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No 448 - A History of Violence Director - David Cronenberg At first glance, this film could be seen as ' Viggo Mortensen goes Bourne ' as a man has his life shattered when he realises he is very good at killing people, that it is second nature. However, where Bourne is all about the action, the mystery, the suspense.... A History of Violence is all about the drama and the repercussions. This is not a world where you can incapacitate someone with a newspaper and just walk away. Here, there are repercussions. The film begins by showing 2 things. Firstly, that Viggo's Tom Stall is a blessed man. He lives in a wonderfully happy community, he has children which get on with each other and a sexy wife who dresses as a cheerleader for his delectation (incidentally.... I can't think of many films which actually show cunnilingus... so fair play to Cronenberg ). It is all very happy and it is all very quiet. However, the second thing that the beginning of the film shows us i...

No 328 - The Truman Show Director - Peter Weir Empire's Twitter has pointed me in the direction of this blog here . Now of course, I'm slightly jealous that he has managed to get the magazine's attention without even trying (for I am a petty and bitter man) - but mostly I think it is awesome that other people are cracking through the films. It is a good little challenge.You may see from the Blog that this chap (I believe his name is Dallas) is going to try and watch them all in one year. A mighty feat indeed and it has encouraged me to get my act together. So... Witness... THE SECOND BLOG IN ONE DAY! Gasp! Egad! etcetera .... After a very early start for a morning at work, I relished in my free afternoon and sat down in front of the Truman Show. I don't know whether it is a guilty pleasure but I really like Jim Carrey when he is in his serious roles. Eternal Sunshine , Man on the Moon , Truman Show are all brilliant films. The Number 23 is completely ridiculous and too...