Cannes 2009: Heath Ledger in THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS
Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian:
"Heath Ledger takes a poignant final bow in Terry Gilliam’s loopy, sweet-natured but madly self-indulgent fantasia The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, showing here at the Cannes film festival out of competition. Halfway through shooting, Ledger had made a desperately sad early exit, so the director ingeniously re-invented his character as a series of personae. Jude Law, Colin Farrell and Johnny Depp gamely stepped into the breach.
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"When Gilliam shoots off into his surreal wonderland, his film has a kind of helium-filled jollity and spectacle. … But the film’s convoluted curlicues are tiring, insisting too loudly on how ‘imaginative’ everything is. And when it descends into the real world – Lucy [...]
by Massimo David | May 22, 2009
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The LONDON TIMES’ Worst Films of 2008
A few days ago, the London Times published its list of the top 100 films of 2008. Now, it offers its list of the bottom 100 films of 2008. Here’s wondering if there’ll be much of an overlap.
Below are a few sample comments:
The Hottie & The Nottie (top photo): "The most eagerly hated movie in America is a tongue-in-cheek homage to Paris Hilton that has drawn nothing but poisonous reviews. On IMDb it has been voted the worst film ever made" – James Christopher
Zack and Miri Make a Porno: "Seth Rogen is an amiable and chubby clown, and quite possibly the most unconvincing romantic hero since Adam Sandler. The most soppy and unsexy 18-certificate skin-flick ever made" – [...]
by Deborah Arthur | December 11, 2008
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Tags: Cassandra's Dream, Cosmo Landesman, Critics Choices, James Christopher, Kevin Maher, My Blueberry Nights, Paris Hilton, The Hottie and the Nottie, The London Times, Wanted
