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MAN ON A SWING (Dir. Frank Perry, 1974, US) – Trust in Me
* * * Since the 1970s American film canon is so rich, much has slipped through, which makes discovery altogether more pleasurable. The work of director Frank Perry is a major blind spot for me. I think the only film of his I had seen was The Swimmer (1968), a counter culture work which stars Continue reading
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BERNIE (Dir. Richard Linklater, 2011, US) – Mr. Nice Guy [Spoilers Ahead]
Jack Black as Bernie Tiede. Its amazing what a moustache can do for an actor. Comic actor Jack Black has such a moustache in the latest film from director Richard Linklater. The moustache in question makes mortician Bernie Tiede appear deceptively ordinary; it also transforms Jack Black the comedian into a serious actor. Nonetheless, the Continue reading
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