Hi Anonymous!
In response to your comment, I don’t use Twitter, unfortunately.
I also have very little time to write these days… but here
are a few picks I hope you’ll enjoy.
- Shame (by Steve McQueen, 2011, starring Michael
Fassbender and Carey Mulligan). A quirky ‘psycho-sexual’ drama that has surprising
moral value. Tentative score: 8.2.
- The
Artist (by Michel Hazanavicius, 2011, with Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo). A
lovely film, a bit too reverential to my taste but amazing nevertheless. Tentative score: 8.2.
- We Need
to Talk About Kevin (by Lynne Ramsay, 2011, with Tilda Swinton and Ezra
Miller). Riveting even though the story itself is tragically well-known.
Tentative score: 8.1.
- Longford
(by Tom Hooper, 2006, with Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan and Samantha Morton).
An astounding moral dilemma. Incredible acting by the aforementioned actors and
by a foul-mouthed Andy Serkis. Guilty or not guilty? You be the judge. Tentative
score: 8.6.
- Bel Ami (by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod,
2012, with Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman and Kristin Scott Thomas). A
rags-to-riches story with lots of power… and beautiful ladies. Tentative score:
8.3.
- My Week
with Marilyn (by Simon Curtis, 2011, with Michelle Williams and Eddie
Redmayne). I was afraid this one would be a standard Hollywood biopic… but it’s
a much more interesting film. Splendid acting. Tentative score: 8.2.
- In
Darkness (by Agnieszka Holland, 2011). A smaller story à la SCHINDLER’S LIST.
Tentative score: 8.2.
- Hors de prix (Priceless) (by Pierre
Salvadori, 2006, with Audrey Tautou and Gad Elmaleh). Two attractive stars and
a story like Hollywood can’t tell anymore. A funny, sexy date movie. Tentative
score: 8.2.
Gotta run now!
MBiS
