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Pretty Pink Patty's Pictures
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Recently viewed movies by an unrepentent film fanatic -- seldom the latest blockbusters but an eclectic selection from silents through classics through modern horror.
- Added on: Nov 16th, 2008
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Author: pppatty
- Listed in: Film
- Tags: Film movies horror cult movies foreign film
Recent Posts
The Women (2008)
I admit that I am prejudiced and that I will always prefer a classic film, especially from the landmark year of 1939, to a modern remake or "update". Unfortunately my normal net reaction to these is: 'Why did they bother'? I think it is safe to write...
Memories of Matsuko (2006)
Life is forever full of pleasant surprises. This Japanese flim has been languishing on my hard disc for a few weeks now, begging to be viewed. Knowing nothing about it (for once I hadn't done my research), I was put off by its downbeat description ...
The White Ribbon (2009)
A few weeks ago The Times published a list of the 100 best films since 2000 -- without any criteria let it be said as to how their film writers reached their final selection (which contained some rather dubious choices from my point of view.) Very su...
A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
I'm not sure why I keep approaching films from French director Claude Chabrol with great anticipation, since while they continue to be well-mounted and well-acted, his psychological thrillers are no longer exactly thrilling. "Bellamy" which I reviewe...
Henri-Georges Clouzot\'s Inferno (2009)
We thought about going to see this oddity at the London Film Festival, but since we knew that there would be an extended series of showings at both the National Film Theatre and the ICA this month, we decided to wait for a less hectic time. Having no...
Broken Embraces (2009)
This is Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar's 17th film and the fourth to feature his latest muse Penelope Cruz, an actress who is always better in her Spanish-speaking roles, despite her recent Oscar win for the Woody Allen film. Almodovar claims that sh...
