Thursday, 11 March 2010
Movies
The Princess and the Frog...in VF
Written by Priscilla Lalisse-Jespersen   

princess_frogI took my son to see The Princess and the Frog yesterday in "VF" (the French version). This is a wee bit of a miracle for me because I absolutely abhor seeing American films in French. Usually, if it’s not in “VO” (original version or language) I wait for the DVD. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to see kids’ movies in English here… unless your kids are nite owls.

 
Antichrist
Written by Francis H. Powell   
antichrist filmImagine your worst fears and phobias, magnified, externalized, amplified, brought before your eyes, in crisp, stylized, digital clarity. Then you may have an insight into Lars Von Triar's Antichrist.
 
Looking for Eric
Written by Francis H. Powell   
looking_for_ericWhen your whole life is falling apart around you, when you have just made a failed suicide attempt, who do you turn to? Maybe your only source of salvation is a football player you used to idolise, perhaps the mercurial Eric Cantona?
 
The History of My Sexual Failures
Written by Francis H. Powell   
history_sexual_failuresFor most men it would be their ultimate humiliation, a commentary by all their ex girlfriends, identifying their faults, including their sexual ineptness. Chris Waitt sets off on this bizarre odyssey, in which he is not only hideously humbled, but also some of his pain of break ups is also brought to the surface.
 
Easy Virtue
Written by Francis H. Powell   

1easy_virtueA massive cat fight between daughter in law Larita, (Jessica Biel, ) and her caustic mouthed mother in law Veronica (Kirsten Scott Thomas) develops when the latter arrives at the family estate, after an impulsive marriage in the South of France. Larita wins some favour with her father in law, the war traumatized , sardonic Mr Whitaker (Colin Firth) and the servants equally warm to the blond American, who has encroached on a quintessentially eccentric English family.

 
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