If you know nothing about Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys, I suggest that you swot up before watching Love & Mercy. Cuz it will get bewildering. Or maybe that’s the point of it all! This biopic of Wilson elects to focus on two very specific periods in the singer-songwriter’s life. Continue Reading
Biopic
THE IMITATION GAME: FROM TRIUMPH TO DESPAIR – THE TRAGEDY OF ALAN TURING
Directed by Morten Tyldum. Written by Graham Moore. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Matthew Goode and Keira Knightley. Before discussing the merits of the film, it was ironic to discover that the movie was rated NC-16 for “homosexual references” in Singapore. Thus, despite receiving a royal pardon for his criminal conviction for Continue Reading
REEL TO REAL – DOES AMERICAN SNIPER GLORIFY WAR OR CONDEMN IT?
Directed by Clint Eastwood. Written by Jason Hall. Starring Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller. So will the real American Sniper please stand up? The film, a biographical account of Navy SEALs sharpshooter Chris Kyle – deadliest marksman in U.S. military history – has split US audiences down the middle. From liberals decrying Continue Reading
REEL TO REAL: THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING IS MORE THAN THE TRIUMPH OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT, IT IS THE AFFIRMATION OF LIFE ITSELF
Directed by James Marsh. Written by Anthony McCarten. Starring Eddie Redmayne & Felicity Jones. The Theory of Everything is a beautiful film. Beautifully shot, beautifully scored but ultimately, it is a story about two beautiful people who had to reinvent themselves and their relationship constantly in the face of challenging Continue Reading
REEL TO REAL: MIKE LEIGH PROVIDES A SLICE OF AN ARTISTIC LIFE IN MR. TURNER
Written & directed by Mike Leigh. Starring Timothy Spall. Premiering at Cannes last year, Leigh’s biopic of famed English painter JMW Turner has already garnered a Best Actor award for Spall’s performance in the lead role and a special jury prize for the film’s cinematography for Dick Pope. That just about sums Continue Reading
REEL TO REAL: MR. TURNER – 8 JAN 2015
Omitted from our list of Coming Movies in Jan 2015, this biopic of the legendary British painter J.M.W. Turner is a must-see for Mike Leigh’s direction and Timothy Spall’s award-winning performance as the seminal artist. Mr. Turner opens in Singapore on 8th January. … still there’s more …