Jul 23, 2015

THE BOOK OF LIFE

The Book of Life (2014) - ***

RUSH

Rush (2013) - ***

THE BOYS OF ST. VINCENT

The Boys of St. Vincent (1994) - ***1/2

SOPHIE'S CHOICE

Sophie's Choice (1982) - ***


RED

RED (2010) - *

SEX AND THE CITY: SEASON 4

Sex and the City: Season 4 (2001-2002) - **** (P) / **** (M)

AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS

Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) - *1/2

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Adapted Screenplay
 - Best Film Editing
 - Best Cinematograhy, Color
 - Best Music Scoring

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Director (Michael Anderson)
 - Best Art Direction, Color
 - Best Costume Design, Color

JUDGEMENT AT NUREMBERG

Judgement at Nuremberg (1961) - ****

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Actor (Maximilian Schell)
 - Best Adapted Screenplay

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Director (Stanley Kramer)
 - Best Actor (Spencer Tracy)
 - Best Supporting Actor (Montgomery Clift)
 - Best Supporting Actress (Judy Garland)
 - Best Film Editing
 - Best Cinematography, Black & White
 - Best Art Direction, Black & White
 - Best Costume Design, Black & White

THE TEMPEST

The Tempest (2010) - ***1/2

WAYWARD PINES

Wayward Pines (2015) - **1/2 (P) / ***1/2 (M)

THE SALT OF THE EARTH

The Salt of the Earth (2014) - **

DOWNTON ABBEY: SEASON 5

Downton Abbey: Season 5 (2014) - **1/2 (P) / *** (M)

THE AMERICANS: SEASON 1

The Americans: Season 1 (2013) - ***1/2

AMADEUS

Amadeus (1984) - ***1/2

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Director (Milos Forman)
 - Best Actor (F. Murray Abraham)
 - Best Adapted Screenplay
 - Best Art Direction
 - Best Costume Design
 - Best Sound
 - Best Makeup

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Actor (Tom Hulce)
 - Best Film Editing
 - Best Cinematography


RED ARMY

Red Army (2014) - ***1/2

ELIZABETH

Elizabeth (1998) - ***1/2

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Makeup

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Actress (Cate Blanchett)
 - Best Cinematography
 - Best Art Direction
 - Best Costume Design
 - Best Original Dramatic Score

CALVARY

Calvary (2014) - ****

STILL OF THE NIGHT

Still of the Night (1982) - *1/2

MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT

Magic in the Moonlight (2014) - **1/2 (P) / **1/2 (M)

JURASSIC WORLD

Jurassic World (2015) - ** (P) / *1/2 (M)

VEEP: SEASON 4

Veep: Season 4 (2015) - *** (P) / *** (M)

SILICON VALLEY: SEASON 2

Silicon Valley: Season 2 (2015) - *** (P) / **1/2 (M)

BESSIE

Bessie (2015) - **1/2 (P) / *** (M)

APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR

Appropriate Behaviour (2015) *** (P) / **1/2 (M)