Variety.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
International News: Michael Caine expected to join 'Harry Brown' -- Oscar-winning U.S. scribe Diablo Cody will be the guest of honor at Italy's Noir in Festival dedicated to movies and books broadly belonging to the noir genre, where "Jennifer's Body," the teen horror romp she penned, will make its Italo bow.
fork handles (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Spotted a poster on the tube at Moorgate for new film ' Harry Brown ' starring the legendary Michael Caine. Looks like another great British urban movie which I hope to be able to check out sooner rather than later, but the killer for me is this awesome bit of driving drum & bass over the credits from Plan B (who also stars in the film...) with Chase And Status :
el director (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
One of the best British films in recent years (view the trailer here) , this is one flick that you must sere. Very rarely do I recommend something on these pages, but go on, treat yourself and watch 'Harry Brown'. Great story, set in London and no money shots of Big Ben or the Southbank . It is a 100% movie with great direction, great acting and great production values, but sod all that, the story...
Left Outside (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
In the second scene of Harry Brown a man wakes up to the monotonous drone of his alarm clock. The 6:30am news is on and there is yet another story of an MP in disgrace. The subsequent – and therefore less significant – story describes the opening scene which we have just watched. This opening scene [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Bawdy farce involving Tom Jones's penis becomes a multiplex sensation The Hollywood blockbusters 2012 and A Christmas Carol are playing to respectable audiences Merthyr Tydfil's Vue multiplex, entertaining fans with their multimillion pound effects. But in screen eight, the staff are having to drag in extra beanbags in an attempt to accommodate everyone who wants to see a comedy made for just £100,000...
The Right Rant (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Harry Brown - Michael Caine's latest blockbuster - is receiving, in the main, rave reviews. If you didn't know, it's a sort of British Death Wish movie with Caine playing an elderly vigilante who tackles a violent gang in London. People falling over themselves to heap praise on the film gush about it tackling 'difficult issues' etc etc. Problem: any figures you care to look at will tell you that the...
The Appalling Strangeness (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
See, I think I know why Harry Brown (or 'Arry Brown, to mimic the Caine accent) was made. Caine has obviously been playing Alfred in the successful Nolan directed Batman movies . And he must have been watching Christian Bale meaningfully mumbling his way through those films, and decided he wanted a bit of the action for himself. Of course, what any self-respecting film-maker should have said to Caine...
Entertainment Blog (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Everything about this film is absolutely amazing. The acting in this film particularly stands out and I'm not just talking about Michael Caine, who is excellent as always, I'm talking about the rest of the cast. The performances where BAFTA worthy. I particularly was impressed with Jack O'Connell (who you might better know for playing Cook in Skins ). The way the film is shot is just beautiful. The...
Dan's Media Digest (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
2012: Box Office Armageddon In the US : Roland Emmerich's fetishist disaster movie 2012 explodes into the chart at #1 with an impressive $65m (that's $19,000 at every cinema it was screening at), so looks on course to earn back its $200m budget... and festival darling PRECIOUS debuts at #3, and will likely drift downwards... also, PIRATE RADIO (aka The Boat That Rocked) proved to be a hopeless flop...
Sunset Over Slawit (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The second scariest teacher at our high school was called Harry Brown. He could silence a room of misbehaving scrotes just by walking down the hall. He once gave me the bollocking of a lifetime for knocking on the church door and not running away as fast as my mates. I couldn't sleep for a week, worried the police were going to come knocking and drag me away to borstal for my crime. You didn't fuck...
Cinematical (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Indie Roundup: Your quick guide to what's new and upcoming in the independent film community. Deals . Our friends at indieWIRE report that Cracks has been acquired by IFC Films , which plans to release it next year via its IFC in Theaters platform. The film is the feature directorial debut of Jordan Scott , daughter of Ridley Scott. Eva Green ( The Dreamers , Casino Royale ) stars as a teacher and...
Jeremy's Thought Balloons (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Cast Michael Caine Emily Mortimer Iain Glenn Jack O'Connell Liam Cunningham David Bradley Screenwriter Gary Young Director Daniel Barber Running Time 103 minutes With his wife having recently passed away and his best friend bullied daily by the drug-peddling gangs on his estate, aged ex-Royal Marine Harry Brown (Caine) decides to come out of retirement to clean up the neighbourhood…[Empire]...
Stevie Warner (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
The trouble with Harry Brown is....your only s'pose to blow the ******** doors off!!! Michael Caine is a lonely old man left on a council estate in London. The death of his wife and then best friend leave him sad a alone.....as well as wit a huge chip on his shoulder!!! Whilst the youth and the estate were very believable and the first half of Caines performance was very impressive....when it becomes...
battle royale with cheese (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Michael Caine plays an aging vigilante in Harry Brown , but which other old timers can still fight the good fight? Screenrush also take a look at our favourite famous faces who have spent time with the Muppets on Sesame Street...
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