| 09-Jul-10 | Heat (1995) | Dvd |
| Director: Michael Mann | ||
| imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113277/ |
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Donnie Brasco
| 13-Aug-08 | Donnie Brasco (1997) | Dvd |
| Director: Mike Newell | ||
| imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119008/ |
Brilliant film. Among my favourite three interpretations of the post-Godfather Pacino. The other two being De Palma's Carlito's Way (1993) and Mann's Heat (1995).
It's also my favourite role for Johnny Depp, even though I haven't seen Dead Man yet.
Forget about it.
Monday, July 28, 2008
The Dark Knight
| 26-Jul-08 | The Dark Knight (2008) | Cinema |
| Director: Christopher Nolan | ||
| imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/ |
The very first scene has obviously been influenced by Michael Mann's Heat (1995), to the point that it almost plays as a mini-homage to that great film. In other parts, there are echoes of Nolan's own The Prestige (2006) - some references to 'magic tricks', Christian Bale's face, etc...
All the positive things written about Heath Ledger's Joker are absolutely deserved. His performance is incredibly exciting, fun to watch. It's a pity he's not around to receive the praise he deserves.
Overall a very enjoyable film, even though slightly too long. I'll see it again, just to re-enjoy The Joker's tricks and laughs.
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