Archive for April, 2007

Review: The Lives of Others

I was going to see ‘Sunshine’ last night, but fate intervened and I ended up seeing (from what I understand) a film that could not be much more different, ‘The Lives Of Others’, and I have to say that I’m pleased that things turned out as they did.
Set amidst the backdrop of the German Democratic [...]

Watts in ‘Eastern Promises’, and ‘Funny Games’

One of the first things I ever posted on Solace was a review of ‘A History of Violence’, not written by me, but rather one of my friends that I had shown the film too thinking he would like it.. and he hated it. You win some you loose some. Me personally I really liked [...]

First pictures of Ledger as The Joker?

Superherohype have scored what seems to be the first shots of Heath Ledger as ‘The Joker’ in The Dark Knight. So it seems his costume might be slightly closer to the comic versions after all, seems like he’s rocking the green hair and white make-up… if it is Heath Ledger that is…
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‘Brooklyn Rules’ trailer… I likes me some Baldwin

When I use a title like that for a blog post, I really should explain myself. I dig Alec Baldwin, and only when he’s being a total asshole; Glengarry Glen Ross, The Departed and even .. 30 Rock..
‘Brooklyn Rules’ is a new goodfellas-esque gangster film starring the man himself as a mob boss, Scott Caan… [...]

Nimrod turns up the Heat with ‘Armoured’

There was no way I was going to be able to get through a post about a new heist movie without referencing ‘Heat’, so I though fuck it, use a still.. and a vague pun in the title… that’s just how crazeeee I am.
Nimrod Antal is the director of a great Hungarian film called [...]

The look of ‘The Joker’?, and some boring stills from the set

As with most things batman related at the moment this is just a rumour, but Batman-on-film has heard rumblings about Heath Ledgers ‘Look’ as the Joker, and this from ign..
Ledger’s Joker “will have grey skin with lots of scarring.”
Furthermore, Joker will reportedly wear “raggedy” garb, which jives with earlier rumors that his outfit will be [...]

‘Hostel 2′ poster… i’m still not sold

Reminds me a lot of the posters for an american haunting
I’m willing to give ‘Hostel 2′ the benefit of the doubt, but I really didn’t like the first one, so hopefully Eli Roth has raised his game from last time. I’ve mentioned it before, I didn’t like the first ‘Hostel’ and I hated Cabin Fever [...]