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Author Archives: Mark Farnsworth
“Green Zone”: Greengrass & Damon do it again
The most sinister helicopters this side of “Apocalypse Now” scream overhead.
Posted in Arts & Literature, Entertainment, middle east, movies, north america Tagged green zone, iraq, jason isaacs, matt damon, paul greengrass, u.s. Leave a comment
The shame about Corey Haim
Booze, drugs, birds and brawls.
Posted in Entertainment, essays, movies, obituary Tagged corey feldman, corey haim, the lost boys 2 Comments
Even Paul Bettany can’t save “Legion”
“Don’t do anything heroic,” she’s told. Don’t worry, she doesn’t.
“The Lovely Bones”: flawed, but gorgeous
As we know, death isn’t the end for Susie.
James Purefoy shines in “Solomon Kane”
“I am the only devil here,” he roars.
Posted in Arts & Literature, Entertainment, movies Tagged james purefoy, rome, solomon kane 3 Comments
Mel Gibson on the “Edge of Darkness”
Gibson’s features have been hammered out of sheet metal, his eyes dulled by whatever darkness haunts his soul.
Andy Serkis is pure “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll”
Serkis doesn’t so much inhabit the role but digs up the rocker’s body and controls it by necromancy.
Posted in Arts & Literature, Entertainment, movies, music Tagged andy serkis, britain, ian dury, naomie harris Leave a comment
“Shutter Island”: trust no one