With the likes of The Proposition and Little Fish, Australian cinema is making a real ... more
impact and Sarah Watt's Look Both Ways proves no exception.Opening with one man being hit by train whilst another is diagnosed with testicular cancer, you'd be surpri...
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Debbie Millman hosts the popular design podcast "Design Matters". This title is inspired ... more
by the monologues she prepares for each episode and features illustrated essays that explore the many intersections of design and life. It covers topics ranging from design, brands, and behavior to rituals, love, music, and even physics.
Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
Production Year: 2000 - Drama - Director: Giuseppe Tornatore - Original Language: Italian - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Monica Bellucci, Giuseppe Sulfaro, Luciano Federico, Matilde Piana
Advantages: Thought provoking story, great performances Disadvantages: None
?. So don?t worry if you don?t normally like their movies (that was certainly true of me) ? they won?t spoil ?Traffic? for you!
Another similarity with these two films is the use of intersecting storylines.
There are basically 3 storylines ?
One: involving Javier the cop (Benicio del Toro) in Tijuana, Mexico (shot in yellow-tinged film, which makes you really feel the heat!);
Two: the Michael Douglas character?s progress as a US ?drug Tsar? (blue-tinged scenes: the cool, supposedly level-headed angle). The fact that his daughter is using drugs complicates things nicely;
Three: the fate of Catherine Zeta-Jones? character in San Diego, whose husband (played by Steven Bauer) is arrested for organising drug smuggling.
The use of colours in this way is certainly not new (think of how many films where you get black and white ...
rsmith 18.04.2004
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Traffic (DVD)
Advantages: A good premise Disadvantages: The rest is terrible!
, instead implicating her lover. The only thing left is to find out who Susan was having an affair with and place him firmly in the frame for murder?
I was looking forward to seeing this film, it has a stellar cast and an intriguing premise, both of which I thought would lead to an excellent thriller, unfortunately it didn?t turn out to be that. This film is widely thought of as a classic film and one of Costner?s best; agreed, Kevin Costner has made some stinkers but he?s also made some really good films and to say this is one of his best is a little insulting.
Thrillers, for me, can either reach one extreme or the other, they can either be fantastic or dire and unfortunately No Way Out fits into the latter category, in this case nothing seems to go right in the films format. It?s 114 minutes long and unfortunately 60 odd minutes of this ...
Great_reviewer07 24.08.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of No Way Out (DVD)
Advantages: Learn more about diggers Disadvantages: None
About The DVD
Let's look at Diggers is a great DVD for any child who loves diggers and excavators. Put on your hard hat and come along for a fascinating tour around the JCB Factory.
Rob has always dreamed of driving a digger and has the same dream everynight until one night he is dreaming of diggers when he hears a voice calling him.....the next thing he is at the JCB factory. He gets a full tour around the factory and gets to see how the JCB's are made. He gets to see the famous dancing diggers and the JCB GT which can acheive speeds of more than 100 miles per hour! He learns the company was founded fifty years ago by Joeseph Cyril Bamford and that's how it got its name JCB.
The Scenes include:
1: JCB HISTORY
2: JCB FACTORY
3: DIGGERS IN ACTION
4: DIGGERS AROUND THE WORLD
5: SPEED DIGGERS
6: DANCING ...
Director interview, Short film by Sarah Watt, Trailer, Scene selection, Film notes
Aspect Ratio
1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital 2.0, DTS Surround 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1
Professional reviews
Review
Handled with wry humour, understated poignancy and some very good performances (Mail On Sunday, 03/11/2006)
DVD Description
This intriguing Australian ensemble piece is an endearing slice of life in the tradition of films like CRASH, MAGNOLIA and SHORT CUTS. The film centres on Nick, who has been diagnosed with cancer. As he tries to come to terms with his affecting news, he meets Meryl, by pure chance. Meryl has her own demons to confront, having witnessed a horrific accident. These two lost souls are instantly drawn to each other, and help confront their issues together, as it is revealed that their families have their own problems to overcome.
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