'ItвЂ™s just perfect, isnвЂ™t it? Not a line, not a shot, not a hair out of place.

The actual boxing is a compulsive dance of death.вЂќД¬ast: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Claude RainsДЄn immortal but ill-fated WWII romance between a surly club owner (Bogart) and a woman from his past (Bergman), CurtizвЂ™s classic might be the most gracefully averted disaster in Hollywood history: Despite being half-shot without a script, almost every line of the movie has been etched into the collective unconscious. The use of pop and opera and the black-and-white photography (by Michael Chapman) are exemplary. Time Out says: вЂњ Raging Bull is a masterclass in pain inflicted on oneself and oneвЂ™s loved ones, as well as oneвЂ™s opponents. This opened up the possibilities of what film acting could be to me.вЂќ-Michael Sheen вЂњThe fire of Robert De Niro's performance is so fascinating throughout that only after watching it, when you step away from it, do you appreciate the work and the length to which he went to achieve it. Is it really the best film of the вЂ™80s? ItвЂ™s certainly a strong contender (ba-da- bing!), and thereвЂ™s little doubt that Robert De NiroвЂ™s performance is one of the all-time greats-not just for the remarkable physical transformation, but also for his embodiment of male sexual jealousy presenting itself as rage. Time Out says: вЂњItвЂ™s a remarkable achievement for all concerned, with Katrin Cartlidge, as BessвЂ™s widowed sister-in-law, sharing the acting laurels with the radiant Emily Watson, and writer-director Lars von Trier building the emotional and dramatic intensity with consummate skill.вЂќД¬ast: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci It is so intense and so real, and the camera is totally merged with her, and you're just feeling, almost physically, every second of this performance which swings from childlike naГЇvetГ© to violent and complicated sexuality to absolute grief and despair. The performance has a transcendence to it, like she's channeling spirits. Everyone in the film is fantastic, especially my all-time favorite actress Katrin Cartlidge, but Emily Watson is totally devastating. I loved the chapter cards and the вЂ™70s rock songs, and I was so completely swept up in that mad, sick, romantic, tragic story. There was an immediacy to the filmmaking that I had never experienced before. вЂњThe first time I saw this film, I thought my heart was going to burst. Lars Von TrierвЂ™s earthy, Scotland-set melodrama, both strange and tragic, tells of a woman (Watson) whose dying oil-worker husband urges her to sleep with other men. MacyвЂ™s humiliated cuckold, right down to Philip Seymour HoffmanвЂ™s gut-wrenching gay crew member.вЂќД¬ast: Emily Watson, Stellan SkarsgГҐrd, Katrin Cartlidge Time Out says: вЂњWhat stiffens this unashamedly exhibitionist movieвЂ™s muscles are its beautifully judged performances, from Burt ReynoldsвЂ™ stand-out as porn-king auteur/father figure, to Julianne MooreвЂ™s superb cokehead survivor-star and William H.

вЂњHis films are where you dream of being as an actor.вЂќ-Patrick Kennedy One of AmericaвЂ™s all-time greatest filmmakers hit it out of the park at essentially his first at-bat.вЂќ-Zoe Kazan вЂњPunch Drunk Love is probably my favorite of Paul Thomas AndersonвЂ™s movies, but this is the one I think best marries his ambition, technical perfection and sheer verve. It also wins the contest for the best prosthetic-cock cameo of the past few decades, hands down. Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt ReynoldsДЄndersonвЂ™s sprawling tale about a genuinely вЂњgiftedвЂќ porn star (Mark Wahlberg) is where the directorвЂ™s talent for big-picture storytelling first made itself apparent.

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