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• Hugo (2011) [9/10]

  

  Hugo (2011) Director: Martin Scorsese Cast: Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Chloe Moretz, Sacha Baron Cohen My Rating: ★★★★★★★★★ (9/10) In Short: One of the... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Little White Lies (2011) [7/10]

  

  Little White Lies (2011) Director: Guillaume Canet Cast: Francois Cluzet, Marion Cotillard, Benoit Magimel My Rating: ★★★★★★★ (7/10) In Short: An overlong and... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Man from London (2007) [10/10]

  

  The Man from London (2007)Director: Bela TarrCast: Miroslav Krobot, Erika Bok, Janos Derzsi, Tilda SwintonMy Rating: 10/10In Short: Gripping and haunting; one o... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Southern Vision’s 300th Post!

  

  Phew! It seems like not that long ago I hit 200 and was thanking everyone who followed my blog for all their kindness. But now we’re at the next hundred, and I... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Other 100 Essential Foreign Films

  

  In September I wrote a list of the 100 Essential Foreign Films. The list proved to be quite popular, so in honour of my 300th post, I’ve decided to do a... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Turin Horse (2011) [10/10]

  

  The Turin Horse (2011)Director: Bela TarrCast: Janos Derzsi, Erika BokMy Rating: 10/10In Short: A film beyond words; 150 minutes of purityThe more of his work... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Robert Bresson MARATHON! 12 Films, 12 Reviews

  

  Robert Bresson was born in 1901 and died in 1999. He lived through a very large majority of the entire twentieth century, and during that period he made thirtee... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• GUEST POST! L’Avventura (1960) [10/10]

  

  NOTE: I was originally planning to write this review, but convinced my girlfriend Ashley (who loves the film a lot more than I do) to write this one. Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• DVD of the Week (22/1)

  

  DVD of the Week is a recurring feature where I highlight a DVD I own that is of a film that I either don’t talk about much, are not planning to review, or just... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Tarkovsky Marathon #7: The Sacrifice (1986) [8/10]

  

  The Sacrifice (1986)Director: Andrei TarkovskyCast: Erland Josephson, Allan Edwall, Susan FleetwoodMy Rating: 8/10In Short: A marvellous, beautiful final... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Profile: Andrei Tarkovsky

  

  With my recent Andrei Tarkovsky marathon (which is set to conclude the moment I watch and review his final film, The Sacrifice), I thought I might as well make... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The All-Time Favourites #7: Persona (1966)

  

  Welcome to the All-Time Favourites Series. This series examines 25 of the greatest films I’ve ever seen, looking at them in depth with analyses of what makes... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• 100,000 Views! An Update and a Thank You

  

  Just this morning Southern Vision hit it’s 100,000th page view! The site has been live since February 13, 2011, so to hit that milestone in under a year is a... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Tarkovsky Marathon #6: Andrei Rublev (1966) [10/10]

  

  Andrei Rublev (1966)Director: Andrei TarkovskyCast: Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Ivan Lapikov, Nikolay Grinko, Nikolay BurlyaevMy Rating: 10/10In Short: Radiant with... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Tarkovsky Marathon #5: The Mirror (1974) [8/10]

  

  The Mirror (1974)Director: Andrei TarkovskyCast: Margarita Terekhova, Ignat Daniltsev, Oleg YankovskiyMy Rating: 8/10In Short: Intriguing non-linear historical... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Bela and Mihaly: Great Vig Music in Tarr Films

  I believe and have stated firmly that the two best collaborations between filmmaker and musician are Krzysztof Kieslowski & Zbigniew Preisner, and Bela... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Tarkovsky Marathon #4: Stalker (1979) [8/10]

  

  Stalker (1979) Director: Andrei Tarkovsky Cast: Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Nikolai Grinko, Anatoliy Solonitsyn My Rating: 8/10 In Short: Excellent and visually... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Tarkovsky Marathon #3: Nostalghia (1983) [9/10]

  

  Nostalghia (1983)Director: Andrei TarkovskyCast: Oleg Yankovskiy, Erland Josephson, Domiziana GiordanoMy Rating: 9/10In Short: Artistically powerful,... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Damnation (1988) [9/10]

  

  Damnation (1988) Director: Bela Tarr Cast: Gabor Balogh, Janos Balogh, Peter Breznyik Berg My Rating: 9/10 In Short: Dark, moody and heartbreaking; essential... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Tarkovsky Marathon #2: Ivan’s Childhood (1962) [7/10]

  

  Ivan’s Childhood (1962)Director: Andrei TarkovskyCast: Nikolay Burlyaev, Valentin Zubkov, Yevgeni ZharikovMy Rating: 7/10In Short: Desolate, uneasy war dramaThi... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES