Word: poeticisms
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...Flyboys” surprises again with its cinematic originality and well-shot scenes. Its lengthy shots of dogfights—amazing, even dizzying photography— make “Top Gun” look like child’s play. These are juxtaposed with restful, poetic shots of the French countryside that allow the audience a few moments’ respite from the hand-wringing scenes of battle. There are rowdy ruts in the military pub, and there are quiet, heart-bearing tete-a-tetes between the soldiers. BOTTOM LINE: “Flyboys” portrays the international...
...never seen Rossen's very good film, and that probably makes sense. Zaillian's movie is much more a reimagining than a remake, and it's much more faithful to the tone of the novel, which is by no means easy to duplicate. Warren was a prolix and poetic writer, and a man torn between conflicting loyalties. He began his career as a Southern conservative, celebrating the agrarian traditions of the region, but found himself fascinated by the vulgar, driving (and possibly transformative) energy of Huey Long, Louisiana's legendary Governor--Senator-- presidential candidate, who was the model...
...With Thomson's original novel based mainly in Amsterdam, the Australian team set about translating the action to Melbourne, whose laneways have never looked quite so menacing or poetic, as well as fleshing out the roles of Isabel and her ex-husband Olsen (Colin Friels), a police detective specializing in "dark number cases" who investigates Daniel's disappearance. They also tested the limits of their R18+ rating. For audiences, that leaves the most thrilling dance to play out between the director (helped by choreographer Meryl Tankard) and her game troupe of actors...
...most part, however, the crowd listened in earnest to the articulate and occasionally poetic Ganji, who alternated between sounding like a pragmatic realist and a utopian hippie as he spoke of disarming the world's nuclear weapons to enjoy peace, love and understanding. He was almost dismissive of Ahmadinejad, claiming the Iranian president has no real power other than as the mouthpiece of the country's Supreme Leader. "Ahmadinejad says he wants to destroy Israel - can anyone believe that joke?" asked Ganji. "These are empty slogans to appeal to the masses... You shouldn't be that afraid, but we [Iranians...
...variety of methods to subdue and kill--ant killer then screwdriver, ether then ice pick. He met most victims by chance--the first in 1970 while in South Korea with the U.S. Army, the others in nine states. He confessed after years of what authorities called "cryptic and poetic" letter writing and talks with retired law-enforcement officials investigating cold cases...