Tag Archive | Clive Owen
Intruders
I’m officially sold on Spanish director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, now that he has sandwiched two solid thrillers around one horror masterpiece. The middle entry was a sequel that outdid its predecessor by being smarter and taking more risks. That marvelous work was 2007’s “28 Weeks Later”, the follow-up to Danny Boyle’s fine “28 Days Later” […]
Hemingway & Gellhorn on HBO
There was a 15-year period from the mid 1970’s to around 1990 when Philip Kaufman was one of the most respected and consistent writer/directors going. I mean his resume was stellar. After a not-too-shabby start directing 4 diverse films from 1964 through 1974(and writing 3 of them), he began his remarkable streak of critical(and often […]
Reviewed by Mark Leonard 