Posts Tagged by Owen Wilson
Midnight in Paris (2011)
| June 29, 2012 | Posted by Sep Gohardani under entertainment, reviews |
Film Information: Released June 10th 2011; Certificate 12A Cast: Owen Wilson; Rachel McAdams; Marion Cotillard; Tom Hiddlestone; Léa Seydoux; Corey Stoll; Alison Pill; Carla Bruni; Michael Sheen; Kathy Bates; Kurt Fuller; Mimi Kennedy Director: Woody Allen Screenwriter: Woody Allen Running Time: 94 Minutes Plot Gil Pender (Wilson) is a very successful but unsatisfied Hollywood screenwriter who showcases the lavish American lifestyle with his rich fiancée Inez (McAdams). When he goes on holiday to Paris with her rich and conservative parents (Fuller and Kennedy) he is overcome with a desire to remain there, revelling in the sense of awe he feels at the artistic past of the French capital. This, however, is not an opinion held by his beloved, who labels the city “corny” and wishes to leave when… more
A guide to cinema – animation
| March 11, 2012 | Posted by Sep Gohardani under guide to cinema |
Animations have to be treated with caution. Too often they are a nice little medium to broadcast sentimentality and threadbare storyline, drawing the occasional sympathetic, shallow tear. Admittedly, the target audience of a large majority of this genre’s films is children, but I am adamant that you can make films that have value for all ages, or at least make it enjoyable for the adults forced to sit through these things. Maybe these films have their place, but they won’t feature here. Instead, we get the following: 5. Fantastic Mr Fox (2009) (Dir. Wes Anderson, Starring: George Clooney; Meryl Streep; Jason Schwartzman; Eric Chase Anderson; Bill Murray; Michael Gambon; Owen Wilson, Certificate PG) Bringing stop-motion back, Wes Anderson’s adaptation of the… more
