The story of two settlers in the American frontier in the 1860’s. French-Canadian Vivienne La Coudy (Vicky Krieps) meets the Danish Holger Olsen (Viggo Mortensen) in San Francisco and heads out with him to the quiet town of Elk Flats, Nevada to make a life together. The film opens with Vivienne’s death and a shoot … Continue reading The Dead Don’t Hurt
Crimes of the Future is batshit crazy and the absolute epitome of a David Cronenberg film. Unfortunately for me it was also one of his virtually unwatchable art projects. Read on with the knowledge that I will in no way be able to do the insanity of this project any justice. At some point in … Continue reading Crimes Of The Future
Ridley Scott released his debut film The Duellists at the age of 40 in 1977. Since then he has worked at quite a fast pace, averaging more than 1 film every 2 years in his 40 year career. Interestingly only making 1 sequel (to a film he did not make) and 2 prequels, something worth … Continue reading Ridley Scott Retrospective
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