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January 22, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

What A Good Score! – #5: The Proposition by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis’ score for the film The Proposition would have arrived in my letterbox; back when I inundated with CDs to review. It was a busy time. Reviewing on radio, TV, in the newspaper and for magazines. I’d also just finished a stint of music retail. And so the conditions were primed: […]
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May 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: When You’re Too Old To Cut The Mustard You Can Still Lick The Jar

Every good movie is a western – even if there’s no horse. Well, there’s always a horse, and there’s always a cowboy, and there’s always the damsel in distress (or that dress) and a New Yorker wise-guy is just any other gangster and there’s a lot of big hats, but there’s not often much cattle. […]
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June 29, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Wellington Film Society: Preview – Les Cowboys (July 2)

The Wellington Film Society’s program moves back up to date this week. Last week it was the glam of Gilda – with cocktails after! But this week it’s Les Cowboys, a French-Belgian film from 2015. Reaching across 15 years and multiple countries, Les Cowboys repurposes the narrative codes of the classic western to explore the complexities of […]
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January 25, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Hateful Eight: Film

The Hateful Eight Director: Quentin Tarantino FilmColony/The Weinstein Company Where the last two Tarantino films have left me cold – Django almost worked, but it was too long and had no real point despite claiming it might – The Hateful Eight lingers; heck it might actually be the best QT film of all. Like Jackie […]
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June 16, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

A Million Ways To Die in the West: Film

A Million Ways To Die In The West Director: Seth MacFarlane Bluegrass Films/Fuzzy Door Productions From The Guy Who Brought You Ted, as far as warnings go that’s the cinematic equivalent, surely, of from the person that gave you herpes. And if you were ever a fan of Family Guy, and perhaps you’ve grown up, […]
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May 14, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Movies of My Life # 3: The Proposition

Charlie Burns (Guy Pearce) is an outlaw given the film’s titular proposition; Captain Stanley (Ray Winstone) releases him while holding his baby brother Mikey (Richard Wilson) prisoner. The deal? Charlie must kill the leader of the Burns’ gang, brother Arthur (Danny Huston) or else Mikey will hang on Christmas Day. The setting is the Outback […]
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August 21, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Elmore Leonard

Elmore Leonard has died. A legend. He’s currently being celebrated – and introduced to many no doubt – via the very fine work that is the TV show Justified. Based on a small handful of Leonard’s short stories Justified is a mighty good show, and it’s benefited of course from having Elmore’s blessing. He declared […]
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