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Old 27th September 2016, 10:02 PM
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Old 27th September 2016, 10:04 PM
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Old 27th September 2016, 10:18 PM
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The Prestige (2006)

Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale are two stage magicians who engage in competitive one-upmanship in an attempt to create the ultimate stage illusion.

In the midst of his Batman trilogy director Christopher Nolan unleashed this piece of wizardry on the world. Albeit less celebrated than Gotham's superhero i do think this is the better film.

For anyone who hasn't seen it, i think it's a film well worth searching out. It has fantastic production design, a glorious 1899 setting, David Bowie and illusions galore.

The Prestige is one of those films where the viewer is endlessly searching for clues and tricks as to what is unfolding before our eyes but as Michael Caine says during the opening, "Now you're looking for the secret... but you won't find it, because of course you're not really looking. You don't really want to know. You want to be fooled". And that is why i much preferred it second time round - it's best not to get too involved as first time round i found it all rather disappointing but a repeat viewing, albeit a decade later, and everything fit perfectly into place.
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The Prestige (2006)
Probably my favourite Nolan film.
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Old 28th September 2016, 10:10 AM
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The book by Christopher Priest is well worth seeking out too.
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Old 28th September 2016, 07:36 PM
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The Dead Zone (1983)

**** out of *****


The Fly (1986)

****1/2 out of *****

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Old 28th September 2016, 10:14 PM
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King Arthur (2004)

Dismissing much of Arthurian lore - no Camelot, no wizardry etc, Clive Owen headlines a strong cast in director Antoine Fuqua's audition of The Magnificent Seven.

Huge battles ensue including a breathtaking set piece on a frozen lake in this hugely enjoyable take on one of Britain's greatest myths.
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Old 29th September 2016, 11:19 AM
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Went to see Under The Shadow (2015, Babak Anvari)
at the DCA in Dundee. Whilst more conventionally a "horror" film than A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, this is still well worth a look. Strict adherence to dogma makes us less human, something....


.....which led me to a rewatch of

The VVitch (2015, Robert Eggers)
At mates request, as he desired to bear witness to the film. Terrifying in a very subtle manner, I feel I may play the Amer card here to dig me out of a hole AHEM. Reevaluation of the year!

White Settlers (2014, Simeon Halligan)
Whilst it appealed to my very black sense of humor, this is more or less a UK version of any number of redneck films. Will await its arrival on THC shortly haha.

City 40 (2016, Samira Goetschel)
Harrowing documentary about one of Russia's "closed cities" ,filmed secretly in Ozersk. Watched this to get the taste of

Twisted F*cking Sister!(Andrew Horn)
out of my mind. Strictly for fans. Of which I'm not.

There will be more, but now I have to go and cough up a lung, as i contracted Bronchial fever whilst on holiday...
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Old 29th September 2016, 11:23 AM
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Get well soon, D!
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Old 29th September 2016, 01:14 PM
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Really good reviews, Demoncrat. I hope the bronchial fever is short lived and you are back to full health shortly.
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