Articles tagged "danny boyle"

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Danny Boyle’s ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ is artful, if extreme

by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[10.Sep.08] :. TORONTO - The payoffs of a major film festival are many. Here’s one: You come out of a movie you liked, and 10 seconds later you’re arguing with a guy for whom “like” was not...

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British director gets around to making his own sci-fi adventure

by Rene Rodriguez [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[30.Jul.07] :. Soon after having made his second film, the exuberant drug-addiction drama “Trainspotting,” Danny Boyle got a lucrative offer from 20th Century Fox to direct the fourth installment in the...

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Sunshine (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[20.Jul.07] :. The notion of loss pervades Sunshine, even as calculations of self are increasingly complex.

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Millions (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[23.Nov.05] :. Millions sustains a vibrantly colored, enjoyably lively view, fantastic to reflect Damian's perspective, literally short and practically limited.

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Millions (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[11.Mar.05] :. Millions manages a sophisticated breakdown of global economies and national identity, filtered through a child's brilliantly naïve perspective.

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28 Days Later (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[21.Oct.03] :. In time for Halloween, Fox has released the DVD of 28 Days Later, a frankly brilliant and scary scary movie.

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28 Days Later (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[26.Jun.03] :. Restless, irksome, strange: there's not much downtime in Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later.

 

The Beach (2000)

by Todd R. Ramlow

Leo's much anticipated follow up to the record smashing Titanic has finally arrived, and it is, perhaps not so surprisingly, considering the hype to be lived up to -- an unmitigated flop.

 

The Beach (2000)

by Cynthia Fuchs

“Innocence never lasts forever.” This is the tagline for The Beach, the expensive and highly touted occasion for Leo’s long-awaited return to the big screen. How silly it...

 
 
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