Hello folks, welcome to the February 2012 edition of Five of the Fifth! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item/observation/poster, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth posts here. So let's get started, shall we? …
Tag: Jessica Chastain
Spotlight on three new favorite actors: Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston & Benedict Cumberbatch
It's been a while since I highlight a particular actor here, and since we're on the first week of the new year, why not highlight some new-ish actors who've made the mark the past year. Ok, the term 'new' is relative of course, as all of these actors have had stage, TV and even film …
Musings on Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life
Well, I feel like I'm the last person who saw this film. I had been so intrigued by this from the first time I heard about it. When it won Palme d’Or at Cannes, I said I couldn't wait to see it, alas I finally got around to seeing it. I'm not a Terrence Malick …
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FlixChatter Review: The Debt
It's nice to see a film you've been anticipating actually meets your expectation. I've been waiting to see The Debt for quite a while, and when Miramax studio was shut down by Disney last January 2010, I feared that this movie would've gone straight to DVD. Fortunately that wasn't the case, so as soon as …
Guest Review: The Help is a faithful adaptation
Special thanks to my friend & colleague Susan Martin. While I read Kathryn Stockett's best-selling novel, The Help, almost three years ago, seeing the movie adaptation a few weeks ago truly reminded me how much I loved the book. I appreciated the fact that the movie stayed true to the novel in every sense. The …
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Five for the Fifth – 5 Questions for The 5th of September
Happy 5th of September everybody... and to my American friends, Happy Labor Day! As promised on the August edition, I'm going to try to make this a monthly post. Well, the gist of the post is simple... I give you five random news item/observation/trailer, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your …
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THIS JUST IN! ‘Coriolanus’ Trailer starring Ralph Fiennes & Gerard Butler
WAHOO!! What have we got here! I've been waiting for this movie from Fall of 2009 when Gerard Butler was first cast, and finally today we've got a trailer! I've blogged about it many times before, and even posted some behind-the-scenes pics from Serbia, as well as a guest review from BERLINALE earlier this year. …
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