Black Sheep interviews Antonio Banderas

n 1986, a relatively unknown Spanish director by the name of Pedro Almodóvar, cast a little known young actor named Antonio Banderas, to whom he’d previously given a small part in a previous work, in MATADOR, a controversial indie film about a former bullfighter and a lawyer who got turned on by the act of killing. The successful pairing...

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Hole in One (2010)

Genre: Comedy/Sport/Drama/RomanceStarring: Steve Talley, David Ellison, Dean Cameron, Christopher Showerman, Sandy ModicSex sells? At least that is what the makers of this movie believe in. Here is our recipe; get a young famous actor, get some gorgeous skimpy clothed woman, add some considerable nudity, sprinkle some slap-stick humour and...

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ANONYMOUS

Written by John OrloffDirected by Roland Emmerich Starring Rhys Ifans, David Thewlis and Vanessa RedgraveRoland Emmerich is famous for directing disaster movies, like 2012 and INDEPENDENCE DAY. His latest, ANONYMOUS, is supposed to be a grand departure but it still felt an awful lot like a disaster to me. And what better way to distance...

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My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (2010)

Genre: Comedy/Romance/DramaStarring: Christopher Gorham, Alyssa Milano, Michael Landes, Tom LenkAn aspiring writer, Ethan (Gorham) is tired of facing rejection and his editor saying that his stories lack inspiration. Just when he is about to give up, he meets a waitress Jessie (Milano) and the two immediately become really great friends....

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PAGE ONE: INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES

Written by Kate Nocack and Andrew RossiDirected by Andrew RossiAs you’re reading this review online, you are already hip to the changes in the air. In case you haven't fully noticed, it would appear as though journalism as we’ve known it for all our lives is changing and changing fast. The print newspaper is desperate for advertising to avoid...

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The Lost City (2005)

Genre: History/Action/Romance/DramaStarring: Andy Garcia, Enrique Murciano, Nestor Carbonell, Tomas Millian, Jsu Garcia, Ines Sastre, Richard Bradford, Bill MurrayBatista, the dictator of Cuba was hated by his people for the lack of freedom and his never-ending oppression. Federico (Milian) is a highly respected university professor who has...

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Thor (2011)

Genre: Action/Science-fiction/Fantasy/AdventureStarring: Natalie Portman, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Stellan Skarsgard, Colm FeoreAccording to ancient Nordic mythology, the god of gods, Odin (Hopkins) had two sons Loki (Hiddleston) and Thor (Hemsworth). Thor was the heir-apparent to the throne of Odin's kingdom much...

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Black Sheep interviews Elizabeth Olsen

What’s in a name? In the festival circuit breakout, MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE, the heroine has four of them. Meanwhile, the actress who plays her has a name you’ve likely never heard before. With five films being released over the next year and mounting awards season buzz for her first though, you will know the name, Elizabeth Olsen, soon...

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MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE

Written and Directed by Sean DurkinStarring Elizabeth Olsen, Sarah Paulson, Hugh Dancy and John HawkesMartha: Do you ever have that feeling where you can’t tell if something’s a memory or if it’s something you dreamed?Instantly uncomfortable, MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE, is unlike any experience I’ve had at the movies. It is at times both...

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Dude, Where's My Car (2000)

Genre: Comedy/Adventure/Science-fiction/MysteryStarring: Ashton Kutcher, Seann William Scott, Jennifer Garner, Marla Sokoloff, Hal SparksTwo pot-heads have a crazy night and the next day, they don't remember a thing. Jesse (Kutcher) and Chester (Scott) cannot remember where they went and what they did but all they know is that they might...

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Black Sheep interviews MICHAEL SHANNON

When I sat down to speak with Michael Shannon about his mesmerizing performance in Jeff Nichols’ equally transfixing film, TAKE SHELTER, Hurricane Irene had just paid a visit to his hometown, Manhattan. The media had made out the event to be potentially catastrophic but the weather came and went without much damage to mention. The media may...

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Hors la Loi (2010)

Genre: Crime/History/Action/DramaStarring: Jamel Debouzze, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila, Bernard Blancan, Sabrina SeyvecouEnglish title: Outside the Law. Like most modern countries in Africa and Asia, Algeria too was a colony of a European Empire and in this case, it was France. The Algerians were made to fight in World War II against Germany...

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Jo Dooba So Paar: It's Love in Bihaar (2011)

Genre: Comedy/Romance/Drama/AdventureStarring: Vinay Pathak, Anand Tiwari, Rajat Kapoor, Pitobash Tripathy, Dadhi Raj, Sita Ragoine SpadaWhen a white woman walks into India with extremely ambitious plans to tour the country and further her knowledge, everyone knows the hurdles she will have to cross and Sapna's (Spada) story is no different....

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ReReview: THE TREE OF LIFE

Written and Directed by Terrence MalickStarring Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain and Sean PennMrs. O'Brien: You'll be grown before that tree is tall. Terrence Malick’s THE TREE OF LIFE is the most polarizing film I’ve seen in ages. It was widely reported that plenty of patrons walked out and angrily demanded their money back while just as...

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TRESPASS

Written by Karl GajdusakDirected by Joel SchumacherStarring Nicole Kidman and Nicolas CageIt is mind boggling to me that A) films as thin and contrived as TRESPASS still get made and B) that any actors still working today would sign on to work with director, Joel Schumacher. Both TRESPASS stars, Nicole Kidman and Nicolas Cage, should have...

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THE LION KING

I must have seen Disney’s THE LION KING a great number of times as a kid because when I finally sat down to watch the film again as an adult, I could practically recite it word for word as it played in front of me. The film’s recent theatrical rerelease success proves that THE LION KING is unquestionably one of the most well loved animated...

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Despicable Me (2010)

Genre: Animation/Comedy/Drama/Science-fiction/ActionStarring (voice): Steve Carell, Jason Segal, Russell Brand, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Elsie FisherHow I love a good, humourous and fun to watch animation! It is indeed pleasing when every now and then there comes a comedy that you can watch over and over again and enjoy it just as you...

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Black Sheep interviews Max Minghella

The cast of George Clooney’s THE IDES OF MARCH is practically mammoth. Aside from Clooney himself, you have Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright and Evan Rachel Wood. If you go one more name down the list though, you’ll come by one Max Minghella, and once you see the film, you’ll know why his name...

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MARGARET

Written and Directed by Kenneth LonerganStarring Anna Paquin, Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo and Alison JanneyLisa Cohen: I just need to talk to somebody who doesn’t completely misunderstand who I am or what’s going on inside me.It isn’t easy growing up, no matter who you are and no matter what you have to live through while you’re doing it. Take...

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