeo" until, of course, he discovers he is a she. By then, Queen Elizabeth I has promised her in marriage to Lord Wessex, a cold, arrogant Virginia tobacco farmer. All's well that ends well and, if their escapades resemble "Twelfth Night," that's no coincidence.

To sum up, I’d like to say that this film is entertaining, witty and acutely funny, with the ability to appeal to more than Shakespeare buffs. But for real fans of Shakespeare, it's a glorious treat that's smart and humorous, with highly appealing performances all round. It is clear that everyone in the film is having a great time with the material, and it is contagious. Personally I think that a brilliant and witty script by Tom Stoppard is brought to life by a great cast.