Monthly Archive: May 2011

Network (1976)

Network (1976) Dir: Sidney Lumet Starring: William Holden, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway, Robert Duvall, Ned Beatty, Beatrice Straight Run-Time: 121 Mins Network opens with the firing of Howard Beale (Finch), a respected news anchorman with falling ratings. Depressed, he announces that he will kill himself live on air. This obviously creates a public furore, but …

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Hanna

Hanna. Focus Features.

Hanna Dir: Joe Wright Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hollander, Olivia Williams, Jason Flemyng, Jessica Barden Run-Time: 111 Mins   Hanna (Ronan) is a teenage girl, trained in isolation since birth by her father (Bana) to be an assassin. She goes on the run from a stern CIA operative (Blanchett) and some …

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Delain – April Rain

April Rain. Roadrunner Records.

April Rain Artist: Delain Released: 2009 Genre: Symphonic Metal   Dutch Symphonic metal band Delain return with April Rain, a follow-up to 2006′s Lucidity.   April Rain kicks off with the title track, which demonstrates everything Delain are about – symphonic metal without grandiose, complex melodies but with accessible vocals and simple metal riffs, backed …

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Thor (2011)

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Thor (2011) Dir: Kenneth Brannagh Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Stellan Skarsgård, Kat Dennings, Clark Gregg, Idris Elba Run-Time: 114 mins Marvel Studios’ latest comic book adaptation sees Shakespearean stalwart Brannagh helm an entertaining, beautifully rendered film that exceeds most expectations. When plans were being mooted for the upcoming Avengers …

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