http://www.screenfanatic.com/ Screen Fanatic en Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:11:00 GMT Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:11:00 GMT info@screenfanatic.com info@screenfanatic.com http://www.screenfanatic.com/memoirsofageisha/ There's no logical reason to explain why I started watching this film the other night.............unless you consider these two words: ZHANG ZIYI!!!!!! Yes, the allure was too great after looking... http://www.screenfanatic.com/memoirsofageisha/#comments http://www.screenfanatic.com/memoirsofageisha/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:11:00 GMT http://www.screenfanatic.com/tellmesomething/ This excellent, gloomy crime thriller from South Korea appears like innumerable serial killer films produced in the last decade or more on the surface, but like most things now reaching... http://www.screenfanatic.com/tellmesomething/#comments http://www.screenfanatic.com/tellmesomething/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:50:00 GMT http://www.screenfanatic.com/monsieurhire/ Patrice Leconte has been one of France's most renowned filmmakers for over 30 years, and his continually high standard means that many obscure gems have flown under the radar but... http://www.screenfanatic.com/monsieurhire/#comments http://www.screenfanatic.com/monsieurhire/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:15:00 GMT http://www.screenfanatic.com/keylargo/ In the hands of legendary director John Huston the potentially restrictive story of Maxwell Anderson's play vividly comes to life in this brilliant 1948 screen adaptation. With a hurricane bearing... http://www.screenfanatic.com/keylargo/#comments http://www.screenfanatic.com/keylargo/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:39:00 GMT http://www.screenfanatic.com/28weekslater/ It's taken a while for me to catch up with this follow-up to Danny Boyle's original, 28 Days Later, a film I really enjoyed back in 2002. I'd been looking... http://www.screenfanatic.com/28weekslater/#comments http://www.screenfanatic.com/28weekslater/ Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:46:00 GMT http://www.screenfanatic.com/300/ Zack Snyder's exaggerated, outlandish follow-up to his re-imagining of George Romero's Dawn of the Dead is surely one of the most divisive films of recent times. Replete with artistic enhancements... http://www.screenfanatic.com/300/#comments http://www.screenfanatic.com/300/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:02:00 GMT http://www.screenfanatic.com/squidandwhale/ Dysfunctional families have always proven to be a rich vein for filmmakers to mine, especially on the indie front; Noah Baumbach - known best recently for his screenwriting collaborations with... http://www.screenfanatic.com/squidandwhale/#comments http://www.screenfanatic.com/squidandwhale/ Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:28:00 GMT http://www.screenfanatic.com/thelookout/ This noirish drama/thriller from the pen of acclaimed screenwriter Scott Frank received little notice at the time of its release but considering the pedigree of all involved it's no surprise... http://www.screenfanatic.com/thelookout/#comments http://www.screenfanatic.com/thelookout/ Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:23:00 GMT http://www.screenfanatic.com/familyhero/ The French are prone to making fluffy, lightweight dramas that sadly provide too large a percentage of their films reaching our shores these days. Family Hero (2006) however, a multi-layered... http://www.screenfanatic.com/familyhero/#comments http://www.screenfanatic.com/familyhero/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:26:00 GMT http://www.screenfanatic.com/idiocracy/ The year is 2505 and humanity has devolved into a race of utterly stupid beings; our favourite TV show is Ow, My Balls!, the film that's just swept the Oscars... http://www.screenfanatic.com/idiocracy/#comments http://www.screenfanatic.com/idiocracy/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:26:00 GMT http://www.screenfanatic.com/londontobrighton/ British crime films have been deteriorating in quality since Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels with so many poor imitations in its wake. Thankfully, something like London to Brighton comes... http://www.screenfanatic.com/londontobrighton/#comments http://www.screenfanatic.com/londontobrighton/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:05:00 GMT http://www.screenfanatic.com/thesavages/ It's been so long since Tamara Jenkins' debut, Slums of Beverly Hills, that it's been relegated to the status of almost forgotten gem of the '90's. Thankfully an equally memorable... http://www.screenfanatic.com/thesavages/#comments http://www.screenfanatic.com/thesavages/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:08:00 GMT http://www.screenfanatic.com/collateral/ Michael Mann has always been a notoriously difficult director to work with but his perfectionism on set has resulted in some very fine films over the course of his long... http://www.screenfanatic.com/collateral/#comments http://www.screenfanatic.com/collateral/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:18:00 GMT http://www.screenfanatic.com/pickpocket/ This was my first viewing of Robert Bresson's masterpiece about a spiritually and emotionally distraught young man who feels little connection to the world around him, finding solace only in... http://www.screenfanatic.com/pickpocket/#comments http://www.screenfanatic.com/pickpocket/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:56:00 GMT http://www.screenfanatic.com/awake/ Do filmmakers really expect us to swallow the implausabilities they sometimes fill their stories with? Or are they simply relying on their audiences' gullibility in believing them or shrugging them... http://www.screenfanatic.com/awake/#comments http://www.screenfanatic.com/awake/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:33:00 GMT