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No Ordinary Fool
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A film & music blog with latitude.
- Author: Longman Oz
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- Tags: Cinema movies rock music films alternative music punk music
Recent Posts
IFI German Film Festival 2009 – A Preview
As we all know, the Berlin Wall came down 20 years ago this year and it is therefore no real surprise that there are some films dedicated to this event during this year’s German Film Festival at the Irish Film Institute. Equally, the current fasci...
A Small-Time Player in the World of Pop #27
Music @ Videos Yee to the haw, it doth be Friday once more. A propos of nothing, I have just finished watching the HBO mini-series on the invasion of Iraq Generation Kill. As an offering, it is a bit of a mixed bag, but there are still some great cha...
The Informant! – A Film Review
It is hard to believe that this colorful and globetrotting tale of conspiracy, embezzlement, covert surveillance, and due process all spins on a humble amino acid known as lysine. Based closely on real-life events, this story has its origins in the ...
Harry Brown – A Film Review
This is social realism ageing Batman-style, as Michael Caine plays a senior citizen who snaps one day and decides to get seriously medieval on the asses of some loathsome yobbos and junkies. To desensitise the audience for what is to follow, though,...
Séraphine – A Film Review
There is a sketchiness to Martin Provost’s biopic of the self-taught French artist Séraphine de Senlis that no amount of high calibre acting, verdant scenery, and meticulous replication of the era can mask. Yet, even as mere outlines, it remains ...
Micmacs – A Film Review
Films by Jean-Pierre Jeunet do not come around that often. However, they are usually well worth the wait, as no one else quite paints his cinematic canvas or brings such childlike magic to an adult world like he does. Perhaps only the computer whiz...
