Dreams Of A Life (12A)
(Carol Morley, 2011, UK) Zawe Ashton, Neelam Bakshi, Jonathan Harden. 95 mins
This ingenious documentary unravels a bizarre mystery that cuts to our deepest emotional fears, but it also transcends its own genre. The mystery is Joyce Vincent – who tragically died alone in her London flat, aged 38, and whose body wasn't found until three years later. Who Joyce was and how this came to pass is gradually (partially) pieced together, as Morley tracks down former associates and stages reconstructions of her life (with Ashton, unrecognisable from her Fresh Meat incarnation). What starts as a horrific news item becomes the moving story of a real person, albeit an enigmatic one. And in the process, the film itself shifts from sobering documentary to dignifying biopic, giving this strange, sad story a subtle avant garde flourish.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows (12A)
(Guy Ritchie, 2011, Us) Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law,...
(Carol Morley, 2011, UK) Zawe Ashton, Neelam Bakshi, Jonathan Harden. 95 mins
This ingenious documentary unravels a bizarre mystery that cuts to our deepest emotional fears, but it also transcends its own genre. The mystery is Joyce Vincent – who tragically died alone in her London flat, aged 38, and whose body wasn't found until three years later. Who Joyce was and how this came to pass is gradually (partially) pieced together, as Morley tracks down former associates and stages reconstructions of her life (with Ashton, unrecognisable from her Fresh Meat incarnation). What starts as a horrific news item becomes the moving story of a real person, albeit an enigmatic one. And in the process, the film itself shifts from sobering documentary to dignifying biopic, giving this strange, sad story a subtle avant garde flourish.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows (12A)
(Guy Ritchie, 2011, Us) Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law,...
- 12/17/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
It is unclear exactly what happened to Wilson Yip, but after a hugely successful run, from Sha Po Lung in 2005 to IP Man 2 in 2010, he appears to have lost his mojo. Earlier this year he attempted to remake Ching Siu-Tung's A Chinese Ghost Story, which resulted in a largely nonsensical muddle of CGI and demon-love. But it now appears to be something of a minor masterpiece when compared to Yip's latest offering - Magic To Win.Again working from a script by Edmond Wong, the film stars Wong senior - long-time producer of Yip's films, among many others - as a university professor and closet Water Magician. Professor Hong accidentally transfers his powers to one of his students, Macy (newcomer Karena Ng), after...
- 12/3/2011
- Screen Anarchy
Hitting Us theaters via China Lion on December 9th, Ip Man director Wilson Yip takes a turn into fantasy with Magic To Win. Wu Jing, Louis Koo and Raymond Wong star in a comedy about dueling magicians whose weapons of choice evidently include some good old fashioned light sabers.Don't believe me? Check out the pair of TV spots below as the sabers feature prominently in both....
- 11/30/2011
- Screen Anarchy
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