Paul Thomas

Julianne Moore: the great pretender

Julianne Moore's talent for transformation has made this unassuming American mom into one of the outstanding screen actresses of her generation. David Gritten meets her On meeting Julianne Moore, you're struck by the remarkable...

Funny international movie titles

By Michael Rechtshaffen - That, of course, would depend on the name in question, as the international marketing teams behind the new 007 movie, Quantum of Solace, would discover. So far, both strategies have been adopted, with...

LaserPacific Announces New Digital Mastering Focus and Team

LaserPacific Media Corporation has announced the formation of a new team and business unit to focus on digital motion picture mastering and "re-mastering." With this expanded capability, LaserPacific CEO Brian Burr also...

Paul Thomas : Double runners in comedy of errors at social game

An unusual cricketing event occurred in Martinborough last weekend: at one stage in our game both batsmen at the crease had runners. For the uninitiated, a runner is a teammate who runs between wickets on behalf of an injured...

Critic not influenced by opinions of others

Question: Sometimes, you are the dissenting voice on a picture, either one of the few critics who likes a universally panned movie or one of the few who hates a critical favorite. Does it bother you to be on the "wrong" side of...

Philip Seymour Hoffman: 'Fame isn't the reason why I act'

If there's one role Philip Seymour Hoffman will never play, it's that of the Hollywood star. Just take his ensemble today: with his thatch of straw-coloured hair in desperate need of a comb, he's dressed in a tight brown...

David Thomson on Julianne Moore

Do you remember The Hours? Nicole Kidman gave an unexpectedly fierce portrait of Virginia Woolf, writing her books, trying to maintain a marriage and a household, but advancing on her suicide in an English country river....

Film Reviews: Max Payne | Outlanders

Published Date: 14 November 2008 MAX PAYNE (15) * DIRECTED BY: JOHN MOORE STARRING: MARK WAHLBERG, MILA KUNIS, BEAU BRIDGES IN A recent film magazine interview, Mark Wahlberg stated that the titular character of this latest...

Con-man tale gets ball rolling

"The Brothers Bloom" opens the 31st Starz Denver Film Festival tonight, and with it festival director Britta Erickson and artistic director Brit Withey launch an 11-day program of films, panels and parties that marks their...

Fairwater cement their lead at the top of Division One against Fochriw

Nov 12 2008 by Steve Jones, South Wales Echo FAIRWATER strengthened their position at the top of Division One following a 2-1 home win over Fochriw. Brian James and Robert Greatrex were the hosts’ scorers, with substitute Brian...

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