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Runstedler’s DVD Pick of the Month: Tess of the D’Urbervilles (2008)
The enchanting Gemma Arterton stars as Tess in the excellent 2008 BBC adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s masterpiece Tess of the D’Urbervilles, which is near perfect. Arterton is amazing as Tess: immensely talented, resilient, free spirited, ethereal, gorgeous, and the very image … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, drama, Gemma Arterton, pastoral, Thomas Hardy, Victorian
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Runstedler’s DVD Pick of the Month: The Woodsman
I was writing a horror short story about a young boy lost in the woods that attempted to blur the line between reality and fiction (tentatively titled ‘The Woodsman’) when I came across the excellent 2004 film The Woodsman, which stars … Continue reading
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Tagged after, crime, drama, psychological
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Runstedler’s DVD Pick of the Month: Joe (2013)
While I’ve enjoyed quite a few films that Nicolas Cage has been in (notably Face/Off, Leaving Las Vegas, Bringing out the Dead, Raising Arizona, The Rock, Red Rock West, Windtalkers, and Bad Lieutenant: Port Call to New Orleans), I tend … Continue reading
Runstedler’s DVD Pick of the Month: Cold in July
Based on the novella by Joe Lansdale, Cold in July is an exceptional 2014 crime drama film directed by Jim Mickle. With its ’80s setting, striking visuals, revisionist narrative, and dark tone, inevitable connections will be made between it … Continue reading
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Tagged action, crime, Don Johnson, drama, film, neo-noir
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