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Newest Hollywood Trend: Borrowing Susanne Bier

Posted in Film, International, Rants, tagged , , , , , , , , on November 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »

On December 4, Lionsgate will release a film called Brothers, described as a “drama/war” film on Wikipedia. The movie stars Natalie Portman, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Tobey Maguire, and is directed by Irish filmmaker, Jim Sheridan. It’s an American remake of a Danish movie by the same title, directed by Susanne Bier (After the Wedding, Things [...]

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Favorites Revisited #3: ‘Rachel Getting Married’ and The Honest Film

Posted in Favorites Revisited, Film, tagged , , , , on November 3, 2009 | 11 Comments »

For reasons that I can’t always articulate, Rachel Getting Married is heavenly to me. So imperfect that it’s perfect. So brutal that it’s beautiful…These are just a few of the conflicting phrases that come to mind when I watch this movie. I’d like to think that any complaint you might have about the film, I [...]

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