Entries from Londonist tagged with 'deathrace'
September 27, 2008
Our weekly roundup of film reviews returns, courtesy of James Bryan... This week’s biggest release is also the biggest letdown; the De Niro / Pacino team up Righteous Kill. We also have the preposterous looking Death Race as well as Kristin Scott Thomas drowning in praise for her performance in I've Loved You So Long. The cloud of wasted opportunity hangs heavily over Righteous Kill. What should have been an epic clash of the......
Continue Reading "Saturday Cinema Summary"September 20, 2008
This time of year is a cinematic no-mans land; we’re post summer blockbuster and pre-Oscar baiters. We’re left with the extremes of the ludicrously high concept Tropic Thunder and the very low key Unrelated. Tropic Thunder has got some mixed reviews, and you’ll probably know from the trailers if this is going to work for you. Written and directed by Ben Stiller it’s about a bunch of pampered narcissistic movie stars who end up......
Continue Reading "Saturday Cinema Summary"March 31, 2005
Lots of stuff in the press today about Alistair Darling's idea for a carpool lane on the M25. Apparently Darling got the idea after a visit to LA last year where "some drivers have gone to extraordinary lengths to take advantage of faster journey times on the lanes, including buying blow-up dolls and hiring children to sit beside them." The main criticism of the idea seems to be that the lanes won't reduce congestion......
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