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Slumdog Millionaire: Danny Boyle

Monday, December 29th, 2008

by The Great White Gypsy Bollywood: the final frontier.  Director Danny Boyle has hit the mark in so many genres in his career, it’s never a question whether his new film will be good.  It’s a question of which genre he will attack next.  Romantic Comedy, Horror, Sci-fi, Family, Drama, and Cult Classic.  This year, […]

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Oscar Movie Review

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Atonement   This sophomore effort by Joe Wright is a directorial paint-by-numbers designed specifically to get an Oscar.  It is rigid, mechanical, and devoid of the emotions it is supposed to arouse.  The score, costume design, and cinematography are all solid, but not extraordinary.  The screenplay lacks the substance to make you believe James McAvoy […]

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Sunshine: Danny Boyle

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

The film’s premise is very simple: Earth’s sun is about to go out, effectively extinguishing life as we know it.  Our last hope is Icarus, the second manned ship sent to the sun to “reignite” it with a nuclear fusion device.  The eight scientists and pilots on board must endure the pressure of saving civilization, […]

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Spotlight: Danny Boyle

Monday, October 1st, 2007

< p class=”paragraph_style_2”>Danny Boyle is a creative, innovative genre renovator.  It’s easy to pick out Scorcese’s work, or Tarantino’s, or even David Fincher’s dark, mind-altering dramas.  But what sets Danny Boyle apart is that he will not limit himself to one genre.  His portfolio includes  brutally honest drug film in Trainspotting, a surprisingly enjoyable romantic […]

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