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The Dark Knight - Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine

September10

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The Dark Knight - Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Director - Christopher Nolan

There was always the chance that this release could be over-hyped due to Heath Ledger’s untimely death in January of this year. Could a movie based on a comic book really garner Oscar recognition? Could Ledger’s performance really over-shadow Jack Nicholson’s definitive joker? Did we really need another comic book movie?

Yes, yes and thrice yes. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Departed - DiCaprio, Damon, Nicholson, Sheen, Wahlberg

January29

Image courtesy of WikipediaThe Departed – Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen.

Director - Martin Scorsese
It’s been a while since Scorsese directed something worth watching. Gangs of New York was a shambles, and The Aviator was good…good, but not great. People are getting worried now, their faith is shaken, their vocal support of the ‘Master of the Mob Movie’ is feeling like an invite for ridicule.

Enter: The Departed.

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