Day Of The Doctor? Month of the Doctor, more like!
Wow, November was good. And why...well, Doctor Who of course!
The 50th anniversary special was superb. Exciting, brilliantly acted and full of little treasures for little Whovians, like myself. And if you're worrying that the pic above is a spoiler, then you should have watched it by now...one of the biggest global televised episodes of all time...where have you been?!
Believe it or not, with this feature length special and all of the other supported documentaries and features building up to the big event, there were actually some reviews on filmbore. In case you missed them amongst all of the Gallifreyan furore, here's a reminder of the activity on filmbore for November 2013:
Pick of the week recap
Four more cracking films for you to get your teeth into. Let's take a look...
Marjane Satrapi's brilliant graphic novel, Persepolis, undergoes a beautiful transformation in this animated adaptation, directed by Vincent Paronnaud and the author herself. This self-biographical tale of Marji's life in Iran and parts of Europe will make you laugh and cry in equal measure. Truly unique!
A stunningly interesting twist on the world of high class escort industry in Japan will surprise you in Like Someone In Love. This sweet tale of an unusual friendship is shot so delicately you may miss the techniques on display but you just cannot shake off the overall artistic gleam this movie upholds.
You can't go wrong with Mike Leigh. His roster of home grown UK drama classics are outstanding and Secret & Lies is one of the headers of the bunch. With sensational performances all round, you'll be wowed by the sheer excellence of one of the UK's finest performers, Brenda Blethyn.
Heading into darker territory with Thomas Vinterberg's The Hunt we get dragged into the microcosm of a man who's victim to a child's lie. It's amazing that such sensitive subject matter is handled with the level of confidence that's on hand here. Plus, Mads Mikkelson is on stellar form.
And remember...filmbore wants you!
The final month to summarise, May 2013, was covered in November, in memory of the pick-of-the-weeks on show. Plus, a reminder was posted onto filmbore's facebook page of the entire list of the first 52 reviews of the site. Go to the facebook fan page now and search for the post (don't forget to like the page!), or message filmbore directly there, or even comment below.
May 2013
- Run Lola Run (Germany)
- The Imposter (UK)
- Let The Right One In (Sweden)
- V/H/S (United States)
- A Tale Of Two Sisters (South Korea)
April 2013
- Switchblade Romance (France)
- Grabbers (Ireland)
- Berberian Sound Studio (UK)
- Amour (France)
March 2013
- Sightseers (UK)
- Tales Of The Night (France)
- Beasts Of The Southern Wild (United States)
- Rust And Bone (France/Belgium)
- Twin Town (UK)
February 2013
- Holy Motors (France/Germany)
- Dead Man's Shoes (UK)
- Searching For Sugar Man (UK/Sweden)
- JCVD (Belgium)
January 2012
- Bronson (UK)
- Goodbye Lenin! (Germany)
- The City Of Lost Children (France)
- The Secret In Their Eyes (Argentina)
December 2012
- Timecrimes (Spain)
- Brick (United States)
- Wild Bill (UK)
- Breathing (Germany)
November 2012
- Hidden (Austria/France)
- Battle Royale (Japan)
- Infernal Affairs (Hong Kong)
- Pi (United States)
- Once Were Warriors (New Zealand)
October 2012
- The Raid (Indonesia)
- Down Terrace (UK)
- Avalon (Poland/Japan)
- The Kid With A Bike (Belgium)
September 2012
- A Room For Romeo Brass (UK)
- The Devil's Backbone (Mexico/Spain)
- Headhunters (Norway)
- Waltz With Bashir (Israel)
August 2012
- Bunny And The Bull (UK)
- Brotherhood (South Korea)
- Das Experiment (Germany)
- Intacto (Spain)
- Neds (UK)
July 2012
- Troll Hunter (Norway)
- Primer (United States)
- A Town Called Panic (Belgium)
- I'm A Cyborg, But That Okay (South Korea)
June 2012
- Tell No One (France)
- Kill List (UK)
- Tyrannosaur (UK)
- Cell 211 (Spain)
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Sightseers: never really seen anything like it for pure terrifying realism, plus it fucks all over the godawful 'A Field In England' (to say I was disappointed by it is to undersell my disappointment for this highly anticipated film.)
ReplyDeleteDead Man's Shoes: A devastating film. I'll never forget watching it for the first time, for the exact same reason as the above, but also because I felt like - until I knew what they'd done - that the villains were just like a great many people I'd known and drank with over the years.
Troll Hunter: Really unique. Could have been an all time classic, though.
Primer: Seen it three times and STILL don't get fully what's going on, but again, so unique and, more importantly, engaging, that it should be celebrated.
Tell No One: One of the most movinf final 30 seconds that I've ever seen. Hit me like a boot to the guts. And a belting thriller to boot.
Kill List: If you don't like the ending, you don't get the film, as twatty and hipster as that sounds. Once through the wonderfully REAL and very uncomfortable first 20 minutes you're into one of the darkest, most disturbingly violent and inexorable descents into oh-god-we're-fucked films I've ever seen. A cracker.
A beautiful array of responses Luke, and ones I'll be taking into consideration for the final list. Nicely done sir!
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