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Savages ***

Posted: 22/09/2012

Producer-Director Oliver Stone, best known for his political thrillers, war films and a recently completed Castro documentary, reverts back to Natural Born Killers/U-Turn type for his latest film, Savages, appealing to a wider commercial market wanting pulpy, consumable, popcorn action thrillers without any political intensity. In a way, Savages is a satisfying all-action trip with …

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Category: Action, Drama, Thriller

Tags: Aaron Johnson, Battleship, Benicio Del Toro, Blake Lively, Cheech and Chong, Demián Bichir, Don Winslow, Fast and The Furious, John Travolta, Mickey Knox, Natural Born Killers, Oliver Stone, Point Break, Salma Hayek, Savages, Taylor Kitsch, The Power Of The Dog, Traffic, U-Turn

LFF 2011: Miss Bala ****

by lgileskeddie

Posted: 29/10/2011

Adopting the frantic, hand-held documentary style of other gritty, foreign kitchen-sink offerings, Mexican writer-director Gerardo Naranjo’s explosive look at the dominant drugs culture in his country through the eyes of a young woman, Laura Guerrero (Stephanie Sigman), is a sure-fire festival contender worthy of a look. Laura dreams of being the next Miss Mexico and …

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Category: Action, BFI LFF 2011, Drama, Foreign Language

Tags: Gerardo Naranjo, Irene Azuela, Miguel Couturier, Miss Bala, Stephanie Sigman, Traffic