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It's not every day that a director disowns a movie before release. In fairness to Trank, the leaked outline of what he initially proposed was streets ahead of what became the end product. I doubt his original version will ever see the light of day though, so whether or not those ideas could have been funneled into a coherent story or translated to the big screen, we'll probably never know. -
I was excited about this one, but ended up switching it off after two episodes. A story about a detective searching for a young girl who’s become mixed up with the Manson Family is a brilliant idea for a prestige TV series, but at heart, it's as safe and conventional as cop shows come. It doesn't have anything interesting or different to say about Charles Manson, or anything else for that matter. Huge missed opportunity.
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Fit and Well Magazine September 2015
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Out and about in North London August 16, 2015
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Lola Kirke (born September 27, 1990) is a British-American actress best known for her starring roles in Noah Baumbach's Mistress America and the Amazon Studios television series Mozart in the Jungle. She is also known for her supporting role in David Fincher's Gone Girl. Kirke was raised in New York City from the age of five. She is the daughter of Simon Kirke, the former drummer of the rock bands Bad Company and Free. Her mother is Lorraine (née Dellal) Kirke, the owner of Geminola, a vintage boutique in New York City that supplied a number of outfits for the television series Sex and the City. Her father is of English and Scottish descent. Her maternal grandfather, Jack Dellal, was a British businessman of Iraqi Jewish descent, and Kirke's maternal grandmother was Israeli. Kirke has two sisters, Jemima and Domino. She is a cousin of curator Alexander Dellal and model Alice Dellal. Kirke graduated from Bard College in 2012.
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Congratulations Lyla!
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From what I can gather, he was pretty big news at the time. I've been told that 'Rush' only hints at the wilder side of his personal life, and that the stories of what he got up to are so numerous and outlandish, they sound more like folklore than fact. The movie seemed to concentrate more on his reputation as a competitor, probably as an intentional counterbalance to his notoriety away from the racing track.
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Hello, good evening and welcome!
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Hello, good evening and welcome!
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:Dinah:
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Glutton for punishment, I guess. Truth be told, I went into it hoping against hope that there might be at least some fun to be had. Unfortunately, the one thing that really stood out about it was just how aggressively dull it was. When a superhero story gets less interesting after the lead characters get their powers, you know you're dealing with something problematic. It looks like the public have pretty much shunned the film en masse, too. Not surprising I suppose, audiences like to be entertained and there are a ruck of other comic book movies out there that offer more excitement. I even saw a post online claiming that the overall takings, when adjusted for inflation, have been lower than for the notoriously dreadful 'Howard The Duck' so far. Can't vouch for the accuracy of that, but what a thought it would be for Fox if true.
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Let's not bother dignifying that bloody horror show with any kind of analysis. I'm embarrassed by and for our players, so detached from reality that they've managed to land themselves in crisis meetings in the middle of August.
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That incident was deplorable. Less than two weeks into a new season and Mourinho has already managed to come across as a bully, a sexist and a control freak. I'd like to have seen his reaction if Eden Hazard, undoubtedly Chelsea's most influential player, had been lying there with a serious injury and the medical staff had stayed off the pitch. Still, I look forward to seeing Hazard banned from playing against City due to his poor game management.
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On balance, I think a higher level could have been reached had it been pared down to six episodes instead of eight, to keep it moving at a better pace. The finale was a perfect example of that, the first ten minutes were pure padding and indulgent soul-searching, which brought the narrative to a complete standstill. Overall, Pizzolatto was probably hampered by his own ambitions. It reminded me at times of reading a potentially good novel, but one in desperate need of a decent editor. Positives for me were the music, the sense of place and the acting too, for the most part. Vaughn was devoid of subtlety, but both Farrell and McAdams impressed me. Although I was disappointed that Ani was reduced to the role of a doting girlfriend when up to that point, she'd been as much a part of the action as anyone.
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Has anyone braved watching it yet, then? My curiosity got the better of me last night and I had a look. I wouldn't say it was an abomination by any means, certainly not a flop on the level of Batman & Robin or Elektra, just underwhelming and very, very pedestrian. The pacing is dreadfully misjudged, it spends ages exploring the backstories of the four leads, which I wouldn't usually consider a bad thing, except that it doesn't do enough to make any of them engaging. The only real drama happens about a quarter of an hour from the end when Von Doom (despite what Toby Kebbell originally stated, he's never referred to as 'Domashev', which I'm guessing was one of the main bones of contention between Josh Trank and Fox) returns from 'Planet Zero', but by that point it's difficult to care what happens next. It's far too little, far too late. All of which is a great shame, because I was really rooting for them to get it right. To waste such a talented young cast is bordering on criminal.
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Depending on which member of the media one listened to, he was magically going to be worth anything from 10-15 extra points to Arsenal's title tilt. I believe the Cech-ometer stands at -3 for the season so far. The uninitiated could be forgiven for thinking that Wenger had been playing an untested kid beforehand and was just waiting for someone to come along who could catch a ball, when in actual fact his back four had already tightened up quite a bit in front of David Ospina last year.
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If the rumours are to be believed, Trank and Fox clashed so catastrophically over the content that Matthew Vaughn was drafted in to direct the re-shoots, although Trank has of course denied that. I've yet to see the movie, but it appears Trank has struggled with the success of 'Chronicle', and after losing his 'Star Wars' gig, his light has dimmed somewhat. Fox probably didn't do anything that most big studios wouldn't have, but somewhere along the line made a mistake, either in trying to power through what they knew was a very troubled project or realising way too late in the day that it was going to miss the mark.
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So we’re off again, with 'off' being the operative word in this particular instance. It only took 25 minutes to figure out that this season's Sunderland are, strangely enough, a lot like last season's Sunderland. I tell you, it's poor old Enrico I feel sorry for - not only did he cycle all the way from Italy to see that rubbish, he now has to get back on the bike, ride up to the Stadium of Light and watch us again on Saturday.
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Jordan and Chad. Both ginger, both named after countries. Coincidence?
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For some reason I could image the vibe of the spin-off to be something like this: I'd be on board.
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I'm in the 'wish they'd kept it platonic' camp too. I found it quite refreshing that Ray and Ani had more of a respectful and understanding relationship than a close one. The fact that they stayed fully clothed on screen reinforced that it was more about comfort and affection, but it still felt like a cheap and easy move.
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Slightly tenuous leap of logic perhaps, but I had wondered if Holloway could have been in contact with Burris after Paul tried to escape from the tunnels. I was unsure as to whether Holloway was killed or if Paul just beat him up. Every time I see James Frain, I know he's a wrong'un.
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Like the article SS posted said I hope she betrays him b/c it would make the story slightly more interesting. One interesting piece of info gleaned from Frank’s 'meeting' with Blake was that Frank definitely wasn’t the original source of the erroneous tip-off about Ray's ex-wife’s rapist, and Jordan's reaction to walking into the aftermath of the meeting seemed like one of relief. Could it be that she was in league with Blake all those years ago? I've been pretty critical of Vince Vaughn, but I found myself really rooting for Frank this week. His attack on the Russians was such a ballsy and pleasing move from a character who's always seemed slightly out of his depth.
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Is anyone else just desperate for a spin-off series starring those orthodox Jewish gangsters?
