Monthly Archives: October 2011

Contagion – a film with bugs

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Kate (For Winter Nights)

I was so eager to see Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion that I even caught the lurgy to make sure my viewing experience was all the more authentic. While I can hope that my fellow cinema-goers didn’t leave the theatre today with … Continue reading →

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The Lion King – he’s back, he’s wild and he’s in 3D

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Kate (For Winter Nights)

I’ve seen the musical in London, I’ve enjoyed the stage show at Disney World several times, I even have a little Simba plushie, but one thing I had never experienced until yesterday is The Lion King on the big – … Continue reading →

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Midnight in Paris

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Kate (For Winter Nights)

I’ve had Woody Allen issues for quite a few years, not all of them movie-related, and so it takes something special to get me into a cinema seat to see one of his creations. Midnight in Paris held the promise … Continue reading →

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I Am Number Four

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Kate (For Winter Nights)

I missed I Am Number Four (directed by D.J. Caruso) when it was in the theatres earlier this year and, at the time, I was merely mildly bothered. I could get by without seeing another film about an unhappy teenager … Continue reading →

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George Harrison: Living in the Material World

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Kate (For Winter Nights)

Before I get going here I think it only fair to let you in on the fact that I have been an enormous (metaphorically and not physically) Beatles fan since the days I first learned that ears are attached to … Continue reading →

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Melancholia – Not just an end

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Kate (For Winter Nights)

It’s not everyday that you know that you’ve just seen your film of the year. Tonight I have no doubt that Melancholia will be revisiting me in my sleep and tomorrow it will be there waiting for me when I … Continue reading →

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Shark Night 3D – all talk and not much bite

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Kate (For Winter Nights)

After watching Piranha 3D on the big screen, I discovered that, although I am the most squeamish person in the audience when it comes to guns and feet (heres looking at you, Drive), if it’s fish-related I’m less bothered by … Continue reading →

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Fast Five…

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Kate (For Winter Nights)

… or Fast and Furious 5, to give it the courtesy of its full title. However, when we’re talking about a heist film in which the robbers actually steal the entire vault and drive off with it attached to two … Continue reading →

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